Abstract This study aimed to shed light on young Iranian EFL students’ oral proficiency improvement through explicit instruction of formulaic sequences (FSs). This pretest-posttest quasi experimental study was conducted in a bilingual school in Shahrekord, Iran. Accordingly, based on ACTFL OPI test, two groups of low intermediate students with age range of 11 to 12 were chosen to be assigned as...

abstract introduction: students with appropriate critical thinking disposition can facilitate the countries of scientific development, at the first step of endeavor toward the development is to have a valid and reliable instrument .this study carried out to determine validly and reliability of california critical thinking disposition inventory (cctdi) and critical thinking disposition of nursin...

Despite the general findings that address the positive contribution of teaching pragmatic features to interlanguage pragmatic development, the question as to the most effective method is far from being resolved. Moreover, the potential of literature as a means of introducing learners into the social practices and norms of the target culture, which underlie the pragmatic competence, has not been...

conclusions the project succeeded in using focus group data from academics to inform software development while at the same time retaining the benefits of broader philosophical dimensions of critical thinking. materials and methods critiique is flexible, authorable software that guides students step-by-step through critical appraisal of research papers. the spelling of critiique was deliberate,...

This paper describes an instructional approach designed to teach adults in a workplace training program strategies for communicating in an electronic context. Students used an on-line discussion group to respond to cases that were relevant to their experiences of seeking and preparing for employment. A scaffolded teaching approach was used whereby students were taught to explain or express a vi...

This study investigates the impact of structured reading lessons on the development of critical thinking skills in college students learning English as a foreign language. This study took place during the first level of English in their academic program. Two groups of students were included in the study. One group received traditional reading instruction while the other group had structured rea...

introduction: critical thinking as a process of purposeful self-regulatory judgment leads to problem solving and correct decision making in individuals. in the modern world, health care faces rapid change and burgeoning amount of knowledge. possessing critical thinking is essential for individuals in health care centers, specially when they are forced to solve clinical problems. the aim of this...

Nurturing reflective teaching and improving critical-thinking instruction are two important goals in teacher education, but these are only achievable when teachers-in-training are provided with opportunities for building professional knowledge and for exhibiting reflective teaching practices. A computer simulation program (CS-TGCTS) was therefore developed here, and its effectiveness is explain...