In this paper, we describe development of an instructor support system for native Japanese teachers who instruct Japanese to international students focusing on the differences in meanings between Chinese and Japanese. Although native speakers of Chinese who are learning Japanese have basic knowledge of Kanji (Chinese character), it is hard for them to learn Japanese. In this research, we analyz...

Medical tourism emerged when people were challenged with high costs and slow service in medical care. As a consequence of these issues, people started to look for medical treatment in other countries. Globalization accelerated the growth of medical tourism. Several “push” and “pull” factors play roles in the motivation of patients to become a medical tourist. This review addresses the different...

the purpose of this study was to examine cook’s (2003) ‘multiple competence’ by investigating backward pragmatic transfer (from l2 [english] to l1 [persian]) in refusals to invitations. it explored participants’ frequency and content of refusal strategies in l1 regarding the status (i.e., power and distance) of interlocutors and the proficiency level of efl learners. the participants were persi...

producing genetically­modified­foods plays one of the key roles in addressing the increasing needs for foods. the development and increasing use of gmfoods, despite its benefits and advantages,causes its­own problems and challenges, as well .the exclusive characteristic of these types of products and the human and environment-related effects have made discussion over this issue twice assignific...

the current research is based on comprehensive studies in the field of arabic dictionaries compilations as well as experiences of authors in imparting the arabic language education in iran for years. as any language learning requires a dictionary, and since researchers in the area of second language teaching always suggest using monolingual dictionaries, it seems necessary to discuss the merits...

Using Spencer-Oatey’s (2004, 2008) Rapport Management approach, this study was conducted to elicit the reprimanding response behavior of native Persian speakers and EFL Learners. The participants of this study were 30 native Persian speakers and 60 EFL learners. To fulfill the purposes of this study, a six-binary situation Interactive Discourse Completion (IDCT) Task was utilized. Emotion Liker...

many researchers and authorities in the field of international relations agree on the issue that one of the factors to make relations between and among governments in through traders and exchanging goods among people of different lands, and as human societies develop in different fields, the economic affair and trades of these countries expand and develop, as well.  thus, they, in turn, have ha...

manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel is one of the isic (international standard industrial classification of all economic activities, rev.2) that produced 8.5 percent of industry value-added in iran in 2007. isfahan, tehran, khuzestan, hormozgan, and markazi provinces accounted for 90 percent of the value added in this sector. to determine competitive advantage in th...