Number of Articles: 314
51. Mental Representation of Cognates/Noncognates in Persian-Speaking EFL Learners
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Spring 2012, , Pages 25-48
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the mental representation of cognate and noncognate translation pairs in languages with different scripts to test the prediction of dual ... Read More
52. Elicitation, Recast, and Meta-Linguistic Feedback in Form-Focused Exchanges: Effects of Feedback Modality on Multimedia Grammar Instruction
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Winter 2013, , Pages 25-51
Abstract
This research explores the effects of three computer-mediated feedback modalities, that is, elicitation, recast, and meta-linguistics, on the learning of English participial, gerund, ... Read More
53. Group Dynamic Assessment: An Inventory of Mediational Strategies for Teaching Listening
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Winter 2012, , Pages 27-58
Abstract
Group dynamic assessment (G-DA) grounded in Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory (SCT) is believed to have the potential to provide a context for capturing a group of learners’ ... Read More
54. The Catcher in the Rye: Holden vs. Consumer Culture
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Winter 2010, , Pages 27-43
Abstract
The transformation of industrial city into modern city entailed the change in the dominant nature of the city from the site of production to that of consumption. In the postmodern city, ... Read More
55. The Impact of L1 Equivalents Versus Context on Vocabulary Recall of Pre-university EFL Students
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Summer 2010, , Pages 27-51
Abstract
This study was conducted to compare the impact of two vocabulary learning techniques, namely context learning and translation learning, on vocabulary recall of sixty pre-university ... Read More
56. The Relative Effectiveness of Input and Output-oriented Tasks with Different Involvement Loads on the Receptive and Productive Vocabulary Knowledge of Iranian EFL Learners
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Summer 2012, , Pages 27-52
Abstract
Framed in a cognitive approach to task-supported L2 vocabulary learning, the present study used a pedagogical approach to investigate the relative effectiveness of tasks with different ... Read More
57. A Corpus-Based Study of the Lexical Make-up of Applied Linguistics Article Abstracts
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Summer 2013, , Pages 27-50
Abstract
This paper reports results from a corpus-based study that explored the frequency of words in the abstracts of applied linguistics journal articles. The abstracts of major articles in ... Read More
58. The Impact of Metalinguistic English Vocabulary Knowledge and Lexical Inferencing on EFL Learners’ Lexical Knowledge Considering the Cross-Linguistic Issue of L1 Lexicalization
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Summer 2014, , Pages 27-53
Abstract
The present study endeavors to unravel the enigma of the psycholinguistic mechanisms underpinning bilingual mental lexicon by analyzing the issue of L1 lexicalization as a construct ... Read More
59. Syntactic Structures in Research Article Titles from Three Different Disciplines: Applied Linguistics, Civil Engineering, and Dentistry
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Spring 2015, , Pages 27-50
Abstract
Deducing what a paper is about, titles are considered as the most important determinant of how many people will read the article. Therefore, studying the use of different syntactic ... Read More
60. Directed Motivational Currents: The Implementation of the Dynamic Web-Based Persian Scale among Iranian EFL Learners
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Spring 2017, , Pages 27-56
Abstract
Directed motivational current (DMC) ̶ as a novel strand in L2 motivational field ̶ is a robust motivational drive fueled by a highly valued goal and capable of stimulating and sustaining ... Read More
61. The Role of Ethnicity in Integrative Tests Performances of Male/ Female Iranian English Learners of Different Language Proficiency Levels
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Summer 2011, , Pages 29-56
Abstract
Linguistic/cultural differences of learners’ native language with English as a foreign language, gender and English proficiency level are among those numerous variables which ... Read More
62. Research Article Introductions: Sub-disciplinary Variations in Applied Linguistics
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Spring 2010, , Pages 29-55
Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the generic organization of research article introductions in local Iranian and international journals in English for Specific Purposes, English ... Read More
63. AN INVESTIGATION INTO ESAP NEEDS OF IRANIAN BA STUDENTS OF LAW
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Autumn 2015, , Pages 29-59
Abstract
English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) uses the results of needs analysis for curriculum development and materials production. ESAP courses should be based on students’ ... Read More
64. TEXTUAL AND INTER-TEXTUAL ANALYSES OF IRANIAN EFL UNDERGRADUATES’ TYPES OF ENGLISH READING TOWARDS DEVELOPING A CAREFUL READING FRAMEWORK
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Winter 2016, , Pages 29-55
Abstract
This study investigated textual and inter-textual reading of a group of Iranian EFL undergraduates’ careful English reading types. In this research, Khalifa and Weir’s (2009) ... Read More
65. The Use of Hedging in Discussion Sections of Applied Linguistics Research Articles with Varied Research Methods
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Spring 2016, , Pages 31-56
Abstract
The discourse of the discussion in research articles is regarded to be of considerable significance—as in this section the findings are interpreted in light of previous research ... Read More
66. Cooperative Learning Pedagogy: A Response to an Urgent Need in the Iranian EFL Reading Comprehension Context
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Autumn 2017, , Pages 33-58
Abstract
While the advantages of cooperative learning activities have been extensively acknowledged in L2 literature, this type of pedagogy has not received due attention in the Iranian EFL ... Read More
67. Iranian EFL Learners’ Perception of the Efficacy and Affordance of Activity Theory-based Computer Assisted Language Learning in Writing Achievement
Volume 36, Issue 4 , 2018, , Pages 33-66
Abstract
Second language writing instruction has been greatly influenced by the growing importance of technology and the recent shift of paradigm from a cognitive to a social orientation in ... Read More
68. Collective teacher efficacy, teacher self-efficacy, and job satisfaction among Iranian EFL Teachers: The mediating role of teaching commitment
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Summer 2018, , Pages 33-64
Abstract
A significant research base has increasingly substantiated that teachers are among the most significant players affecting student achievement in second language classrooms. As a result, ... Read More
69. Teaching Literary Criticism to Iranian University Students: Some Cultural Obstacles
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Summer 2009, , Pages 37-48
Abstract
Literary criticism is one of the most challenging courses, if not the most problematic course, to teach on the curriculum of Literature in Iranian universities. This course has in fact ... Read More
70. An Empirical Examination of the Association between Individual Differences Variables and Writing Performance of Iranian EFL Learners
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Winter 2017, , Pages 37-70
Abstract
The present study was designed to initially test a model of the role of a set of cognitive (namely, aptitude and working memory) and motivational (namely, language learning goals, self-efficacy ... Read More
71. Iranian EFL Teachers’ Sources of Self-Efficacy in the Context of New English Curriculum: A Grounded Theory Approach
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Spring 2018, , Pages 37-72
Abstract
Teacher efficacy is an essential psychological variable which is linked to student achievement, motivation, and even student self-efficacy. Moreover, teachers' self-efficacy beliefs ... Read More
72. Challenges of Conducting Qualitative Inquiry in the Iranian ELT Higher Education Context: Ph.D. Students’ and Faculty Members’ Voices
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Spring 2019, , Pages 37-78
Abstract
This study aims at investigating the challenges of conducting qualitative research (QLR) from Iranian ELT (English Language Teaching) Ph.D. students’ and ELT faculty members’ ... Read More
73. EFL TEACHERS’ BELIEFS ABOUT ORAL CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK AND THEIR FEEDBACK-PROVIDING PRACTICES ACROSS LEARNERS’ PROFICIENCY LEVELS
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Summer 2015, , Pages 39-68
Abstract
The present study investigated EFL teachers’ beliefs about oral corrective feedback (CF), their CF-provision practices across elementary and intermediate levels, and their beliefs-practices ... Read More
74. Enhancing Iranian EFL Learners’ Descriptive Writing Skill through Genre-based Instruction and Metalinguistic Feedback
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Summer 2016, , Pages 39-68
Abstract
English language teaching (ELT) writing practitioners have long attempted to improve EFL/ESL learners’ competence in writing with recourse to either instruction or feedback. Likewise, ... Read More
75. Impact of Direct Corrective Feedback (DCF) Through Electronic Portfolio (EP) Platform on the components of Iranian EFL Learners’ Writing across Levels of Language Proficiency
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Summer 2017, , Pages 39-74