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1 - Writing Skill and Categorical Error Analysis: A Study of First Year Undergraduate University Students
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2 - The impact of descriptive evaluation on reading and writing skills of the fourth grade students of elementary schools
Kavoos Ghobadi Hojjatollah Fani vida FallahiThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of descriptive evaluation on reading and writing skills of the fourth grade elementary school students in the Gachsaran city villages. The method of research was Quasi-experimental. Isfahan standard tests of reading and w MoreThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of descriptive evaluation on reading and writing skills of the fourth grade elementary school students in the Gachsaran city villages. The method of research was Quasi-experimental. Isfahan standard tests of reading and writing skills and also the teacher-made exams have been used for gathering the data. The sample of this research was including 84 students in the fourth grade of elementary schools. The experimental group was undergone the descriptive method of evaluation and the control group was undergone the traditional evaluation method. Covariance analysis was used to test the hypotheses of the study. The research results indicated that the descriptive evaluation method had a significant effect on both of reading and writing skills of the students. On the other hand, the findings displayed that the reading skills of boys in descriptive evaluative group were better than the boys in the traditional group and the writing skills of the girls in descriptive evaluating group were better than the girls in the traditional group. Manuscript profile -
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3 - Identifying the challenges and strategies for improving the reading plan with family: A case study of Hormozgan Province
mokhtar zakeri mahmoud sabahizadeOne of the problems in our society, especially among literate students of the literacy movement, is the lack of a culture of reading. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the plan of reading plan with family as one of the main parts of the curriculum of lit MoreOne of the problems in our society, especially among literate students of the literacy movement, is the lack of a culture of reading. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the plan of reading plan with family as one of the main parts of the curriculum of literacy movement in Hormozgan province. In this study, qualitative research method was used with data coding system. The research population included experts, educators and literacy students of Hormozgan province literacy movement and the sample consisted of twenty-four people who were selected using purposive sampling method. Also, the data collection tools, in-depth interviews and data analysis methods were inductive analysis. Findings and results showed that eight central categories There is in the project damage section include lack of financial resources, weakness of the monitoring system, weakness in the content, lack of comprehensiveness of the plan, weakness of the project managers, incompatibility of the plan with influential factors, lack of motivation and lack of sufficient institutional media support. Eight components of financial support and strengthening the evaluation and monitoring system of the project, developing the attitude and training of project stakeholders, strengthening the headquarters system and scope of the project, strengthening the motivational dimension, strengthening institutional and media support of the project, compiling and training project books based on scientific principles Reading with family. Manuscript profile -
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4 - Developing a Model of the Possible Selves Construction before and after Training on IELTS Writing Skills
Sanaz Farnia Neda Fatehi Rad Hassan ShahabiSelves-theory has some implications for EFL learning. Among different English skills, writing is more tied to selves-theory since it requires ideology transfer as a main element of selves-theory. However, writing academically in a foreign language is a complex struggle MoreSelves-theory has some implications for EFL learning. Among different English skills, writing is more tied to selves-theory since it requires ideology transfer as a main element of selves-theory. However, writing academically in a foreign language is a complex struggle for many undergraduate and graduate students and it has attracted much attention in the field of applied linguistics since the last decades of the twentieth century. The present study aimed to explore Iranian EFL learners’ possible selves construction as influenced by teaching IELTS writing skills. To this end,a quasi-experimental design was used. From among IELTS candidates taking part in five IELTS preparation centers in Kerman,90 (45 males and 45 females) candidates were selected as the participants of the present study through cluster sampling. The Possible Selves in Students Questionnaire developed and validated by Zadshir et al. (2020) was used to identify the expected possible selves of the participants. To analyze the data,descriptive statistics and Multi-Variate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) were run. According to the results, feared selves were stronger than expected and responsible selves among the participants before training on IELTS writing skills. Further,it was revealed that expected and responsible selves were stronger than feared selves among the participants after training on IELTS writing skills. Finally,it was proved that training on IELTS writing skills had a significant effect on EFL learners& construction of the possible selves as well as the dimensions of the possible selves in the future. Implications of the results for EFL curriculum planners,teachers and learners have been discussed. Manuscript profile -
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5 - The effect of educational games in Virtual education on increasing the learning of Persian alphabet in first grade elementary school students
marzieh baghdadi Fatemeh Ahmadbeigi mohamadmehdi radanIntroduction: The world of children is full of joy, freshness and wonder. Play is the biggest support for the child's personality and mental well-being, as well as the child's mental and physical development. Playing games is the bond that forms their friendships and gi MoreIntroduction: The world of children is full of joy, freshness and wonder. Play is the biggest support for the child's personality and mental well-being, as well as the child's mental and physical development. Playing games is the bond that forms their friendships and gives them the opportunity to acquire mental and emotional skills. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of educational games in cyberspace on increasing the learning of the Persian alphabet by first grade elementary school students. Research Method: the research study was experimental type. The study population includes first grade male students in District 8 at Tehran city. Sixty first grade students of Fakhami-1 school in two classes of 30 people have been selected based on the random sampling method. These two classes were selected from all the first elementary classes and one class of 30 people was randomly assigned as the control group and the other 30 people as the experimental group. To collect the data, a researcher-made educational achievement test of Persian alphabet was used. The educational game was also designed by the researcher and implemented on the experimental group. Finding: results showed that the educational games in virtual education have been effective to increase the learning of the Persian alphabet in first grade students. The findings indicate that educational games in virtual education are effective in increasing the reading and writing skills of the Persian alphabet in first grade elementery school students. Manuscript profile -
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6 - Using formulaic speeches in teaching Persian writing skills to non-Persian speakers
Habib Keshavarz Saeedeh BirjandiWriting is one of most important skills for the language learning. To teach this skill, various methods are used, such as formulaic speeches which are pre-prepared parts of the language and play an important role in language development and also have an important role i MoreWriting is one of most important skills for the language learning. To teach this skill, various methods are used, such as formulaic speeches which are pre-prepared parts of the language and play an important role in language development and also have an important role in social communication.Learning these speeches is one of the educational strategies for foreign language learners that simplifies and accelerates the learning process. In this regard, the present study investigates the effect of formulaic speeches on the process of learning and teaching Persian writing skills to Arabic speakers who want to learn Persian writing. In this study, a quasi-experimental method with a comparison of static groups was used. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to study the teaching of writing in Persian using formulaic speeches. In this study, Persian is considered as a second language that is taught to Arabic speakers. The statistical population consisted of twenty Arabic speakers who participated in online Persian writing skills training classes. These subjects were divided into two groups (we named these two groups control and experimental group) each of them consist of ten persons. The experimental group, while learning essay writing techniques, also became acquainted Manuscript profile -
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7 - An Analysis of Adult Education: Determining the Rate of Literacy Sustainability in Accepted Transition Course Trainees
rafigh hasaniAbstract : The present study aims to investigate literacy stability rate among the trainees admitted to the transition course. The methodology is quasi-experimental with pre-tests and post-tests for one group. Total 165 trainees were selected out of the total trainees w MoreAbstract : The present study aims to investigate literacy stability rate among the trainees admitted to the transition course. The methodology is quasi-experimental with pre-tests and post-tests for one group. Total 165 trainees were selected out of the total trainees who had been admitted to the course, and their pass marks were considered pre-tests. Later, post-tests were administered to the selected trainees. Data collection instruments were achievement tests on mathematics, essay writing, sentence writing and spelling. The contents of all the tests were based on previously administered standard tests, with their content reliability measured by educational experts. The findings show that there is a significant difference between the results of the pre-tests and post-tests, which, in turn, indicates that the trainees had already forgotten approximately 15% of the learned content. The findings also show that there is a significant difference between the results of the pre-tests and post-tests on mathematics, which, in turn, indicates that the trainees had already forgotten approximately 38% of the learned content. Furthermore, the findings show that there is a significant difference between the results of pre-tests and post-tests on spelling, which, in turn, indicates that the trainees had already forgotten approximately 8% of the learned content. However, the difference between the results of the pre-tests and post-tests on essay writing and sentence writing were not significant. The findings of the present study point to the necessity of implementing appropriate planning and adopting useful strategies to address trainees’ needs after they complete the course. Manuscript profile -
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8 - The Effect of Writing Skills Training based on “Multi-Dimensional Planning and Multimedia Learning Packages ”on Students' Intuitive Learning Style and Problem Solving
Tayebe ParAzaran Mojgan Abdollahi Fatemeh Parasteh GhombvaniThe purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of writing skills training on students’ intuitive learning style and problem solving based on MDP& MLP in Alborz Province. The research method was Quasi-experimental by using a two-group design with pre-te MoreThe purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of writing skills training on students’ intuitive learning style and problem solving based on MDP& MLP in Alborz Province. The research method was Quasi-experimental by using a two-group design with pre-test and post-test. Sample size was 120 students who were randomly selected as clusters from among a statistical population consisting of 4154 fifth-graders and 4237 sixth-graders in the academic year of 2017- 2018. Sixty students of sample group were randomly put in the experimental group and the others into the control group. First, both groups took the pre-test. The experimental group was trained in 10 sessions of writing skills training based on MDP& MLP and the control group was exposed to routine school education. Then both groups received post-test. Data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire with Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of 0.90. The data were analyzed by SPSS software.The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the components of intuitive learning style and problem solving in both groups. There was also a significant difference in the pre-test and post-test of the experimental group (P≤0.01).Conclusion: Teaching writing skills based on MDP& MLP has a positive and significant effect on the intuitive learning style and problem solving (P≤0.01).Keywords:Writing Skills, Multidimensional Programming, Multimedia Learning Package, Intuitive Learning Style, Problem Solving. Manuscript profile -
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9 - The Need to Develop Authentic Materials in Teaching Grammar Argumentatively and Communicatively for Iranian High School Students: (Theoretical perspectives)
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10 - بررسی تأثیر آموزش دانش ژانر از طریق روش چوب بست و استفاده از استراتژی فراشناختی بر مهارتهای نوشتاری آکادمیک زبانآموزان زبان انگلیسی: مطالعه ترکیبی
Masomeh Aghaalikhani Karim Nazari Bagha Shima Ahmadi Azadاین مطالعه ترکیبی با هدف بررسی تأثیر آموزش دانش ژانر از طریق روش چوب بست و استفاده از استراتژی فراشناختی بر مهارتهای نوشتاری تحصیلی زبانآموزان انگلیسی به عنوان یک زبان خارجی (EFL) انجام شد. جامعه اولیه 100 نفر از دانشجویان کارشناسی ارشد آموزش زبان انگلیسی (ELT) بودند. Moreاین مطالعه ترکیبی با هدف بررسی تأثیر آموزش دانش ژانر از طریق روش چوب بست و استفاده از استراتژی فراشناختی بر مهارتهای نوشتاری تحصیلی زبانآموزان انگلیسی به عنوان یک زبان خارجی (EFL) انجام شد. جامعه اولیه 100 نفر از دانشجویان کارشناسی ارشد آموزش زبان انگلیسی (ELT) بودند. برای همگن سازی نمونه، آزمون تعیین سطح آکسفورد (OPT) اجرا شد و بر اساس نتایج آن، 75 زبان آموز سطح پیشرفته برای هدف مطالعه انتخاب شدند. سپس به 3 گروه آزمایشی الف (دانش ژانر از طریق روش چوب بست)، گروه آزمایشی ب (استفاده از راهبرد فراشناختی) و گروه کنترل تقسیم شدند. آیلتس آکادمیک رایتینگ تسک 2 به عنوان پیش آزمون و پس آزمون اجرا شد. دوره آموزش 16 جلسه به طول انجامید. مصاحبه های انفرادی نیمه ساختاریافته با 20 دانشجوکه از بین گروه های آزمایشی انتخاب شدند، انجام شد. نتایج نشان داد که دانش ژانر از طریق روش چوب بست و استفاده از راهبرد فراشناختی تأثیر قابل توجهی بر مهارت نوشتاری تحصیلی زبان آموزان ایرانی دارد. علاوه بر این، یافتهها نشان داد که بین تأثیر دانش ژانر از طریق روش چوب بست و استفاده از راهبرد فراشناختی تفاوت معناداری وجود دارد که در آن دانش ژانر از طریق روش چوب بست تأثیر معنیداری بر مهارت نوشتاری تحصیلی زبان انگلیسی زبان ایرانی نسبت به استفاده از استراتژی فراشناختی دارد. بعلاوه، یافته های کیفی نشان داد که فراگیران دیدگاه های مثبتی را نسبت به دانش ژانر از طریق روش چوب بست و استفاده از استراتژی فراشناختی در توسعه مهارت نوشتاری تحصیلی خود اتخاذ کردند. Manuscript profile -
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11 - The Effect of Native Language vs. Official Language Feedback on Improving Reading and Writing among Bilingual Students
Ali Afshari Nahid Sadeghi Reza HanarehIn order to study the effect of native vs. official language feedbacks on bilingual (Kurdish-Persian) students’ reading and writing achievements, 45 (male) fourth grade elementary students of an educational complex in Ushnawieh were chosen through clustered sampli MoreIn order to study the effect of native vs. official language feedbacks on bilingual (Kurdish-Persian) students’ reading and writing achievements, 45 (male) fourth grade elementary students of an educational complex in Ushnawieh were chosen through clustered sampling. The students were assigned to three groups; experimental group 1, who received native language feedback (Kurdish), experimental group 2, who received official language feedback (Persian), and control group, who did not receive any feedback. In order to gather the data, a researcher-made test was used. According to the results of univariate covariance (ANCOVA) analysis, native language feedback had a significant effect on the reading and writing skills of the students and there was a significant difference between the first experimental group, who received native language feedback (Kurdish), and the control group, who received no feedback. However, there were no significant differences between the second experimental group, who received official language feedback (Persian), and the control group. This finding indicates that official language feedback (Persian) had little effect on improving reading and writing skills of bilingual (Kurd) students Manuscript profile -
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12 - Writing in EFL: Exploring students' perspectives in Syrian high school and university contexts
Batoul Khoja Debasish Mohapatra Madan Sarma -
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13 - سرقت ادبی غیر عمد وصحت پژوهش: بررسی دانشجویان بین المللی تحصیلات تکمیلی رشته آموزش زبان انگلیسی در دانشگاه های ایران
مسعود طاهری لَرکیحجم گسترده ای از تحقیقات در مورد صحت پژوهش علمی و نقض حق تالیف نشان می دهد که سرقت ادبی غیر عمد هنوز هم در حال افزایش است، به ویژه در میان دانشجویان تحصیلات تکمیلی بین المللی با زمینه های مختلف فرهنگی و اجتماعی. این مقاله پژوهشی با هدف بررسی عناصری انجام گرفت که باعث سو Moreحجم گسترده ای از تحقیقات در مورد صحت پژوهش علمی و نقض حق تالیف نشان می دهد که سرقت ادبی غیر عمد هنوز هم در حال افزایش است، به ویژه در میان دانشجویان تحصیلات تکمیلی بین المللی با زمینه های مختلف فرهنگی و اجتماعی. این مقاله پژوهشی با هدف بررسی عناصری انجام گرفت که باعث سورفتارهای علمی (سرقت ادبی) توسط دانشجویان بین المللی تحصیلات تکمیلی در رشته آموزش زبان انگلیسی به عنوان یک زبان خارجی در دانشگاه های ایران می شود. یافته ها نشان داد دوره های فوق برنامه از قبیل کارگاه های حضوری ، وبینارها و آموزشهای جنبی از نظر کیفیت در تأمین نیازهای علمی دانشجویان کافی نبودند. اگرچه روشهای مختلفی در صحت پژوهشهای علمی در سرتاسر جهان انجام شده است، اما تنها داشتن مهارت بالا در نگارش علمی برای کنترل سرقت ادبی غیر عمد در زمینه های حرفه ای و دانشگاهی برای دانشجویان کافی نیست. با توجه به عناصر ذکر شده، این مقاله تحقیقاتی دو برنامه اساسی ایجاد شده را برای کمک به دانشجویان بین المللی در مقطع تحصیلات تکمیلی با توجه به اصول تحقیقات دانشگاهی پیشنهاد می کند تا از سرقت ادبی غیر عمد در نگارشهای علمی خود جلوگیری کنند. Manuscript profile -
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14 - روان پویایی پیشرفت مهارت های نوشتاری زبان آموزان: آیا روشهای ارزیابی پویا اهمیت دارد؟
Seyed Hamed Etemadi Gholam-Reza Abbasian Abdollah Baradaranمطالعه حاضر تلاش می کند تا روان پویایی زبان آموزان ایرانی زبان انگلیسی را در قالب روش های مداخله ارزیابی پویا (یعنی تسهیل کننده در مقابل آمرانه) درپیشرفت مهارت های نوشتاری خود بررسی کند. برای این منظور، این مطالعه کیفی بر اساس مصاحبه های نیمه ساختار یافته و داده های پرو Moreمطالعه حاضر تلاش می کند تا روان پویایی زبان آموزان ایرانی زبان انگلیسی را در قالب روش های مداخله ارزیابی پویا (یعنی تسهیل کننده در مقابل آمرانه) درپیشرفت مهارت های نوشتاری خود بررسی کند. برای این منظور، این مطالعه کیفی بر اساس مصاحبه های نیمه ساختار یافته و داده های پروتکل های مکتوب جمع آوری شده از 120 زبان آموز پیشرفته ایرانی طراحی شد تا درک عمیقی از افکار شرکت کنندگان در حین انجام کارهای نوشتاری ایجاد کند. تجزیه و تحلیل موضوعی داده های کیفی از هر دو منبع ( مصاحبه ها و پروتکل های مکتوب) نشان داد که: 1) روش آمرانه در تسهیل فرایند بیان نظرات و بازنگری و تصحیح موثرتر عمل می کند ، 2) شیوه تسهیل کننده بیشتر درپیشرفت انتقادی و فرآیند تفکر بازتابی هنگام نوشتن ایفای نقش میکند و در پرتو شیوه تسهیل گر ، یادگیرندگان می توانند به راحتی از تمرکز فردگرایانه خود به فرهنگ مشارکتی بین معلمان و زبان آموزان تغییر وضعیت دهند. بنابراین ، یادگیرندگان به سمت خودتنظیمی حرکت کنند. Manuscript profile -
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15 - IELTS Writing Skills Training and EFL Learners’ Identity Construction: Link to Selves-theory
Sanaz Farnia Neda Fatehi Rad Hassan ShahabiWriting academically which has recently attracted much attention in the field of applied linguistics, is a complex process for many candidates. Among the four language skills, writing is more tied to selves-theory since it needs ideology transfer, the main element of th MoreWriting academically which has recently attracted much attention in the field of applied linguistics, is a complex process for many candidates. Among the four language skills, writing is more tied to selves-theory since it needs ideology transfer, the main element of the theory. This paper made an effort to examine the effect of training on IELTS writing skill on Iranian EFL students' construction of the possible selves in the future. In doing so, an experimental study was employed and 90 candidates of both genders were chosen to participate based on cluster sampling method. The instrument of the study was a related questionnaire (Zadshir et al., 2020) which was used to check the expected possible selves of the participants. Descriptive statistics and Multi-Variate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) were run to analyze data. Findings of the study indicated that expected and responsible selves were stronger than feared selves among the participants after treatment. That is to say, training on IELTS writing skills had a remarkable effect on Iranian EFL students’ construction of the possible selves and the dimensions of the possible selves in the future. Implications of the results for EFL curriculum planners, teachers and learners have been discussed. Manuscript profile
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