abstract a fundamental study of “historio-graphic metafiction” and “literary genres”, as introduced in “new historical philosophy”, and tracing them in the works of julian barnes having studied the two novels, the porcupine and arthur & george, by julian barnes, the researcher has applied linda hutcheon’s historio-graphic metafictional theories to them. the thesis is divided into five cha...

having conducted the experiment and analysed the data, the researcher computed the groups mean scores and variances for the test relating to the research question. as the final atep, a t-test was conodonted for the hypothesis. as noted earlier, the significance level was determined at .05 and .01 respectively. the observed t-value was higher than the critical t-value at. 5 and .01 levels. conse...

in the area of vocabulary teaching and learning although much research has been done, only some of it has led to effective techniques of vocabulary teaching and many language learners still have problem learning vocabulary. the urge behind this study was to investigate three methods of teaching words. the first one was teaching words in context based on a traditional method of teaching that is,...

  Quantitative traits and the response of 20 genotypes of soybean to water deficit stress were evaluated at Agricultural Research Station of Gorgan in 2010 and 2011. Therefore, 3 separate experiments were conducted, each experiment as randomized complete block design, in 3 replications. In the first experiment, all soybean genotypes were irrigated based on 50 mm evaporation from evaporation pan...

Abstract In order to study the effect of gamma irradiation on biochemical characteristics of two wheat genotypes, a greenhouse experiment was conducted in 2009 in Agricultural, Medical and Industrial Research Institute, Karaj, using factorial experiment based on complete randomized design with 3 replications. Two wheat genotypes (Roshan and T-65-58-8) were irradiated by 100, 200, 300 and 400 G...

this study examines the effetivenss of task-based activities in helping students learn english language structures for a better communication. initially, a michigan test was administered to the two groups of 52 students majoring in english at the allameh ghotb -e- ravandi university to ensure their homogeneity. the students scores on the grammar part of this test were also regarded as their pre...

the present study sought to investigate the impact of using mind-mapping technique instruction on female elementary efl learners reading comprehension; it also investigated their attitudes towards using mind-mapping technique as a tool to improve their reading comprehension. this study followed a quasi-experimental design with two intact groups as experimental, and control groups. the participa...