Research Paper
An Analysis of the Ideological Content of Internationally-Developed
British and American ELT Textbooks
An Analysis of the Ideological Content of Internationally-Developed British and American ELT Textbooks

Sasan Baleghizadeh; M Jamali Motahed

Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, Pages 1-27

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.406

Abstract
  This study examines the ideological content of six internationally-used ELT textbooks, three British and three American. Applying the theory and procedures of critical discourse analysis ...  Read More
Research Paper
Research Article Introductions: Sub-disciplinary Variations in Applied Linguistics
Research Article Introductions: Sub-disciplinary Variations in Applied Linguistics

Ali Reza Jalilifar

Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, Pages 29-55

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.407

Abstract
  The present study aimed to investigate the generic organization of research article introductions in local Iranian and international journals in English for Specific Purposes, English ...  Read More
Research Paper
Pygmalion in Conversation with Pierre Bourdieu:A Sociological Perspective
Pygmalion in Conversation with Pierre Bourdieu:A Sociological Perspective

Hossein Pirnajmuddin; F Shahpoori Arani

Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, Pages 57-73

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.408

Abstract
  George Bernard Shaw's masterpiece Pygmalion deals with the social function of language and reveals that Linguistic Competence is one of the markers of social status. It presents the ...  Read More
Research Paper
Iranian EFL Students’ Perceptions and Preferences for Teachers’ Written Feedback: Do Students’ ideas Reflect Teachers’ Practice?
Iranian EFL Students’ Perceptions and Preferences for Teachers’ Written Feedback: Do Students’ ideas Reflect Teachers’ Practice?

Mohammad Rahimi

Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, Pages 75-98

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.409

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
Research Paper
Language and Identity in the Iranian Context: The Impact of Identity Aspects on EFL Learners' Achievement
Language and Identity in the Iranian Context: The Impact of Identity Aspects on EFL Learners' Achievement

Ayyatallah Razmjoo

Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, Pages 99-121

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.410

Abstract
  Identity orientations refer to the relative importance that individuals place on various identity attributes or characteristics such as race, religion, culture and language when constructing ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Acquisition of Definiteness Feature by Persian L2 Learners of English
The Acquisition of Definiteness Feature by Persian L2 Learners of English

Mohammad Javad Rezai; Ali Akbar Jabbari

Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, Pages 123-154

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.411

Abstract
  The definiteness feature in English is both LF and PF interpretable while Persian is a language in which this feature is LF-interpretable but PF-uninterpretable. Hence, there is no ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Impact of Explicit Instruction of Metadiscourse Markers on EFL Learners' Writing Performance
The Impact of Explicit Instruction of Metadiscourse Markers on EFL Learners' Writing Performance

Hossein Vahid Dastjerdi; maryam Shirzad

Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, Pages 155-174

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.412

Abstract
  The current study is an attempt to investigate the impact of explicit instruction of metadiscourse markers on advanced, intermediate, and elementary EFL learners’ writing performance. ...  Read More