Author = Sadighi, firooz
Number of Articles: 7
A Genre-Based Investigation of Inter/Intra-Lingual Relationships between Persian and English Academic Writings: Common Underlying Proficiency Oriented
Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, , Pages 131-170
Abstract
Although L2 writing has attracted salient attention and monopolized many studies in EFL contexts, there is still no full image of its complicated nature. Trying to play a supplementary ... Read MoreComparing confidence-based and conventional scoring methods: The case of an English grammar class
Volume 33, Issue 4 , March 2015, , Pages 123-152
Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the reliability, predictive validity, and self-esteem and gender bias of confidence-based scoring. This is a method of scoring in which the test takers ... Read MoreL1 Glossing and Lexical Inferencing: Evaluation of the Overarching Issue of L1 Lexicalization
Volume 31, Issue 4 , March 2013, , Pages 1-24
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This empirical study reports on a cross-linguistic analysis of the overarching issue of L1 lexicalization regarding two (non)-interventionist approaches to vocabulary teaching. Participants ... Read MoreThe Effects of Collaborative Translation Task on the Apology Speech Act Production of Iranian EFL Learners
Volume 31, Issue 3 , October 2012, , Pages 47-78
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The present study aims to investigate the relative effectiveness of different types of pragmatic instruction including two collaborative translation tasks and two structured input tasks ... Read MoreTeaching Reading Comprehension Strategies to Iranian EFL Pre-University Students
Volume 31, Issue 1 , May 2012, , Pages 107-139
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The present study investigated the potential of implementing reading strategy instruction in raising learner readers' awareness of reading strategies, extending the range of strategies ... Read MoreTHE IMPACT OF LINGUISTIC AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE READING PERFORMANCE OF IRANIAN EFL LEARNERS
Volume 30, Issue 1 , April 2011, , Pages 151-171
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Following innovations in intelligence and its radical changes from a unitary concept (IQ) to a multi-dimensional conceptualization, i.e. multiple intelligences and the need to design ... Read MoreThe Role of Conceptualizable Agent in Overpassivization of English Unaccusatives in Iranian English Majors
Volume 29, Issue 3 , September 2010, , Pages 141-162