Number of Articles: 314
26. A Social Semiotic Analysis of Social Actors in English-Learning Software Applications
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Autumn 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
27. Development of Fluency, Accuracy, and Complexity in Productive Skills of EFL learners across Gender and Proficiency: A Chaos Complexity Approach
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Winter 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
28. Collaborative Output Tasks and their Effects on Learning English Comparative Adjectives
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Spring 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
29. Developing a Questionnaire for Assessing Iranian EFL Teachers’ Critical Cultural Awareness (CCA)
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Summer 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
30. The Impact of Raters’ and Test Takers’ Gender on Oral Proficiency Assessment: A Case of Multifaceted Rasch Analysis
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Autumn 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
31. 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
32. Language Socialization and Essay Writing: The Appropriation of Academic Discourse in an Iranian English L2 University Class
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Spring 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
33. Exploring the Conceptions of Academic Reading Comprehension by Iranian Graduate Students of Applied Linguistics
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Summer 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
34. Perceptions of EAP for Business: Fresh Findings from Academia and Workplace
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Autumn 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
35. 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 , Winter 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
36. 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 , Spring 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
37. A Cross-sectional Study of Iranian EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Skills Development: The Case of Written Requests
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Summer 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
38. 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 , Autumn 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
39. The effects of Concept Mapping Strategy and Aural Vs. Written Prompts on Writing Test Performance Under Different Planning Conditions
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Summer 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
41. Lived Experience of Adult English Learners Learning English on the Phone
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Summer 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
42. TRANSLATING CULTURAL SIGNS IN CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Spring 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
43. An Analysis of Iranian EFL Learners’ Dis-preferred Responses in Interactional Discourse
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Spring 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
44. Acquisition of English Relative Clauses by Adult Persian Learners: Focus on Resumptive Pronouns
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Winter 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
45. Multiple Intelligences, Dialogic-Based Portfolio Assessment, and the Enhancement of Higher Order Thinking
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Winter 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
46. A Genre Analysis of Reprint Request E-mails Written by EFL and Physics Professionals
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Autumn 2011, , Pages 21-42
Abstract
The present study aimed to analyze reprint request e-mail messages written by postgraduates (MA students) of two fields of study, namely Physics and EFL, to realize the differences ... Read More
47. Iranian Non-native English Speaking Teachers’ Rating Criteria Regarding the Speech Act of Compliment: An Investigation of Teachers’ Variables
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Autumn 2014, , Pages 21-49
Abstract
Among topics in the field of pragmatics, some seem to be in a more rigorous need of investigation. Pragmatic assessment and specifically the issue of pragmatic rating are among issues ... Read More
48. Cross-Cultural Differences and Pragmatic Transfer in English and Persian Refusals
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Autumn 2012, , Pages 23-46
Abstract
This study aimed to examine cross-cultural differences in performing refusal of requests between Persian native speakers (PNSs) and English native speakers (ENSs) in terms of the frequency ... Read More
49. Metadiscourse Markers in the Discussion/Conclusion Section of Persian and English Master's Theses
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Autumn 2013, , Pages 23-40
Abstract
Metadiscourse markers help writers make coherent and reader- friendly texts, thus of considerable importance in academic writing. The main aim of this study was to investigate how interactive ... Read More
50. Cross-Cultural Investigation into Generic Structure of Dissertation Acknowledgements in English and Persian: Reflections on Politeness Strategies
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Spring 2014, , Pages 23-47