Central to Vygotsky-inspired sociocultural theory (SCT) is the notion of ZPD seen by SLA researchers as a useful framework within which L2 teaching and learning can take place. Van Lier (2004) argues that the ZPD could be activated in diverse proximal contexts (PCs) and is not limited to the expert-novice scenario. . This study probed whether Iranian EFL learners' collaborative task performance...

Intensification of education in a higher educational establishment is an overall problem nowadays. Educational activity impossible to imagine without speech intellectual activity. Language tool reflect linguistic meaning. The idea the methodology based on one five tenets which outline Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, namely “general law social development”. part teacher reflected within met...

The college transition represents a critical period for maintaining a healthy weight, yet intervention participation and retention represent significant challenges. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the preliminary efficacy and acceptability of two interventions to prevent freshman weight gain. One intervention provided opportunities to improve outcome expectations and self-ef...

Biodegradable nanoparticles containing salmon calcitonin (sCT) were formulated using protein-fatty acid complexes, and their in vitro transport against a Caco-2 cell monolayer and the extent of in vivo oral uptake were assessed. Positively charged sCT was hydrophobically ion paired to form physical complexes with fatty acid, phospholipid, and surfactant. Among the complexes, sodium oleate was u...

PURPOSE This study aimed to test the usefulness of social cognitive theory (SCT) in explaining breakfast consumption in a sample of primary male students. METHODS Participants in this cross-sectional study were 358 male students (3rd, 4th and 5th grades) from eight public primary schools of Ilam city. Data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire based on components of SCT. Bivaria...

A novel spatial tessellation scheme, spatial chromatic tessellation (SCT), is proposed for representing and exploring space– entity relationship. The objective of this article is briefly introducing the basic concepts, structure, and properties of SCT. Our study mainly focuses on the arranged chromatic diagram (ACD), which is the most typical type of SCT. A few examples show that ACD can be use...

We present a new method for translating unrestricted natural language texts into predicate logic formulas. This relies on the semantic evaluation procedure of Scope Control Theory (SCT), a variant of Dynamic Semantic formalisms. The key benefit is that parsed syntactic structures are shown to form sufficient input for semantic evaluation, eliminating the need to build distinct semantic expressi...

In the processes of physical activity (PA) maintenance specific predictors are effective, which differ from other stages of PA development. Recently, Physical Activity Maintenance Theory (PAMT) was specifically developed for prediction of PA maintenance. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the predictability of the future behavior by the PAMT and compare it with the Theory of Planned B...