objectives: this study aimed to understand the learning strategies of parents of preterm infants, hospitalized in nicu. methods: this study was performed by qualitative research approach. twelve participants including nine parents whose infants were admitted in nicu, two nurses and one physician, all selected by purposive sampling method were interviewed by a female expert occupational therapis...

This paper addresses the ways in which teachers whole-class discussions invite students to elaborate their previous turn. Our conversation analytic study uncovers that teachers’ invitations are prompted by elicited as well spontaneous student turns of both subjective and factual nature. While giving space expand on turn, most nevertheless steer towards a specific type response, namely an accoun...

The current study was carried out to investigate the functions of the ritual speech act of ‘ya Allah’ (literally meaning ‘O God’) employed by Iranians in social interactions. To this end, sixty-two Persian native speakers of different age groups, ranging from 35 to 85, of both genders were observed in 250 natural situations such as daily interactions, gatherings, public or private places and lo...

This study aims to find out about the behavior of seeking help carried by native Banjar students in city Banjarmasin, which researchers use data analysis techniques through reduction, presentation and drawing conclusions. research is qualitative with a narrative design, namely based on person's world view that refers stories (narratives). Help-seeking this case solve problem, it necessary focus...