Research Paper
Effects of Audio-Visually Prompted Collaborative Dialogue on EFL Learners' Listening Comprehension Development
Effects of Audio-Visually Prompted Collaborative Dialogue on EFL Learners' Listening Comprehension Development

Shima Beheshti; Mohammad Ahmadi Safa

Volume 39, Issue 2 , August 2020, Pages 1-42

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2020.37967.2858

Abstract
  This study investigated the comparative effects of audio-visually prompted collaborative dialogue on the listening comprehension development of symmetrical, asymmetrical, and asymmetrical ...  Read More
Research Paper
Exploring Novice Raters’ Textual Considerations in Independent and Negotiated Ratings
Exploring Novice Raters’ Textual Considerations in Independent and Negotiated Ratings

Leila Hajiabdorrasouli; Alireza Ahmadi

Volume 39, Issue 2 , August 2020, Pages 43-87

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2020.38027.2860

Abstract
  Educators often employ various training techniques to reduce raters’ subjectivity. Negotiation is a technique which can assist novice raters to co-construct a shared understanding ...  Read More
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The Role of Post-listening Vocabulary-focused Activities and Multimedia Presentation on Receptive and Productive Vocabulary Development
The Role of Post-listening Vocabulary-focused Activities and Multimedia Presentation on Receptive and Productive Vocabulary Development

Salva Kazemipour khabbazi; Ali Akbar Ansarin

Volume 39, Issue 2 , August 2020, Pages 89-119

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2020.37659.2850

Abstract
  Designing appropriate materials and activities to enhance vocabulary learning is one of the primary goals of language courses. Among the claims about efficient pedagogical tasks is ...  Read More
Research Paper
CAPT and its Effect on English Language Pronunciation Enhancement: Evidence from Bilinguals and Monolinguals
CAPT and its Effect on English Language Pronunciation Enhancement: Evidence from Bilinguals and Monolinguals

Mozhgan Parsiani; Gholam reza Rohani; Hamdollah Ravand

Volume 39, Issue 2 , August 2020, Pages 121-167

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2020.37939.2856

Abstract
  Nowadays there are several challenges for English teachers as well as researchers regarding how to teach foreign language pronunciation more effectively. The current study aimed to ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Effect of Multiple Intelligence-Oriented Thematic Clustering on Advanced EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning
The Effect of Multiple Intelligence-Oriented Thematic Clustering on Advanced EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning

Sanam Savojbolaghchilar; Zohreh Seifoori; Nasser Ghafoori

Volume 39, Issue 2 , August 2020, Pages 169-201

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2020.38332.2877

Abstract
  Burgeoning research in applied linguistics has underscored the interplay among individual, cognitive, and social variables that can delineate the ultimate attainment in various areas ...  Read More
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Examining the Association between T-unit and Pausing Length on the EFL Perception of Listening Comprehension
Examining the Association between T-unit and Pausing Length on the EFL Perception of Listening Comprehension

Sedigheh Vahdat; Zohreh Gooniband Shooshtari; Mehdi Saba

Volume 39, Issue 2 , August 2020, Pages 203-236

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2020.38139.2868

Abstract
  Listening taking over half of the learners’ time and effort (Nunan, 1998), forms a basis for acquiring much of a language. There are factors affecting listening comprehension ...  Read More