Number of Articles: 314
76. Appropriation Based -Syllabus and Advanced EFL Learners’ Speaking Skill: The Case of Chunks-on-Card Activities
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Autumn 2019, , Pages 39-80
Abstract
The impetus for conducting the present study came from Thornbury's (2005) approach to teach speaking in which he claimed that awareness-raising techniques, along with appropriation ... Read More
77. The Emergence of Various Contradictions in Iranian High School English Education under the New CLT-Based Curriculum
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Autumn 2016, , Pages 41-64
Abstract
Recent research has indicated that the adoption of CLT in an EFL contexts will create certain challenges. Using Engeström’s (1999) human activity system model, the present ... Read More
78. The Effect of Summary Training on Intermediate EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension in Individual and Collaborative Conditions
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Winter 2019, , Pages 47-70
Abstract
Inspired by Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory (SCT), the current study intended to investigate the effect of summary training (i.e., oral and written) on intermediate EFL learners’ ... Read More
79. Dynamicity of Transformative L2 Materials Preparation Model in EFL Classroom: Place of Critical Language Pedagogy in Teacher Education
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Summer 2019, , Pages 47-79
Abstract
Over the past decades, education took a critical-oriented shift. This perspective changed the role of teachers, students, and classrooms. A teacher's role changes from an instructor ... Read More
80. EFL Teachers’ Adversity Quotient, Personal Growth Initiative, and Pedagogical Success
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Autumn 2018, , Pages 51-97
Abstract
This study investigated the relationship among Iranian English teachers’ adversity quotient, personal growth initiative, and pedagogical success. The participants comprised 28 ... Read More
81. A Pragmatic Study of Requestive Speech Act by Iranian EFL Learners and Canadian Native Speakers in Hotels
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Summer 2014, , Pages 1-25
Abstract
This study was an attempt to shed light on the use of requestive speech act by Iranian nonnative speakers (NNSs) of English and Canadian native speakers (NSs) of English to find out ... Read More
82. Exploring Language Learning Strategy Use: The Role of Multiple Intelligences, L2 Proficiency and Gender
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Autumn 2013, , Pages 41-64
Abstract
Multiple intelligences (MI), second/foreign (L2) proficiency and gender are postulated to contribute to language learning strategies (LLS). This study, first, examined whether there ... Read More
83. Demotivating Factors Affecting Undergraduate Learners of Non-English Majors Studying General English: A Case of Iranian EFL Context
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Winter 2014, , Pages 41-61
Abstract
The literature on language teaching and learning has mostly accentuated motivation as one of the crucial factors influencing learners, but demotivating factors can be of crucial importance ... Read More
84. Emergence Distance Education (EDE) role in the Learning of English Language Skills during COVID-19 Pandemic
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Summer 2021, , Pages 41-82
Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty members and students had to leave their face-to-face (FTF) classes and move into emergency distance education (EDE) contexts. Due to this drastic ... Read More
85. Power and Politics of Language Use: A Survey of Hedging Devices in Political Interviews
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Autumn 2011, , Pages 43-66
Abstract
One tactful strategy in political rhetoric is hedging which is associated with vagueness and innuendos. Despite the studies that address hedging in academic discourse and conversation ... Read More
86. THE EFFECT OF STANDARD AND REVERSED SUBTITLING VERSUS NO SUBTITLING MODE ON L2 VOCABULARY LEARNING
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Spring 2011, , Pages 43-64
Abstract
Audiovisual material accompanied by interlingual subtitles is a powerful pedagogical tool which can help improve the vocabulary learning of second-language learners. This study was ... Read More
87. Citation and the Construction of Subdisciplinary Knowledge
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Winter 2010, , Pages 45-66
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to examine the citation patterns of discussion sections employed by local and international article writers in ESP and EGP subdisciplines of applied ... Read More
88. Researching (Non) Fluent L2 Speakers’ Oral Communication Deficiencies: A Psycholinguistic Perspective
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Spring 2013, , Pages 45-70
Abstract
Fluency in a second language (L2) involves a quintessentially cognitive processing system that operates quickly and effectively. The perceived importance of researching fluency through ... Read More
89. Role of social comparison orientation and tendencies in Iranian EFL learners academic achievement
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Winter 2015, , Pages 45-65
Abstract
Social Comparison is important as it can be either encouraging or discouraging for the person who makes it. Although studies concerning social comparison in the classroom context abound, ... Read More
90. The Effects of Collaborative Translation Task on the Apology Speech Act Production of Iranian EFL Learners
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Autumn 2012, , Pages 47-78
Abstract
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 More
91. Paranoia vs. Anti-paranoia in Gravity's Rainbow
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Summer 2009, , Pages 49-60
Abstract
Gravity's Rainbow is among the “most widely celebrated, unread novels” of American literature and already “a piece of minor folklore.” Pynchon's genius manifests ... Read More
92. "C u @ d Uni": Analysis of academic emails written by native and non-native English speakers
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Spring 2012, , Pages 49-72
Abstract
The present study examined email communication practices of two groups of students in Iran and the United States to uncover the probable differences between Iranian and American email ... Read More
93. The Effect of English Vowel-Recognition Training on Beginner and Advanced Iranian ESL Learners
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Summer 2013, , Pages 51-67
Abstract
This study was an attempt to investigate the effect of vowel-recognition training on beginner and advanced Iranian ESL learners. A total of 36 adult Iranian ESL learners (18 advanced ... Read More
94. Key Lexical Chunks in Applied Linguistics Article Abstracts
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Autumn 2014, , Pages 51-61
Abstract
In any discourse domain, certain chunks are particularly frequent and deserve attention by the novice to be initiated and by the expert to maintain a sense of community. To make a relevant ... Read More
95. Attitudes towards English Language Norms in the Expanding Circle: Development and Validation of a new Model and Questionnaire
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Spring 2015, , Pages 51-81
Abstract
This paper describes the development and validation of a new model and questionnaire to measure Iranian English as a foreign language learners’ attitudes towards the use of native ... Read More
96. The Introductory Essay: Richard Wright's Covert Challenging of Jim Crowism and Uncle Tomism
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Summer 2010, , Pages 53-72
Abstract
Richard Wright’s introductory essay to his collection of short stories Uncle Tom's Children describes hidden forms of resistance against Jim Crowism and Uncle Tomism. The essay ... Read More
97. Acquisition of English Unergative and Unaccusative Structures by Persian EFL Learners
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Summer 2012, , Pages 53-85
Abstract
The acquisition of argument structures has been studied by a variety of second language acquisition scholars within the past two decades (Atay, 2010; Can, 2009; Chay, 2006, & Kras, ... Read More
98. A Corpus-based Analysis of Collocational Errors in the Iranian EFL Learners' Oral Production
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Winter 2013, , Pages 53-78
Abstract
Collocations are one of the areas generally considered problematic for EFL learners. Iranian learners of English like other EFL learners face various problems in producing oral collocations. ... Read More
99. Postmodern Orientalized Terrorism: Don DeLillo’s The Names
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Summer 2011, , Pages 57-84
Abstract
The terrorism of obscurantism is one of the hallmarks of Don DeLillo’s The Names (1982), distinguishing it as one of the "difficult writings" in his canon. Terrorism, however, ... Read More
100. Pygmalion in Conversation with Pierre Bourdieu:A Sociological Perspective
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Spring 2010, , Pages 57-73