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Volume 1, Issue 2 ((Articles in Persian) 2010)
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Volume 3, Issue 3 ((Articles in Persian) 2012)
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The collocations form a big part of lexical combinations for which there is no exact definition clarifying their functions. By “collocation”, we mean a combination of words or phrases that show a great tendency to appear together. The main reason for devoting the present research to this subject is that these combinations are understandable for foreign users of a language but they can not easily produce them. So the main purpose of this research is to clarify the collocation phenomenon and to introduce their syntactic and semantic properties on the base of all the parameters, which are meaningful in their structure. This aim has been reached by a contrastive analysis of two French and Persian corpuses.

Volume 4, Issue 8 (6-2016)
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Family is one of the most important kernels of society that was noteworthy in all ages and marriage as the most essential step in the formation of this kernel has a special place among all generations. Finding a partner who causes feeling fortune and happiness is most highlighted human's dream that man try to fulfill. The need for peace and prosperity in folk literature has a wide appearance. Also there are lots of tale, proverb, song and etc in popular literature in Iran that those formed according to marriage. In this article we try to study the formation of marriage and identify the collective imagination in this country with analyses the stereotypes and repetitious nodes. The dominant issues in this folk tales are stereotypes such as jealous, love at a glance, marring the poor girl and prince or poor boy and princess and etc. there is an evil agent often that is obstacle for marriage but at the end, joiner is the hero with the help of good or supernatural agent

Volume 5, Issue 1 (No.1 (Tome 17), (Articles in Persian) 2014)
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As a light verb, the verb “∫odan” contributes in the structure of a wide range of verbs and forms different applied concepts, including the expression of the change of state. In the French language, there are many different verbs and structures, which could be known as equivalents of the verb “∫odan”  for expressing the change of state. Therefore, incorrect use of any of these equivalents is a great concern for Iranian learners, and usually leads to misunderstandings. This paper will firstly study the two verbs, “∫odan” and “devenir” in Persian and French languages, respectively. Then we will introduce the equivalents of the verb “∫odan” in French language. Next the verb “devenir” will be studied in contrast with other French verbs, which express the change of state. Finally, the aspectual values of the verb “∫odan” and its equivalents in French language will be dealt with.  

Volume 7, Issue 7 (No.7 (Tome 35), (Articles in Persian) 2016)
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The verb ʃodan (to become) is one of the most important and frequent grammatical elements in Persian language since it participates as a light verb in the construction of a main part of compound verbs expressing different aspectual values. One of these values is the telicity, the case in which its properties and recognition criteria have not been widely studied in Persian. The present research will firstly study some of the occurrences of compound verbs in which the verb in question is being used either in present perfect or in past perfect form. The study then will examine the properties which allow to recognize the telic aspect by focusing on verbal compounds of this verb that can take part in the expression of this aspect. In the end, this paper intends to verify the place and the function of the enunciation in expressing the telic aspect.
 

Volume 12, Issue 6 (January & February 2022 2021)
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In recent years, the development of sociolinguistics basis along with the effective role of contextual features in didactics, have led language teaching policy makers to “localization of language teaching” approach all over the world. The attempt to resolve the educational deficiencies and shortcomings in the current methods of language teaching such as ignoring the language learners’ needs and context, led to development of theoretical basis and practical strategies in localization. This research, following an intercultural approach, intends to study the localization concept in French language teaching in Iran and to suggest a theoretical and practical framework for localization of foreign language teaching according to social, cultural, educational and political contexts in our country. In this research we aim to answer the two following questions: what are the mechanism and necessities of French language teaching localization in Iran, and, how is teaching culture in existing French textbooks and how far is it applicable .The present research is applicatory in nature and in terms of methodology, it is descriptive analytics, answering the main questions by means of content qualitative evaluation techniques. Our findings confirm the fact that French teaching in Iran is applicable in three levels, macro (educational localization), medium (curriculum localization) and micro (manual localization). On the other hand, content analyses of seven French teaching textbooks reveal unequal and unbalanced application of national identity factors versus French culture factors, ignoring intercultural approaches.

1. Introduction
The educational system, as a main pillar of the identity of countries, has a unique role in shaping national identity and keeping cultural values. In recent years, this issue has been considered by policy makers and those involved in education in our country, and they have struggled for a program-oriented policy for educational programs including foreign language education. The most recent of these efforts are the approval of the comprehensive scientific plan of the country (December 2010), the approval of the national education document (March 2010) and the compilation of the national curriculum (May 2010) (Kiabi et al., 2011, p. 188). Due to changes in the country's lagunage policies and based on the approvals of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution and the High Council of Education (in 1993, 2002 and 2015) teaching five foreign languages (German, French, Russian, Italian and Spanish) along with English in schools were recognized on the basis of respect for students' right to choose, with the aim of breaking the monopoly and breaking the dominance of the English language. Based on the history of teaching and translating French in Iran (since the Safavid era) (Moallemi, 2018,) this language has a special position among Iranian language learners and its textbook is the first book compiled by the Ministry of Education among foreign languages Other than English. According to the mentioned cases, the aim of the present study, on the one hand, is to investigate the mechanism of localization of French language teaching in schools appropriate to the social, cultural and educational context of Iran through critical and pathological examination of the current situation at the macro level (policies), medium level (National Curriculum), and micro level (French language textbooks) and on the other hand, a critical and pathological look at the existing French language textbooks in terms of intercultural issues to analyze the existing books, appropriate solutions to achieve the desired status of French language teaching in Iranian schools should be offered in accordance with the context and needs of Iranian students. Therefore, this study seeks to answer two basic questions: one is the need for localization of French language teaching in Iranian schools and in what stages and by what mechanism this process should be done and the other is how and to what extent cultural education in these books are included.
 
In order to answer the main questions of this research, first of all,"localization criteria" should be determined, which unfortunately, so far, no written text or official research that can be cited in this field has been provided. Therefore, in order to achieve the objectives of the research, a researcher-made table that is appropriate to the socio-cultural context of society and its educational goals and oversees the intercultural aspects of books (other educational categories of books require independent research) has been prepared is: Dimensions of national identity, French culture, French language culture, intercultural knowledge, each of these 4 components will include subsections that have been carefully studied in 7 textbooks of French language education. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of national identity, there are different definitions and components of this concept and there is no theoretical unity in providing a single definition of it. Therefore, in a researchers’ general views in this field, "Dimensions of Iranian National Identity" analytically includes seven dimensions of national, cultural, religious, political, ethnicities and subcultures and Iranian symbols, each of which from many perspectives in books were analyzed in French language courses in middle school, high school and pre-university. The next component in the textbook analysis table is "French culture", the components of which are taken from the CEFRL text. According to this document, French culture is divided into two parts: Public culture and socio-cultural knowledg.The next criterion for the localization of textbooks is the "components of French-language culture". French Language area is a group of countries where French is spoken as a mother tongue, second language or foreign language. Most of these speakers live in Europe, Canada, Africa, and parts of the Middle East, and will naturally have cultural differences or commonalities. The final criterion is the localization of "intercultural knowledge", which in the CEFRL region; this important category includes four main components: communication between culture and foreign culture, communication with people from other cultures, acting as a cultural mediator between one's own culture and culture External and stepping beyond the necessary artificial stereotyped relationships (ibid, 2001, p. 84). In this study, these 4 main criteria of localization have been examined in 7 textbooks of French language teaching in middle, high school and pre-university levels.
 The results of this study can be summarized as follows: In order to answer the first question of research on the need to localize French language teaching in Iranian schools, it can be stated that based on the analysis of the content of the National Curriculum Document and the Fundamental Transformation Document of Education, attention to context components (social, political, cultural and educational) Emphasis on strengthening the components of Iranian culture and national identity, paying attention to the needs of Iranian language learners and their related components in the educational process, as well as the legal prohibition of using imported public textbooks in education in the country, "Localization of foreign language teaching" For example, it makes the French language a necessity in education. It should be mentioned that the steps and mechanism of localization of French language teaching in Iranian schools are classified into three levels: macro level (educational localization), medium level (curriculum localization) and micro level (textbook localization), the actions of which were described in detail. In order to answer the second question of this research, a researcher-made table of localization criteria in the field of culture education (components of national identity, French culture, French language and intercultural culture) was presented, which was the basis for content analysis of 7 French language textbooks.According to these analyzes, 208 cases of using national identity components (79 cases in middle school - 129 cases in high school and pre-university), 91 cases in French culture (5 cases in middle school - 86 cases in middle school and high school), 6 cases in intercultural approach (high school And pre-university) was identified, while no reference to French-language culture was found. It should be noted that the focus on teaching culture and national identity has been more than teaching French culture, but there is no balance for teaching these two cultures in textbooks of two levels of education and sometimes we see the complete elimination of one component in one year or one level of education. On the other hand, adopting an intercultural approach, in order to balance and synchronize the themes of Iranian culture and French culture (or more generally, French language culture) is very weak and is observed in only 6 cases among all textbooks, which indicates the authors' inattention to books. This shows the aouthers’ ignorance about this important issue.It is worth mentioning that the lack of attention to the intercultural approach leads to the adoption of defense policies and extremes in educational localization, which leads to the lack of public awareness of new methods of education and communication and deprivation of the indigenous community of most knowledge in other countries. It should be noted that applying the criteria in this table, along with identifying and considering the needs of Iranian language learners, can be a useful and effective solution in arranging future French language textbooks


Volume 13, Issue 1 (March & April 2022 2022)
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Many of the existing problems of teachers arise from the lack of a written supervision program, and the implementation of educational supervision in principle can not only be effective in solving the problems of teachers, but also increase their motivation.
Therefore, having an educational observation model can be effective in optimizing the performance of educational consultants. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the educational supervision model in French language classes in Iran using the situated action theory.
This study was performed by quasi-experimental pretest-posttest single-group method.The statistical population included all educational consultants, 7 of whom were selected by convenience sampling. The dependent variable (monitoring quality) was measured before and after the implementation of the independent variable (monitoring optimization model).
Comparing the mean score of supervision quality in the group of counselors before and after the educational intervention and according to the results of the study, the mean score and standard deviation before the intervention (19.07 11 111.42) and after the intervention (22.13 15 155.85) was obtained Based on the paired t-test, according to the level of significance obtained, a statistically significant difference was observed between the mean scores before and after the intervention. Therefore, training of educational consultants based on the proposed supervisory model was effective at a significant level (p <0.05).
According to the research findings, it can be concluded that, by using the designed model of educational supervision, educational consultants can be trained with effective quality of performance, because the principles of educational supervision can be learned and this in turn   leads to success in the teaching-learning process.


1. Introduction
Educational supervision has an essential role in the quality of teaching and optimizing the performance of teachers. Many of the problems that teachers face are due to the lack of a written supervision program. The task of educational counselors is to train and accompany teachers in acquiring the skills they need in teaching and coping with different classroom situations. Training counselors seldom engage in in-depth thinking and provide feedback and solutions that are primarily prescriptive. In addition, the beginner teacher-counselor relationship is associated with a kind of dishonesty during post-supervision interviews, and educational counselors resort to covert methods to avoid tension with teachers and to improve the relationship.
Due to the lack of quality training courses, training consultants are more inclined to supervise as they teach. For this reason, the lack of expertise has made the practice of educational counseling a simple and aimless oversight. Implementing educational supervision in a principled way can not only be effective in solving teachers' problems, but also increase their motivation. In Iran, educational counselors generally work as educational counselors in educational centers without having to participate in a special training course, and this lack of expertise causes problems such as low productivity, pessimism, frustration and teachers’ lack of motivation. Because not every good teacher necessarily becomes a good educational consultant (Sadidi et al., 1398).
The application of some educational monitoring models based on observation method can examine in-depth practical dimensions and observable actions such as gesture, movement in space, etc., and on the other hand investigates the living dimensions of action, perceptions, feelings, concerns and Pay attention to the action; It can help to optimize the quality of the educational consultants' supervisory performance. The "situated action theory" is based on two factors; observation method "within the living organization" and interview, simulation and relative experience techniques.  For these two reasons, the efficiency of the educational supervision is to be materialized through these two ways: Encouraging the teacher to reconsider his or her action in the classroom and interpreting his or her action. This theory seeks to return the actor to the situation. Here the actor is asked to explain his action. This clarification is done via his cognitive and social re-visualization with the aid of the characteristics of the situation.
This theory seeks to return the actor to the situation in which the action was performed and to re-visualize him socially and cognitively, using the characteristics of the situation, to lead the actor to explain his action. This theory studies the cognitive dimensions of human activities, because we are dealing with role-makers who are in the role of teachers, educational supervisors, language learners, etc., for whom the skill of adaptation, which is specific to any living thing, is of special importance. Therefore, in the case of teachers and educational supervisors who are the actors of this study, it is necessary to study their human activities and their experience in interacting with the environment and the meaning of their actions. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the model of educational supervision of French classrooms in Iranian language schools, using the theory of situational action.
Research Question(s)
This study seeks to answer this question:
  Is the model of educational supervision effective on the quality of supervision of counselors in French language classes in Iranian schools?

2. Literature Review
No research has been done on the background of the research in the general study, at the school level and in the field of French language, on issues related to the status of supervision and supervisory models in Iran, and this article is the first research in this regard.
  However, in the field of English in the same field, at the level of education and high school, academic research, dissertations and articles have been presented and published. Numerous articles and researches in this field have been presented in foreign countries, some examples of which are mentioned below.
Bullunz et al. (2014) implemented a clinical supervision model to train Turkish teachers in their research and evaluated its effectiveness. They used experimental and control groups to compare the performance of teacher trainee training and used t-test and analysis of variance to compare scores.
The results showed significantly higher scores in the experimental group compared to the control group, however, the results of repeated measures analysis (ANOVA) did not show a significant difference in increasing scores for both groups, which was probably due to the limited time to implement the clinical monitoring model.
In another study, Rashidi and Forutan (2015) in examining the status of monitoring the performance of English language teachers in the Iranian education system, stated;
 Most English language teachers rated their supervisors' professional skills as effective in areas such as assessment, classroom management, educational activities, student behavior, and teaching techniques and these teachers wanted more support from educational supervisors in the areas of preparing and editing educational materials, developing teachers' experience, and teaching guidance. The supervisory model applied in high school is traditional models, especially the prescriptive model, and the supervisory model of supervisors in university teacher training centers is followed by a model of self-thinking or thinking. The vast majority of regulatory model volunteers prefer self-reflection to traditional models, and educational supervisors consider themselves skilled and specialized in most areas.
Sobhaninejad and Aghahsseini (2006) found in their research that there is a significant difference between the current monitoring situation and the desired and optimal situation. The results of Hismanoglu (2010) research show that, the most important part of monitoring education is motivating and encouraging teachers to overcome their weaknesses. After examining the current situation, his research had two main conclusions: 1: there is a clear difference between teachers 'beliefs about educational supervision and their experiences, and 2: there is a significant difference between teachers' expectations of supervision and the perception of educational supervisors.
Sadeghi et al. (2015) have shown that the current state of educational supervision is almost acceptable, but teachers expect to receive more qualified services in supervision and they need more support in the field of educational supervision and counseling. When teachers associate the supervision of educational supervisors with evaluation, they become distrustful (Bushama et al., 2016).
Jecker-Parvex (2020) in his research examined the role of educational counselor and defined educational supervision as an educational and practical method that aims to develop teacher skills, acquire self-assessment skills and analyze interaction situations, challenges such as interventions and Professional issues, especially in terms of responsibilities, contradictions and problems, effects and emotions, and obstacles and performance of their profession.
According to the researches mentioned in the previous articles, various studies have been conducted in the field of education in the field of supervision models, and there are still no results that indicate the use of a comprehensive model that includes all aspects and the present study is one of the first studies to investigate the effectiveness of a supervisory model in French classrooms in Iranian language schools using the theory of situational action.

3. Methodology
                                                This study was performed by quasi-experimental method of pre-test-post-group test. The statistical population included all educational consultants and 7 of them were selected by convenience sampling. The dependent variable (monitoring quality) was measured before and after the implementation of the independent variable (monitoring optimization model). In this research, the educational supervision model of French language classes, which is designed by Sadeghpour (2020) based on the theory of position-based action with a mixed quantitative-qualitative exploratory approach; was used.
To determine the effectiveness of Sadeghpour (2020) educational supervision model, an educational plan was designed and the quasi-experimental research design method was used. The dependent variable (monitoring quality) was measured before and after the implementation of the independent variable (monitoring optimization model) and based on the educational supervision model, a 42-item researcher-made educational supervision checklist was designed to determine the effectiveness of using the optimized educational supervision model, which included items with 5-point Likert scale (very low, low, medium, high, very high) and sought to answer the question of whether the model of educational supervision of French classrooms in Iranian schools using the theory of position-based, on the quality of supervision of counselors , Is it effective? To perform the pre-test, to view and complete the checklist, the performance of each educational counselor before the training course was filmed and reviewed and the monitoring table was completed by the researcher. Then, the educational intervention was carried out by forming a "group workshop" and "individual accompaniment" and to run the post-test again, including the previously mentioned steps; (Monitoring, filming, etc.) was done and the checklist of the monitoring table was completed again and finally the results were compared with each other.
4. Results
Comparing the mean score of quality of supervision in the group of counselors, before and after the educational intervention, the mean score and standard deviation were obtained before the intervention (19.07 ± 111.42) and after the intervention (22.13 ± 155.85) and based on the paired t-test, according to the obtained level of significance, a statistically significant difference was observed between the mean scores before and after the intervention. Therefore, training of educational consultants based on the proposed supervisory model was effective at a significant level (p <0.05). Table 1, shows the mean and standard deviation of pre-test and post-test scores, and Table 2, shows the significance of the mean of pre-test and post-test scores.

Table 1
Paired t-test: Mean and standard deviation of pre-test and post-test scores
Mean N Std. Deviation Mean  Deviation
Pre-test 111.4286 7 19.07754 7.21063
Post-test 155.8571 7 22.13165 8.36497


Table 2
 Significance of mean pre-test and post-test scores
Couple comparison T Df Sig
Mean Std. Deviation
Pre-test
Post-test
-44.42857 11.2673 -10.433 6 000.0

5. Discussion
The results of the study showed that the model of educational supervision of French classrooms in Iranian schools is effective on the quality of supervision of counselors by using the theory of position-based action and there was a significant difference between the means before and after the training. This means that the proposed training course has been useful in optimizing the educational supervision situation, and the current shortcomings of the educational supervision situation can be partially eliminated. Thus, effective teaching supervision and counseling leads to the development of innovation, positive motivation and initiative in teachers.
The training counselor should be able to know the knowledge and skills, attitudes, needs, expectations of the instructor and also be aware of the expectations of the training center and the effectiveness of the instructor.
The training course should also be an opportunity for training counselors to develop their counseling and leadership skills; to be able to act more effectively during class situations and during post-visit interviews. The training course should also be an opportunity for training counselors to develop their counseling and leadership skills; to be able to act more effectively during class situations and during post-visit interviews. They need to understand the needs of educators and, through practical and theoretical integration, guide them to find solutions to their problems (Chaliès et al., 2009, p. 106).
If the educational supervision is done properly, it will lead to the quality of the teacher's performance and ultimately improve the quality of the educational situation.
Therefore, it is necessary for educational institutions to emphasize this type of supervision and use and teach effective and appropriate models of educational supervision to educational consultants.

6. Conclusion
According to the research findings, it can be concluded that, by using the designed model of educational supervision, we can train educational consultants with effective quality of performance. Because the principles of educational supervision can be learned, and this, in turn, leads to success in the teaching-learning process. In this study, in terms of typology, to optimize the quality of supervision of educational consultants in Iran, the model obtained from a mixed quantitative-qualitative exploratory study by Sadeghpour in 2020 was used, Considering the effectiveness of this model, doing more research by combining related models can lead to more comprehensive regulatory models in this regard.

Acknowledgments
I would like to thank all those who helped me in this research.
Appendix
Checklist (monitoring table)
very much Much medium little very little Items Main categories Row
During the class visit, the educational counselor pays attention to the teacher's gesture (positioning, movement, tone of voice and speed of speech and movements in the classroom environment). Behavior
An educational counselor is available to address teacher problems, except during classroom supervision.
The educational counselor is aware of his / her role of accompanying the teacher.
The training consultant devotes sufficient time to supervision.
Before observing the class, the educational counselor informs the teacher of his / her supervisory criteria and the objectives of the class supervision.
When observing the class, the counselor uses appropriate tools such as an evaluation table or a camera to record the sessions.
During the interview after the visit, the educational counselor fully describes the teacher's problems.
Through observation sessions, the educational counselor controls the quality of the teaching-learning process and, in a way, evaluates what is observed in relation to the expected situation.
The educational counselor pays attention to the arrangement of the learners in the classroom situation, according to the educational goals of the teacher.
During the observation, the educational counselor pays attention to classroom management, board management, space management, time management, and interactions between learners-learners and learners-teachers.
It is important for the counselor that the teacher has an alternative lesson plan (Plan B).
It is important for the counselor that the instructor, before starting the class, perform classroom rituals such as (attending class before class, chatting, attending, and asking for dates and days, talking about the weather…).
The counselor cares about having the right interactions with the teacher. Ethics
Takes care of the teacher in expressing and analyzing the teaching problems in a timely manner.
Easily accepts other people's ideas.
In supervision, the educational counselor always adheres to the principle of confidentiality and treats the teacher with respect, humility and patience.
Based on his / her personal experiences in teaching and supervision, he / she makes suggestions to the teacher. Educational basics
After visiting the classroom, she usually transfers her knowledge and experiences to the teacher and asks her to adapt those experiences to her/his class by thinking.
After visiting the classroom, she/he encourages the teacher to think
In order to improve the quality of teaching, the educational counselor provides teaching aids and tools to the teacher.
Holds training courses to meet the needs of teachers.
During the visit, he / she monitors the teacher's skill level (teaching method) and educational cognition (learners' learning style).
Considers the use of learner assessment methods.
The educational counselor reviews the assessments made by the teacher.
Pays attention to the correct implementation of the educational regulations of the institute (class hours, number of absences, timely completion of educational content, etc).
The educational counselor causes stress and anxiety to the teacher.. Psychological factors
The educational consultant is involved in creating the teacher's creativity and innovation.
The educational counselor helps and motivates the teacher.
The training consultant plays the role of guide and team leader. Professional and organizational characteristics
The training consultant is an active listener during monitoring and observation.
The training counselor has sufficient expertise and skills to conduct class observations and post-visit sessions.
The gender of the educational counselor affects the quality of classroom supervision.
During the session, after visiting the teacher, she /he wants to explain the purpose of her actions. The meaning of action
During the interview, after the visit, she/he encourages the teacher to express the strengths and weaknesses of her behavior.
The educational counselor listens to the teacher's comments during the interview after the visit and then expresses his or her understanding in order to resolve the misunderstanding in front of him / her.
Encourages the teacher to find the right answer to the thought and, by challenging the teacher, teaches her/him the way of thinking.
The counselor acts independently in dealing with problems. Compatibility
Guides the teacher to find the right answer.
The consultant participates in training courses to update information and improve his / her performance in order to adapt to new needs
In the face of unforeseen situations, it changes its behavior and takes a position appropriate to the new situation.
The training counselor uses understandable words during the interview, not scientific and specialized words that make it difficult to understand. Verbal skills
The educational counselor is skilled in expressing his / her thoughts to the teacher and expresses his / her thoughts clearly and fluently.

 

Volume 13, Issue 3 (July & August 2022 (Articles in English & French) 2022)
Abstract

La langue persane fait partie des langues dont le groupe consonantique finale de la syllabe CVCC est soumise à certaines contraintes du point de vue de la succession des sons. Le présent article se fixe, comme objectif, d’étudier les emprunts lexicaux qui, dans les groupes consonantiques en position finale, comprennent une consonne labiale non appartenant au persan contemporain mais qui y ont trouvé leur place. Pour ce faire, toutes les syllabes en CVCC ayant une consonne labiale en position de C1 ou C2 seront étudiées. Elles seront ensuite comparées en fonction de leur statut (lexique pur ou empreint) dans la langue. Seront ainsi étudiés la fréquence d’occurrence de chaque consonne, tous les ordres possibles de leur apparition ainsi que l’ordre de leur succession. Cette recherche s’inscrit dans le cadre des recherches descriptives et analytiques basées sur des données statistiques. Le dictionnaire Mochiri comprenant 40.000 entrées, a été utilisé comme source principale pour l’extraction des données de cette recherche. L’article est présenté dans le cadre théorique des principes de phonématique et du principe de l’ordre (de la succession) des phonèmes en fonction de leur degré de sonorité. Les résultats de cette recherche montrent que le lexique purement persan a un comportement totalement différent du lexique emprunté en ce qui concerne le type de succession dans le groupe consonantique, l’ordre de la succession sonnante et la sélection du noyau de la syllabe. En persan pur, la consonne /f/ en tant que premier élément constitutif du groupe consonantique et la consonne /m/ en tant que deuxième membre de ce groupe, sont les plus fréquemment employées, parmi les consonnes labiales.
 

Volume 13, Issue 4 (September & October 2022)
Abstract

Pragmatic competence is the ability to use language properly in the social context. In order to gain this competence, the learner must align his / her linguistic and social knowledge with different forms and pragmatic strategies of the language and be able to use all the components of his / her communication skills in an integrated situation. In this article, the position of developing Pragmatic competence in the field of French language teaching in Iran is investigated. The purpose of this study, in addition to defining the pragmatic competence in the field of language teaching, is to investigate the use and development of this skill by Iranian French teachers. For this purpose, a questionnaire was prepared to collect information and distributed among fifty Iranian teachers. Random sampling method was used to select the sample size. The research method is descriptive-survey and the research tool includes a questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated to be 0.90 using Cronbach's alpha test. Data analysis using sample t-test, correlation test and independent t-test shows that although the development of this skill increases with age and experience of teachers, the use of activities related to its development has little place in the French language class and this Contrary to the positive opinion of teachers to cultivate this aspect of language communication skills. Therefore, it is suggested that in future research, solutions be introduced to Iranian teachers of French so that they can adapt their teaching performance to the needs of language learners and make their language learners skilled in what is called semantic skills

1. Introduction
Language and culture are two inseparable entities. and the language makes dialogue between cultures possible. If it is possible to acquire a certain cultural competence without resorting to the language of a people, it is impossible to learn a language independently of its culture. We can, for example, familiarize ourselves with Japanese culture by studying the art and civilization of this country, without learning the Japanese language, but we cannot communicate properly in Japanese without acquiring some cultural competence in that language.
In Iran, where there is a mixed education context and a exolingual in relation to the French language, literature is a space conducive to making learners aware of the cultural dimensions and social skills of the foreign language, which are essential for a effective communication with French-speaking interlocutors.
In this article we collected information from Iranian teachers of French as a foreign language through a questionnaire to find out how well they practice the pragmatic competence of their learners. The results showed that while the time devoted to the development of the pragmatic competence of the learners increases with the age and the experience of the teachers, the implementation of the activities to develop the pragmatic competence in the classes of FLE does not is not well integrated, despite the favorable opinion of the teachers to work on this aspect of the competence to communicate linguistically. This study provides FFL teachers in Iranian institutional settings with information that would help them adapt their lesson practices to the needs of learners and thus train competent social actors at the level of pragmatic competence.
Research Question(s)
  1. To what extent is the development of semantic skills of French language learners considered in Iran?
  2. How can this skill be developed among Iranian language learners?

2. Literature Review
Leach (1983) divides semantics into two parts: semantics - sociological and semantics  linguistics. After Leach, many people came up with more details about these two branches; In particular, Thomas (1983) enumerates the semantic failures resulting from each of the two branches in foreign language teaching. He says language speakers should have specific rules and conventions to allow them to understand each other's purpose in communication at certain times.
In Iran, researchers in the field of language teaching have shown interest in studying this issue. Hashemian (2012) in an article examining the intercultural differences of semantic rules in performing the verbal act of rejecting the request between Persian-speakers and English-speakers and has come to the conclusion that unlike Persian speakers who were ahead of English-speakers in the use of indirect solutions , English speakers mostly use strategies that are related to direct rejection.
In order to better understand the role of semantics in the field of language teaching, which is referred to semantic skills, it is necessary to review the important theories that have been proposed over time to define semantics in order to understand the place of semantics and semantic skills in a common framework. It should be noted that this article is a description of the same principles presented in the common European framework of semantic skills.

2.1. Index pragmatic: from situation to speech
The index pragmatic studies the role of all the elements that exist in the production situation of the utterance, and it is not enough to suffice only with the linguistic meaning and structure of the sentence or utterance.

2.2. From speech to situation: pragmatic integrated with the theory of utterances (spoken verbs)
The effect or result of an action indirectly affects the situation and the situation is completely dependent on it. The third component affects speakers and forces them to perform actions (eg, movement, fear, laughter, or sadness). Thus, the action in the third component describes the consequences of the second component.

2.3. Fundamental pragmatic
This science is based on the studies of Grace, Gozder, Levinson, Sperber and Wilson. The funfamental pragmatic hypothesis is that verbal communication is often implicit and mandatory, and therefore it is only with semantic references that the coded message of a statement can be fully interpreted.

2.4. Official position: Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
 The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages enumerates the skills of "discourse", "function" and "schema creation" within the context of semantic skills. Semantic skill is the knowledge that the user / learner has in the following principles:
A. How to organize, construct and adapt messages to the situation (discourse ability);
B. How to use messages to perform communication functions (functional capability);
C. How to split messages according to interactive and hyperactive schemas (ability to create schemas)

3. Methodology
In the present study, in order to find the answer to the question of how much attention is paid to the development of semantic skills of language learners in Iran, based on the case study method, we developed a questionnaire addressed to French language teachers. The questionnaire has four sections, the first of which contains questions about gender, age, level of education and teaching experience, and the next three sections include questions about the three main components of semantic skills, respectively. SPSS software (version 23) was used to analyze the data and one-sample independent t-test and correlation test were used to analyze them. The reliability of the questionnaire was also confirmed using Cronbach's test. In the questionnaire, for each question, a range of five options is considered to fit the scale of data for analysis with SPSS23.

4. Results
According to the analysis of the research findings, it seems that the development of pragmatic skills in French language classes in Iran is not focused as it should be. However, the instructors participating in this study stated that developing this skill, which is one of the components of language communication skills, is very important, and learning and nurturing it in any group of language learners with high and low language skills is very important, and the ability improves the learner in understanding and producing various speech actions. However, in practice, participants were reluctant to use methods to develop this skill. This may be the result of teachers' unfamiliarity with how to develop semantic skills. One of the findings of the research is that giving importance to the development of's cognitive skills of language learners has no significant relationship with the gender and level of education of the teacher; However, the older the teacher's teaching profession, the more he / she pays attention to the development of learners' semantic skills, and therefore a meaningful and direct relationship between these variables prevails. The results of this study indicate a gap in the development of semantic skills; Hence, it is suggested to teachers to include the development of semantic skills in their teaching and learning programs in order to improve the semantic knowledge of learners in general and their ability related to verbal actions in particular
 

Volume 14, Issue 2 (May & June 2023 2023)
Abstract

The way of arranging proverbs in dictionaries has been one of the most important problems for lexicographers and paremiographers. Therefore in this study, based on cognitive semantic approach, the way of arranging proverbs in dictionaries was considered. The purpose of the current study is to organize proverbs in dictionaries in a new, non-linear and non-alphabetical way and according to a scientific and theory-based approach. To achieve the purpose of the study, the following research question was proposed: How to use a way other than the usual alphabetical and linear way based on which proverbs are presented in dictionaries? To do this, based on descriptive-analytical method and cognitive semantics approach and its mechanisms, such as conceptual metaphor, conceptual metonymy and conventional knowledge, the authors have examined the data extracted from The great two-volume Dictionary of Persian Proverbs (Zolfaghari, 2009), The famous Proverbs of Iran (Soheili, 2005) and internet resources. The results indicated that according to semantic motivation and the concepts of target domains of the proverbs, a non-linear and non-alphabetical way can be proposed for arranging proverbs and their equivalents in order to reflect the conceptual structures of mind and language and to help language learners to learn and remember them easily.

1. Introduction
In this study, the proverbs are described and analyzed according to cognitive semantics approach, and applying this approach in lexicography is examined because the current dictionaries in general, and dictionary of proverbs in specific, are in alphabetical and linear way, therefore the users have some problems in finding a proverb and its meaning.
With the emergence of electronic dictionaries and due to the inadequacies of existing Persian dictionaries, a scientific and theory-based approach is required in lexicography. One of the most important issues in lexicography is the way of arranging entries including lexical items (words and groups of words) and their equivalents in a way that is useful to dictionary users. Accordingly the way of arranging proverbs in a dictionary is very important for lexicographers and paremiographers. There are some problems encountering a Persian dictionary of proverb which is organized in a linear and alphabetical way. One of these problems is that if a user doesn’t know the standard form of a proverb, she/he can’t find it easily in a dictionary because some proverbs start with different words (سیلی/ سرکۀ نقد به از حلوای نسیه- (ز) تعارف کم کن و بر مبلغ افزا). Other problem which is concerned with alphabetical ordering is that there isn’t any conceptual relation between the proverbs which are listing one by one and under a specific entry. And another problem is that non-Persian language learners can’t learn, understand and remember Persian proverbs easily.
According to above problems relating to dictionary of proverbs, cognitive linguists such as Geeraerts (2001) and Scabi (2002) pointed out the mutual relation between cognitive semantics and lexicography. Therefore the purpose of the current study is to organize proverbs in dictionary in a new non-linear and non-alphabetical way and according to a scientific and theory-based approach. To achieve the purpose of the study, the following research question was proposed: how to use a way other than the usual alphabetical and linear way based on which proverbs are presented in dictionaries?
2. Literature review
Regarding the subject of this paper which is about presenting proverbs in a new way in dictionaries, there isn’t any study in Persian language, but there are papers according to characteristics of first domain of conceptual metaphors in proverbs. But the authors of this paper (2020) have written about the ordering of idioms in dictionaries according to cognitive semantic approach before.
Among non-Persian studies, the authors can point out the study of Covecses and Szabo (1996) and Covecses and Csabi (2014) which are about the systematic conceptual motivation for the meaning of idioms. They believe that most of idioms are based on conceptual metaphor, conceptual metonymy and conventional knowledge and cognitive semantic approach can make the learning of idioms more easily for non-native speakers. Csabi (2002) also believe that cognitive linguistics is able to offer a useful framework for lexicographers and provide essential background information about language and language use, which in turn may help the creation of systematic and well-founded dictionaries, with rich knowledge about specific words, meanings, and idioms.
The difference between current study and the other mentioned studies, is that some of non-Persian studies based on cognitive semantics, just explained about how the entries follow each other, how the meanings are arranged, and how idioms are represented within the dictionary in a way that best suits the user’s needs. But in the current study, the authors have shown the new way of ordering proverbs in a dictionary practically.

3. Methodology
To do this, based on descriptive-analytical method and cognitive semantic approach and it’s mechanisms such as conceptual metaphor, conceptual metonymy and conventional knowledge, the authors have examined the data extracted from The great two-volume Dictionary of Persian Proverbs (Zolfaghary, 2009), The famous proverbs of Iran (Soheili, 2005) and internet resources.
In this study, proverbs, their meaning, metaphors, metonymy, conceptual domains, such as first and target domains, and their semantic motivation are mentioned in schedules. Then regarding the innovative way in lexicography, the result of these schedules are analyzed in some patterns relating to a specific theory (i.e metaphor, metonymy and conventional knowledge).
In this new way for ordering proverbs in a dictionary, lexicographers must take into account the target domain of proverbs. For example the source domain of ‘fire’ can be used to understand several abstract concepts, such as anger, love, imagination, energy, and etc. Or we can consider a target domain such as سماجت و پافشاری and list the proverbs which have this target domain in common below it; such proverbs can be:
1. مرغش یک پا دارد 2. روی یک پا ایستادن  3. دو پا را در یک کفش کردن
4. Results
The results indicated that most of the proverbs are analyzable according to cognitive semantic approach and its principals such as conceptual metaphors, conceptual metonymy, conventional knowledge, and conceptual motivation. In fact these principals are bases for describing and analyzing proverbs in Persian dictionaries which lead to an innovative way for organizing proverbs in a non-linear and non-alphabetical way. As an example we can consider the metaphoric  proverb: چوب تر را چنان که خواهی پیچ  نشود جز به آتش راست which its conceptual metaphor is:
 تربیت کردن پیچاندن چوب تر است  (raising a child means twisting a wet wood)
In this example, the exact meaning of the proverb is according to conceptual mapping of source domain (پیچاندن چوب تر) to target domain (تربیت کردن), along with correspondences between conceptual elements of source and target that leads to comprehend the target domain by way of source domain.
At the end, authors concluded that by applying this innovative, knowledge-base and theory-base method, and by using these three cognitive principals, and according to concepts of target domain and considering semantic motivation of proverbs, lexicographers can organize the proverbs in non-linear and non-alphabetical way that reflects the conceptual system of our mind, and makes learning and remembering easier for non-Persian or foreign  language learners.
 


Volume 14, Issue 63 (6-2016)
Abstract

Using nutritionally valuable products is important as people taste is going toward varies foods. The use of pumpkin can provide nutritionally qualified and valuable product, diversity of products and higher customer choice because it contains helpful and therapeutic compounds. In the current research, different levels of modified starch (0.2, 0.15, 0.1 percentage) and micro-crystalline cellulose (1.5, 1, 0.5 percentage) were used in the production of fruit butter for improving the consistency and the texture properties including hardness, toughness, gummy, cohesiveness, chewiness,…. and color attributes including three factors of L, a and b were evaluated. The results showed that the cohesiveness, gummy and hardness decreased with increasing the micro-crystalline cellulose. Furthermore, with increasing the modified starch increased the hardness, toughness, cohesiveness, chewiness, L and b parameters, but it had no effect on gummy, significantly. The pumpkin can be used as a natural and also enrichment combination in the process of the productions such as fruit butter due to its functional properties.
Farhad Parivash, Mahdi Bamdad, Habib Ahmadi,
Volume 15, Issue 11 (1-2016)
Abstract

Performance increasing of robot-aided training in stroke elbow rehabilitation is the goal of this paper. Therapist holds on the arm of patient and guides the center of mass along a desired trajectory. In robotic rehabilitation, when the arm of patient rotate within the desired boundaries, (s)he should ideally not feel the robot. The robot needs to actively compensate for the weight of the exoskeleton and reflected mass of the motors. A nonlinear torsion spring can be used and also a counter-torque as a function of arm angle is applied by the motor. Applying the springs affords more convenience, it allows smaller motors to be used, the size of required brakes can be reduced and inherent safety is introduced in rehabilitation robots. Furthermore, the robust controller design can be used to compensator the modeling errors and gravitational force. A novel elbow rehabilitation robot is designed based on the cable actuation. The strategy is not just anti-gravitational forces because there should be joint-stiffness control. The uncertainty in the patients arm dynamic is effectively approximated. The motion of closed-loop control system in the presence of parametric uncertainties is investigated. The sliding mode controller with proportional-derivative controller is compared through computer simulation and improvement is observed.
Farhad Parivash, Ali Ghasemi,
Volume 18, Issue 8 (12-2018)
Abstract

Quadrotor is one the most popular models of unmanned aerial vehicles with four actuated propellers which has a simple, light weight, small mechanical structure and high maneuverability. However, its nonlinear under-actuated dynamics needs more advanced controllers for rejection of external disturbances, balancing and precise trajectory tracking. In particular, the under-actuated subsystem of the quadrotor's dynamics needs a fast response without overshoot and steady state error. In this paper, fuzzy fractional-order proportional-integral derivative (FOFPID) controller is designed for quadrotor control system using fuzzy and fractional order systems to improve response speed, tracking accuracy and system robustness respect to the conventional PID controller. Controller architecture of the under-actuated subsystem of the quadrotor's dynamics is designed based on the inner-outer loop control theory which is employed explicit and analytical inverse kinematic of system to connect the inner and outer loops. Also, dynamics of the motors and actuators saturation are considered in the quadrotor’s dynamics model and their effects are studied on the controllers' performance. In order to evaluate tracking performance of controllers, trajectory of an eight aerial maneuver is designed and controllers’ performance is assessed in the absence and presence of wind disturbance. Trajectory tracking accuracy of the controllers is studied according to the maximum absolute error and integral of absolute error criterions and is compared that shows the proposed FOFPID controller has successfully improved performance of the quadrotor system.

Volume 20, Issue 141 (November 2023)
Abstract

Food security is always under threat due to the limited production resources in agriculture and dependence on a single product such as wheat. Sustainable agriculture requires that in the production of agricultural products, one-sided and single products should not be used. So the aim of this study was replacement of 10% of the wheat flour in the semi-volume Barbari bread formulation by the whole meal flour and malt flour of barley, oats, quinoa and amaranth. The results showed the sample containing 10% whole oat flour had the highest amount of moisture, specific volume and porosity. While the use of malt decreased the amount of the mentioned parameters. Regarding the evaluation of the firmness of the texture, the results showed that the sample containing whole oat had the lowest firmness in 2 h and 3 days after baking, and it should be mentioned that the use of the malt of the studied grains compared to the grain increased the firmness. Also, the analysis of the results showed that the amount of protein in the samples containing oat, amaranth and quinoa flour was higher than other samples. Examining the crust color of the product, showed a decrease in the amount of the L* value and an increase in the amount of the a* value with the addition of malt flour. During the sensory evaluation, the panelists assigned the highest overall acceptance score to the sample containing 10% whole oat flour. Therefore, the producers can enrich their products with oat flour without reducing the quality.
 

Volume 23, Issue 2 (4-2016)
Abstract

The present paper is an attempt to reveal the typical difficulties to which are confronted translators of every sacred text. So, the authors of this research paper try to precise the meaning-form relations which arise from a corpus of the eighteen final surahs of the holy Quran. For this purpose, two translations of the holy book (those of Jacques Berque and Hamidullah), the most attested and credible, have been chosen and studied in this research to determine the tendencies which deform the source text while translating and which leads to different outputs. By this way, the present work will show the impact of the moderation to find out the right way between the fidelity to the form and the loyalty to the meaning.
 

Volume 24, Issue 1 (1-2017)
Abstract

Educationalists and methods designers realize that a good command over a foreign language depends on following supra-segmental elements consisting rhythm and intonation, which are considered as the first step towards mastering the pronunciation of a language.Among the supra-segmental elements, we focus on the rhythm. Since, it has been clear that despite having good pronunciation of sounds and consonants separately, most of Iranian learners of FFL, fail to realize the correct rhythm of the French language.
In this article, we try to know why Iranian FFL learners of make little attention to the correct rhythm of French or why are they totally indifferent?
In fact, our goal is to find the cause of various errors in the use of the correct rhythm among Iranian FFL learners. We realized that there is a significant relationship between age, gender and level of participants with the rhythm production and the same is true for L1 and the first foreign language (English in Iran) which are most dramatic obstacles for learning and the correct rhythm production.


Volume 30, Issue 1 (1-2023)
Abstract

In the framework of Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, we have studied the possible impact of emphasis on multidimensional intelligence on developing learner autonomy and we asked ourselves if a syllabus designed based on the learners' multiple intelligences help develop learner autonomy more effectively. Autonomy is considered to be a key factor in the promotion of the process of learning a foreign language, through enhancing learner motivation and self-confidence. Nevertheless, it is not always the focus of teaching. We believed it possible to help develop learner autonomy more efficiently, by emphasizing on individual intelligence profiles. Thus, we aim to establish, if and how effectively, an Iranian learner’s autonomy is influenced, when reached out to, through his multiple intelligences. In this research, a descriptive and synthetic approach will be applied. After presenting the main theoretical guidelines on which our research is based, we will share results of a field study conducted in this respect, on 30 adult Iranian learners of French as a foreign language (FFL) of the lower intermediate level (B1 of the CEFRL) and analyze the data quantitatively and qualitatively.
 

Volume 31, Issue 4 (Winter 2025)
Abstract

One of the new approaches toward entrepreneurial education is the development of entrepreneurial schools as a science and technology center and the use of knowledge that can play a vital role in the development of countries. The purpose of this article is identifying the antecedents and consequences of the development of entrepreneurial education in the primary education system by the Meta-analysis method of Sandelowski & Barroso model. So, after searching in reputable databases such as Magiran, Noormags, ProQuest, Emerald, Science Direct, Sage, Springer, Scopus based on the set criteria, finally 35 articles selected and by analyzing their content, the relevant concepts and codes extracted and finally priority of each determined using Shannon's entropy method. Based on the research findings, the concepts of entrepreneurial characteristics of school principals, entrepreneurial characteristics of teachers, entrepreneurial culture of the school, entrepreneurial education methods, participation of external stakeholders in entrepreneurship education in school, entrepreneurial curriculum, entrepreneurial perspective of education, political factors, entrepreneurial attitude of parents, Student motivation and school type have the highest coefficient of importance among the 11 factors affecting entrepreneurial education in primary schools. Furthermore, the learning outcomes of entrepreneurship education in primary schools include entrepreneurial attitudes, entrepreneurial skills, entrepreneurial knowledge, and entrepreneurial abilities. The results of this study can provide valuable insights for the development and advancement of entrepreneurship education in the primary education system.


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