Number of Articles: 364
A CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS OF EFL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING AND SELF-EFFICACY
Volume 30, Issue 1 , April 2011, , Pages 119-149
Abstract
This article, first, examined the role of EFL university students' critical thinking (CT) in their self-efficacy beliefs. Second, the role of gender as a moderating factor in the relationship ... 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
Comparing confidence-based and conventional scoring methods: The case of an English grammar class
Volume 33, Issue 4 , March 2015, , Pages 123-152
Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the reliability, predictive validity, and self-esteem and gender bias of confidence-based scoring. This is a method of scoring in which the test takers ... Read More
Rhetorical Variation in Medical Article Abstracts Written in English and Persian
Volume 30, Issue 4 , March 2012, , Pages 127-144
Abstract
The present study aimed at finding structural variations in the translated abstracts from Persian into English and comparing them with abstracts originally written in English and published ... Read More
The Effects of Collaborative Versus Non-collaborative Massed and Distributed Presentation on the Comprehension and Production of Lexical Collocations
Volume 31, Issue 3 , October 2012, , Pages 127-145
Abstract
To investigate the effect of massed and distributed collaborative and non-collaborative presentation on L2 learners’ comprehension and production of lexical collocations, 105 ... Read More
First Language Use in English Language Institutes: Are Teachers Free to Alternate between L1 and L2 as Means of Instruction?
Volume 31, Issue 4 , March 2013, , Pages 127-152
Abstract
Once severely rejected, first language (L1) use is no more considered to be inherently detrimental in foreign language pedagogy. Recent research within sociocultural framework has come ... Read More
The Effect of Variations in Integrated Writing Tasks and Proficiency Level on Features of Written Discourse Generated by Iranian EFL Learners
Volume 33, Issue 2 , July 2014, , Pages 129-159
Abstract
In recent years, a number of large-scale writing assessments (e.g., TOEFL iBT) have employed integrated writing tests to measure test takers’ academic writing ability. Using a ... Read More
The Power of Fiction: How Literature Educated and Reformed American Society
Volume 30, Issue 2 , July 2011, , Pages 135-154
Abstract
This paper focuses on a number of American stories which helped educate people and bring about legal or social change. There are many stories which caused major or minor legal and political ... Read More
Affiliation and Filiation: The Nation-Family in Scott’s Ivanhoe and Anne of Geierstein
Volume 31, Issue 2 , July 2012, , Pages 135-153
Abstract
This article studies Sir Walter Scott’s use of the family-as-nation trope in Ivanhoe and Anne of Geierstein. The importance of this trope in his figuration of nationhood is discerned ... Read More
Do Heavy-NP Shift Phenomenon and Constituent Ordering in English Cause Sentence Processing Difficulty for EFL Learners?
Volume 35, Issue 1 , May 2016, , Pages 139-159
Abstract
Heavy-NP shift occurs when speakers prefer placing lengthy or “heavy” noun phrase direct objects in the clause-final position within a sentence rather than in the post-verbal ... Read More
The Role of Noticing in L2 Learners’ Production of Intonation Patterns
Volume 31, Issue 1 , May 2012, , Pages 141-170
Abstract
This study was an attempt to explore the role that the increased perceptual saliency of L2 input features or output flaws and hereby promoting L2 learners’ noticing (through planned ... Read More
INSTRUCTORS’ AND LEARNERS’ QUESTIONING: A CASE OF EFL CLASSROOM DISCOURSE IN IRAN
Volume 34, Issue 3 , October 2015, , Pages 141-164
Abstract
The present study was an attempt to examine how questioning was treated by EFL instructors and learners at a private language center in Yasouj, Iran. This study also intended to explore ... Read More
THREE TYPES OF COMMENTS ON CONTENT: TEACHER VS. PEER FEEDBACK
Volume 34, Issue 4 , March 2016, , Pages 141-166
Abstract
This study was conducted to examine the effect of three types of comments, i.e. imperatives, questions, and statements, with different communicative purposes, i.e. giving information ... Read More
Diagnosing the Iranian L2 Writing Ability Using Self-Assessment and Level Specific Approaches
Volume 34, Issue 1 , May 2015, , Pages 145-173
Abstract
The objectives of this study were (a) to examine the writing performance of L2 learners on the level-specific tasks based on Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and (b) to ... Read More
Syntactic Structures and Rhetorical Functions of Electrical Engineering, Psychiatry, and Linguistics Research Article Titles in English and Persian: A Cross-linguistic and Cross-disciplinary Study
Volume 36, Issue 1 , May 2017, , Pages 145-175
Abstract
A research article (RA) title is the first and foremost feature that attracts the reader's attention, the feature from which she/he may decide whether the whole article is worth reading. ... Read More
Process-oriented Listening Instruction: A study of Iranian EFL Teachers’ Stated and Actual Practices
Volume 36, Issue 3 , October 2017, , Pages 145-174
Abstract
Research on teacher cognition concerning listening instruction has not been sufficiently touched upon. The present case study aimed to investigate Iranian EFL teachers' stated practices, ... Read More
Virtual Languaculture Task Implementation as a Mediator between EFL Teachers’ Digital Literacy and EFL Learners’ Speaking Fluency and Accuracy
Volume 42, Issue 2 , May 2023, , Pages 149-171
Abstract
COPYRIGHTS ©2021 The author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted ... Read More
INVESTIGATING L2 TEACHERS’ PEDAGOGICAL SUCCESS: THE ROLE OF SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE
Volume 34, Issue 2 , July 2015, , Pages 153-180
Abstract
Teachers can influence the complex process of learning in education, in general, and in second/foreign language (L2) learning in particular. In this light, understanding the factors ... Read More
Implementation of Task-based Collaborative Dialogues in EFL Speaking Classes: Focus on Achievements and Perceptions
Volume 41, Issue 3 , August 2022, , Pages 155-195
Abstract
Collaborative dialogue (CD) in developing L2 skills known as ‘knowledge-building dialogue’, in spite of its momentum in foreign language acquisition, has rarely been conjoined ... 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
Abstract
Recently, there is a need for fostering the critical reflective side of L2 teacher education. This study investigated the implications of personal narrative (PN) and reflective journal ... Read More
A Multimodal Approach toward Teaching for Transfer: A Case of Team-Teaching in ESAP Writing Courses
Volume 35, Issue 4 , March 2017, , Pages 157-190
Abstract
This paper presents a detailed examination of learning transfer from an English for Specific Academic Purposes course to authentic discipline-specific writing tasks. To enhance transfer ... Read More
Inspecting Task-Induced Involvement from the Perspective of Sociocultural Theory
Volume 37, Issue 1 , May 2018, , Pages 159-192
Abstract
Grounded in sociocultural theory (SCT), this study explored whether the hypothesized difference in task-induced involvement could affect the actual realization of evaluation, one of ... Read More
Challenges of Online Language Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Process Tracing Approach
Volume 40, Issue 3 , August 2021, , Pages 159-195
Abstract
Having witnessed the unprecedented prevalence of online education during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, the present research was motivated to explore the challenges facing an EFL ... Read More
Diagnosing L2 Receptive Vocabulary Development Using Dynamic Assessment: A Microgenetic Study
Volume 35, Issue 2 , July 2016, , Pages 161-189
Abstract
The present study is an attempt to shed light on the effect of Dynamic Assessment (DA) on diagnosing and developing the receptive vocabulary abilities of upper-intermediate learners ... 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