current studies in second language (l2) learning have revealed the positive role of corrective feedback (cf) in both oral and written forms in different language features. the present study was an attempt to investigate the effect of both direct and indirect written corrective feedback (wcf) on the use of grammatical collocations in l2 writing. the study also sought to examine whether the effec...

the effect of learning strategies on the speaking ability of iranian students in the context of language institutes abstract language learning strategies are of the most important factors that help language learners to learn a foreign language and how they can deal with the four language skills specifically speaking skill effectively. acknowledging the great impact of learning strategies...

Introduction: Physical activity and having a decent level of physical fitness for all ages are recommended. However, it is not clear which exercise program has more favorable effects during childhood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a rope and elastic training course on physical fitness in elementary school student’s girls. Method: In this semi-experimental study, 30 girl’s ...

this study examines the effetivenss of task-based activities in helping students learn english language structures for a better communication. initially, a michigan test was administered to the two groups of 52 students majoring in english at the allameh ghotb -e- ravandi university to ensure their homogeneity. the students scores on the grammar part of this test were also regarded as their pre...

building on previous studies on the effectiveness of different types of written corrective feedback, the present study aimed at investigating whether direct focused corrective feedback and direct unfocused corrective feedback produced any differential effects on the accurate use of english articles by efl learners across two different proficiency levels (low and high). in current study, the par...

Background and Aim: Aerobic exercise plays an important role in prevention of obesity, improvement of sleep quality and cardiovascular function. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 8 weeks of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise training on sleep quality, and also cardiac structure and function in inactive obese girls. Materials and Methods: In this study, 20 inactive obe...

Background & Objectives: Regular exercise training has considerable effects on improving the function of the immune system. In this regard, the type of exercise training is of pivotal importance. The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of resistance, endurance, and combined resistance/endurance (RE) exercise training on serum interleukin-18 (IL-18) and C-reactive protein...

to teach english adequately, qualified teachers are needed. unfortunately, there are still teachers who are teaching english without an academic degree in tefl. it is necessary for teachers to have a major in english to have subject knowledge, but it is not sufficient. teachers need to have an understanding of the social, cultural, moral, ethical, and pedagogical issues of education and practic...

this study was an attempt to investigate the effect of teaching meta cognitive strategies on iranian intermediate efl students speaking proficiency. in this study the researcher has employed metacognitive strategies taken from brown (2000) to teach speaking strategies to number of participants. the participants were intermediate students of shokouh language institute; they were divided into an ...

Introduction: Limited studies have been conducted on the effect of whey protein during endurance training on fat mass, plasma lipoprotein and hormonal changes in obese people. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of endurance training combined with whey protein supplementation on serum Leptin, Testosterone to Cortisol ratio, Lipid profile and body composition in obese male stude...