abstract this study aimed at investigating the possible relationship between self-assessment in writing and self-regulation of iranian efl learners. the main purpose of the study was not only to report and inform about this relationship, but also to investigate and find practical outcomes of the incorporation of self-assessment in writing, such as improving writing skill. the research was carr...

Water deficit is one of the major abiotic stresses, which adversely affects crop growth and development. These changes are mainly related to the alternation of some metabolic functions. This alteration can resist plant under stresses. Certain plants have devised mechanisms to survive under low water conditions. Usually, water deficit has a positive effect in the biosynthesis of secondary metabo...

this thesis attempts to investigate the effects of prelistening activities on enhancing iranian efl learners` listening comprehension. the present study investigated ways in which learners` background knowledge could be activated in order to enhance their l2 listening comprehension by limiting the number of possible text interpretations prior to listening. the experiments conducted in this stud...

Background: Kelussia Odoratissima (Apiaceae family) is an herbaceous plant which traditionally used in Iran as antiache, anti inflammation and anticoughagents. This plant has potent antioxidant and anticancer effects. The present investigation was carried out to study cytotoxic activity of leaves, shoots, seeds, flowers and roots extracts of K.odoratissima collected from two different regions a...

abstract the present study was an attempt to investigate the effect of critical thinking on writing ability of 60 iranian intermediate efl learners studying at chenar language institute in khuzestan, iran. to this end, the participants of the study were selected based on their performance in an pet test, a cornell critical thinking test form x and a pre-test of writing. the participants un...