Number of Articles: 371
A Social Semiotic Analysis of Social Actors in English-Learning Software Applications
Volume 35, Issue 3 , October 2016, , Pages 1-40
Abstract
This study drew upon Kress and Van Leeuwen’s (2006, [1996]) visual grammar and Van Leeuwen’s (2008) social semiotic model to interrogate ways through which social actors ... Read More
Development of Fluency, Accuracy, and Complexity in Productive Skills of EFL learners across Gender and Proficiency: A Chaos Complexity Approach
Volume 35, Issue 4 , March 2017, , Pages 1-35
Abstract
This study was an attempt to investigate the developmental rate of fluency, accuracy and complexity among 12 EFL learners within the framework of chaos complexity theory. To carry out ... Read More
Collaborative Output Tasks and their Effects on Learning English Comparative Adjectives
Volume 36, Issue 1 , May 2017, , Pages 1-26
Abstract
This study aimed to examine the effect of two types of collaborative output tasks on Iranian EFL learners’ comparative adjectives with two or more syllables. Thirty Iranian EFL ... Read More
Developing a Questionnaire for Assessing Iranian EFL Teachers’ Critical Cultural Awareness (CCA)
Volume 36, Issue 2 , July 2017, , Pages 1-38
Abstract
Critical cultural awareness as a component of intercultural competence (Byram, 1997, 2012) has received the extensive attention of scholars in the fields of language teaching, cultural ... Read More
The Impact of Raters’ and Test Takers’ Gender on Oral Proficiency Assessment: A Case of Multifaceted Rasch Analysis
Volume 36, Issue 3 , October 2017, , Pages 1-32
Abstract
The application of Multifaceted Rasch Measurement (MFRM) in rating test takers’ oral language proficiency has been investigated in some previous studies (e.g., Winke, Gass, & ... Read More
Word clustering effect on vocabulary learning of EFL learners: A case of semantic versus phonological clustering
Volume 36, Issue 4 , 2018, , Pages 1-31
Abstract
Research on word clustering effect has been a critical issue in vocabulary studies and has generated controversial results. To remove this controversy, the aim of this study is to probe ... Read More
Language Socialization and Essay Writing: The Appropriation of Academic Discourse in an Iranian English L2 University Class
Volume 37, Issue 1 , May 2018, , Pages 1-35
Abstract
L2 language socialization asks how learners come to gain the ability to write appropriately and sufficiently in an institutional academic community of practice. In the same line, this ... Read More
Exploring the Conceptions of Academic Reading Comprehension by Iranian Graduate Students of Applied Linguistics
Volume 37, Issue 2 , July 2018, , Pages 1-32
Abstract
Although the importance of reading in higher education as an index of success has been highlighted, the metacognitive knowledge or beliefs of graduate students have remained under-researched. ... Read More
Perceptions of EAP for Business: Fresh Findings from Academia and Workplace
Volume 37, Issue 3 , October 2018, , Pages 1-49
Abstract
In a scholarly convention, ESP has bilaterally focused on “academic” and “occupational” arenas leaving the symbiosis between the two almost untouched. The present ... Read More
The Impact of Proactive and Reactive Focus on Form in Multimodal Settings on EFL Learners' Comprehension and Production of Modal Auxiliaries
Volume 37, Issue 4 , March 2019, , Pages 1-46
Abstract
The major objective of this experimental research was to assess the differences between two varieties of focus on form instruction, namely proactive and reactive across multimodal vs. ... Read More
Pragmatic Criteria in the Holistic and Analytic Rating of the Disagreement Speech Act of Iranian EFL Learners by Non-native English Speaking Teachers
Volume 38, Issue 1 , May 2019, , Pages 1-36
Abstract
Conveying a strong message within a language stems from not only a linguistically appropriate utterance but also a pragmatically appropriate discourse. Broadly considering various facets ... Read More
A Cross-sectional Study of Iranian EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Skills Development: The Case of Written Requests
Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, , Pages 1-46
Abstract
This study attempts to investigate the pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic development of Iranian EFL learners cross-sectionally when making requests in different situations. To this ... Read More
Move-based investigation of appraisal in the introduction section of Applied Linguistics research articles: Similarities and differences between L1 and L2 English texts
Volume 38, Issue 3 , October 2019, , Pages 1-38
Abstract
Recent research has shown that academic writing is not ‘author-evacuated’ but, rather, carries a representation of the writers’ identity. One way through which writers ... Read More
The Effects of Different Explicit Syntactic Marker Types on Sentence Comprehension of EFL Learners
Volume 41, Issue 3 , August 2022, , Pages 1-25
Abstract
This study was designed to highlight the potential effects of different types of Explicit Syntactic Markers (ESMs) on the sentence comprehension of EFL learners of different age-range ... Read More
Assessing the Alignment among Learners’ Language Needs, Course Objectives, and Classroom Practice in an EFL Communicative Course
Volume 41, Issue 4 , November 2022, , Pages 1-22
Abstract
A needs analysis (NA) study was carried out to determine how well course objectives and actual classroom activities aligned with the English language needs of learners enrolled in a ... Read More
Construction of Iranian TEFL Doctoral Candidates’ Scholarly Position during Writing for Publication
Volume 42, Issue 2 , May 2023, , Pages 1-23
Abstract
This study sought to investigate how doctoral candidates are positioned by journal editors and reviewers and how they establish their own position while attempting to get published, ... Read More
Exploring the Effects of Semantic and Orthographic/Phonologic Priming on Reading and Listening Comprehension of EFL Learners
Volume 43, Issue 2 , May 2024, , Pages 1-30
Abstract
This study examined the possible effects of orthographic/phonologic priming techniques on the receptive language skills of Iranian EFL learners with different proficiency levels. From ... Read More
The effects of Concept Mapping Strategy and Aural Vs. Written Prompts on Writing Test Performance Under Different Planning Conditions
Volume 33, Issue 2 , July 2014, , Pages 55-80
Abstract
This study examined the effects of aural and written prompts under two planning conditions (i.e. pre-task planning and no planning) on complexity, accuracy, and fluency of test takers' ... Read More
Lived Experience of Adult English Learners Learning English on the Phone
Volume 40, Issue 3 , August 2021, , Pages 1-40
Abstract
In line with the technological advancement during the last few decades, virtual learning has been addressed more widely, which affected English language teaching and learning as well. ... Read More
TRANSLATING CULTURAL SIGNS IN CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS
Volume 30, Issue 1 , April 2011, , Pages 17-42
Abstract
Every happening in one's life may be regarded by her/him as a leading phenomenon to other happenings. This leading phenomenon which can anticipate the subsequent happenings is called ... Read More
An Analysis of Iranian EFL Learners’ Dis-preferred Responses in Interactional Discourse
Volume 32, Issue 1 , May 2013, , Pages 19-44
Abstract
The present study, on the one hand, attempted to investigate the strategies applied in dispreferred responses by Iranian university students of English and the extent to which pragmatic ... Read More
Acquisition of English Relative Clauses by Adult Persian Learners: Focus on Resumptive Pronouns
Volume 32, Issue 4 , March 2014, , Pages 19-40
Abstract
Tsimpli and Dimitrakopoulou (2007) observed that uninterpretable features are unavailable in second language (L2) acquisition after the critical period. In this paper, we verify this ... Read More
Multiple Intelligences, Dialogic-Based Portfolio Assessment, and the Enhancement of Higher Order Thinking
Volume 33, Issue 4 , March 2015, , Pages 19-44
Abstract
Abstract Controversy has not been yet resolved among L2 researchers as how to enhance higher-order thinking skills (HOTSs) in EFL contexts. Responding to the growing need to foster ... Read More
A Genre Analysis of Reprint Request E-mails Written by EFL and Physics Professionals
Volume 30, Issue 3 , October 2011, , Pages 21-42