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Existing AR frameworks emphasize individual instructional design, whereas frameworks for collaborative learning rarely engage with the spatial and device-mediated affordances of mobile AR. In response to this inadequacy in the literature, we introduce the Mobile Augmented-Reality Storytelling for Vocational Education and Training (MARS-VET) framework, a four-dimensional conceptual architecture that integrates Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) scripting principles with mobile AR affordances for collaborative English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writing in Vocational Education and Training (VET) settings. MARS-VET synthesizes theoretical perspectives across four dimensions: contextual anchoring, which embeds activities within authentic workplace scenarios; collaborative orchestration, which structures group interaction through macro- and micro-level scripts; competency cultivation, which sequences writing progression from model-based reproduction toward autonomous professional text production; and capacity building, which addresses the professional-development requirements of implementing educators. Content validity was established through expert panel evaluation involving international specialists (N = 11) who rated the framework against 36 items using a four-point relevance scale and provided additional qualitative feedback. The Scale-level Content Validity Index (S-CVI\/Ave = 0.91) exceeded established thresholds, with all four dimensions achieving satisfactory item-level indices. Experts reached unanimous agreement on items addressing workplace scenario identification and co-located access to linguistic resources. Qualitative feedback led to terminology refinements and clarification of orchestration mechanisms. 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