Number of Articles: 8
Gender-based DIF across the Subject Area: A Study of the Iranian National University Entrance Exam
Volume 29, Issue 3 , September 2010, Pages 1-26
Abstract
This study aimed at investigating differential item functioning (DIF) on the Special English Test of the Iranian National University Entrance Exam (INUEE). The effect of gender and ... Read More
The Impact of L1 Equivalents Versus Context on Vocabulary Recall of Pre-university EFL Students
Volume 29, Issue 3 , September 2010, Pages 27-51
Abstract
This study was conducted to compare the impact of two vocabulary learning techniques, namely context learning and translation learning, on vocabulary recall of sixty pre-university ... Read More
The Introductory Essay: Richard Wright's Covert Challenging of Jim Crowism and Uncle Tomism
Volume 29, Issue 3 , September 2010, Pages 53-72
Abstract
Richard Wright’s introductory essay to his collection of short stories Uncle Tom's Children describes hidden forms of resistance against Jim Crowism and Uncle Tomism. The essay ... Read More
"What We Feel, and What Doth us Befall": A Study of Letter Motif in Macbeth
Volume 29, Issue 3 , September 2010, Pages 73-85
Abstract
The present essay is an attempt to scrutinize Macbeth's letter to Lady Macbeth formalistically with much care and seek hints which may lead us back and forth to understand what befell ... Read More
An Analysis of English and Persian Academic Written Discourses in Human Sciences: An Evolutionary Account
Volume 29, Issue 3 , September 2010, Pages 87-105
Abstract
The present paper focused on the sociocultural explanations of rhetorical differences between English and Persian and was based on the contrastive genre analysis of Applied Linguistics ... Read More
Motivational and Learning Effects of Computer-aided Procedures on Students' Reading Comprehension
Volume 29, Issue 3 , September 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
The Role of Conceptualizable Agent in Overpassivization of English Unaccusatives in Iranian English Majors
Volume 29, Issue 3 , September 2010, Pages 141-162
Abstract
The present study is an attempt to explore the effect of one of the pragmatic elements of discourse (namely the conceptualizable agent) on overpassivization of English unaccusative ... Read More
Engaging Strategies in Adam Bede
Volume 29, Issue 3 , September 2010, Pages 163-188