Article Per Year (5 Year)
p-Index From 2020 - 2025
0
P-Index
This Author published in this journals
All Journal Palmyra Fiber as Additional Materials on Solid Concrete Brick of Aggregate
Samian, Samira Hayati
Unknown Affiliation
Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Economics, Econometrics & Finance Materials Science & Nanotechnology

Published : 2 Documents Claim Missing Document
Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 2 Documents
Search

 1 
Quality of Iranian EFL Learners’ Argumentative Essays: Cohesive Devices in Focus Dastjerdi, Hossein Vahid; Samian, Samira Hayati
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 2 No. 2 (2011): May 2011
Publisher : Richtmann Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar

Abstract

The ability to compose a piece of argumentative text is important for EFL and ESL learners. Despite its importance, thereis a gap in the literature about how Iranian students write essays in this genre that this study intends to fill. Building upon Halliday andHasan's (1976) cohesion theory, this study intended to investigate Iranian graduate non-English majors' use of cohesive devices inargumentative essays, and also the relationship between the number of cohesive devices and writing quality. An analysis of fortyargumentative essays written by forty Iranian graduate non-English majors showed that the students were familiar with various cohesivedevices and used them in their writings. Among the cohesive devices used lexical devices had the largest percentage of the total number ofcohesive devices, followed by reference devices and conjunction devices. Furthermore, it was found that there was no significant relationshipbetween the number of cohesive devices used and quality of writing. The findings of the study have some important implications for EFLwriting teachers and learners.
The Relationship Between Prior Knowledge and EFL Learners' Listening Comprehension: Cultural Knowledge in Focus Samian, Samira Hayati; Dastjerdi, Hossein Vahid
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 1 (2012): January 2012
Publisher : Richtmann Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar

Abstract

The present study investigated the impact of cultural familiarity on improving Iranian EFL learners’ listeningcomprehension. To do this, forty English language learners were selected at a private language institute in Isfahan based ontheir scores in FCE test and were randomly assigned to four groups of ten. A pre-test was administered to the four groups beforeany treatment. During the experiment, Group A had exposure to target culture texts. The participants in Group B had exposure tointernational target culture texts. The participants in Group C had exposure to source culture texts. The participants in Group Dhad only exposure to culture free texts. At the end of this treatment, the four groups took a post-test which was the same as pretestto see whether the treatment had any influence on their listening proficiency. The results of the post-test showed that thefour groups performed differently on the post-test, which indicated that greater familiarity with specific culturally-orientedlanguage listening material would improve Iranian EFL learners’ listening proficiency.
Co-Authors Dastjerdi, Hossein Vahid