Number of Articles: 6
A Cross-sectional Study of Iranian EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Skills Development: The Case of Written Requests
Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, Pages 1-46
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This study attempts to investigate the pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic development of Iranian EFL learners cross-sectionally when making requests in different situations. To this ... Read MoreDynamicity of Transformative L2 Materials Preparation Model in EFL Classroom: Place of Critical Language Pedagogy in Teacher Education
Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, Pages 47-79
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Over the past decades, education took a critical-oriented shift. This perspective changed the role of teachers, students, and classrooms. A teacher's role changes from an instructor ... Read MoreThe Effects of Gradual and Indirect Feedback on EFL Learners' Grammar Development and Beliefs
Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, Pages 81-106
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Corrective feedback has received significant attention in English language teaching, and its role has been highly substantial. Considering the importance of corrective feedback in EFL ... Read MoreEmpathy as a Predictor of Pronunciation Mastery: The Case of Female Iranian EFL Learners’ Pronunciation Errors
Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, Pages 107-129
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The present study set out to identify the problematic areas of pronunciation among Iranian female EFL learners. Further, this study investigated the relationship between empathy and ... Read MoreA Genre-Based Investigation of Inter/Intra-Lingual Relationships between Persian and English Academic Writings: Common Underlying Proficiency Oriented
Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, Pages 131-170
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Although L2 writing has attracted salient attention and monopolized many studies in EFL contexts, there is still no full image of its complicated nature. Trying to play a supplementary ... Read MoreIntegrating Portfolio-Assessment into the Writing Process: Does it Affect a Significant Change in Iranian EFL Undergraduates’ Writing Achievement? A Mixed-Methods Study
Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, Pages 171-195