in the past couple of decades sociocultural theory of sla and its implications in efl contexts have attracted attentions of research circles worldwide and aroused some controversies. firth and wagner (1997) have questioned the principles of the cognitive view which gives importance to mental constructs in favor of sociocultural view which highlights social and contextual constructs. but if soci...

this study was conducted to investigate the impact of podcasts as a learning and teaching tool on iranian efl learners’ motivation for listening as well as on their listening comprehension ability. the study also investigated the learners’ perception towards listening to podcasts and examined whether the learners were likely to accept podcasts. out of fifty-five intermediate learners studying e...

Background and objective: Learning environment is an important determinant to motivating for learning. In the education environment, lecturers play a vital role at effective learning. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the educational environment at Zanjan University of Medical Sciences by Lecturer ' point of view. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at Zanjan Universit...

 Background and purpose: E-learning has many strengths and it is easily available, therefore, it received much attention by the Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study investigated the level of e-learning readiness and its relationship with demographic factors in medical students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences during the COVID-...

Abstract Introduction:This research was conducted to identify and rank the effective factors in providing effective electronic education in Payame Noor University in Ardebil. Methods:The research method was descriptive and analytical. The statistical population consisted of all the managers of the Payame Noor University of Ardebil. Of these, a total of 85 people were selected using a sampling m...

Purpose: This research aims at the investigation of the application of learning organization elements in public libraries of Khuzestan province. Methodology: Survey method was used for implementation of this research. The population included 200 employees of public libraries of Khuzestan province in Iran, who had Associate, bachelor and master academic degree. Questionnaire of the research e...