Investigating Foreign Language Enjoyment and Public Speaking Class Anxiety in the EFL Class: A Mixed Methods Study
Investigating Foreign Language Enjoyment and Public Speaking Class Anxiety in the EFL Class: A Mixed Methods Study

Fatemeh Nemati; Ali Roohani; Azizullah Mirzaei

Volume 39, Issue 1 , May 2020, , Pages 115-152

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2020.37330.2835

Abstract
  Foreign language enjoyment and speaking anxiety in the classroom are two potential emotion-inducing factors for foreign language learning. This sequential mixed methods study investigated ...  Read More
Focus on Lexis and L2 Learners' Development of Oral Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency Measures
Focus on Lexis and L2 Learners' Development of Oral Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency Measures

Azizullah Mirzaei; Ashraf Beyzaei; Ali Roohani

Volume 37, Issue 2 , July 2018, , Pages 91-123

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2019.31417.2601

Abstract
  Second language (L2) theories have for long acknowledged the importance of focus on formulaicity or conventionalized lexical chunks. Yet, there has been little attempt to examine the ...  Read More
INVESTIGATING L2 TEACHERS’ PEDAGOGICAL SUCCESS: THE ROLE OF SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE
INVESTIGATING L2 TEACHERS’ PEDAGOGICAL SUCCESS: THE ROLE OF SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE

Ali Roohani; Tayyebeh Darvishy

Volume 34, Issue 2 , July 2015, , Pages 153-180

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3529

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
The Relationship between EFL Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence and Students’ Motivational Attributes
The Relationship between EFL Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence and Students’ Motivational Attributes

Ali Roohani; Nafiseh Mohammadi

Volume 33, Issue 3 , October 2014, , Pages 113-133

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.2483

Abstract
  This study explored the relationship between EFL (English as a foreign language) teachers’ emotional intelligence (EI) and their students’ motivational attributes. Additionally, ...  Read More
Exploring Language Learning Strategy Use: The Role of Multiple Intelligences, L2 Proficiency and Gender
Exploring Language Learning Strategy Use: The Role of Multiple Intelligences, L2 Proficiency and Gender

Ali Roohani; Somayeh Rabiei

Volume 32, Issue 3 , October 2013, , Pages 41-64

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2013.1704

Abstract
  Multiple intelligences (MI), second/foreign (L2) proficiency and gender are postulated to contribute to language learning strategies (LLS). This study, first, examined whether there ...  Read More
Exploring Pragmalinguistic and Sociopragmatic Variability in Speech Act Production of L2 Learners and Native Speakers
Exploring Pragmalinguistic and Sociopragmatic Variability in Speech Act Production of L2 Learners and Native Speakers

Azizollah Mirzaei; Ali Roohani; Maryam Esmaeili

Volume 31, Issue 3 , October 2012, , Pages 79-102

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.622

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
An Investigation into Bilingual Dictionary Use: Do the Frequency of Use and Type of Dictionary Make a Difference in L2 Writing Performance?
An Investigation into Bilingual Dictionary Use: Do the Frequency of Use and Type of Dictionary Make a Difference in L2 Writing Performance?

Ali Roohani; Amine Khosravi

Volume 30, Issue 2 , July 2011, , Pages 85-106

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.385

Abstract
  Bilingual dictionary use in L2 writing test performance has recently been the subject of debate. Opinions differ according to how the trait is understood and whether the system favors ...  Read More