Intertextuality, introduced following linguistic researches in the West, is a newly coined term that refers to an old notion and was previously known in terms like: citation, adaptation, borrowing and mimesis. Most of the Muslim poets have been inspired by Quran since it has always been a source of inspiration for them, opening new horizons in front of their eyes. Thus, using Quranic verses has...

this study attempts to investigate the effect of peers’ revision in comparison to that of the teacher, and whether peers’ comments and teachers’ comments facilitate students’ revision? if yes, which one is more effective? also attempts have been made to see which aspects of language are more highlighted by peers versus teachers when commenting. besides, it is investigating the student’s attitud...

Amir Najmol Din Hassan Ibn Alaa-e-Sajzy is a Persian speaking Indian poet of the 7th century who composed lyrics in Persian language. According to many critics, the fluency, fluidity, and eloquence of his poems make him India's Saadi. His wisdom and knowledge is equal to that of Amir Khosrow Dehlavi who was his companion. He is well-known for his lyrics and since he was influenced by Saadi, pas...

The main features of Iranian painting in the post-Islamic centuries are the association with Persian literature. Persian literature and Persian art have intrinsic links, since the artist and poet are based on the unit's vision, rooted in a culture and intellectual space, to create. The result of this poet's creation is a literary work, and this work can have all the features of the work of art....

abstract recent studies suggest that prelistening activities play an important role in the development of listening comprehension (e.g. long 1990;chiang and dunkel 1992; schmidt-rinehart 1994; jensen and hansen 1995; robinson et al., 1995; buck, 1995; foster and skehan,1996; teng 1996; robinson, 2001; chang and read 2006). in line with previous studies and to shed light on a new aspect of sche...

bserved by many teachers that most of the time, mumbling and searching for their intended words, students complain why they have forgotten the words they have learned in the previous semesters. they ask for some new ways that may help them to recall and apply the learned words more efficiently, since as they declare one of the most important skills in foreign language learning is having a g...