Research Paper
Effects of Focus-on-Form(s) Instruction on Iranian Intermediate L2 Learners’ Metaphorical Competence Development
Effects of Focus-on-Form(s) Instruction on Iranian Intermediate L2 Learners’ Metaphorical Competence Development

Mahmood Hashemian

Volume 32, Issue 1 , May 2013, Pages 1-17

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2013.1491

Abstract
  Recent developments in cognitive linguistics have highlighted the importance and the ubiquity of metaphors in language. Their effect has been instrumental in making significant headway ...  Read More
Research Paper
An Analysis of Iranian EFL Learners’ Dis-preferred Responses in Interactional Discourse
An Analysis of Iranian EFL Learners’ Dis-preferred Responses in Interactional Discourse

Alireza Jalilifar; Roqayeh Dinarvand

Volume 32, Issue 1 , May 2013, Pages 19-44

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2013.1492

Abstract
  The present study, on the one hand, attempted to investigate the strategies applied in dispreferred responses by Iranian university students of English and the extent to which pragmatic ...  Read More
Research Paper
Researching (Non) Fluent L2 Speakers’ Oral Communication Deficiencies: A Psycholinguistic Perspective
Researching (Non) Fluent L2 Speakers’ Oral Communication Deficiencies: A Psycholinguistic Perspective

Azizullah Mirzaei; Najmeh Heidari

Volume 32, Issue 1 , May 2013, Pages 45-70

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2013.1493

Abstract
  Fluency in a second language (L2) involves a quintessentially cognitive processing system that operates quickly and effectively. The perceived importance of researching fluency through ...  Read More
Research Paper
A New Look into the Construct Validity of the IELTS Speaking Module
A New Look into the Construct Validity of the IELTS Speaking Module

Reza Pishghadam; Mohammad Ali Shams

Volume 32, Issue 1 , May 2013, Pages 71-90

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2013.1496

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
Research Paper
Stripped of Authorship or Projected Identity?  Iranian Scholars’ Presence in Research Articles
Stripped of Authorship or Projected Identity? Iranian Scholars’ Presence in Research Articles

Reza Rezvani; Tayyebe Mansouri

Volume 32, Issue 1 , May 2013, Pages 91-110

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2013.1494

Abstract
  Research Article (RA) genre has been a significant area of research in academic writing over past decades. However, authors’ identity in RAs has not received much attention, especially ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Effect of Lexical Collocational Density on the Iranian EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension
The Effect of Lexical Collocational Density on the Iranian EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension

Shiva Sadighi; Rahman Sahragard

Volume 32, Issue 1 , May 2013, Pages 111-136

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2013.1495

Abstract
  The present study aims at investigating the effect of different levels of lexical collocational density on EFL learners’ reading comprehension. Eighty sophomore students with ...  Read More