Number of Articles: 372
Collective teacher efficacy, teacher self-efficacy, and job satisfaction among Iranian EFL Teachers: The mediating role of teaching commitment
Volume 37, Issue 2 , July 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
Teaching Literary Criticism to Iranian University Students: Some Cultural Obstacles
Volume 28, Issue 1 , July 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
An Empirical Examination of the Association between Individual Differences Variables and Writing Performance of Iranian EFL Learners
Volume 35, Issue 4 , March 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
Iranian EFL Teachers’ Sources of Self-Efficacy in the Context of New English Curriculum: A Grounded Theory Approach
Volume 37, Issue 1 , May 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
Challenges of Conducting Qualitative Inquiry in the Iranian ELT Higher Education Context: Ph.D. Students’ and Faculty Members’ Voices
Volume 38, Issue 1 , May 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
EFL TEACHERS’ BELIEFS ABOUT ORAL CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK AND THEIR FEEDBACK-PROVIDING PRACTICES ACROSS LEARNERS’ PROFICIENCY LEVELS
Volume 34, Issue 2 , July 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
Enhancing Iranian EFL Learners’ Descriptive Writing Skill through Genre-based Instruction and Metalinguistic Feedback
Volume 35, Issue 2 , July 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
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 , July 2017, , Pages 39-74
Abstract
While some researchers have questioned the efficacy of corrective feedback (CF), other researchers believe that CF can be effective if implemented through new technology types, including ... Read More
Appropriation Based -Syllabus and Advanced EFL Learners’ Speaking Skill: The Case of Chunks-on-Card Activities
Volume 38, Issue 3 , October 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
The Emergence of Various Contradictions in Iranian High School English Education under the New CLT-Based Curriculum
Volume 35, Issue 3 , October 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
The Effect of Summary Training on Intermediate EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension in Individual and Collaborative Conditions
Volume 37, Issue 4 , March 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
Dynamicity of Transformative L2 Materials Preparation Model in EFL Classroom: Place of Critical Language Pedagogy in Teacher Education
Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 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
EFL Teachers’ Adversity Quotient, Personal Growth Initiative, and Pedagogical Success
Volume 37, Issue 3 , October 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
A Pragmatic Study of Requestive Speech Act by Iranian EFL Learners and Canadian Native Speakers in Hotels
Volume 33, Issue 2 , July 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
Exploring Language Learning Strategy Use: The Role of Multiple Intelligences, L2 Proficiency and Gender
Volume 32, Issue 3 , October 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
Demotivating Factors Affecting Undergraduate Learners of Non-English Majors Studying General English: A Case of Iranian EFL Context
Volume 32, Issue 4 , March 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
Emergence Distance Education (EDE) role in the Learning of English Language Skills during COVID-19 Pandemic
Volume 40, Issue 3 , August 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
Power and Politics of Language Use: A Survey of Hedging Devices in Political Interviews
Volume 30, Issue 3 , October 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
THE EFFECT OF STANDARD AND REVERSED SUBTITLING VERSUS NO SUBTITLING MODE ON L2 VOCABULARY LEARNING
Volume 30, Issue 1 , April 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
Citation and the Construction of Subdisciplinary Knowledge
Volume 29, Issue 1 , March 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
Researching (Non) Fluent L2 Speakers’ Oral Communication Deficiencies: A Psycholinguistic Perspective
Volume 32, Issue 1 , May 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
Role of social comparison orientation and tendencies in Iranian EFL learners academic achievement
Volume 33, Issue 4 , March 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
The Effects of Collaborative Translation Task on the Apology Speech Act Production of Iranian EFL Learners
Volume 31, Issue 3 , October 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
Paranoia vs. Anti-paranoia in Gravity's Rainbow
Volume 28, Issue 1 , July 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
"C u @ d Uni": Analysis of academic emails written by native and non-native English speakers
Volume 31, Issue 1 , May 2012, , Pages 49-72