Discourse, Affect and Affliction

How does Explicit and Implicit Instruction of Formal Meta-discourse Markers Affect Learners’ Writing Skills?

Discourse markers improve both the quality and comprehension of a written text. This study aimed at investigating the effect of explicit and implicit instruction of formal meta-discourse markers on writ- ing skills. The quantitative data were collected from 90 upper-intermediate students at Shiraz Univer- sity Language Center. Two experimental groups went through an instruction, while the contr...

How Does Explicit and Implicit Instruction of Formal Meta-discourse Markers Affect Learners’ Oral Proficiency?

Meta-discourse markers are an inevitable part of oral proficiency which improve both the quality and comprehension of learners’ speech. While studies of oral meta-discourse have been conducted since the 1980s in a European or US context, they have remained relatively untouched in Iran. Therefore, this study aimed to seek the impact of both explicit and implicit teaching of formal meta-discourse...

Great Expectations: Discourse and Affect during Field Emergence

Studies show that discourses are important in legitimating emerging fields. However, we still lack understanding of how potential participants’ interpretations of discourses shape their involvement in emerging fields particularly when the field’s definition is ambiguous. Drawing on an indepth study of the emerging nanotechnology field we show that individuals’ affective responses to discourses ...

Discourse, affect and surveillance: gender conflict in the omniopticon

Systemic Affliction of Oral Focal Sepsis

Multitude of etiologies can cause diseases in various systems. One important etiology is focal sepsis in the oral cavity which has been hypothesized till now to cause various diseases. This hypothesis has now been proved beyond doubt. This article aims to throw light at the effects of oral focal sepsis on the systems, their management and the role of the dentist in prevention of these manifesta...