abstract following innovations in the field of elt, a new topic which has recently attracted a lot of attention is metaphor analysis. although this area of research is still in its infancy in elt, it seems that the idea can shed more light on the puzzle of english language learning and teaching. therefore, the major aim of this study is to analyze language learning and teaching in formal a...

writing as a productive skill requires practice in the basic sub-skills of vocabulary and grammar. in fact, grammar has been viewed as the core of programs in writing classes to help the students put the elements of sentence together and combine sentences of specific lengths to come up with an error-free work of art. conceptualizing l2 writing in this way introduces writing as a product and enc...

run-out-table (rot) is located between last finishing stand and down coiler in a hot strip mill. as the hot steel strip passes from rot, water jets impact on it from top and bottom and strip temperature decreases approximately from 800-950 °c to 500-750°c. the temperature history that strip experience while passing through rot affects significantly the metallurgical and mechanical properties, s...

this research was conducted to examine the effect of a concurrent training on rest level of leptin of plasma and some hormonal factors in non-athlete subjects. the research population included non-athlete men who didn’t participate in any organized sport activities. 30 men were chosen voluntarily among the above-mentioned population and were divided into 2 groups: experimental (15 subjects) an...

تحقیق حاضر پژوهشی است درباره ی فایده ی عملی رویکرد زبان شناسی شناختی برای آموزش افعال دو جزئی. به این منظور، 60 زبان آموز در سطح متوسط مهارت زبانی به دو گروه برابر کنترل و آزمایشی تقسیم شدند . 32 فعل دو جزئی با اجزای غیر فعلی (up, down, in, and out) به هر دو گروه ارائه شد. گروه آزمایشی افعال دو جزئی نامبرده را از طریق یادگیری نظام زیربنایی جزء غیرفعلی برطبق اصول زبان شناسی شناختی فرا گرفتند. گر...

Objectives: Falling down is one of the most common problems that involve old people. It may affect the physical, emotional and social aspects of individual’s health and may cause economical and social problems for individuals and society. Methods & Materials: In a cross sectional study, 750 old people with ages of 55 or more, living in the city of Shiraz (409 female, 341 male, mean age...