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...

the extent to which written corrective feedback on linguistic errors can play a role in helping l2 writers improve the accuracy of their writing continues to be an issue of interest to researchers and teachers since truscott (1996) mounted a case for its abolition. while there is growing empirical evidence that written corrective feedback can successfully target some types of linguistic error (...

to discuss my point, i have collected quite a number of articles, anthologies, and books about "wuthering heights" applying various ideas and theories to this fantastic story. hence, i have come to believe that gadamer and jauss are rightful when they claim that "the individaul human mind is the center and origin of all meaning," 3 that reading literature is a reader-oriented activity, that it ...

Abstract Background and Purpose: Subjective well-being plays a crucial role in human life given the positive impacts it has on mental and physical health, longevity, and quality of life. Therefore, it is important to evaluate and promote subjective well-being and its relevant factors. This study aimed to assess the role of social capital in subjective well-being among Iranian adolescents. Met...

Objections: Today, one of the issues that perpetuate social and sustainable relationships plays an effective role in society, is social capital. The main purpose of this article, the role of mass media measurement in increasing social capital among households, the city is Khormoj. Theoretical frameworkfrom theorists and social capital in particular is Bordiou. Four indicators of social cap...

Objections: Today, one of the issues that perpetuate social and sustainable relationships plays an effective role in society, is social capital. The main purpose of this article, the role of mass media measurement in increasing social capital among households, the city is Khormoj. Theoretical frameworkfrom theorists and social capital in particular is Bordiou. Four indicators of social cap...

Objectives: social capital is a concept developed in sociology an also used in business, organizational behavior, political science and economics. In this article the process of social capital formation in a sample of university students is reported. Method: To develop an empirical model, we have assumed that individuals have two kinds of sources to form their social capitals: “identity so...

Objectives: social capital is a concept developed in sociology an also used in business, organizational behavior, political science and economics. In this article the process of social capital formation in a sample of university students is reported. Method: To develop an empirical model, we have assumed that individuals have two kinds of sources to form their social capitals: “identity so...