ESP DISCOURSE FROM CONFIDENT LEARNERS’ PERSPECTIVE

Repairing self-confident active-transductive learners using systematic exploration

We consider an active learning game within a transductive learning model. A major problem with many active learning algorithms is that an unreliable current hypothesis can mislead the querying component to query “uninformative” points. In this work we propose a remedy to this problem. Our solution can be viewed as a “patch” for fixing this deficiency and also as a proposed modular approach for ...

methods of discourse from imam ali’s perspective

the fundamental role of discourse and its positive and negative effects in personal and social interactions is known to everyone. this is why religions and denominations have always relied on discourse, especially when it is beyond the boundaries of personal concerns and by the expansion of its domain, have stressed on the vital position and particular role of discourse in the fate of humanity....

Money and Discourse: From a Realist Perspective

This paper uses the concept of discourse i.e. semiotic elements of social practices to define money. It explores a way in which money requires discourse in order to be money. Before proceeding to investigate money, however, the following methodological points need to be considered: 1. Why discourse? 2. What is and what is not discourse? 3. How does discourse work with money? This paper focuses ...

Migrant ESOL Learners: a Foucauldian Discourse Analysis

Appraising Iranian L2 Classroom Discourse Contents From the Critical Pedagogy Perspective

Critical pedagogy (CP) empowers L2 learners to have a voice in the classroom and in the society. This study was an attempt to investigate whether the current classroom discourse  in  Iran  can  endow  the  L2  learners with  a  critical  awareness  to  actively transform their learning processes and creatively engage in collaborative dialogues to construct new knowledge. To this end, the discou...