Number of Articles: 6
Reading Performance of Iranian EFL Learners in Paper and Digital texts
Volume 33, Issue 1 , May 2014, Pages 1-21
Abstract
Dependence on computers and internet has given birth to digital literacy. However, research into its influences on the reading process is still in its infancy. To fill the gap, this ... Read More
Cross-Cultural Investigation into Generic Structure of Dissertation Acknowledgements in English and Persian: Reflections on Politeness Strategies
Volume 33, Issue 1 , May 2014, Pages 23-47
Abstract
This contrastive study, in the first place, examined the generic structure and, in the second place, explored the face theory proposed by Arundale (2006) in 140 doctoral dissertation ... Read More
Metadiscourse Strategies and Citation Patterns as Resources of Authorial Identity in Research Articles across International/Local Journals and Applied Linguistics Subdisciplines
Volume 33, Issue 1 , May 2014, Pages 72-49
Abstract
The present study explored the rhetorical representation of authorial identity signaled by interactive/interactional metadiscourse strategies and integral/non-integral citation patterns ... Read More
The Impact of Deductive, Inductive, and L1-Based Consciousness-Raising Tasks on EFL Learners' Acquisition of the Request Speech Act
Volume 33, Issue 1 , May 2014, Pages 73-92
Abstract
The necessity and importance of teaching pragmatics has come to light by many researchers (e.g. Rose & Kasper, 2001). Due to the consensus over the need to teach pragmatic competence, ... Read More
Voice in Short Argumentative Texts Written by Undergraduate Learners of English
Volume 33, Issue 1 , May 2014, Pages 93-111
Abstract
The present study explored the intensity level of authorial voice in relation to the quality of argumentative writing. 42 undergraduate learners of English as a foreign language (36 ... Read More
A Probe into Adaptive Transfer across Writing Contexts: A Case of an EGAP Class
Volume 33, Issue 1 , May 2014, Pages 113-133