Introduction Cooperative instructional techniques have been around for some time and they have been used more widely in recent years as certain topics lend themselves to this type of learning more so than basic and traditional classroom instruction (Johnson, Maruyama, Johnson, Nelson, & ...

The important question that is still unanswered in Iran is what academic literacy is. Finding a definition for \'academic literacy\' may pave the way for English teaching technology in the Iranian context to design and implement courses, which meet the needs of those who intend to have a part in int...