like any other learning activity, translation is a problem solving activity which involves executing parallel cognitive processes. the ability to think about these higher processes, plan, organize, monitor and evaluate the most influential executive cognitive processes is what flavell (1975) called “metacognition” which encompasses raising awareness of mental processes as well as using effectiv...

Soils are severely damaged by acid rain; acid rain also leads to excessive dissolving of minerals and valuable nutrients in the soil, which weakens vegetation. In this study, in order to determine the interaction effect between the slope aspect and precipitation intensity relative to acid rainfall in the Aghajari and Gachsaran formations, a part of Margha and Kuhe Gach watersheds of Izeh city w...

A biodiversity investigation was carried out in the wild pistachio research forest located in southwest of Fars Province between 52˚ 30́́ to 52˚ 40́́ longitude and 29˚ to 29˚ 15́ latitude in an areaof 9374 Ha area. 72 sampling transects fifty meters long were designated using systematic-random design. In each sampling plot a list of bush, shrub, and tree species and their abundance were recorded. Th...

The efficient use of water resources, soil, and climate parameters as the main pillars of plant sustainable production requires land suitability evaluation for each crop and area. This research was conducted to evaluate land suitability for walnut cultivation in Iran using geographic information system (GIS). For this purpose, the climate data obtained from 375 synoptic stations of Iran, the ge...

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...