ANNE FINCH AND LADY MARY MONTAGU AS “THIEVES OF LANGUAGE"

critical period effects in foreign language learning:the influence of maturational state on the acquisition of reading,writing, and grammar in english as a foreign language

since the 1960s the age effects on learning both first and second language have been explored by many linguists and applied linguists (e.g lennerberg, 1967; schachter, 1996; long, 1990) and the existence of critical period for language acquisition was found to be a common ground of all these studies. in spite of some common findings, some issues about the impacts of age on acquiring a second or...

language learning strategies and vocabulary size of iranian efl learners

learning a second or foreign language requires the manipulation of four main skills, namely, listening, reading, speaking, and writing which lead to effective communication. it is obvious that vocabulary is an indispensible part of any communication, so without a vocabulary, no meaningful communication can take place and meaningful communication relies heavily on vocabulary. one fundamental fac...

Pathway Interventions and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Case of Mary Anne

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex and typically chronic illness, producing a wide variety of symptoms and an unpredictable course. SLE is an autoimmune condition, commonly affecting the skin, joints, kidneys, brain, and other organs. This article describes the application of a multilevel integrative care plan, following the pathways model, to assist a patient with SLE in managing ...

“ The Critick and the Writer of Fables ” : Anne Finch and Critical Debates , 1690 - 1720

effects of first language on second language writing-a preliminary contrastive rhetoric study of farsi and english

to explore the idea the investingation proposed, aimed at finding whether the performances of the population of iranians students studying english in an efl context are consistent in l1 and l2 writing taks and whether there is a cross-linguistic transfer in this respect. in this regard the subjects were instructed to write four compositions-two in english and two in farsi-which consisted of an ...