Considering writing and performance in its broadest sense, this article questions the role of text art works where presence textual element does not seek to make an immediate visual impact, but rather hides behind conventions administration (Art & Language); exhibition information (Teresa Margolles) or contracts (Adrian Piper; Gina Pane; Marina Abramović; Margolles). Through a comparison two in...

Here, a brief history of the development ballpoint/rollerball pen and fountain is presented. Their principle operation analogous that multipart microfluidics-type devices, where capillarity–gravity drives ink, complex fluid, to flow in confinement micrometer-sized canal or lubricate ball rotating socket. The differences operational writing principles versus are discussed. pen’s manner was monit...

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there is insufficient rigorous research examining which features of efl/esl learners’ writing can be improved through their awareness/knowledge of collocation. this study, therefore, addressed this issue and examined the effect of this awareness on iranian efl learners’ writing performance with respect to the specific features of each writing sub-component (i.e., content, organization, vocabula...

a number of pedagogical arguments support self- and peer-assessment in language classrooms to improve the quality of learning by students’ involvement in the final judgments of one’s work. considering editing as a method of communicative testing of writing, this study aimed at finding out whether self- and peer-editing of assignments could result in the improvement in iranian efl students’ writ...