The present study attempted to investigate the impact of electronic portfolio assessment on performance of Iranian EFL learners’ writing. To do so, 30 advanced EFL learners who participated in a TOEFL preparation course were selected as the participants of the study. After administrating a truncated version of TOEFL proficiency test, they were randomly assigned to control and experimental...

in expecting much from their joint labours. The work before us is divided into two portions, the first embracing the history, classification, statistics of insanity, is from the pen of Dr. Tuke; the remaining chapters, which treat of the diagnosis, pathology, and treatment of mental disorders, are by Dr. Bucknill. Our space will not allow us to do more than briefly refer to some of the more imp...

This study explores the effect of student-generated drawing on idea production and writing performance of fourth grade children. The drawings and notes were created by 22 students in grade 4 using an online multimedia environment--Knowledge Forum--to advance their understanding of optics. The findings indicated that children who drew more while writing produced significantly more words, sentenc...

This paper explores Conrad’s Heart of Darkness to analyze Kurtz’s ghastly vision of horror (trauma) and how he overcomes this traumatic experience through the metamorphosis of becoming-animal/savage in forming his lines of flight from the oedipalizing/oppressive capitalism and imperialism. To avoid following a conventional approach to study this novella, I explore Kurtz’s unspeakable horror tha...