iranian and indian foreign policy: areas of interaction and conflict

origins of armenia’s foreign policy and its foreign policy towards iran

foreign policy takes root from complicated matters. however, this issue may be more truth about armenia. although the new government of armenia is less than 20 years, people of this territory are the first ones who officially accepted christianity. in very past times, these people were a part of great emperors like iran, rome, and byzantium.armenia is regarded as a nation with a privileged hist...

Identity and Foreign Policy

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...

assessment of deep word knowledge in elementary and advanced iranian efl learners: a comparison of selective and productive wat tasks

testing plays a vital role in any language teaching program. it allows teachers and stakeholders, including program administrators, parents, admissions officers and prospective employers to be assured that the learners are progressing according to an accepted standard (douglas, 2010). the problems currently facing language testers have both practical and theoretical implications but the first i...

a comparative study of bilingual schools and language institutes: examining iranian efl students’ knowledge of listening, reading grammar and vocabulary

هدف از پژوهش حاضر مقایسه زبان آموزان مدارس دوزبانه و موسسات آموزش زبان انگلیسی به منظور تعیین هر گونه تفاوت معنادار در مهارت های درک مطلب، درک شنیداری، دانش دستوری و دانش واژگان است. اطلاعات لازم برای این پژوهش از مجموعه 197 نفر دانش آموز پسر در مدارس دوزبانه و موسسات آموزش زبان جمع آوری شده است. تمامی شرکت کنندگان به مدت چهار الی پنج سال در کلاس های زبان انگلیسی شرکت کرده اند. به منظور جمع آور...

the effects of previewing and providing background knowledge on iranian university efl learners’ comprehension of literary and academic texts

abstract poor reading comprehension can result in failure in using references, benefiting from professional gatherings and resources, keeping up with the growing body of knowledge in the virtual world of the internet, and failing to achieve in efl programs. the purpose of the present quasi-experimental study was to explore the effects of background knowledge and previewing narrative and expos...