Research Paper
The Performance of Iranian EFL Learners in Producing and Recognizing Idiom-Containing Sentences
The Performance of Iranian EFL Learners in Producing and Recognizing Idiom-Containing Sentences

Ishagh Akbarian

Volume 31, Issue 1 , May 2012, Pages 1-23

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.311

Abstract
  This study aimed to investigate how Iranian EFL learners performed in producing sentences containing idioms and whether they had any problems in producing such sentences. This query, ...  Read More
Research Paper
Mental Representation of Cognates/Noncognates in Persian-Speaking EFL Learners
Mental Representation of Cognates/Noncognates in Persian-Speaking EFL Learners

Zahra Fotovatnia; Ferdos Taleb

Volume 31, Issue 1 , May 2012, Pages 25-48

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.1391.320

Abstract
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the mental representation of cognate and noncognate translation pairs in languages with different scripts to test the prediction of dual ...  Read More
Research Paper
"C u @ d Uni": Analysis of academic emails written by native and non-native English speakers

Reza Ghafarsamar; mehdi Mehrani

Volume 31, Issue 1 , May 2012, Pages 49-72

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.322

Abstract
  The present study examined email communication practices of two groups of students in Iran and the United States to uncover the probable differences between Iranian and American email ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Effect of Teaching Critical Reading Strategies on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Retention
The Effect of Teaching Critical Reading Strategies on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Retention

Mona Khabiri; Mahza Pakzad

Volume 31, Issue 1 , May 2012, Pages 73-106

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.325

Abstract
  This study was an attempt to investigate whether teaching critical reading strategies had any significant effect on intermediate EFL learners’ vocabulary retention. To fulfill ...  Read More
Research Paper
Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies to Iranian EFL Pre-University Students
Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies to Iranian EFL Pre-University Students

Saeed Mehrpour; Firooz Sadighi; Zahra Bagheri

Volume 31, Issue 1 , May 2012, Pages 107-139

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.331

Abstract
  The present study investigated the potential of implementing reading strategy instruction in raising learner readers' awareness of reading strategies,  extending the range of strategies ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Role of Noticing in L2 Learners’ Production of Intonation Patterns
The Role of Noticing in L2 Learners’ Production of Intonation Patterns

Azizallah Mirzaee; Zahra زهرا; Maryam Ranjbar

Volume 31, Issue 1 , May 2012, Pages 141-170

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.335

Abstract
  This study was an attempt to explore the role that the increased perceptual saliency of L2 input features or output flaws and hereby promoting L2 learners’ noticing (through planned ...  Read More
Research Paper
On the Representation of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy in Interchange Coursebooks
On the Representation of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy in Interchange Coursebooks

Seyyed Ayatolah Razmjoo; Elahe Kazempourfard

Volume 31, Issue 1 , May 2012, Pages 171-204

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.336

Abstract
  This study intends to evaluate Interchange series (2005), which are still fundamental coursebooks in the EFL curriculum settings, in terms of learning objectives in Bloom’s Revised ...  Read More