abstract a fundamental study of “historio-graphic metafiction” and “literary genres”, as introduced in “new historical philosophy”, and tracing them in the works of julian barnes having studied the two novels, the porcupine and arthur & george, by julian barnes, the researcher has applied linda hutcheon’s historio-graphic metafictional theories to them. the thesis is divided into five cha...

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...

there is no doubt that human being needs to become integrated with industry and industry needs to be progressed, daily. on the other hand, serious events in industrial units specially in oil industries has been shown that such damages and events are industry related ones. the consequence of such events and damages which resulted in chemical and poisoned explosions and loss of life and property ...

drought is transient phenomenon , slow , repetitive and integral part of the climate of each region. drought begins with a substantial reduction in precipitation over the long-term average rainfall and over time, reduced soil moisture and surface and ground water resources will continue to decrease. this phenomenon is the most important in bakhtegan basin because of its importance in strategic ...

پژوهش کنونی با هدف مطالعه رابطه بین نوشتار بصورت انفرادی و گروهی با میزان دقت، پیچیدگی و سلاست دانش آموزان زبان انگلیسی حین نگارش متون انجام شده است. بمنظور دستیابی به این هدف، دو گروه از دانش آموزان مقطع متوسطه موسسه زبان کیش انتخاب شده و سپس از آنها خواسته شد تا 6 متن را با 6 موضوع متفاوت و طی 6 جلسه به نگارش در آورند. تجزیه و تحلیل این پژوهش با هدف اندازه گیری میزان دقت، پیچیدگی و سلاست نوشت...

testing plays a vital role in any language teaching program. it allows teachers and stakeholders, including program administrators, parents, admissions officers and prospective employers to be assured that the learners are progressing according to an accepted standard (douglas, 2010). the problems currently facing language testers have both practical and theoretical implications but the first i...