Exploring Novice Raters’ Textual Considerations in Independent and Negotiated Ratings
Exploring Novice Raters’ Textual Considerations in Independent and Negotiated Ratings

Leila Hajiabdorrasouli; Alireza Ahmadi

Volume 39, Issue 2 , August 2020, , Pages 43-87

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2020.38027.2860

Abstract
  Educators often employ various training techniques to reduce raters’ subjectivity. Negotiation is a technique which can assist novice raters to co-construct a shared understanding ...  Read More
On Anthropomorphism in Technology-Enhanced Language Learning: Does Modality Matter in Agent-Based Multimedia Instruction on L2 Idioms?
On Anthropomorphism in Technology-Enhanced Language Learning: Does Modality Matter in Agent-Based Multimedia Instruction on L2 Idioms?

Rahman Sahragard; Alireza Ahmadi; Hamed Babaie Shalmani

Volume 35, Issue 2 , July 2016, , Pages 123-160

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2016.3782

Abstract
  The present study aimed to satisfy a twofold purpose: On the one hand, it sought to verify the postulation that agent-based instruction could offer a compromise approach to teaching ...  Read More
INVESTIGATING THE VALIDITY OF PHD ENTRANCE EXAM OF ELT IN IRAN IN LIGHT OF ARGUMENT-BASED VALIDITY AND THEORY OF ACTION
INVESTIGATING THE VALIDITY OF PHD ENTRANCE EXAM OF ELT IN IRAN IN LIGHT OF ARGUMENT-BASED VALIDITY AND THEORY OF ACTION

Alireza Ahmadi; Ali Darabi Bazvand; Rahman Sahragard; Ayatollah Razmjoo

Volume 34, Issue 2 , July 2015, , Pages 1-37

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3581

Abstract
  Although some piecemeal efforts have been made to investigate the validity and use of the Iranian PhD exam, no systematic project has been specifically carried out in this regard. The ...  Read More
Task Type and Prompt Effect on Test Performance: A Focus on IELTS Academic Writing Tasks
Task Type and Prompt Effect on Test Performance: A Focus on IELTS Academic Writing Tasks

Alireza Ahmadi; Shaban Mansoordehghan

Volume 33, Issue 3 , October 2014, , Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.2897

Abstract
  Recent versions of international high-stakes tests like TOEFL and IELTS have made use of integrated tasks in addition to the traditional independent tasks in a claim to provide a more ...  Read More
The Effects of Collaborative Translation Task on the Apology Speech Act Production of Iranian EFL Learners
The Effects of Collaborative Translation Task on the Apology Speech Act Production of Iranian EFL Learners

Ali Asghar Kargar; firooz Sadighi; Ali Reza Ahmadi

Volume 31, Issue 3 , October 2012, , Pages 47-78

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.621

Abstract
  The present study aims to investigate the relative effectiveness of different types of pragmatic instruction including two collaborative translation tasks and two structured input tasks ...  Read More