Number of Articles: 6
Developing a Questionnaire for Assessing Iranian EFL Teachers’ Critical Cultural Awareness (CCA)
Volume 36, Issue 2 , July 2017, Pages 1-38
Abstract
Critical cultural awareness as a component of intercultural competence (Byram, 1997, 2012) has received the extensive attention of scholars in the fields of language teaching, cultural ... Read More
Impact of Direct Corrective Feedback (DCF) Through Electronic Portfolio (EP) Platform on the components of Iranian EFL Learners’ Writing across Levels of Language Proficiency
Volume 36, Issue 2 , July 2017, Pages 39-74
Abstract
While some researchers have questioned the efficacy of corrective feedback (CF), other researchers believe that CF can be effective if implemented through new technology types, including ... Read More
Interactional complexity development, interactional demonstrators and interaction density in collaborative and e-collaborative writing modalities
Volume 36, Issue 2 , July 2017, Pages 75-102
Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the potential of collaborative and e-collaborative writing modalities in developing interactional complexity, utilization of interactional demonstrators ... Read More
Investigating the Impact of Response Format on the Performance of Grammar Tests: Selected and Constructed
Volume 36, Issue 2 , July 2017, Pages 103-128
Abstract
When constructing a test, an initial decision is choosing an appropriate item response format which can be classified as selected or constructed. In large-scale tests where time and ... Read More
The Development of Reading and Operation Span Tasks in Persian as Measures of Working Memory Capacity for Iranian EFL Learners
Volume 36, Issue 2 , July 2017, Pages 129-162
Abstract
This paper presented two complex span tasks in Persian as measures of working memory capacity (WMC). Firstly, the construct of working memory (WM) and possible WM measures that could ... Read More
On Situating the Stance of Estrogen in the Acquisition and Recall of L2 Lexical Items: A Biological Look
Volume 36, Issue 2 , July 2017, Pages 163-189