recent years have witnessed an increased attention to form focused instruction and consciousness raising activities (ellis, 2002; doughty & williams, 1998) on the one hand and extensive and meaningful exposure to the target language (klapper & rees, 2003; day & bamford, 1998) on the other. due to significance attributed to above mentioned issues by scholars, this study attempted to bridge them ...

abstract amino acids are building blocks of proteins, and play a vital role in living beings existence and their functionality. the interaction of these compounds with metal ions is of great importance to biochemists, and chemists, because their functions can be utilized as a model in understanding enzymes mechanism for transport of metal ions to tissues. among twenty essential amino acids w...

within communicative, interactive, and learner-centered framework of language teaching and learning, students need to learn four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing for their educational success. but of all the language skills, reading enjoys a paramount significance in so many second or foreign language academic contexts. in spite of its importance, language learners still have...

Introduction: Puberty is a prominent feature of teenage period whichis associated with sudden and unexpected onset of symptoms such as menstruation or menarche. Due to the importance of the health of girls today, which in fact is an investment to achieve personal and social health, the present study was aimed to determine effective demographic factorson menstrual health knowledge and practice...

the primary goal of the current project was to examine the effect of three different treatments, namely, models with explicit instruction, models with implicit instruction, and models alone on differences between the three groups of subjects in the use of the elements of argument structures in terms of toulmins (2003) model (i.e., claim, data, counterargument claim, counterargument data, rebutt...

Background and purpose: Since mite contamination is one of main skin infections and is also known as, one of the indicators, in measuring the level of hygiene in a society, a study was contucted in order to study the presence of mite in the primary school students of sari city. Materials and methods: Âfter necessary coordination with the education and training office, from total number of ...