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I received official ethical approval from the university, I also obtained the consents of participants by asking them to sign an informed consent form, in which I explained the general objectives of the study. I assured them that participation was on a voluntary basis and their identities would be protected. The questionnaire data were collected anonymously. I asked for permission to audio record the interviews and avoided asking sensitive and judgmental questions. The data were stored in my personal computer and audio files were deleted after transcribing.

The research necessitated an emic perspective (Rossman & Rallis, 2003) by interacting with the participants in the research context. To ensure this, I acted as if I was a member of the group by entering classes 10 minutes before the lesson and spending time with participants during the break. This enabled me to be a part of this community, provide an insider point of view and make a more thorough interpretation of the learning and teaching process.