SPELLIRAN

Looking for a game that would challenge and engage students, I came across the spelling bee contest, which started in the US before spreading to many other countries. I decided to customise it for my local context. I realised that what I needed first was an instruction manual, an emblem and a title. I wrote a manual in L1 and concocted the word SPELLIRAN to introduce and promote
the programme and show that it was for our whole country. I then borrowed a green vine leaf from our teachers’ association
logo to symbolise the growth and development of spelling as one of the key components of learning English.

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Learning preferences of students attending and not attending language institutes

Sara Jalali

Urmia University, Faculty of Humanities, English Department, [e-mail]

Masoumeh Samadi

Urmia University, Faculty of Humanities, English Department, [e-mail]

 

Abstract

In the context of language classroom, learners are by and large the consumers whose beliefs, attitudes, motivation, and preferences play the most important role in the learning path. Therefore, with respect to learners’ differences and the unique situations each learning context requires, this study attempted to investigate the differences, if any, between English language learning preferences of students studying in language institutes in addition to their language programs that schools have set up with those who mainly study English via school curriculum. To this end, 180 high school students within the age range of 15-17 took part in this study; 90 students studying in language institutes in addition to attending language programs and 90 who attended only the mainstream school program. The researchers employed a 53-item Likert scale questionnaire to survey learning preferences of the participants. The results of the t-test analyses indicated that there was not any significant difference between the learning preferences of the two groups in general; however, there were differences regarding different classifications of items namely, grouping, vocabulary learning, learning grammar, error correction, media, and learning activities. The findings are hoped to pave the way for learners and teachers to ameliorate language programs.

Keywords: language learning styles; learning preferences; high school students; language institutes; high schools

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A Contrastive Study of Lexical Cohesion in Introduction in Research Articles: Native English and Iranian Applied Linguistics

Hamideh Gholami *

MA Candidate, Department of English, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh Branch, Maragheh, Iran

Firooze Alizadeh

MA Candidate, Department of English, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh Branch, Maragheh, Iran

 

Abstract

This study intended to contrast the frequency and density of the use of different types of lexical cohesion in introduction part of native English and Iranian applied linguistic research articles. The framework utilized for the analysis of lexical cohesion was the one employed by Halliday and Hasan (1976) in cohesion in English. Forty introduction parts of native English and Iranian applied linguistic articles; twenty from each group were selected. For contrastive analysis, the SPSS software was used. The results revealed some similarities and differences in the use of lexical cohesion sub-types in introduction part of native English and Iranian applied linguistic research articles in terms of frequency and density of utilization of sub-types of lexical cohesion. The statistical tool of the t-test was used to determine whether there was a significant difference among the lexical cohesion devices in both groups of native English and Iranian texts. Based on these findings, the frequency of sub-types of lexical cohesion was (Rept, Gen. N, Coll, Syn, Hypo, Ant. And Mero) in native English texts, while the frequency Iranian texts was (Rept, Gen. N, Coll, Syn, Ant, Mer and Hyp). Both native English and Iranian texts exhibited a general tendency in using repetition, general noun and collection but metonymy and antonym were the least used sub-categories in Iranian texts. The results indicated that there were statistically significant differences in the use of lexical ties in introduction part of native English and Iranian applied linguistic research articles. Regarding the density of the texts, the analysis indicated that introduction part of native English applied linguistic articles was denser than their corresponding Iranian ones. This study might have implications for teachers and researchers in the field of teaching English as a foreign language because of the fact that teaching sub-types of lexical cohesion to foreign language learners will improve the quality of their reading and writing.

 

Keywords: lexical cohesion, introduction, native English, Iranian, applied linguistics

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خلاصه نقد کتاب دهم و یازدهم

1-فایل های صوتی سرعت زیادی داردطوری که فهم ان برای بسیاری از دانش اموزان مخصوصا هنرستانی ها دشوار میباشد .

2-ادرس های نوشته شده در کتاب دانش اموز برای مراجعه به کتاب کار مناسب نیست بهتر بود صفحه مورد نظر در کتاب کار را نوشته میشد.

3- دستور تمرین one odd out اشتباه به نظر میرسد چون one صفت است باید بعد odd بیاید یعنی بصورت the odd one out صحیح است .

4-بعضی از تصاویر کتاب دهم مبهم است مانند حیوان مجروح در صفحه 18 کتاب

5- کلا نکات گرامری در هر درس زیاد بوده و معلم باید وقت زیادی از کلاس را صرف تدریس انها نمایید .

6- برگزاری ازمون های speaking -listening سخت و از دقت لازم برخوردار نیست طوری که ازمون کتبی را کم رنگ میکند و وحدت رویه بین همکاران وجود ندارد

                     ( آقای شجاع الدین ساعی ناحیه یک ارومیه)