Number of Articles: 363
An Investigation into the Effective Factors in Comprehending English Garden-Path Sentences by EFL Learners
Volume 38, Issue 1 , May 2019, , Pages 79-118
Abstract
The present study aimed at highlighting the possible effects of age, proficiency level, and the structural composition of Garden-Path (GP) sentences on EFL learners' comprehension. ... Read More
The Effects of Gradual and Indirect Feedback on EFL Learners' Grammar Development and Beliefs
Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, , Pages 81-106
Abstract
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 More
Developing Intercultural Awareness and Skills in English Majors: A Constructivist Approach
Volume 38, Issue 3 , October 2019, , Pages 81-112
Abstract
In the fast-changing modern world of today, learners need global skills for life-long learning and effective communication. Among these skills are intercultural competence and critical ... Read More
Evaluating EFL Learners’ Philosophical Mentality through their Answers to Philosophical Questions: Using Smith’s Framework
Volume 37, Issue 3 , October 2018, , Pages 99-129
Abstract
Given the role philosophical mentality can fulfill in bringing individuals the essential skills of wisdom and well thinking, the present paper, by applying Smith’s (2007) theoretical ... Read More
Bilinguality vs. Monolinguality among Kalhuri Kurdish Speakers: Gender, Social Class and English Language Achievement
Volume 32, Issue 3 , October 2013, , Pages 27-50
Abstract
Today in multilingual contexts, many parents prefer to rear their children in the dominant language rather than in their mother tongue. This phenomenon is widespread among native speakers ... Read More
The Relationship between English and Persian Phonological Awareness, Rapid Autamatized Naming and Students’ Reading Achievement in Partial Immersion and Non-Immersion Programs
Volume 33, Issue 2 , July 2014, , Pages 27-53
Abstract
The cognitive predictors (i.e.,Phonological Awareness, and Rapid Automatized Naming) underlying reading achievement have not been researched in Iranian partial English immersion and ... Read More
Lord Byron’s Allusions to Persia
Volume 28, Issue 1 , July 2009, , Pages 61-73
Abstract
This article examines Lord Byron’s allusions to Persian literature, history, culture and its ancient religion. The influence of Persia on Byron is considerable. Byron was greatly ... Read More
Online Processing of English Wh-Dependencies by Iranian EFL Learners
Volume 32, Issue 4 , March 2014, , Pages 63-83
Abstract
To be able to reach the level of ultimate attainment in the second language, learners need to acquire not only the grammar of the L2 but also the language processing mechanisms involved ... Read More
AN INTROSPECTIVE STUDY OF L2 READING ANXIETY
Volume 30, Issue 1 , April 2011, , Pages 65-98
Abstract
This study sought to explore the possible relationship between reading anxiety and reading proficiency and also between reading anxiety and language learners’ use of reading strategies. ... Read More
Texts and Politics: Postcolonial Revaluations of two British Classics
Volume 30, Issue 3 , October 2011, , Pages 67-82
Abstract
The major argument of this essay is that Kipling treats the colonial subject as the "other," and Forster proves to be almost as pro-Empire as writers like Kipling. Nevertheless, A Passage ... Read More
The Representation of Social Actors In Interchange Third Edition Series: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Volume 29, Issue 1 , March 2010, , Pages 67-89
Abstract
This study takes a critical discourse analysis approach to investigate the linguistic representation of male and female social actors and construction of gender identities in the Interchange ... Read More
Effects of Task-based Academic Listening on High School EFL Students' Listening Comprehension: Does Experiential Learning Style Matter?
Volume 33, Issue 4 , March 2015, , Pages 67-94
Abstract
Task-based language teaching (TBLT) has been considered as an effective language teaching methodology. However, its applicability for lower-proficiency learners in EFL contexts has ... Read More
The Impact of Metacognitive Instruction on EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension and Oral Language Proficiency
Volume 32, Issue 2 , July 2013, , Pages 69-90
Abstract
The aim of the current study was to examine the effect of metacognitive instruction on EFL learners’ metacognitive awareness of listening strategies, listening comprehension, ... Read More
A New Look into the Construct Validity of the IELTS Speaking Module
Volume 32, Issue 1 , May 2013, , Pages 71-90
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of linguistic and intelligence factors in the Iranian IELTS candidates’ speaking performance. Linguistic factors include depth ... Read More
The Effect of Teaching Critical Reading Strategies on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Retention
Volume 31, Issue 1 , May 2012, , Pages 73-106
Abstract
This study was an attempt to investigate whether teaching critical reading strategies had any significant effect on intermediate EFL learners’ vocabulary retention. To fulfill ... Read More
"What We Feel, and What Doth us Befall": A Study of Letter Motif in Macbeth
Volume 29, Issue 3 , September 2010, , Pages 73-85
Abstract
The present essay is an attempt to scrutinize Macbeth's letter to Lady Macbeth formalistically with much care and seek hints which may lead us back and forth to understand what befell ... Read More
The Impact of Deductive, Inductive, and L1-Based Consciousness-Raising Tasks on EFL Learners' Acquisition of the Request Speech Act
Volume 33, Issue 1 , May 2014, , Pages 73-92
Abstract
The necessity and importance of teaching pragmatics has come to light by many researchers (e.g. Rose & Kasper, 2001). Due to the consensus over the need to teach pragmatic competence, ... Read More
Iranian EFL Students’ Perceptions and Preferences for Teachers’ Written Feedback: Do Students’ ideas Reflect Teachers’ Practice?
Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, , Pages 75-98
Abstract
The present study-both qualitative and quantitative--explored fifty EFL learners’ preferences for receiving error feedback on different grammatical units as well as their beliefs ... Read More
Collaborative L2 Interactivity in Diverse ZPD-Based Proximal Contexts and Interactional Competence Development
Volume 33, Issue 3 , October 2014, , Pages 75-100
Abstract
Central to Vygotsky-inspired sociocultural theory (SCT) is the notion of ZPD seen by SLA researchers as a useful framework within which L2 teaching and learning can take place. Van ... Read More
Cognitive Strategy Training: Improving Reading Comprehension in the Language Classroom
Volume 30, Issue 4 , March 2012, , Pages 77-98
Abstract
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive strategy instruction on English reading comprehension of Iranian advanced students. A total of 60 participants took part ... Read More
Exploring Pragmalinguistic and Sociopragmatic Variability in Speech Act Production of L2 Learners and Native Speakers
Volume 31, Issue 3 , October 2012, , Pages 79-102
Abstract
The pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic aspects of language use vary across different situations, languages, and cultures. The separation of these two facets of language use can help ... Read More
Production of English Lexical Stress by Persian EFL Learners
Volume 31, Issue 4 , March 2013, , Pages 79-102
Abstract
This study examines the phonetic properties of lexical stress in English produced by Persian speakers learning English as a foreign language. The four most reliable phonetic correlates ... Read More
Fairness in Classroom Language Assessment from EFL Teachers' Perspective
Volume 42, Issue 2 , May 2023, , Pages 81-110
Abstract
The significance of fairness in assessment is not a subject of doubt for educationalists even with fundamentally contrastive perspectives, but the study of methodological means for ... Read More
The or That: Definite and Demonstrative Descriptions in Second Language Acquisition
Volume 34, Issue 1 , May 2015, , Pages 83-114
Abstract
Since Heubner's (1985) pioneering study, there have been many studies on (mis) use/ non-use of articles by L2 learners from article-less and article languages. The present study investigated ... Read More
The Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on English Language Teacher Education in Iran: Challenges and Opportunities
Volume 40, Issue 3 , August 2021, , Pages 83-116