political science
Hamid Sajadi; Gholam Ali Soleimani
Volume 18, Issue 6 , December 2018, , Pages 169-188
Abstract
Modern political sphere in Islamic societies is based on a large body of fundamental issues such as freedom, democracy, and rule of law, all being ignored in the old political texts of Muslims. Hence, the dynamics of political jurisprudence in the complex society of today requires its systematic and ...
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Modern political sphere in Islamic societies is based on a large body of fundamental issues such as freedom, democracy, and rule of law, all being ignored in the old political texts of Muslims. Hence, the dynamics of political jurisprudence in the complex society of today requires its systematic and serious introduction in explaining new issues and modern problems in the context of society and politics. Nonetheless, a high volume of the works in the field of political jurisprudence are still focused on classical definitions of politics and power, precisely, the government and the features and roles of its ruler. Few works can be found on the examination of fiqh teachings (jurisprudence) with a focus on the role of people. Mohsen Tabatabaifar's book "Fiqh Aspects of the Role of People in the Government" is evaluated as an effort to fill this gap. The author discusses the role of the people in the government from two aspects, namely traditional and modernist approaches. Considering the significance of such works, their evaluation and review would be even more critical. In terms of the analysis of the subject, enjoying outstanding points, the book has some weaknesses which are addressed through the review of its form and content.
Foreign Languages
Azizullah Mirzaei; Farzaneh Taheri
Volume 15, Issue 36 , November 2015, , Pages 197-214
Abstract
The importance and the exigency to evaluate second or foreign language teaching materials are largely recognized among the experts in the field. In addition, the significant role of grammar in second language acquisition and the emergence of various new concepts and approaches to teaching this aspect ...
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The importance and the exigency to evaluate second or foreign language teaching materials are largely recognized among the experts in the field. In addition, the significant role of grammar in second language acquisition and the emergence of various new concepts and approaches to teaching this aspect of language cannot be denied. The current study, therefore, attempts a qualitative evaluation of the Iranian Schools Seventh Grade English book, that is, Prospect 1 English for Schools Series, from the perspective of Larsen-Freeman’s concept of grammaring. The results revealed that compared with former books of the same grade, the above-mentioned book has detached from the traditional approach to grammar instruction and has taken steps forward to an ability-oriented approach. In some aspects, however, the book does not seem to proceed significantly in terms of providing more tangible social contexts for communication, and the dull mechanical exercises existing in traditional approaches seem to be still common in the book.
