Reading motivation is a well-researched topic in relation to first language literacy development due to its influence on both reading processes and outcomes. In second language reading, the role of motivation has not been as thoroughly explored. The aim of this review of literature is to highlight established studies as well as recent explorations in some recurring areas of first and second lan...

objective: today people are aware of the important role of agriculture as a vital source in their life. development in agriculture and making healthy food for human, needs trained man. vocational schools and agricultural training centers provided the first stage for arriving at this purpose. one of the reasons for the weak influence of agricultural training centers in creating occupational oppo...

the main objective of this article is to measure and compare faculty member’s job motivation in esfahan university and esfahan university of medical sciences based on fredrick herzberg`s motivation-hygiene theory. a descriptive-survey research method was employed. a sample of 150 faculty members was selected through a proportionate classified sampling method. the data-gathering instrument inclu...

purpose: this study explores the use of and the role of learning strategies in the educational success of iranian undergraduate medical students using an inventory of learning and study strategies. material & method: 412 students in the first to third year of study were selected randomly. a questionnaire based on the lassi questionnaire (developed by weinstein et al which included ten areas of ...

the present study sought to investigate demotivating and remotivating factors among iranian ma students of tefl. the participants included 170 male and female (male= 97, female= 73) iranian ma students of tefl randomly chosen among the students of 10 most well-known state universities of iran. to collect the qualitative data, interviews were conducted on 20 students, two from each university. s...