abstract pragmatics is the study of communicative action in its sociocultural context. communicative action includes not only using speech acts (such as apologizing, complaining, complimenting, and requesting), but also engaging in different types of discourse and participating in speech events of varying length and complexity. the present study aimed to investigate the assessment of pragm...

abstract target-oriented approaches to translation studies are regarded as recent theories of translation. one of the most famous theories among these approaches is descriptive translation studies presented by toury (1995). this theory gives a new dimension to translation studies and gives importance to the descriptive rather than prescriptive studies. it also identifies three sets of transla...

abstract: advertisements are the most accessible type of authentic materials, and this is one reason why they are used more and more in english teaching classes. for this cause, studies in the field of advertisements are very widespread nowadays. for pun is one aspect which makes advertisements more interesting, it is used more than before in advertisements. use of puns makes an advertisement m...

for several years, researchers in familiarity of efl teachers with post-method and its role in second and foreign language learners’ productions have pointed out that the opportunity to plan for a task generally develops language learners’ development (ellis, 2005). it is important to mention that the critical varies in language teaching was shown is the disappearances of the concept of method ...

‏‎the purpose of the present study was to investigate the latent pattern underlying reading ability . some 272 male and female participants. english majors at the ba level , participated in the study. two valid tests were used in this study, the reading test developed exclusively for the purpose of this project and academic reading section of ielts. to investigate the possible latent underlying...

IExtended Abstract Introduction and Objective: The economic value of a genotype depends on its various traits and therefore the accurate knowledge of genetic behavior and identification of genomic locus involved in controlling these traits can help the breeder to improve genotypes. Material and Methods: In this study, the relationship between microsatellite markers with some important agrono...

Abstract Yellowfin seabream (Acanthopagrus latus), an important economical species and popular market fish found in the coastal water of Persian Gulf. In this study, eight microsatellite loci were used, population structure and genetic diversity of this species was studied in six fishing area in the Persian Gulf. Alleles observed in different stations were between 7 to 12 with an average of  9...