Many studies have been conducted on the ways of promoting willingness to communicate in learners in EFL/ESL contexts. While different scholars have undertaken studies on many of these variables, few of these studies have aimed at EFL university students in Iran. This study reports on the role of international posture and perceived communication behavior on Iranian EFL learners’ communication in...

Airway inflammation from respiratory infections or exposure to allergens, irritants, or both leads to increased airflow obstruction and respiratory symptoms in patients with acute asthma. Antiinflammatory therapy with systemic corticosteroids (CSs) is therefore a cornerstone of the management of patients with acute asthma, particularly those presenting to the emergency department (ED) (1, 2). A...

The study investigated differences in the use of multiple-choice test-taking strategies by Iranian EFL learners regarding reading comprehension ability. Reading is the most important academic language skill that receives the particular focus in second or foreign language teaching; tests are also regularly applied to assess academic performance. This paper sought to investigate differences in th...

Being able to speak or communicate orally is an ultimate goal for most English language learners. Thus, teaching speaking a main component of the curriculum in communicative-based classrooms. However, teachers struggle teach Two reasons contribute this struggle: insufficient time practice classrooms and students’ unwillingness due anxiety. Asynchronous Computer-Mediated Communication (ACMC) may...

abstractthis study aims to highlight the key roles played by metacognitive strategies training in the development of listening comprehension skill and self-regulation strategies of efl learners. the participants of this study (n = 60) were female iranian students assigned to two groups of experimental and control in kish english language institute. learners in the experimental group received 6-...

This study intended to develop a model describing speaking strategies for EFL learners by taking into account the effects of learners’ gender and proficiency on the application of strategies. Accordingly, this study was planned to have two main analyses, namely qualitative and quantitative. In this respect, 30 EFL learners' viewpoints were sought, and then, based on the elicited responses, a 21...

OBJECTIVE To review the use of systemic corticosteroids to treat recurrent, acute asthma episodes in children, with a focus on the role of oral corticosteroids. METHODS A comprehensive review of the literature was performed using the Medline database (January 1966-October 2002) and the Embase database (January 1980-August 2002). RESULTS The significant findings of 17 selected, controlled cl...