To improve more effectively the learners’ proficiency to control contrast of the stressed to the unstressed in English teaching, it is necessary to analyze how the acoustical characteristics of learners' speech are related to the perceptual evaluation by teachers. This paper analyzes A) learner characteristics of durations measured in speech units related to stress, which are stressed and unstr...

Given the current diversity of communication tools at an educator's disposal, what role (if any) does the discussion forum play in the development of a strong sense of community among students? This study sought to investigate the relationship between discussion forum interaction and perceived student sense of community. The results of the study demonstrate that while mere quantity of discussio...

the education institution is one of the most wide-ranging and important social institutions, and its most prominent goal is training young people to enter the community and accept different roles. verses of surat al-kahf is the story of the search for master by god’s prophet moses, finding him and keeping with him. through examining the views of quranic commentators on this matter from differen...

e-learning as an educational approach has been adopted by diverse educational and academic centers worldwide as it facilitates learning in facing the challenges of the new era in education. considering the significance of virtual education and its growing practice, it is of vital importance to examine its components for promoting and maintaining success. this analytical cross-sectional study wa...

Learner autonomy has been described as the ultimate objective in many language teaching programs since the third quarter of the twentieth century and educators have highlighted the significant role of promoting learner autonomy in the process of language learning and teaching. However, only limited number of studies has been awarded to what leaner autonomy mean to teachers. This study addressed...

In this paper, I will develop the formal foundations of a theory of complexity that underlies theory of grammatical induction. The initial concern will be the learning theoretic foundations of linguistic locality. That is, I will develop a theory that will place bounds on the amount a learner can draw from an input text. These bounds will limit the amount of variation that could potentially be ...