The proliferation of generative artificial intelligence, from healthcare to finance, underscores its transformative potential in addressing real-world challenges. The generative AI model is trained to act almost like a human. The conversational format allows the AI to answer follow-up questions, admit mistakes, challenge false premises, and reject inappropriate requests. Also, generative artificial intelligence provides huge opportunities for organizations that use this advanced technology strategically. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of identifying the antecedents and consequences of the productive artificial intelligence tool using the fuzzy FCM method. The statistical population of the research is the experts in the field of information technology and artificial intelligence, among whom 10 people were selected as sample members using the purposeful sampling method and based on the principle of theoretical saturation. The tool for collecting information is an interview in the qualitative part and a questionnaire in the quantitative part. In this research, the content analysis method and coding with Atlas software were used to analyze the data in the qualitative part, and the content method and theoretical validity and intra-coder inter-coder reliability were used to check the validity and reliability of the data collection tool in the qualitative part. Its reliability was confirmed with a coefficient of 0.84. Also, the validity and reliability of the data collection tool in the quantitative part, content validity and retest reliability showed the confirmation of the reliability of the questionnaires. Also, the validity and reliability of the research questionnaire was measured by content and retest validity. The findings of the research show that the most important antecedent factors for the development of productive artificial intelligence are keeping pace with the fundamental changes in technology, the possibility of correcting organizational gaps, and facilitating the learning of employees. Also, the most important consequences of the formation of productive artificial intelligence are speeding up the implementation of processes, increasing efficiency and productivity, and the risk of privacy violations.

Learner autonomy (henceforth LA) has become a buzz word in education in general and language education, in particular, for more than a decade now. Focusing on investigating Iranian EFL teachers’ conceptions of LA, the current study, taking a mixed method approach, attempted to illustrate how Iranian EFL teachers’ conceptions of leaner autonomy mapped out. To that end, 7 teachers, purposefully cluster sampled, were interviewed. After data saturation, the result of the interviews and the data gleaned from the literature were fed into the development of a questionnaire. The questionnaire, having being validated through a pilot study, was administered to 585 EFL teachers snowball-sampled, 2 of whom were, later on through negative case analysis, interviewed, and were required to provide the researchers with a narrative. Running a number of factor analyses, the researchers modeled the participants’ mindsets toward LA, which can be quite significant as it can have some theoretical and pedagogical implications, including, inter alia, situating LA promotion into the pedagogy of TEFL in Iran by running LA promotion workshops as well as developing a pool of LA promotion activities and software programs available to the stakeholders, especially the teachers.

The major part of peoples knowledge, skills and abilities are achieved during the complex process called learning. Learning is not simply the product of mere intelligence and capabilities of individual; it also depends on other factors such as personality traits, personal interests, and t ype of duty and di fferent methods and st yles. The understanding of each individual fits with his/her learning style. The aim of this study was to determine the learning st yles of Health Care Management students inTabriz University of Medical Sciences. Learning styles of 55 Health Services Management students in Tabriz Health and Nutrition Faculty were evaluated in 2009 using a twelve-question Kolb questionnaire in a descriptive study. The data was anal yzed using SPSS. And the frequency of students learning styles was identified by their agesand averages. In this study, 69% of the students were female and the dominantlearning method was Assimilator (42%). Other styles with a regard to their frequency were Diverge (24%), Coverage (22%)and Accommodator (12%). In the present study,no statistically significant relationship was found in learning styles between the gender (p= 0.644)and average (p = 0.676)of the students. Assimilator and Diverge methods were the most common ones among the management students. Hence, to improve the quality of learning in this group of students, it is proposed that the teachers use interactive and creative teaching methods such as small and la rge group discussion,brain storming, problem solving, debate-based learning, self-learning and lecturing.

Dynamic Assessment (DA) has become a growing trend in education in general and language education in particular. The present mixed-methods study aimed at implementing two different models of DA known as the interventionist and the interactionist models regarding developing EFL learners’ level of language awareness (LA) and metacognitive strategy use (MSU) in the process of writing instruction. The participants of the study included 60 Iranian undergraduate students majoring in English Translation Studies. Quantitative analysis of the data revealed that the participants in the experimental groups were able to gain higher levels of LA than their control group counterparts; however, both interventionist and interactionist models of DA entailed relatively similar effects. In the case of MSU, the results showed that neither the interventionist nor the interactionist models of DA of writing resulted in higher levels of MSU. Nevertheless, during the qualitative phase (i.e., interviews analysis) most of the participants in the experimental groups reported some changes in their LA and MSU as a result of DA. The results of the study can shed light on some aspects of integrating DA in English as a foreign language (EFL) education in terms of not only skill development but also cognitive and personality changes.The findings can bear lucrative insights for various practitioners ranged from classroom teachers and EFL researchers to those who are involved in strategic education.

This study introduces a model to test the impact of cultural intelligence (CQ) on the listening anxiety. In so doing, reflective thinking (RT) and language learning motivation (LLM) were considered as the predictor roles. To examine the model, a non-experimental correlation research design was adopted. To collect the data, four scales, Ang et al. (2007) CQ, Kim’s (2000) LA, Noels et al. (2000) LLM, and Kember et al. (2000) RT were distributed via Porsline online survey tool among EFL learners.  Following Byrne (2010) guidelines for the sample size, a sample of 250 (n= 117 male and n=133 female) students were randomly selected using a cluster random sampling method at multistage from 23 language institutes. Notably, each student was asked to fill out four questionnaires. Thus, a total of 1000 questionnaires were disseminated digitally via the portal. In total, 815 questionnaires were collected but 185 cases were deemed invalid during the initial examination process. The SEM analysis was performed using the SPSS and AMOS 21 software packages. The results showed that CQ, RT, and LLM made significant unique contributions as the predictors of LA, with a predictive power of (R2 = .47). Specifically, CQ, RT, and LLM collectively accounted for 47% of the variance in LA through both direct and indirect pathways. Accordingly, teachers may consider enhancing learners’ RT to foster listening skill. Besides, high level of CQ can help decrease anxiety in listening skills. The results and implications for reducing LA are further elaborated upon.

Verse 84 of Surah Al-Isra represents most essential basis of human deeds in the word “Shakilah” (manner), where it says “Say, each works according to his manner …” There are only the two words of “Shikl” (form) and “Shakilah” (manner) from the root word of “Sha-ka-la” in the Holy Quran, while the majority of commentators and lexicographers offer quite different definitions for the word “Shakilah”. Of course, some definitions are figurative. Lexicographers’ attempts to find a collective meaning for the root word of “Sha-ka-la” have yielded no results thus far. Some lexicographers have presented “likeness” as a synonym for the Arabic root word, but it is not that much accurate. This paper intends to apply semantics and resort to etymological studies to explore semantic components of the root word of “Sha-ka-la” in early Arabic languages to find how these components have established links with the concept of “Shakilah” in Arabic language. In the light of this method, we have indicated how intrinsic and extrinsic semantic components in the root word of “Sha-ka-la” have found their way from the early Arabic languages to the contemporary Arabic language and how they affected the meaning of “Shakilah”.

The present research was targeted toward examining the relationship between cultural intelligence (CQ), emo-sensory intelligence (ESQ), language learning strategies (LLS), and students’ language achievement (LA). A number of 300 EFL Iraqi students studying at the English Language Department of AL-Qadisiyah University, Iraq was selected through convenience sampling. The participants filled out the cultural intelligence questionnaire, emo-sensory intelligence scale, and the language learning strategy inventory. Students’ final scores were used as a means through which their language achievement could be gauged. The data were analyzed using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis. The findings indicated a significant relationship between ESQ, CQ, learning strategies, and students’ language achievement. In addition, it was found that CQ and language learners’ strategy could directly predict the language achievement of Iraqi EFL learners. ESQ, could only predict language learners’ achievement through the mediation of language learning strategies.

This mixed-methods study sought to examine any significant impact of Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' collaboration in rating speaking tests and brainstorming theoretical concepts of language assessment (LA) on their literacy, perceptions, and practices of speaking assessment. Forty-one Iranian EFL teachers selected through purposeful sampling were asked to fill out a questionnaire, including 20 components of LA, so as to measure their knowledge and perceptions of LA components. Then, 21 of the teachers volunteered to score the video-projected speaking performance of 12 international students in the Key English Test (KET) using KET speaking rating scales. Having received six sessions of in-service speaking assessment training based on their collaboration, the 21 participating teachers completed the same questionnaire and scored the same videos again. An ANCOVA was used to compare the quantitative data from the questionnaire and teachers’ scoring of KET speaking tests before and after the treatment, and also to investigate any significant differences between the novice and experienced Iranian EFL teachers in terms of their knowledge and perception of LA, and the assessment of KET speaking tests. Moreover, the 21 volunteered teachers were interviewed to further discover their perceptions about the in-service speaking assessment training course they attended. The findings revealed that the collaboration of the Iranian EFL teachers in rating speaking tests and brainstorming theoretical concepts of LA had a significant impact on their knowledge, perceptions, and practices of LA, though the effects were unequal and different for the novice and experienced EFL teachers.

Vygotsky’s Socio-Cultural Theory stimulated lines of research seeking its effect on second/foreign language learning. The current research makes an endeavor to ignite the relationship between one of the central aspects of this theory, that is to say, private speech (PS), with logical reasoning (LR), and language achievement (LA) of Iranian EFL learners. This association is based on a dynamic interaction between reasoning power and learners’ PS as well as the association of each of these constructs with their academic achievement. To attain the purpose of the study, a total of 200 advanced EFL university learners from different Universities in Iran completed the questionnaires. The participants were asked to do three parts of tasks (i.e., Deduction (D), Inference Making (IM), and Evaluation of Arguments (EA)) in “Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal” (W-GCTA) designed by Watson and Glaser (2010). Furthermore, they were requested to answer a “Self-verbalization Questionnaire”. The Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was run to analyze the model based on the data. To determine the incongruities detected in the model, each individual path demonstrating the causal relationships was scrutinized. The data supported the theoretical expectation of an association between using learners’ LR and PS. Subsequent data analyses also indicated that the learners’ PS is positively correlated with the three elements of reasoning and also it has a great predictive power for them. Besides, the three components of reasoning strongly and positively predict the students’ LA. Finally, it can be concluded that the PS is indirectly and positively correlated with LA.

Les logiciels éducatifs en Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) diffusés sur le marché sont des produits américains, britanniques ou français. Comme toutes les autres productions, les logiciels reflètent la culture et le système éducatif dont ils sont issus. Est-ce que ces logiciels éducatifs sont-ils à la hauteur des besoins des apprenants iraniens ? Dans cet article, nous analyserons Learning French Language dans la perspective des critères comme le procédé pédagogique, le style d'enseignement et les caractéristiques du public visé afin de faire relever les points faibles et forts de ce logiciel. L'analyse de ce logiciel nous permettra de conclure que ces logiciels éducatifs ne répondent guère aux besoins des apprenants iraniens à cause des lacunes dont la culture d'apprentissage des apprenants et l'environnement pédagogique dans lequel ce logiciel est utilisé.