according to cheng (1999), in recent esl/efl literature, asian (especially east asian) learners of english as a foreign/second language have been arguably reported as reticent and passive learners. the most common allegations are that these students are reluctant to participate in classroom discourse; they are unwilling to give responses; they do not ask questions; and they are passive and over...

abstract in aggregate, active forms of reactive silica with mineral names are sometimes associated with sand and gravel in concrete mixture. alkali hydroxides originated from alkalis in the cement or other resources form an alkaline silica gel with this reactive silica which becomes swallowed and expanded during time causing damage to concrete. there have been growing researches on alkaline r...

Purpose: This study attempts to identify work alienation, and the effect of organizational culture on this, using a sociological approach. Methodology: The method used for this study is a survey and data collected by questionnaire. The population of this study is all librarians from public libraries in the Khuzestan province. The data were analyzed using the software SPSS16. To test the hypoth...