Special issue on statistical learning of natural language structured input and output

the role of vocabulary learning strategies on vocabulary retention and on language proficiency in iranian efl students

آموزش زبان دوم طی سالهای اخیر بدنبال روشهای بهتری برای تحقق بخشیدن به اهداف معلمین و دانش آموزان بوده است . در مورد معلمین این امر منجر به تحقیقاتی در مورد ساختار زبانی، محاوره ای و تعاملی گردیده است . در مورد دانش آموزان این امر به مطالعاتی درباره نگرش دانش آموزان نسبت به فراگیری در داخل کلاس و بیرون از آن و همچنین انواع مختلف روشهای پردازش ذهنی منجر شده است . هدف از این تحقیق یافتن روشهائی اس...

Introduction to Special Issue on Natural Language and Logic Programming

Effects of Structured Input and Meaningful Output on EFL Learners' Acquisition of Nominal Clauses

The current second language (L2) instruction research has raised great motivation for the use of both processing instruction and meaningful output instruction tasks in L2 classrooms as the two focus-on-form (FonF) instructional tasks. The present study investigated the effect of structured input tasks (represented by referential and affective tasks) compared with meaningful output tasks (implem...

Special Issue: Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Communications

The idea of using multiple transmit and receive antennas in wireless communication systems is one of the most important breakthroughs in communication theory during the last decade. Popularly referred to as MIMO technology, this concept can greatly improve data throughput and link performance in wireless networks. In principle, a MIMO system can operate in, or anywhere between, one of the two p...

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...