How language teachers talk is a key factor in organizing and facilitating learning specifically in language classrooms where the medium of instruction is also the subject matter. This study aimed to examine the extent and ways of teacher talk adaptation to students’ proficiency levels in the Iranian EFL context. Two EFL teachers who were teaching three different proficiency levels were observed...

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the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of different methods of self-talk (motivational, instructional, and combined) on acquisition and learning of a motor perceptional task (dart) and physical efficacy in female students aged between 13 and 18. 48 female students (mean age 15.46 yr) who were novice at dart throwing voluntarily participated in this study. participants were d...

April 7 is known as “World Health Day” and one of the main responsibilities of World Health Organization is to improve the knowledge of the world population in order to prevent various diseases(1). This organization selects an illness or a disorder in terms of a unique slogan in order to plan for educational, prevention, curative and re-strengthening the operation of countries aroun...

abstract: the purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of realistic self-talk technique in increasing marital satisfaction of women. this study uses an experimental design so 20 women were selected randomly from those referring to imam hussein mosque and assigned randomly in two “experimental” and “control” groups. those in experimental group received the technique of realistic se...

abstract background: stressors in the intensive care unit (icu) impair patients’ comfort, excite the stress response, and increase oxygen consumption in their body. non‑medical interventions are recommended by several studies as a treatment to improve comfort in the icu patients. sensory stimulation is one of the most important interventions. since arterial blood oxygen saturation is an importa...