Following innovations in intelligence and its radical changes from a unitary concept (IQ) to a multi-dimensional conceptualization, i.e. multiple intelligences and the need to design classroom activities based on the L2 learners’ cognitive styles, this study examined the impact of linguistic intelligence and emotional intelligence on the reading comprehension ability of the Iranian EFL learners...

We study an approximate version of q-query LDCs (Locally Decodable Codes) over the real numbers and prove lower bounds on the encoding length of such codes. A q-query (α, δ)approximate LDC is a set V of n points in R so that, for each i ∈ [d] there are Ω(δn) disjoint q-tuples (u1, . . . ,uq) in V so that span(u1, . . . ,uq) contains a unit vector whose i’th coordinate is at least α. We prove ex...

High degree of between-rater variability in pronunciation assessment is often reported in literature. However, human assessments of pronunciation skills of second language (L2) learners are used in standardized languageproficiency tests. Besides, these scores are used as a reference point in evaluating computer-based systems for pronunciation teaching and testing. Therefore it is important to b...