Number of Articles: 314
201. The Rabatak Inscription
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Summer 2009, , Pages 1-20
Abstract
Introduction The inscription of Rabatak was found in 1993 near an ancient hill in the north part of Baghlan in Afghanistan. The village of Rabatak ... Read More
202. Motivational and Learning Effects of Computer-aided Procedures on Students' Reading Comprehension
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Summer 2010, , Pages 107-139
Abstract
Reading development and instruction is a pedagogical priority at all academic levels. Historically, in the educational field, numerous efforts have been made to facilitate the complex ... Read More
203. Peer Reviewers’ Comments on Research Articles Submitted by Iranian Researchers
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Autumn 2013, , Pages 107-123
Abstract
The invisible hands of peer reviewers play a determining role in the eventual fate of submissions to international English-medium journals. This study builds on the assumption that ... Read More
204. The Effect of Lexical Collocational Density on the Iranian EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Spring 2013, , Pages 111-136
Abstract
The present study aims at investigating the effect of different levels of lexical collocational density on EFL learners’ reading comprehension. Eighty sophomore students with ... Read More
205. Interfaces of Macro and Microstructure in Academic Writing: The Case of Research Article Abstracts
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Winter 2014, , Pages 111-138
Abstract
Abstract Although flourishing research has been devoted to research on article abstracts, more studies are needed to unpack the relationship between rhetorical moves and their associated ... Read More
206. Modified output in task-based EFL classes across gender
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Summer 2013, , Pages 113-135
Abstract
AbstractThe current study examined the modification devices (MDs) used by non-native speakers (NNSs) learning EFL during dyadic task-based interactions. Three meaning-oriented tasks, ... Read More
207. A Probe into Adaptive Transfer across Writing Contexts: A Case of an EGAP Class
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Spring 2014, , Pages 113-133
Abstract
In an effort to expand the disciplinary discussions on transfer in L2 writing and because most studies have focused on transfer as reuse and not as an adequate adaptation of writing ... Read More
208. The Relationship between EFL Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence and Students’ Motivational Attributes
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Autumn 2014, , Pages 113-133
Abstract
This study explored the relationship between EFL (English as a foreign language) teachers’ emotional intelligence (EI) and their students’ motivational attributes. Additionally, ... Read More
209. A Model of Speaking Strategies for EFL Learners
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Autumn 2011, , Pages 115-142
Abstract
This study intended to develop a model describing speaking strategies for EFL learners by taking into account the effects of learners’ gender and proficiency on the application ... Read More
210. Validating Locus of Control Questionnaire and Examining its Relation to General English (GE) Achievement
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Winter 2010, , Pages 117-143
Abstract
Locus of control is said to affect learners' academic achievement. This effect has scarcely been examined within general English context. This study is concerned with examining the ... Read More
211. A CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS OF EFL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING AND SELF-EFFICACY
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Spring 2011, , Pages 119-149
Abstract
This article, first, examined the role of EFL university students' critical thinking (CT) in their self-efficacy beliefs. Second, the role of gender as a moderating factor in the relationship ... Read More
212. The Acquisition of Definiteness Feature by Persian L2 Learners of English
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Spring 2010, , Pages 123-154
Abstract
The definiteness feature in English is both LF and PF interpretable while Persian is a language in which this feature is LF-interpretable but PF-uninterpretable. Hence, there is no ... Read More
213. Comparing confidence-based and conventional scoring methods: The case of an English grammar class
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Winter 2015, , Pages 123-152
Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the reliability, predictive validity, and self-esteem and gender bias of confidence-based scoring. This is a method of scoring in which the test takers ... Read More
214. Rhetorical Variation in Medical Article Abstracts Written in English and Persian
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Winter 2012, , Pages 127-144
Abstract
The present study aimed at finding structural variations in the translated abstracts from Persian into English and comparing them with abstracts originally written in English and published ... Read More
215. The Effects of Collaborative Versus Non-collaborative Massed and Distributed Presentation on the Comprehension and Production of Lexical Collocations
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Autumn 2012, , Pages 127-145
Abstract
To investigate the effect of massed and distributed collaborative and non-collaborative presentation on L2 learners’ comprehension and production of lexical collocations, 105 ... Read More
216. First Language Use in English Language Institutes: Are Teachers Free to Alternate between L1 and L2 as Means of Instruction?
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Winter 2013, , Pages 127-152
Abstract
Once severely rejected, first language (L1) use is no more considered to be inherently detrimental in foreign language pedagogy. Recent research within sociocultural framework has come ... Read More
217. The Effect of Variations in Integrated Writing Tasks and Proficiency Level on Features of Written Discourse Generated by Iranian EFL Learners
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Summer 2014, , Pages 129-159
Abstract
In recent years, a number of large-scale writing assessments (e.g., TOEFL iBT) have employed integrated writing tests to measure test takers’ academic writing ability. Using a ... Read More
218. The Power of Fiction: How Literature Educated and Reformed American Society
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Summer 2011, , Pages 135-154
Abstract
This paper focuses on a number of American stories which helped educate people and bring about legal or social change. There are many stories which caused major or minor legal and political ... Read More
219. Affiliation and Filiation: The Nation-Family in Scott’s Ivanhoe and Anne of Geierstein
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Summer 2012, , Pages 135-153
Abstract
This article studies Sir Walter Scott’s use of the family-as-nation trope in Ivanhoe and Anne of Geierstein. The importance of this trope in his figuration of nationhood is discerned ... Read More
220. Do Heavy-NP Shift Phenomenon and Constituent Ordering in English Cause Sentence Processing Difficulty for EFL Learners?
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Spring 2016, , Pages 139-159
Abstract
Heavy-NP shift occurs when speakers prefer placing lengthy or “heavy” noun phrase direct objects in the clause-final position within a sentence rather than in the post-verbal ... Read More
221. The Role of Noticing in L2 Learners’ Production of Intonation Patterns
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Spring 2012, , Pages 141-170
Abstract
This study was an attempt to explore the role that the increased perceptual saliency of L2 input features or output flaws and hereby promoting L2 learners’ noticing (through planned ... Read More
222. INSTRUCTORS’ AND LEARNERS’ QUESTIONING: A CASE OF EFL CLASSROOM DISCOURSE IN IRAN
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Autumn 2015, , Pages 141-164
Abstract
The present study was an attempt to examine how questioning was treated by EFL instructors and learners at a private language center in Yasouj, Iran. This study also intended to explore ... Read More
223. THREE TYPES OF COMMENTS ON CONTENT: TEACHER VS. PEER FEEDBACK
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Winter 2016, , Pages 141-166
Abstract
This study was conducted to examine the effect of three types of comments, i.e. imperatives, questions, and statements, with different communicative purposes, i.e. giving information ... Read More
224. Diagnosing the Iranian L2 Writing Ability Using Self-Assessment and Level Specific Approaches
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Spring 2015, , Pages 145-173
Abstract
The objectives of this study were (a) to examine the writing performance of L2 learners on the level-specific tasks based on Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and (b) to ... Read More
225. Syntactic Structures and Rhetorical Functions of Electrical Engineering, Psychiatry, and Linguistics Research Article Titles in English and Persian: A Cross-linguistic and Cross-disciplinary Study
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Spring 2017, , Pages 145-175