Number of Articles: 366
Literary Figures in Gāthic Texts
Volume 28, Issue 1 , July 2009, , Pages 71-83
Abstract
Introduction Gāthic texts are a collection of religious songs of Zarothustra who lived about 1200 BC. Of the seventy two hāts (stanzas) of Yasna ... Read MoreThe Effects of Glossing Conventions on L2 Vocabulary Recognition and Production
Volume 30, Issue 2 , July 2011, , Pages 209-233
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To investigate the effects of different glossing conventions on vocabulary recognition and recall, 158 participants were given a pre-test to make sure that they did not have any prior ... Read MoreUsing Multiple-Variable Matching to Identify EFL Ecological Sources of Differential Item Functioning
Volume 38, Issue 4 , March 2020, , Pages 1-42
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Context is a vague notion with numerous building blocks making language test scores inferences quite convoluted. This study has made use of a model of item responding that has striven ... Read MoreA Postcolonial Perspective towards Prefaces of Iranian English Language Textbooks: The Cases of Graded, Right Path to English, and Prospect/Vision Series
Volume 39, Issue 1 , May 2020, , Pages 1-44
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Since the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran, there have been three packages used in the state-controlled schools of the country, namely, Graded, Right Path to English, and ... Read MoreEffects of Audio-Visually Prompted Collaborative Dialogue on EFL Learners' Listening Comprehension Development
Volume 39, Issue 2 , August 2020, , Pages 1-42
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This study investigated the comparative effects of audio-visually prompted collaborative dialogue on the listening comprehension development of symmetrical, asymmetrical, and asymmetrical ... Read MoreExploring L1 use in English as Foreign Language Classrooms through Activity theory
Volume 39, Issue 3.1 , October 2020, , Pages 1-35
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This study attempts to examine the amounts, purposes, and reasons for using L1 by teachers as well as the amounts and purposes of its use by students in English as foreign language ... Read MoreApplying Cooperative and Individual Offline Planning in Speaking Classes: A Comparison of Impulsive and Reflective EFL Learners
Volume 39, Issue 3.2 , November 2020, , Pages 1-34
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This study investigated the effect of two different types of offline planning, namely cooperative and individual, on the oral proficiency of impulsive and reflective EFL learners. Accordingly, ... Read MoreThe Differential Use of Reformulation Markers in Three Sub-corpora: L1 English, L2 English, and L1 Persian
Volume 40, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 1-32
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Given that reformulation is an integral component of scientific texts in which the explanation of terms and ideas is prevalent (Candel, 1984; Thoiron & Bejoint, 1991), this study ... Read MoreExamining 'Assessment Literacy in Practice' in an Iranian Context: Does it Differ for Instructors and Learners?
Volume 40, Issue 2 , May 2021, , Pages 1-45
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The study reported here is survey research that aims to examine the assessment literacy (AL) of the instructors (N=12) as well as graduate and postgraduate students (N=46) in the Department ... Read MoreAcademic Writing Courses in Applied Linguistics Master's Programs Through Student-instructor Lenses: Avenues for Improvement
Volume 40, Issue 4 , November 2021, , Pages 1-33
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The importance of incorporating graduate students' needs into academic writing courses has established a good reputation in EAP/ESP research. In addition, writing and publishing research ... Read MoreValidation of Spiritual and Emotional Intelligence questionnaire and Predictability Power of the Former for EFL Learners’ Performance
Volume 41, Issue 1 , February 2022, , Pages 1-31
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While the bulk of literature repletes with studies on emotional intelligence and its effect on teachers' performance and students' academic achievement, few have been released as to ... Read MoreThe Effect of Online Interaction on the Use of Discourse Markers: A Comparison of Two Flipped Classes
Volume 41, Issue 2 , May 2022, , Pages 1-35
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Discourse Markers (DMs) are pragmatic ties representing the relationship between different concepts in a discourse. As Fraser (2009) puts it, these lexical expressions are free morphemes ... Read MoreEFL Teachers’ Individual Development Planning Model: A Data-Driven Approach
Volume 42, Issue 1 , January 2023, , Pages 1-28
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Despite a strong background in education and human resources, teachers’ Individual Development Planning (IDP), as a reflective tool for further learning, has remained untouched ... Read MoreA Corpus-based Study of the Use of Lexical Bundles in EAP Texts by Iranian EFL and ESL Learners
Volume 42, Issue 3 , September 2023, , Pages 1-27
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Research on native vs. non-native formulaic language use in academic texts, despite its wealth in scope and frequency, lacks an inclusive conceptualization of a non-native language ... Read MoreIntelligent Scoring in an English Reading Comprehension Course Using Artificial Neural Networks and Neuro-fuzzy Systems
Volume 42, Issue 4 , December 2023, , Pages 1-21
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Predicting students’ performance in a course is one of the major aims of educational data mining systems. In the present study, two and three-layer artificial neural networks ... Read MorePatiently-Drafted Titles: Focusing on Form and Content of Research Article Titles in Iranian Applied Linguistics Journals
Volume 43, Issue 1 , February 2024, , Pages 1-27
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Research article (RA) titles are one of the most important elements of a manuscript, influencing the reviewers’ decision and editors’ judgment, attracting the readers, and ... Read MoreExploring the Effects of Semantic and Orthographic/Phonologic Priming on Reading and Listening Comprehension of EFL Learners
Volume 43, Issue 2 , May 2024, , Pages 1-30
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This study examined the possible effects of orthographic/phonologic priming techniques on the receptive language skills of Iranian EFL learners with different proficiency levels. From ... Read MoreExploring the Role of Reflective Practice in Activating Novice EFL Teachers’ Noticing
Volume 42, Issue 4 , December 2023, , Pages 23-44
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Reflective practice and noticing can be regarded as two essential concerns for novice teachers’ survival and development in their first practices. Therefore, this study was an ... Read MoreGender Identity in Verb Type Occurrences: A Study of ‘Active’ Series
Volume 42, Issue 1 , January 2023, , Pages 29-59
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The present research was an attempt to investigate gender portrayal represented in EFL reading textbooks. Using Johnson and Young’s (2002) verb taxonomy, the reading passages ... Read MoreA Probe into Experiences of Female Iranian EFL Teachers and Students in Rural High Schools amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: Hurdles and Achievements
Volume 42, Issue 3 , September 2023, , Pages 29-57
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The global outbreak of COVID-19 necessitated a swift transition from conventional face-to-face (F2F) teaching to Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) in educational institutions worldwide. ... Read MoreEvidence for the Linguistic Proximity Model in the Learning of English Present Perfect Tense by Speakers of L1 Kirundi and L2 French
Volume 43, Issue 1 , February 2024, , Pages 29-57
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Studies that have employed the Linguistic Proximity Model to account for crosslinguistic influence in third language learning so far have used child simultaneous bilinguals as participants ... Read MoreAn Analysis of Interactive and Interactional Metadiscourse: Native vs. Nonnative Author Dichotomy
Volume 43, Issue 2 , May 2024, , Pages 31-48
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A mounting attention has been witnessed recently on authorial stance in academic writing due to its important role in the interpersonal aspect of writing, encompassing the ways in which ... Read MoreThe Effect of Definition, Fill-in-the-Blank, and Sentence Writing Exercises on the Acquisition, Retention, and Production of Lexical vs. Grammatical Collocations
Volume 40, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 33-82
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It is widely acknowledged that collocations play a crucial role in second or foreign language learning by enabling learners to know more about language chunks and lexical strings. Although ... Read MoreA Comparative Intercultural Analysis of Two English School Textbooks from Iran and Egypt
Volume 41, Issue 1 , February 2022, , Pages 33-67
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The present study aimed to analyze two secondary English school textbooks from Iran and Egypt to see to what extent these two middle-eastern countries with similar religious, historical, ... Read MoreThe Effect of Flipping a Foreign Language Writing Course on Writing Performance and Writing Motivation
Volume 39, Issue 3.2 , November 2020, , Pages 35-65