BACKGROUND We wanted to use a Punjabi version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to enable non-English speaking patients to participate in a clinical trial. The aim of the study was to translate and validate the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale into Punjabi. METHODS The HADS was translated into Punjabi by a multidisciplinary team, verified against the original version, a...

this research study employed a mixed-methods approach to investigate the test takers’ perceptions and anx- iety in relation to an english language proficiency test called community english program (cep). this study also evaluated the direct and semi-direct modes for speaking module of this test. to this end, 300 eng- lish as foreign language (efl) students were recruited in the study as test ta...

This research study employed a mixed-methods approach to investigate the test takers’ perceptions and anx- iety in relation to an English language proficiency test called Community English Program (CEP). This study also evaluated the direct and semi-direct modes for speaking module of this test. To this end, 300 Eng- lish as Foreign Language (EFL) students were recruited in the study as test ta...

english passive has always been regarded as a challenge by farsi-speaking efl learners. despite the presence of many linguistic and pedagogical approaches in studying and teaching english passive, there still appears to be a pedagogical gap facing farsi-speaking efl learners dealing with this construction. taking up the cognitive-construction grammar perspective, the present article aims to inv...

Abstract
 This study aims to analyze the difficulties faced by industrial engineering college students. It also investigates way they triumph over those troubles in learning speaking. employed descriptive qualitative research. The subjects of this were freshman department at University Madura who took English course. data gathered from observation, questionnaire, and document. findings con...

Religiosity is often associated with positive mental health outcomes. may also mitigate COVID-19 concerns. In a sample of 553 Persian-speaking Muslims, we investigated the extent to which specific beliefs about God (Allah) were four negative outcomes: depression, anxiety, stress, and anxiety. Consistent results English-speaking samples, found that religiosity, belief in God’s benevolence, psych...