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A Functional Analysis of Future Tense Variations in Persian Language
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2019
Pages:
30-44
Received:
21 April 2019
Accepted:
3 June 2019
Published:
18 June 2019
Abstract: Temporal references have been the subject of many studies around the world. Futurity is specially an elusive concept really difficult to perceive and describe. The present study tries to launch an investigation regarding the variability of future tense in Farsi. 130 sentences extracted from 8 interviews have been explored along with age, gender, presence or absence of temporal adverbial and animacy of the subject. 5 possible variabilities for expressing futurity are considered in the present study. Future time is especially difficult to perceive and in fact it might not occur. This forces us when it comes to the modality in which statements about the future may be interpreted. Not only do we just talk about those future events which are planned, but also that is the only (natural) modality that we can ascribe to those events. We suggest that the notion of future tense or futurity marking is a second class function, and the means available to futurity marking are typically borrowed from other constructions in the language. However, before a further discussion of the circumstances giving rise to the idea, as well as some facts that seem to follow from this constraint on modality, we would like to give a brief sketch of some ways that futurity is expressed in different languages. This paper studies that the Persian is not only conditioned by linguistic factors, it also most likely follows of development similar to English.
Abstract: Temporal references have been the subject of many studies around the world. Futurity is specially an elusive concept really difficult to perceive and describe. The present study tries to launch an investigation regarding the variability of future tense in Farsi. 130 sentences extracted from 8 interviews have been explored along with age, gender, pr...
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Tunisian EFL Teachers’ Beliefs and Perceptions About Oral Corrective Feedback
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2019
Pages:
45-53
Received:
20 May 2019
Accepted:
17 June 2019
Published:
29 June 2019
Abstract: The objective of the present research paper is to describe the beliefs and the perceptions of Tunisian EFL teachers regarding the nature and the purpose of oral corrective feedback (OCF) used in teaching speaking. The method relies on the use of a questionnaire survey which is made up of seven items. 20 EFL teachers participated in this study and they were invited to fill in the questionnaire which seeks to elicit their opinions and preferences concerning the particular type of feedback they deliver as a response to their students’ spoken errors. The results of the study found out that EFL teachers hold positive attitudes towards OCF, as the majority of the informants seem to embrace the benefits of OCF and its importance in the language learning process. However, the findings show that the respondents’ opinions concerning the timing of using OCF, its impact on developing speaking skills and on learners’ feelings and emotions vary significantly. The results also display some discrepancy in teachers’ responses to some items and reveal that the dominant types of OCF used in teaching speaking were explicit correction, recasts and elicitation.
Abstract: The objective of the present research paper is to describe the beliefs and the perceptions of Tunisian EFL teachers regarding the nature and the purpose of oral corrective feedback (OCF) used in teaching speaking. The method relies on the use of a questionnaire survey which is made up of seven items. 20 EFL teachers participated in this study and t...
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Librarians and Implementation of Open Access in Universities
Narcisse Ekongolo Makake,
Thomas Mbila
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2019
Pages:
54-59
Received:
15 March 2019
Accepted:
20 June 2019
Published:
1 July 2019
Abstract: Over the years, university libraries have experienced several developments, one of the most emblematic of which was the introduction of information and communication technologies within these institutions. These technologies have brought significant improvements both in the management of collections by librarians and in the offer of the different services and products offered by the library. The advent of Open Access in university libraries is part of this dynamic and iterative process of innovation that the librarianship profession continues to experience. The qualitative research method permitted this paper to base on abundant literature and observations on the implementation of Open Access in Universities libraries in Cameroon, the professional and research experience of the authors. This paper supports the hypothesis that the implementation of open access in universities does not fundamentally change the librarianship profession. Instead, it provides these information professionals with other cognitive artifacts that help them to reduce the task of organizing and planning the work of a librarian. This paper therefore concludes that, despite the open access revolution, the librarian remains the main mediator of access to information and a major component in the putting in place of policies related to the creation, development and animation of open access systems in university libraries.
Abstract: Over the years, university libraries have experienced several developments, one of the most emblematic of which was the introduction of information and communication technologies within these institutions. These technologies have brought significant improvements both in the management of collections by librarians and in the offer of the different s...
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