Evidence for the Linguistic Proximity Model in the Learning of English Present Perfect Tense by Speakers of L1 Kirundi and L2 French
Evidence for the Linguistic Proximity Model in the Learning of English Present Perfect Tense by Speakers of L1 Kirundi and L2 French

Juvénal Ntakarutimana; Ali Akbar Jabbari; Ali Mohammad Fazilatfar

Volume 43, Issue 1 , February 2024, , Pages 29-57

https://doi.org/10.22099/tesl.2023.48059.3209

Abstract
  Studies that have employed the Linguistic Proximity Model to account for crosslinguistic influence in third language learning so far have used child simultaneous bilinguals as participants ...  Read More
Motivation in Simultaneous Multiple Foreign Language Learning in Burundi: A Complex Dynamic Systems Theory Perspective
Motivation in Simultaneous Multiple Foreign Language Learning in Burundi: A Complex Dynamic Systems Theory Perspective

Elvis Nizigama; ali Mohammad Fazilatfar; Ali Akbar Jabbari

Volume 42, Issue 3 , September 2023, , Pages 147-169

https://doi.org/10.22099/tesl.2023.47924.3201

Abstract
  Drawing on qualitative research, this study explored, from a complex dynamic systems theory perspective, the motivation of Burundi junior high school students simultaneously learning ...  Read More
Learning styles, Technology Savviness, and Iranian EFL learners’ Vocabulary Knowledge: The Mediating Role of Learners’ Preferences and Needs during Agile App Development
Learning styles, Technology Savviness, and Iranian EFL learners’ Vocabulary Knowledge: The Mediating Role of Learners’ Preferences and Needs during Agile App Development

Faramarz Kazemainy; Hamed Barjesteh; Nassim Golaghaei; Atefeh Nasrollahi Mouzirji

Volume 42, Issue 2 , May 2023, , Pages 51-80

https://doi.org/10.22099/tesl.2023.44854.3141

Abstract
   Juxtaposing the ubiquitous facets of mobile technology as everyware (Greenfield, 2010) and vocabulary as one of the most axial aspects of language learning (Bowles & Cogo, ...  Read More
The Influence of Lexically-Based Language Teaching on Task Response and Coherence and Cohesion Aspects of Writing Proficiency of Iranian University EFL Learners
The Influence of Lexically-Based Language Teaching on Task Response and Coherence and Cohesion Aspects of Writing Proficiency of Iranian University EFL Learners

Moussa Ahmadian; Ghodrat - Momeni

Volume 42, Issue 1 , January 2023, , Pages 61-90

https://doi.org/10.22099/tesl.2023.45219.3160

Abstract
  The current quasi-experimental research aimed at exploring the influence of Lexically-Based Language Teaching (LBLT) on task response and coherence and cohesion aspects of the writing ...  Read More
Iranian EFL Teachers’ Remotivational Strategies: The Integration of Ecological Systems Theory and Self-Determination Theory
Iranian EFL Teachers’ Remotivational Strategies: The Integration of Ecological Systems Theory and Self-Determination Theory

Hadis Sadr Alavian; Hassan Asadollahfam; Mohammad Hossein Yousefi

Volume 41, Issue 4 , November 2022, , Pages 87-112

https://doi.org/10.22099/tesl.2022.42787.3087

Abstract
  This study investigated Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers’ remotivational strategies drawing on an integrative framework encompassing Ecological Systems Theory ...  Read More
An Investigation into Perfectionism, Self-Efficacy, Metacognitive Strategy Use, and Second Language Listening Comprehension: A Path Analysis Approach
An Investigation into Perfectionism, Self-Efficacy, Metacognitive Strategy Use, and Second Language Listening Comprehension: A Path Analysis Approach

Mohammad Hasan Razmi; Ali Akbar Jabbari; Saeed Zare

Volume 40, Issue 2 , May 2021, , Pages 119-159

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2021.40272.2977

Abstract
  Individual differences in personality traits can influence students' ability to learn a new language. Among the important personality traits, perfectionism has recently been the topic ...  Read More
Exploring L1 use in English as Foreign Language Classrooms through Activity theory
Exploring L1 use in English as Foreign Language Classrooms through Activity theory

Hossein Bozorgian; Sedighe Fallahpour

Volume 39, Issue 3.1 , October 2020, , Pages 1-35

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2021.39025.2912

Abstract
  This study attempts to examine the amounts, purposes, and reasons for using L1 by teachers as well as the amounts and purposes of its use by students in English as foreign language ...  Read More
Foreign Language Education Policy (FLEP) in Iran: Unpacking State Mandates in Major National Policy Documents
Foreign Language Education Policy (FLEP) in Iran: Unpacking State Mandates in Major National Policy Documents

Zia Tajeddin; Fariba Chamani

Volume 39, Issue 3.1 , October 2020, , Pages 185-215

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2021.38870.2904

Abstract
  The worldwide spread of English as the dominant language of globalization has accelerated the development and implementation of Foreign Language Education Policy (FLEP) in many countries. ...  Read More