this study was framed on the theory of language socialisation and a systematic functional linguistic (sfl) approach. the aim of the study was to analyse the oral presentation discourse produced by an elemen- tary iranian english as second language (esl) postgraduate student in an american university four times (september/december, 2015 and march/september, 2016) over one year. the data were col...

Today’s security environment is dramatically different from the one we’ve been engaged in for last 30 years and it requires new ways of thinking acting. By large, concerns a motley tapestry immensely transformed world politics, economy environment, communication, employment, psychological emotional wellbeing, safety security, societal structures, social culture values integrated into global lan...

this study aimed to develop and validate an instrument to evaluate english language teachers’ lesson plan- ning self-concept. to this end, 30 english teachers were asked to prepare a sample lesson plan and 15 of them were invited to participate in a semi-structured interview. a tentative questionnaire including six fac- tors namely: classroom management, lesson planning conformity, planning eff...