Number of Articles: 7
An Analysis of the Ideological Content of Internationally-Developed British and American ELT Textbooks
Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, Pages 1-27
Abstract
This study examines the ideological content of six internationally-used ELT textbooks, three British and three American. Applying the theory and procedures of critical discourse analysis ... Read More
Research Article Introductions: Sub-disciplinary Variations in Applied Linguistics
Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, Pages 29-55
Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the generic organization of research article introductions in local Iranian and international journals in English for Specific Purposes, English ... Read More
Pygmalion in Conversation with Pierre Bourdieu:A Sociological Perspective
Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, Pages 57-73
Abstract
George Bernard Shaw's masterpiece Pygmalion deals with the social function of language and reveals that Linguistic Competence is one of the markers of social status. It presents the ... Read More
Iranian EFL Students’ Perceptions and Preferences for Teachers’ Written Feedback: Do Students’ ideas Reflect Teachers’ Practice?
Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, Pages 75-98
Abstract
The present study-both qualitative and quantitative--explored fifty EFL learners’ preferences for receiving error feedback on different grammatical units as well as their beliefs ... Read More
Language and Identity in the Iranian Context: The Impact of Identity Aspects on EFL Learners' Achievement
Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, Pages 99-121
Abstract
Identity orientations refer to the relative importance that individuals place on various identity attributes or characteristics such as race, religion, culture and language when constructing ... Read More
The Acquisition of Definiteness Feature by Persian L2 Learners of English
Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 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
The Impact of Explicit Instruction of Metadiscourse Markers on EFL Learners' Writing Performance
Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, Pages 155-174