Research Paper
The Effect of Four Different Types of Involvement Indices on Vocabulary Learning and Retention of EFL Learners
The Effect of Four Different Types of Involvement Indices on Vocabulary Learning and Retention of EFL Learners

Sasan Baleghizadeh; Maryam Abbasi

Volume 32, Issue 2 , July 2013, Pages 1-26

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2013.1521

Abstract
  The purpose of the present study was to provide empirical support for the construct of the involvement load hypothesis (ILH ) in an EFL context. To fulfill the purpose of the study, ...  Read More
Research Paper
A Corpus-Based Study of the Lexical Make-up of Applied Linguistics Article Abstracts
A Corpus-Based Study of the Lexical Make-up of Applied Linguistics Article Abstracts

Hadi Farjami

Volume 32, Issue 2 , July 2013, Pages 27-50

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2013.1517

Abstract
  This paper reports results from a corpus-based study that explored the frequency of words in the abstracts of applied linguistics journal articles. The abstracts of major articles in ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Effect of English Vowel-Recognition Training on Beginner and Advanced Iranian ESL Learners
The Effect of English Vowel-Recognition Training on Beginner and Advanced Iranian ESL Learners

Mohammad Saber Khaghaninezhad

Volume 32, Issue 2 , July 2013, Pages 51-67

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2013.1556

Abstract
  This study was an attempt to investigate the effect of vowel-recognition training on beginner and advanced Iranian ESL learners. A total of 36 adult Iranian ESL learners (18 advanced ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Impact of Metacognitive Instruction on EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension and Oral Language Proficiency
The Impact of Metacognitive Instruction on EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension and Oral Language Proficiency

Mehrak Rahimi; Maral Katal

Volume 32, Issue 2 , July 2013, Pages 69-90

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2013.1555

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
Research Paper
Discursive motivation construction: A case of two Iranian EFL learners
Discursive motivation construction: A case of two Iranian EFL learners

Naser Rashidi; Mohammad Rahimi; Zahra Alimorad

Volume 32, Issue 2 , July 2013, Pages 91-111

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2013.1518

Abstract
  Investigating the discursive construction of EFL learners’ motivation is a relatively new area of inquiry. Hence, there is a dearth of research into how foreign language learners’ ...  Read More
Research Paper
Modified output in task-based EFL classes across gender
Modified output in task-based EFL classes across gender

Karim Sadeghi; Pariya Sajedi

Volume 32, Issue 2 , July 2013, Pages 113-135

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2013.1520

Abstract
  AbstractThe current study examined the modification devices (MDs) used by non-native speakers (NNSs) learning EFL during dyadic task-based interactions. Three meaning-oriented tasks, ...  Read More