Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl 
Authentic Materials Meditation Benefits Authentic Materials Meditation Benefits About this activity Second Language Acquisition (SLA) on the premise of authentic materials or authenticity in learning — as opposed to instructional materials found in English coursebooks — has proved to be more successful in raising the level of motivation in ESL learners to genuinely engage in …
IELTS Listening Practice AIDS IELTS Listening Practice AIDS About this activity This activity is labeled round table by Dr. Hariri, the creator and administrator of LELB Society. This activity is on the premise of Flipped Learning, according to which the students watch a video before the class, carry out research into the selected theme, and prepare themselves for an informed discussion in the class. This activity is on the basis …
English Presentation Plagiarism English Presentation Plagiarism Watch this video on YouTube LELB Lecturer: Mojgan Handout Provided by the Lecturer What is plagiarism? How do universities try to help the students avoid plagiarism? What are some detrimental effects of exercising plagiarism in society?
IELTS Listening Practice Think and Grow Rich IELTS Listening Practice Think and Grow Rich About this activity This activity is labeled round table by Dr. Hariri, the creator and administrator of LELB Society. This activity is on the premise of Flipped Learning, according to which the students watch a video before the class, carry out research into the selected theme, and prepare themselves for an informed discussion in the …
Language-centered Method Language-centered Method Language-centered methods are those that are principally concerned with linguistic forms. These methods such as ‘Audiolingual Method, seek to provide opportunities for learners to practice pre-selected, pre-sequenced linguistic structures through form-focused exercises in class, assuming that a preoccupation with form will ultimately lead to the mastery of the target language and …
IELTS Listening Practice Self-discipline IELTS Listening Practice Self-discipline About this activity This activity is labeled round table by Dr. Hariri, the creator and administrator of LELB Society. This activity is on the premise of Flipped Learning, according to which the students watch a video before the class, carry out research into the selected theme, and prepare themselves for an informed discussion in the class. This activity is on the basis …
IELTS Writing Task 1 Public Library IELTS Writing Task 1 Public Library Instructions Visual Data The graph above shows the number of books read by men and women at Burnaby Public Library from 2011 to 2014. Write a summary of the information given in the graph by selecting and reporting the main points. You could make comparisons when …
Functionalism Functionalism proposes that Universal Grammar can ultimately be explained without recourse to a special language organ that takes up where cognition leaves off. It attempts to rectify a lack of emphasis on learning in the rationalist perspective. The source of knowledge is proposed to lie in the input, not in the mind. Discoveries are …
Language Making Capacity Language Making Capacity Slobin proposes a ‘language making capacity’ (LMC). Like Chomsky’s Language Faculty, the LMC contains universal principles. Unlike the principles of Chomsky’s Language Faculty, these are ‘Operating Principles’ (OP), i.e., principles specifically for working inductively on the physical acoustic stimulus for a specific language to which children are exposed. The …
Innateness Hypothesis Innateness Hypothesis It must be that the mind/brain provides a way to identify and extract the relevant information by means of mechanism of some sort that are part of its biologically determined resources. In contrast to the behaviorist hypothesis, a second theory, called the ‘innateness hypothesis’ has developed out of generative transformational grammar. …