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IAU International Journal of Social Sciences, 2013

The aim of this research was to compare the influence of the use of Information Technology (IT) o... more The aim of this research was to compare the influence of the use of Information Technology (IT) on creative thinking of students of computer (software branch) and education (primary school education) in Islamic Azad University of Zanjan. The population included all the male and female students of software engineering and primary school education during the semester of 90-91, amounting to 100 participants. The instrumentation was the test of creative thinking TORRANCE (pictorial form A) and analyzing the data was done with use of descriptive and inferential statistics (T-test) of the independent groups. The result of the research showed a significant difference between the means of software engineering students and that of primary school education regarding the creativity and quad factors of (expansion-fluency-flexibilityinnovation). In addition, the results also showed that the use of IT can increase the creativity of students and accordingly, a good opportunity for increasing the quality of education could be achieved.

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, May 18, 2017

The main purpose of this study was examining the percentage of vocabulary size or vocabulary know... more The main purpose of this study was examining the percentage of vocabulary size or vocabulary knowledge required for comprehending high school English course book texts in grade three. To reach this aim, the students' performance on texts with different levels of unknown vocabulary densities was examined. Another purpose of the study was to determine the threshold level of comprehending English texts of high school course book in grade three. Through determining this level, it would be possible to see what percentage coverage was set that above which comprehension would be adequate and below which comprehension would be inadequate. To conduct the study and reach the aims of the study, 50 students were randomly divided into five homogeneous groups. The subjects in each group answered to a reading comprehension test containing texts with different densities of unknown vocabularies (an intact text, and texts with 1% to 5% unknown vocabularies). At the end, the students were scored based on their performance on the reading comprehension tests. The ANOVA statistical analysis was used to determine the differences in the group performances on the tests. Results revealed that the students who took the intact texts performed better than those who took the tests with manipulated texts. ANOVA analysis confirmed such differences (F = 86.371, sig. = .00, p<0.01). A stepwise regression analysis demonstrated that there was not a threshold level set for the high school students which determines above and beyond the comprehension of texts.

IAU International Journal of Social Sciences, Sep 1, 2014

The purpose of the present research was to study the effect of cooperative methodology on the soc... more The purpose of the present research was to study the effect of cooperative methodology on the social skill development of the primary students. The methodology was quasi-experimental, with pre-test, post-test, and control group. The population of the research was all 486 'Laleh' primary school male students in the year of 2009-2010, among whom, 61 four-grade participants were finally chosen. They were randomly assigned into two groups (30 students in the experimental and 31 in the control groups). The data were collected via researcher-made questionnaire. Having been collected, the data were analyzed via a T-Test so that the means of the two groups in the pre-test and post-test could be compared. The results illustrated that the cooperative methodology had an effect on students' social skill development including respecting others, respecting rules and regulations, and thinking critically.

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, Oct 5, 2017

This study was an attempt to investigate the relationship between speaking proficiency of Iranian... more This study was an attempt to investigate the relationship between speaking proficiency of Iranian EFL learners and their Emotional Intelligence (EI) and gender. To this end, 40 students aged 16 to 19 from Avaye Zaban Institute in Tehran during the academic year of 2015-2016 took part in this study. The data was analyzed through SPSS (21), using descriptive statistics and analysis of the results of the Nelson English Language Test, BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory, and Farhady et al. speaking proficiency scales. The results of this study showed that there was a significant relationship between EI and the intermediate Iranian learners' speaking performance. Besides, a significant relationship was found between their EQ scores and the amount of their English language proficiency on fluency. Finding of the study also showed that there was a significant difference in problem solving, independence, self-actualization, optimism, and self-regard components of emotional intelligence. This indicates that the emotional capacity of male and female students has developed differently, and they have their own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to emotional intelligence.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Jul 1, 2014

This study investigated the reasons for misunderstanding of the texts available in English book 3... more This study investigated the reasons for misunderstanding of the texts available in English book 3 of Iranian high school. In order for a text to maintain its go-togetherness, it should be both cohesive and coherent. That is, it should utilize cohesive devices such as Reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunctions, and lexical cohesion, the last one of which accounts for the state of coherence in a text. In this analysis, these five cohesive devices have been dealt with in each unit. Based on a calculated frequency, it was shown that the ellipsis and substitutions were the two cohesive devices, which were less often used, in the reading passages of this book. In addition, lexical cohesion pertinent to coherence was hardly used, causing the texts to be incoherent.

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, Jul 14, 2017

The article briefly outlined the main schools and methods that made up the past and present lands... more The article briefly outlined the main schools and methods that made up the past and present landscape of language teaching. The purpose of this paper was to offer an introduction to teachings methods, generally, and post-method condition, specifically, for those who were beginning their studies in this field or whose knowledge of language teaching is tangential. Then it gave a brief overview of different teaching methods and, afterwards, elaborates on post-method condition. Throughout this paper, we will be covering three important characteristics of post method. First we concentrated on the concept of method which was rejected and substituted by another alternative definition. The second characteristic was teacher's autonomy which put different and new burdens on the shoulders of teachers. The final feature was sense of plausibility in which subjective evaluation of the teacher of himself is highly appreciated and backed.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Jul 1, 2014

The present paper investigated a number of grammatical errors committed by young learners around ... more The present paper investigated a number of grammatical errors committed by young learners around the age of six to thirteen and adults between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five. They were at the same proficiency level (elementary level). Adults were studying the "Intro" book from the Interchange series and young learners, "family and friends 2". The grammatical points were taught deductively so that they could become more familiar with them and their errors could be removed. The classes were held three sessions per week, lasting six weeks. At first, Pre-test was administered and 40 students out of 60, whose scores were somewhat identical, were chosen. Their errors were categorized into morpho-syntactic and lexico-semantic ones. Towards the end of the course, a Post-test was administered. The errors were classified into the same two groups. Afterwards, the errors were analysed. The grammatical errors made by these two age groups could not be remedied during the whole term in the classroom. Errors of 20 young learners and 20 adults in four classes (each class consisting of 10 students) in the academic year of 2012 were examined. Findings showed that most of adults' errors were inter language errors, indicating the influence of the mother language, while most of young learners' errors were due to overgeneralization.

Journal of Language and Translation, Dec 31, 2020

Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège, 2017

This paper intended to consider reading comprehension learning among EFL young learners through t... more This paper intended to consider reading comprehension learning among EFL young learners through the techniques of drama. The objective of the study was to examine to what extent drama activities could develop reading comprehension ability of Iranian EFL young learners. The methodology was quasi-experimental and the population of the research was 102 eighth-grade female students form Shohadaye Enghelab high school in the year 2015-2016, among whom, 44 participants were finally chosen. They were randomly assigned into two groups (control group and experimental group). In experimental group students underwent drama activities in reading classes; however, in the control group, students were taught reading comprehension in the conventional way. Having assigned them into the control and experimental groups, the researcher ran a Pre-test and a Post-test. In order to evaluate the results, an independent T-test was administered. The results proved that the application of drama techniques can...

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 2016

According to Vogely (1998), listening as one of the most important means of communication plays a... more According to Vogely (1998), listening as one of the most important means of communication plays a very crucial role in acquisition of foreign language since this skill accompanied by reading feed learners with the necessary information (Serraj & Noordin, 2013). The present study investigated the relationships between metacognitive awareness strategies and listening performance. Fifty-six EFL students, both male and female, took part in this research. In order to make the participants homogeneous, Cambridge Placement Test was run and 30 learners were selected as the final participants. After homogenizing the students as intermediate ones, the valid questionnaire of Metacognitive Awareness Listening Comprehension (MALQ) by Vandergrift et al. (2006) was administered to the 30 intermediate students. Having administered the questionnaire, the researcher asked the subjects to sit for an IELTS listening test taken from Cambridge IELTS. Results indicated that the metacognitive awareness str...

Contract farming which was virtually unknown in the poultry sector half a century ago, has prolif... more Contract farming which was virtually unknown in the poultry sector half a century ago, has proliferated rapidly. The growth of poultry sector in India was also marked by an increase in the size of poultry farm. Like wise, the practice of integration or contract farming caught up the imagination of the people in the rural areas also. A study was conducted to know the reasons for preference towards contract broiler farming among 200 broiler farmers in Coimbatore and Erode districts. Conventional analysis like mean and percentages were used for the study. The results showed that, except for the chick quality the respondents were contented with all the inputs supplied. © 2016 Elixir All rights reserved. ARTICLE INFO Article history: Received: 19 July 2015; Received in revised form: 27 July 2016; Accepted: 2 August 2016;

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 2017

This study was an attempt to investigate the relationship between speaking proficiency of Iranian... more This study was an attempt to investigate the relationship between speaking proficiency of Iranian EFL learners and their Emotional Intelligence (EI) and gender. To this end, 40 students aged 16 to 19 from Avaye Zaban Institute in Tehran during the academic year of 2015-2016 took part in this study. The data was analyzed through SPSS (21), using descriptive statistics and analysis of the results of the Nelson English Language Test, Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory, and Farhady et al. speaking proficiency scales. The results of this study showed that there was a significant relationship between EI and the intermediate Iranian learners’ speaking performance. Besides, a significant relationship was found between their EQ scores and the amount of their English language proficiency on fluency. Finding of the study also showed that there was a significant difference in problem solving, independence, self-actualization, optimism, and self- regard components of emotional intelligence. Thi...

According to Lakoff (2004), certain principles should be established to measure the degree of pol... more According to Lakoff (2004), certain principles should be established to measure the degree of politeness, according to which some behaviors can be considered polite and some behaviors can be considered rude. These behaviors are different in different cultures, in each culture, polite and rude behaviors are specific to the culture and thoughts of the people of that community. By comparing them, it can be seen that certain behaviors that are considered polite in one society may be rude in another society. The social status of the audience and the context of the conversation affect the accuracy of speech and the observance of etiquette and linguistic coding. The present study examines the measure of politeness used by male and female students according to the social status of the audience based on Lakoff’s (1975,2004) theory. Do students respond equally to the requests of different people in the university environment or does the position of individuals affect the variety of words and ...

IAU International Journal of Social Sciences, 2014

This study focused on the impact of role-play on Promoting Functional Use of L2 in Low-immersion ... more This study focused on the impact of role-play on Promoting Functional Use of L2 in Low-immersion EFL Context of Iranian High school Learners. Role-play was supposed to have a great impact on the understanding and producing linguistic functions and speech acts. Among all the functions introduced by Halliday (1985), three were utilized in this research. Heuristic function which deals with the use of language to ask for information about things, informative function dealing with the use of language to inform about external things, and the Interactional function which has to do with the use of language to interact socially with others. About 100 students, 60 females and 40 males high school students, were asked to participate in this research. Having assigned them into two groups of control and experimental ones, pre-test and posttest were run. In order to evaluate the results, ANCOVA test was administered. The results showed that gender had no significant effect on role-playing the Hal...

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 2017

The article briefly outlined the main schools and methods that made up the past and present lands... more The article briefly outlined the main schools and methods that made up the past and present landscape of language teaching. The purpose of this paper was to offer an introduction to teachings methods, generally, and post-method condition, specifically, for those who were beginning their studies in this field or whose knowledge of language teaching is tangential. Then it gave a brief overview of different teaching methods and, afterwards, elaborates on post-method condition. Throughout this paper, we will be covering three important characteristics of post method. First we concentrated on the concept of method which was rejected and substituted by another alternative definition. The second characteristic was teacher’s autonomy which put different and new burdens on the shoulders of teachers. The final feature was sense of plausibility in which subjective evaluation of the teacher of himself is highly appreciated and backed.

This study sought to test Robinson’s (1995a; 2003b) cognitive hypothesis by investigating the eff... more This study sought to test Robinson’s (1995a; 2003b) cognitive hypothesis by investigating the effect of task complexity on L2 narrative oral production. In order to homogenize the participants, Cambridge Placement was taken from among 74 students of the Iran Language Institute and 44 of them were chosen. Independent sample T-tests were used for between group comparisons. According to the hypotheses, Pre-task planning time allowed second language speakers to activate words and apply a series of problemsolving mechanisms prior to task performance and may take stress away from L2 speakers so that they can meet task demands and hopefully, stretch their interlanguage. The data can shed some lights on how production is affected by different degrees of cognitive complexity and also in pedagogic contexts can be easily manipulated to promote fluency and accuracy if planning time is provided. © 2016 Elixir All rights reserved. Elixir Lang. & Testing 96 (2016) 41420-41424 Language and Testing ...

IAU International Journal of Social Sciences, 2013

The aim of this research was to compare the influence of the use of Information Technology (IT) o... more The aim of this research was to compare the influence of the use of Information Technology (IT) on creative thinking of students of computer (software branch) and education (primary school education) in Islamic Azad University of Zanjan. The population included all the male and female students of software engineering and primary school education during the semester of 90-91, amounting to 100 participants. The instrumentation was the test of creative thinking TORRANCE (pictorial form A) and analyzing the data was done with use of descriptive and inferential statistics (T-test) of the independent groups. The result of the research showed a significant difference between the means of software engineering students and that of primary school education regarding the creativity and quad factors of (expansion- fluency- flexibility- innovation). In addition, the results also showed that the use of IT can increase the creativity of students and accordingly, a good opportunity for increasing t...

International Journal of Language and Linguistics, 2015

Writing performance in general plays a significant part in any academic field and it is a flexibl... more Writing performance in general plays a significant part in any academic field and it is a flexible tool that can be used to meet a variety of goals (Diamond, 1999; Graham, 2006b). This study aimed to illuminate and investigate the two psychological and crucial factors influencing the writing performance: Self-efficacy (SE) and Test anxiety (TA). An attempt was made to assess the relationship among Self-efficacy, Test anxiety and writing performance. In so doing, after homogenizing the students as Intermediate ones via a placement test, two questionnaires of SE (Owen &Froman,1988) and Test anxiety (Suinn, 1969) were administered to 50 intermediate students. Having administered the questionnaires, the researcher asked the subjects to compose an essay on a general topic: 'The effects of TV on people's lives'. Based on the questionnaires, the subjects were divided into four groups: 1) High SE, High TA, 2) High SE, Low TA, 3) Low SE, High TA, and 4) Low SE, Low TA. The data collected from the questionnaires as well as the scores given to their writing performances were analyzed through SPSS (21.00). Results indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the two groups of High self-efficacy, low test anxiety and Low self-efficacy, high test anxiety. The former group outperformed the latter one. The outcomes of this study can have benefits for both foreign language teachers and learners. They both can attain better results by focusing more on these two psychological factors in their roles. The findings of the present study demonstrated that more concentration ought to be placed on these two psychological factors in order to enhance students' writing performances.

IAU International Journal of Social Sciences, 2013

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, May 18, 2017

IAU International Journal of Social Sciences, Sep 1, 2014

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, Oct 5, 2017

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Jul 1, 2014

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, Jul 14, 2017

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Jul 1, 2014

Journal of Language and Translation, Dec 31, 2020

Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège, 2017

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 2016

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 2017

This study was an attempt to investigate the relationship between speaking proficiency of Iranian... more This study was an attempt to investigate the relationship between speaking proficiency of Iranian EFL learners and their Emotional Intelligence (EI) and gender. To this end, 40 students aged 16 to 19 from Avaye Zaban Institute in Tehran during the academic year of 2015-2016 took part in this study. The data was analyzed through SPSS (21), using descriptive statistics and analysis of the results of the Nelson English Language Test, Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory, and Farhady et al. speaking proficiency scales. The results of this study showed that there was a significant relationship between EI and the intermediate Iranian learners’ speaking performance. Besides, a significant relationship was found between their EQ scores and the amount of their English language proficiency on fluency. Finding of the study also showed that there was a significant difference in problem solving, independence, self-actualization, optimism, and self- regard components of emotional intelligence. Thi...

IAU International Journal of Social Sciences, 2014

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 2017

The article briefly outlined the main schools and methods that made up the past and present lands... more The article briefly outlined the main schools and methods that made up the past and present landscape of language teaching. The purpose of this paper was to offer an introduction to teachings methods, generally, and post-method condition, specifically, for those who were beginning their studies in this field or whose knowledge of language teaching is tangential. Then it gave a brief overview of different teaching methods and, afterwards, elaborates on post-method condition. Throughout this paper, we will be covering three important characteristics of post method. First we concentrated on the concept of method which was rejected and substituted by another alternative definition. The second characteristic was teacher’s autonomy which put different and new burdens on the shoulders of teachers. The final feature was sense of plausibility in which subjective evaluation of the teacher of himself is highly appreciated and backed.

IAU International Journal of Social Sciences, 2013

The aim of this research was to compare the influence of the use of Information Technology (IT) o... more The aim of this research was to compare the influence of the use of Information Technology (IT) on creative thinking of students of computer (software branch) and education (primary school education) in Islamic Azad University of Zanjan. The population included all the male and female students of software engineering and primary school education during the semester of 90-91, amounting to 100 participants. The instrumentation was the test of creative thinking TORRANCE (pictorial form A) and analyzing the data was done with use of descriptive and inferential statistics (T-test) of the independent groups. The result of the research showed a significant difference between the means of software engineering students and that of primary school education regarding the creativity and quad factors of (expansion- fluency- flexibility- innovation). In addition, the results also showed that the use of IT can increase the creativity of students and accordingly, a good opportunity for increasing t...

International Journal of Language and Linguistics, 2015