the present study is an experimental case study which investigates the impacts, if any, of skopos on syntactic features of the target text. two test groups each consisting of 10 ma students translated a set of sentences selected from advertising texts in the operative and informative mode. the resulting target texts were then statistically analyzed in terms of the number of words, phrases, si...

the ability of composing a coherent and extended piece of writing in second language is considered as a fundamental factor to convey information and ideas of learners through the academic issues. although learners may achieve a perfect academic writing skill through assigning the l2 tasks in content based instruction, but demonstration of their abilities may be related to their ability in l1 es...

this exploratory study aimed to investigate a possible relationship between learners’ beliefs about language learning and one of their personality traits; that is,locus of control (loc). both variables, beliefs and locus of control, are assumed to influence the language learning process. the internal control index (ici) and the beliefs about language learning inventory (balli) were administered...

This paper reports an investigation on Imam Sadeq’s (P.B.U.H) interpretations. It is part of Imam’s interpretive speeches cited in Abdol-Rahman Solami’s Haghayegh-al – Tafsir and also compiled by Paul Noya. The paper first mentions Imam’s relation to Sufism. It them discusses his interpretive works reported in the literature and shows many of them to be valid and acceptable.