every society has its own culture, values, and ideology. translations convey the meaning as well as cultural and ideological values, beliefs, ideas and norms from source culture to target culture. one type of translation which nowadays is popular among people, and can attract so many audiences in different ages is audiovisual translation (avt), particularly dubbing. if there is difference betwe...

introduction: the term dynamic assessment (da) refers to an assessment, by an active teaching process, of a child's perception, learning, thinking, and problem solving. the process is aimed at modifying an individual's cognitive functioning and observing subsequent changes in learning and problem-solving patterns within the testing situation. da has been advocated as an alternative an...

Dynamic Assessment is an approach to assessment within Applied Linguistics which is stemmed from Vygotsky’s Socio-Cultural Theory of mind, his concept of Zone of Proximal Development and Feuerstein's theory of Structural Cognitive Modifiability. This study is an attempt to pinpoint the sources of mental processing problems in listening comprehension and applies dynamic interventions to remove t...

the purpose of this study was to explore whether film-based dynamic assessment (da) could affect english writing of iranian deaf children. ten students studying in a school for the deaf took part in the study. the participants’ writing ability was measured prior to the treatment and the errors which were identified. a series of meditating activities were designed and implemented during a three-...

Background: Impairment of cervical sensory input in patients with neck pain may disturb postural stability. The purpose of present study was to assess the dynamic postural stability of subjects with chronic neck pain compared to a matched control group.    Methods: In this case-control study, 22 chronic non-specific neck pain and 22 healthy individuals participated. Postural stabilit...

the critical role and effect of teacher assessment in elt has been ratified by researchers among whom are darling-hammond (2000); knox (2002); bailey (2006); davison & cummins (2007); and blum (2009).taking this issue into account, this exploratory study seeks to investigate the underlying criteria of both recruiting and assessing in-service efl teachers in private language institutes of ir...

testing as a general trait of social life has received a great deal of attention by many language teachers and scholars. throughout history, people have been tested to prove their abilities and experiences or to confirm their capacities. many authorities have said that assessment and instruction should be integrated as a single and inseparable activity which seeks to understand development by a...