JULY 2013
Vol. 2 Issue: 3
Section: I
ELT and LINGUISTICS
1. Evaluation of ESP Textbooks Based on Physical Characteristics, Authenticity, Appropriacy and Sufficiency
ZAHRA BAVAND SAVADKOHI1, ALIREZA KARBALAEI2 and MOHAMMAD REZA POORGHASEM3, IRAN
2. The ‘Language’ of Gender Conditioning as Reflected in Literary Works
CLEMENCE RUBAYA, ZIMBABWE
3. In-service Teacher Training for Teaching Writing in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Mode
RAASHID NEHAL1, PhD. and ZAINAB SARWAT2, PhD (ELT) student, INDIA
4. Personality Dimensions in Distance Language Learning
HASSAN RASOULI KHORSHIDI, IRAN
5. Attitude Markers in Discussion Sections of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Articles
L. DOBAKHTI, IRAN
6. A Study of the Effectiveness of Audio Visual Programme for the Developing
English Conversational Skills of IX Standard Students
UMESH T. AGAM1 and DR. MEGHA UPLANE2, INDIA
7. Analysis of a Test or Assessment Procedure for IELTS Speaking Test
G. SAQIB BURIRO1 and DR. INAYATULLAH KAKEPOTO2, PAKISTAN
8. The Influence of Storytelling on Elementary Level Students: A Triangulated Study among Foreign Language Learners
ZAHRA SAFDARIAN1 and MAJID GHYASI2, IRAN
9. The Role of L1 in ESP Classrooms: A Triangulated Approach
SEYED MOHAMMAD JAFARI1 and NASRIN SHOKRPOUR2, IRAN
10. Interlanguage Pragmatic Development in Study Abroad Program A study on Request and Apology in Iranian Learners
HASSAN RASOULI KHORSHIDI,Research scholar, IRAN
11. An Evaluation of English Language Textbookfrom Teachers’ Perspectives
MD. MONJURUL ISLAM, BANGLADESH
12. A Comparative Analysis of Four Persian-language Quran Versions
PARISA SADEGHI, IRAN
13. Synthetic and critical review of a second language theory: The Noticing Hypothesis of Richard Schmidt
G. SAQIB BURIRO1 and DR. INAYATULLAH KAKEPOTO2, PAKISTAN
14. Name Agreement Norms for a Set of 260 Pictures in Tamil
WASIM AHMED1, LOKESHWARI LAKSHMANAN2 and PRIYANKA T.K.3, INDIA
15. An Analytical Study for the Data Collection of Confusing Letters of English Alphabet at Nursery Level
ABDUL SHAKOOR1, MUHAMMAD ASIF CHUADHRY2, MUHAMMAD ZAHID AKHTAR3,
BASHART HAFEEZ4, SUMAIRA ASIF CHUADHRY 5, Ph D Scholar, MUHAMMAD TAHIR NAWAZ6, PAKISTAN
16. Making Sense of Promoting Learner Autonomy in Constructing Grammatical Structures among
Secondary School Students of Kerala
NOORA ABDUL KADER, INDIA
17. Assessing the Academic Literacy and Learning Needs of Undergraduate Engineering Students: A case study of Quaid-E-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology (QUEST)Pakistan
G. SAQIB BURIRO, PAKISTAN
18. The Effect of Stories on Young Learners’ Proficiency and Motivation in Foreign Language Learning
[M.A Dissertation]
ZAHRA SAFDARIAN, IRAN
19. Teacher’s English Language Teaching Research Impacts on Pedagogical Decisions
DR. B.V.RAMANA MURTY, INDIA
20. The Arabic Origins of “Family Words” in English and European Languages:
A Lexical Root Theory Approach
ZAIDAN ALI JASSEM, SAUDI ARABIA
21. The Effects of Computer-assisted Reading Comprehension Texts on Vocabulary Learning
ALI PANAH DEHGHANI1, MEHDI JOWKAR2, IRAN
22. Kumauni Sound System: An Analysis of Segmental Sounds
SWETA SINHA, INDIA
23. Inpui Adverbs
WAIKHOM PINKY DEVI, INDIA
24. Khoibu Nouns
LAISHRAM BIJENKUMAR SINGH, INDIA
25. Enhancing Reading Comprehension: A Review of Traditional and Online Active Learning Pedagogies
OSAMA ABU BAHA1, NURAIHAN MAT DAUD2, MALAYSIA
26. The Differential Effects of Glossing for Different Parts of Speech on
Vocabulary Retention and Reading Comprehension
SHAHNAZ ZOLFAGHARIJOOYA1, MANOOCHEHR JAFARIGOHAR2 and HASSAN SOLEIMANI3, IRAN
27. Teaching Language through Literature in ESL/EFL Classes: A Critical Study in Utilitarian Perspectives
DR. MOHAMMAD SHAUKAT ANSARI, INDIA
Section: II
ENGLISH LITERATURE
28. Of Tumult, Turbulence and Tribulations Basti by Intizar Husain
DR. V.V.B. RAMA RAO, INDIA
29. Magic Realism: A Genre of Fantasy and Fiction
KAUSHIK TRIVEDI, INDIA
30. The Marginalized Women in Jayanta Mahapatra’s Poetry
DR. MUKUL KUMAR SHARMA1, KAPIL SHARMA2 and DR. SANJIT MISHRA3, INDIA
31. Bees and Peace in Amulya Malladi’s THE SOUND OF LANGUAGE
D. GHAYATHRY, Ph.D. Scholar, INDIA
32. Exploring Subtlety in Charles Mungoshi’s Waiting for the Rain
VINCENT JENJEKWA, ZIMBABWE
33. High Windows a Rare Collection of a Poet known for his Pessimism
MOHD. JAVED AKHTAR, Ph.D. Scholar, INDIA
34. The Role of Nature in Identity Formation in Anita Desai’s Where Shall We GoThis Summer?
VANDANA BENIWAL1 and ARCHANA DAHIYA2, INDIA
35. Alienated Self: A Study of Bharati Mukherjee’s WIFE
MYTHILI, M., INDIA
36. Philip Larkin, a Poet of Sadness and Deprivation was The Victim of His Own Circumstances
MOHD. JAVED AKHTAR, Ph.D. Scholar, INDIA
37. Awakening of New Consciousness in Sahgal’s Women
MOHANA SUNDARI,L. INDIA
Section: III
EDUCATION
38. The Differential Effects of Direct Instruction Model-Lead-Test Procedure with and without a Reward on Rote Counting, Number Recognition and Rational Counting with a Young Child
MUSTAFA AL DAHRI1, KIMBERLY P. WEBER2 and T. F. MCLAUGHLIN3, USA
39. Public Examinations: a Fair Deal or a Burden? The Zimbabwean Experience
MASHOKO DOMINIC1, MATEVEKE PHILLIP2, KUFAKUNESU MOSES3 and MASHOKO EUNICE4, ZIMBABWE
40. “Why Did the Student Cross the Road?” Bridging the Gap to Align Educational Philosophy and Practices
MICHAELA JONES1, KIMBERLY P. WEBER2 and T. F. MCLAUGHLIN3, USA
41. An Evaluation of the Vocational Technical Approach to Teaching of Art and Music Education:
The Case of Masvingo District, Zimbabwe
JOSEPH GEORGE MUPONDI1 and GIVEWELL MUNYARADZI2, ZIMBABWE
42. The Effects of an Error Drill Procedure on the Sight-Word Reading Skills of an Elementary Student with Severe Behavior Disorders
AMANDA MUNIZ11 and T. F. LAUGHLIN2, USA
43. Wither Teaching in Zimbabwe? Teachers’ and Secondary School Pupils’
Views on the Teaching Profession
RUGARE MAREVA1, JAIROS GONYE2 and CLEMENCE RUBAYA3, ZIMBABWE
44. Falling Standard of Education in Nigeria: Issues and Challenges
KAMOH, NATHANIEL .M, NIGERIA
45. The Differential Effects of Using Tracing Sheets to Improve Developmentally Delayed
Student’s Handwriting Ability
HANNA GUTTING-McKEE1, T. F. McLAUGHLIN2, JENNIFER NEYMAN3 and ELLIE TOONE4, USA
46. Meaning Negotiation between Teachers and Students in a Fledgling
International Standardized School
ANDI RUSTANDI, INDONESIA
47. Education Provision in Zimbabwe: The Return of the Ghost of Stratification and Its Implications to
Quality and Access in Education
VINCENT JENJEKWA, ZIMBABWE
48. Teaching Soft Skills to Technical Professionals Technology Versus Practical Intelligence
DR. K. R. VIJAYA, INDIA
49. Primary School Teachers’ and Pupils’ Attitudes Towards Homework: A Case for Selected Masvingo Province Urban Primary Schools
RUGARE MAREVA1, WINNET CHINDEDZA2, FELIX PETROS MAPAKO3, ZIMBABWE
Section: IV
CREATIVE WRITING
1. Learning 2. The Implication of the Sage for the Learner 3. The Stance to Face Dilemma
LI XIAOYANG, CHINA
1. Battle for Realm 2. Smile on the Other Side 3.Voracious Power 4. The Coconut Tree 5. Sleepless
6. The Sense of Ire 7. Mind for Christmas 8. The Residence of My Mother
LI XIAOYANG, CHINA