metadiscourse markers help writers make coherent and reader- friendly texts, thus of considerable importance in academic writing. the main aim of this study was to investigate how interactive and interactional metadiscourse markers are used by iranian efl learners. an inquiry was carried out to investigate cross-cultural similarities and differences in the use of metadiscourse markers in the di...

introduction: with the increasing role of the internet as one of the most important sources of information on the one hand, and the enhancement of its usability on the other, it is necessary for web designers and developers to be familiar with the criteria that make a website usable. therefore, this paper aimed to provide knowledge about the interactivity, changeability , and non-textual conten...

The paper presents a discussion on the logic of the necessity for investigation into the area of physiological computing and reviews empirical work by some of the authors. In particular, the paper discusses the reliability of information that can be inferred from certain biological sensor data and ways in which positive benefits can be ensured or measured relating to the use of the feedback tha...

Using the Internet to enhance e-learning has become a trend in modern higher education institutes. E-learning platforms are increasingly becoming a significant part of the strategy for delivering online and flexible e-learning. The advance of the multimedia learning depends mainly on the development of the information technology. Recently, technological capabilities of the multimedia are in the...

Over the past decade, journalists have created in-depth interactive narratives to provide an alternative relentless 24-hour news cycle. Combining different media forms, such as text, audio, video, and data visualisation with possibilities of digital media, these involve users in narrative new ways. In journalism studies, convergence forms this manner has gained significant attention. However, i...

This study investigated two major types of metadiscourse markers as used in typical sales contracts, written by English natives and Iranian non-natives. In so doing, 60 sales contracts were selected, 30 written by native English and 30 by Iranian non-natives. Based on Hyland and Tse’s taxonomy, the contracts were codified and classified in terms of the frequency and percentage of the interactiv...