The present study attempted to introduce shared reading as one of the most effective techniques in cultivating the learners' reading and writing abilities. To this end, 50 homogenous students were assigned to ...

Individual's first language (L1) and second language (L2) communication could be affected by Willingness to Communicate (WTC) which is considered an influential factor affecting one's second language development. Studying ...

A number of pedagogical arguments support self- and peer-assessment in language classrooms to improve the quality of learning by students' involvement in the final judgments of one's work. Considering editing as a method ...

Language teacher assessment, like many aspects of second language teacher education, is changing. To understand factors that are driving the change, such as work of teaching generally, language teaching in particular, ...

This research aims to introduce culture and thought -within Whorfian hypothesis-of the target language to EFL learners and helps them get a deeper idea over the root and reference of words and thereby keep them ...

This study aims at explaining informal Internet-based chat format with respect to its genre and writing components and system. The researchers analyzed 53 chat samples which were produced by 53 Iranian students in high ...