ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Study of Familiarity of Iranian ESP Teachers and ESP Course Learners with Academic Rhetoric within a Systemic Functional Grammar at Graduate Level
Author: Jafarian, Tahereh
Date: 2014-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Familiarity,Rhetoric,Graduate Students,Functional Literacy,Grammar,English for Special Purposes,College Faculty,Writing for Publication,Faculty Publishing,Questionnaires,Self Disclosure (Individuals),Participant Characteristics,Gender Differences,Educational Attainment,Educational Experience

Publication of research articles (RAs) in English seems a challenging task for native and non-native writers. The acquisition of rhetorical structure and function grammar can be very helpful for academicians to achieve the wanted goal which is, of course, the publication of their RAs. This study aims to investigate the current level of familiarity to academic rhetoric within a systematic functional grammar among the Iranian ESP [English for Specific Purposes] teachers and ESP course learners. The participants of the study consist of 10 ESP teachers and 85 learners at M.A. and PhD level at Ilam State University and Islamic Azad University of Ilam. Data collected through self-report questionnaires with 22 items. The findings of this study revealed that the familiarity of ESP teachers with structures is too high and learners are high.
A Comparative Study of Water Semiology in Sohrab Sepehri's and Gibran Kahlil Gibran's Works
Author: Nafchi, Asghar Moulavi
Date: 2014-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Poetry,Water,Semiotics,Comparative Analysis,Figurative Language,Mythology,Religion,Culture

All over the world, among various cultures, water has always been a major concept and given a lot of attention. Many nations in different ways have delivered it in different symbolic forms. The implications given to water are based on cultural and national tendencies. Being highly important, water and its semiology has beckoned prominent poets and authors' attention and because of its great function it has been utilized in conveying those poets' intentions thereby enriching their works. In the current study, we look into the importance of water and its symbolic representation in Sohrab Sepehri's and Gibran Kahlil Gibran's works. The results show that Sohrab has used the symbolic aspects of water more than Gibran has. Sohrab's symbolism is rooted in Persian-Islamic mythology, both national and religious, thus mainly oriental in origin. On the other hand, Gibran has been influenced by the western and universal symbols of water.
Pro-ELT; A Teacher Training Blended Approach
Author: Eshtehardi, Reza
Date: 2014-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Language Teachers,Blended Learning,Technology Uses in Education,Distance Education,Elementary Secondary Education,Foreign Countries,Language Proficiency,Faculty Development,Questionnaires,Needs Assessment

Pro-ELT is a blended teacher training course. The aim of Pro-ELT is to strengthen English teaching and learning through a blended training approach that includes; quality face to face delivery, supported distance learning and integrated proficiency and methodology training. It delivers quality language teaching and teacher development courses to Malaysian primary and secondary school teachers working in Malaysian government schools in order to develop their English language proficiency and teaching knowledge and skills. Language skills and system are undoubtedly the basic components of each teacher training program, but there is a fact that for a huge number of non-native language teachers who teach at school levels, improving their own language proficiency and command of English is their own personal objective and top priority in their professional development. This presentation shows the Pro-ELT model of teacher training program and shows how teachers will be able to achieve their professional development goals.
INSOLVENCY [Poetry/ Fiction]
Author: Brown, Angela
Date: 2014-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: African American Literature,Poetry,Fiction,Authors,Racial Bias,Aesthetics,Racial Relations,Racial Identification,African American Culture,African American Attitudes

It has been created within the larger realm culture, in that &quot;Black methodology differs from most colonial differences by members of a minority community who reside within a nation of cultural biases.&quot;
Teaching Semantic Prosody of English Verbs through the DDL Approach and Its Effect on Learners' Vocabulary Choice Appropriateness in a Persian EFL Context
Author: Mansoory, Niloofar
Date: 2014-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Verbs,Teaching Methods,Language Tests,Scores,Statistical Analysis,Semantics,Intonation,Suprasegmentals,Foreign Countries,Data Analysis,Vocabulary Development,Second Language Instruction,Computational Linguistics,Comparative Analysis,Pretests Posttests,Control Groups

This study examined teaching SP of English verbs through the data-driven learning (DDL) approach and its effect on learners' vocabulary choice appropriateness in the Persian English foreign language (EFL) context. In the present study, two male intact classes were selected. One of these two classes was randomly selected as a treatment group and another one as a control group. The treatment group was provided with SP instruction through the DDL approach. The control group was exposed to SP as well, but traditionally and not through a DDL approach. The corpora used in the DDL approach were the Brown corpus and British National Corpus (BNC). Pretests and posttests of vocabulary choice appropriateness were administered and a repeated-measures ANOVA was used to compare means of test scores within and between subjects. The results indicated that SP instruction through DDL was significantly an effective approach to improve EFL learners' vocabulary choice appropriateness.
Parallel Narrative Structure in Paul Harding's &quot;Tinkers&quot;
Author: Çirakli, Mustafa Zeki
Date: 2014-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Novels,Narration,United States Literature,Text Structure,Literary Devices

The present paper explores the implications of parallel narrative structure in Paul Harding's &quot;Tinkers&quot; (2009). Besides primarily recounting the two sets of parallel narratives, &quot;Tinkers&quot; also comprises of seemingly unrelated fragments such as excerpts from clock repair manuals and diaries. The main stories, however, told through three different generations and are presented in the fashion of parallel narratives. They are embedded within a frame narrative that complicates the mimetic and diegetic elements in the novel, which reunite the central characters towards the end of the narrative. This study contends that presentation of the relationship between the two &quot;son-father narratives&quot; within the fictional society and their (in)direct impact on the now-dying central character manifested by the tunneling into consciousness yield to an overall narrative of interconnected fragments that culminate in a unified effect. The study also reveals that the act of interspersing in &quot;Tinkers&quot; produces a scriptable narrative engaging the reader in the central character's recollection and past experiences unfolded along the entire narrative. Accordingly, this paper argues that the fragmented nature of the embedded texts in the narrative does not distort its narrative structure; instead, it improves the readerly involvement by expanding the temporal, perspectival and the spatial features of the storyworld, which add to the narrative qualities of the text.
The Relationship between Multiple Intelligences and Iranian EFL Learners' Level of L2 Lexical Knowledge: The Case of Gender
Author: Biria, Reza
Date: 2014-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Multiple Intelligences,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Gender Differences,Knowledge Level,Correlation,Undergraduate Students,Receptive Language,Scores,Intelligence Tests,Vocabulary,Language Tests,Multivariate Analysis

Human cognitive competence represents individuals' subconscious knowledge of abilities, talents, and mental skills collectively called &quot;multiple intelligences (MIs)&quot;, which play a pivotal role in facilitating human learning. Thus, the main objective of the present study was to determine the magnitude of the relationship existing between multiple intelligences and Iranian EFL learners' level of second language (L2) lexical knowledge on one hand and the partializing impact of gender on the other. For this purpose, from the population of the senior undergraduate students majoring in translation at Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan (Isfahan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran, a sample of 88 students, 24 males and 64 females, were randomly selected. First, Mckenzie's (1999) MIs Inventory was administered to specify the size of individual types of intelligences in each learner's MIs composite. Then, the learners were provided with Nation's (2001) receptive level test a week later to gauge their level of L2 lexical knowledge. The findings revealed that the scores on MIs inventory correlated positively with those of L2 lexical knowledge. Alternatively, different types of intelligences served as useful predictors for estimating the quality of learners' vocabulary knowledge. Finally, it was found out that gender did indeed have a different effect regarding the learners' vocabulary knowledge.
The Effect of Task Repetition on Fluency and Accuracy of EFL Saudi Female Learners' Oral Performance
Author: Gashan, Amani K.
Date: 2014-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Task Analysis,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Females,Foreign Countries,Oral Language,Language Fluency,Accuracy,Statistical Analysis,Teaching Methods,College Preparation,College Students,Instructional Effectiveness

This study aimed to examine the effect of task repetition on foreign language output. Twenty eight Saudi female students in the Preparatory Year (PY) at King Saud university, were randomly selected to conduct an oral information-gap task. The participants were asked to perform the task two times with two-week interval between the two performances. The oral performances were transcribed and analyzed to measure fluency and accuracy of language output. The collected data were coded for the two dimensions of oral production (fluency and accuracy), based on the established criteria. A within group dependent t-test for paired samples was computed to find out whether there were significant differences between the mean scores of the first and the second performances. The findings revealed that task repetition resulted in significant differences in the subjects' oral discourse in terms of fluency and accuracy. The findings of the current study recommend that researchers and teachers might find it very beneficial to devote some of their time to design effective task repetition to help language learners improve their oral production.
Adoption of the Creative Process According to the Immersive Method
Author: Vuk, Sonja
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Creativity,Teaching Methods,Immersion Programs,Problem Solving,Creative Thinking,Concept Formation,Transfer of Training,Psychological Patterns,Attention,Self Actualization,Learner Engagement,Aesthetic Education,Visual Perception,Self Expression,Student Motivation,Action Research,Elementary School Students,Primary Education,Grade 5,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Grading,Interviews,Observation

The immersive method is a new concept of visual education that is better suited to the needs of students in contemporary post-industrial society. The features of the immersive method are: (1) it emerges from interaction with visual culture; (2) it encourages understanding of contemporary art (as an integral part of visual culture); and (3) it implements the strategies and processes of the dominant tendencies in contemporary art (new media art and relational art) with the goal of adopting the creative process, expressing one's thoughts and emotions, and communicating with the environment. The immersive method transfers the creative process from art to the process of creation by the students themselves. This occurs with the mediation of an algorithmic scheme that enables students to adopt ways to solve problems, to express thoughts and emotions, to develop ideas and to transfer these ideas to form, medium and material. The immersive method uses transfer in classes, the therapeutic aspect of art and &quot;flow state&quot; (the optimal experience of being immersed in an activity)/aesthetic experience (a total experience that has a beginning, a process and a conclusion)/immersive experience (comprehensive immersion in the present moment). This is a state leading to the sublimative effect of creation (identification with what has been expressed), as well as to self-actualisation. The immersive method teaches one to connect the context, social relations and the artwork as a whole in which one lives as an individual. The adopted creative process is implemented in a critical manner on one's surrounding through analysis, aesthetic interventions, and ecologically and socially aware inclusion in the life of a community. The students gain the crucial meta-competence of a creative thinking process.
An Interactive Approach to Learning and Teaching in Visual Arts Education
Author: Tomljenovic, Zlata
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Art Education,Visual Arts,Statistical Analysis,Elementary School Students,Grade 2,Grade 4,Painting (Visual Arts),Teaching Methods,Childrens Art,Instructional Effectiveness,Active Learning,Foreign Countries,Likert Scales

The present research focuses on modernising the approach to learning and teaching the visual arts in teaching practice, as well as examining the performance of an interactive approach to learning and teaching in visual arts classes with the use of a combination of general and specific (visual arts) teaching methods. The study uses quantitative analysis of data on the basis of results obtained from a pedagogical experiment. The subjects of the research were 285 second- and fourth-grade students from four primary schools in the city of Rijeka, Croatia. Paintings made by the students in the initial and final stage of the pedagogical experiment were evaluated. The research results confirmed the hypotheses about the positive effect of interactive approaches to learning and teaching on the following variables: (1) knowledge and understanding of visual arts terms; (2) abilities and skills in the use of art materials and techniques within the framework of planned painting tasks; and (3) creativity in solving visual arts problems. The research results can help shape an optimised model for the planning and performance of visual arts education, and provide guidelines for planning professional development and the further professional education of teachers, with the aim of establishing more efficient learning and teaching of the visual arts in primary school.
Teaching Literature through the Arts: A Few Notes on Teaching Aldous Huxley's Point Counter Point through Beethoven's Music
Author: Badulescu, Dana
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Literature Appreciation,Aesthetic Education,Art Education,Teaching Methods,Educational Experiments,Novels,English Literature,Literary Devices,Classical Music,Fiction,Interdisciplinary Approach,Performance

The present article examines a teaching experiment undertaken by the author in order to point out not only the importance of the arts and aesthetics, but also their limitations. It also argues that, despite these limitations, the spirit of the arts opens us up to freedom and flexibility. Their purpose is not to give answers or solutions, but to make us question the most troubling aspects of our existence. The last chapter of Aldous Huxley's novel, &quot;Point Counter Point,&quot; invites an approach that should do justice to its musical qualities. Apart from borrowing the counterpoint technique from music, it also references music, therefore lending itself to performance, which renders its dramatic force with a strong impact upon readers.
Conceptualization and Linguistic Expression: Using Religious Poetry in ELT
Author: Sharma, Amrita
Date: 2014-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Teaching Methods,Religion,Poetry,Concept Formation,Language Usage,Literary Genres,Literary Devices,Lexicology,Grammar,Cognitive Processes

Religious poetry is, a heightened and impregnated form of expression. There is a marriage of form and sense. Linguistically speaking, religious poetry has a conceptual interface between syntax and semantics; a strong relationship between language and thought; universality and cultural specificity; the discourse context and the psychological environment of linguistic performance. This papers, tries to investigate how this unique genre of religious poetry be used to teach and understand the mode of conceptualization? Which language items can be taught? How does language synergize itself to open its door to create such innumerous possibilities? An attempt to answer these aforesaid questions is done by structuring this paper into three sections viz. Language and Conceptualization, The Domain of Conceptualization, Teaching English Language Items.
Mental Lexicon, Working Memory and L2 (English) Vocabulary in Polish Students with and without Dyslexia
Author: Lockiewicz, Marta
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Vocabulary Skills,Questionnaires,Short Term Memory,Verbal Ability,Intelligence Tests,Correlation,Psycholinguistics,Language Processing,Second Language Learning,Dyslexia,English (Second Language),Control Groups,Language Fluency,Risk,Reading Comprehension,Learning Problems,Writing Skills,Communication Skills,Polish,Native Language,Junior High School Students,Statistical Analysis,Foreign Countries

The aim of our study was to examine the relationship between access to the mental lexicon, working memory and knowledge of English (L2) vocabulary. Analyses were undertaken amongst monolingual speakers of Polish (26 with dyslexia, 24 without) who studied English as a second language as part of their compulsory educational programme at school. We assumed that students with dyslexia would manifest deficits in access to the mental lexicon and verbal working memory, and would have a limited L2 vocabulary. We also assumed that better access to the mental lexicon facilitates knowledge of English (L2) vocabulary, and that this relationship is present in both the criterion and the control group. All of the students participated in both parts of the assessment, the group part (i.e., questionnaire, IQ test, two vocabulary tasks) and the individual part (i.e., psychological measures: verbal working memory, RAN, verbal fluency, and single word reading in L1 task). We found that students with dyslexia exhibited deficits in the speed of access to data from the mental lexicon. The predictive function of memory for vocabulary was more conspicuous in the control group; in the criterion group, the result might constitute a risk factor for L2 vocabulary acquisition in dyslexia, which may manifest with increased proficiency in word knowledge. Poor vocabulary knowledge renders the L2 learning experience difficult, as it impairs students' reading comprehension, writing and conversational skills.
Bertolt Brecht and Roger Howard: Revolutionary Theatre and Socio-Political Worries
Author: Shalghin, Akram
Date: 2014-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Drama,German Literature,English Literature,Conflict,History

This paper deals with the question of revolutionary literary texts. It examines the painful, or even brutal, measures that could be taken at times when the revolutionary figures depicted in the literary texts are themselves subject to control by a party line. While this paper shows that the noble intentions would not suffice for conducting revolutionary acts in Brecht, it also argues for the necessity of considering even tiny steps as positive historical contributions in Howard.
Exploring Content Schemata Influence on L2 Reading: &quot;The Hunted Fox&quot; and &quot;Twelve and Not Stupid&quot;
Author: Radzi, Amizura Hanadi Mohd
Date: 2014-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Schemata (Cognition),Reading Processes,Second Language Learning,Reading Comprehension,Prior Learning,Qualitative Research,Case Studies,Interviews,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,College Students,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Diaries

This paper will discuss the aspects of content schemata in second language reading among diploma level students who were taking a reading course in Universiti Teknologi MARA Perlis. In this qualitative case study, the researcher had selected two short stories that are categorized as content-familiar texts, i.e. &quot;The Hunted Fox&quot; and &quot;Twelve and Not Stupid&quot;. Six participants were asked to write a 150-word entry response on the short story and a grading criteria was used to assess the participants' level of comprehension. An in-depth interview was also conducted on each participant. The entry responses and the interview patterns were analyzed to determine whether content schemata had contributed to the learners' understanding of the text. This study discovered that content schemata had contributed to the learners' understanding of the text because the learners' comprehension was facilitated by their background knowledge on the content-familiar texts.
Lessons from Literature: Blending Academic Perspective with Management Practices
Author: Kapur, Surbhi
Date: 2014-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Case Studies,Literature,Literature Appreciation,Didacticism,Educational Administration,Governance,Organizational Communication,Organizational Culture,Work Ethic,Leadership,Social Values,Administrative Principles,Leadership Styles

The present paper studies the role literature can play in management in general and in leadership, organizational behavior and communication in particular. Literature normally gets a skeptical reception in management studies. The paper discusses the relevance of literature for a better understanding of human behaviour and a judicious discernment of situations, preferences and consequences. Literature, replete with an array of people and situations either mismanaged or otherwise can then become a potent, instructive and a much more engaging source and tool of teaching. The paper explores the possibility of using literature as a reservoir for focused case studies and issue based excerpts from appropriate works. Shakespeare's famous heroes, Arthur Miller's &quot;Death of a Salesman,&quot; Joseph Conrad's &quot;The Secret Sharer&quot; and many more exhibiting leadership challenges, decision making, self-awareness, judgment, ethics, interpersonal conflict and communication can provide meaningful parallels from literature to the modern day managers.