Number of Articles: 6
A Social Semiotic Analysis of Social Actors in English-Learning Software Applications
Volume 35, Issue 3 , October 2016, Pages 1-40
Abstract
This study drew upon Kress and Van Leeuwen’s (2006, [1996]) visual grammar and Van Leeuwen’s (2008) social semiotic model to interrogate ways through which social actors ... Read More
The Emergence of Various Contradictions in Iranian High School English Education under the New CLT-Based Curriculum
Volume 35, Issue 3 , October 2016, Pages 41-64
Abstract
Recent research has indicated that the adoption of CLT in an EFL contexts will create certain challenges. Using Engeström’s (1999) human activity system model, the present ... Read More
Do We Need Discipline-Specific Academic Word Lists? Linguistics Academic Word List (LAWL)
Volume 35, Issue 3 , October 2016, Pages 65-90
Abstract
This corpus-based study aimed at exploring the most frequently-used academic words in linguistics and compare the wordlist with the distribution of high frequency words in Coxhead’s ... Read More
Motivational Beliefs, Self-Regulation and EFL Listening Achievement: A Path Analysis
Volume 35, Issue 3 , October 2016, Pages 91-118
Abstract
Informed by the expectancy-value and social cognitive theories of learning, the present study proposed a path model to investigate the impact of motivational beliefs as defined by listening ... Read More
Built-In Learner Participation Potential of Locally- and Globally-Designed ELT Materials
Volume 35, Issue 3 , October 2016, Pages 119-156
Abstract
This study aims at empirically measuring a universal criterion for materials evaluation, i.e., learning opportunities, in a locally- and a globally-designed materials. Adopting the ... Read More
Critical Thinking in Personal Narrative and Reflective Journal Writings by In-service EFL Teachers in Iran: Assessment of Reflective Writing
Volume 35, Issue 3 , October 2016, Pages 157-182