Awakening the Critical Thinking Ability of College Students through Socio-culturally Mediated Instructor Tools in Higher Education

Marzieh Soozandehfar; Seyyed Mohammad Ali Soozandehfar

Volume 3, Issue 10 , August 2020, , Pages 33-45

https://doi.org/10.22034/iepa.2020.235629.1177

Abstract
  This study attempted to examine the extent to which university instructors contributed as obstacles or facilitators to developing critical thinking skills in undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate students. To this end, six university classes, two classes from each of the above-mentioned programs, were ...  Read More

Teaching Literacy Skills through Multimodal Texts

Marzieh Souzandehfar; Seyyed Mohammad Ali Soozandehfar

Volume 2, Issue 8 , January 2020, , Pages 35-44

https://doi.org/10.22034/iepa.2020.229693.1166

Abstract
  Multimodal Discourse is a theory of communication in multimedia. The notion of modes refers to semiotic resources which allow the simultaneous realization of discourses and types of (inter)action. Media are the material resources being used for the production such as music, language, and images. ...  Read More