Research Paper
Discipline-Specific Writing Strategies Used by TEFL Graduate Students
Discipline-Specific Writing Strategies Used by TEFL Graduate Students

Farzaneh Dehghan; Seyyed Ayatollah Razmjoo

Volume 31, Issue 3 , October 2012, Pages 1-22

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.619

Abstract
  This study aims to examine the strategies utilized by eleven postgraduate students in an EFL university context in their attempts to acquire the textual practices of their discipline. ...  Read More
Research Paper
Cross-Cultural Differences and Pragmatic Transfer in English and Persian Refusals
Cross-Cultural Differences and Pragmatic Transfer in English and Persian Refusals

Mahmood Hashemian

Volume 31, Issue 3 , October 2012, Pages 23-46

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.620

Abstract
  This study aimed to examine cross-cultural differences in performing refusal of requests between Persian native speakers (PNSs) and English native speakers (ENSs) in terms of the frequency ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Effects of Collaborative Translation Task on the Apology Speech Act Production of Iranian EFL Learners
The Effects of Collaborative Translation Task on the Apology Speech Act Production of Iranian EFL Learners

Ali Asghar Kargar; firooz Sadighi; Ali Reza Ahmadi

Volume 31, Issue 3 , October 2012, Pages 47-78

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.621

Abstract
  The present study aims to investigate the relative effectiveness of different types of pragmatic instruction including two collaborative translation tasks and two structured input tasks ...  Read More
Research Paper
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
Research Paper
The Typology of EFL Teachers’ Codeswitching:  A Validation Study
The Typology of EFL Teachers’ Codeswitching: A Validation Study

Shahab Moradkhani

Volume 31, Issue 3 , October 2012, Pages 103-126

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.623

Abstract
  The use of L1 in language classroom has been traditionally repressed by applied linguists. However, in recent years, it is believed that switching to L1 can be considered a pedagogical ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Effects of Collaborative Versus Non-collaborative Massed and Distributed Presentation on the Comprehension and Production of Lexical Collocations
The Effects of Collaborative Versus Non-collaborative Massed and Distributed Presentation on the Comprehension and Production of Lexical Collocations

Abass Ali Zarei; Maryam Tavakkol

Volume 31, Issue 3 , October 2012, Pages 127-145

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2012.624

Abstract
  To investigate the effect of massed and distributed collaborative and non-collaborative presentation on L2 learners’ comprehension and production of lexical collocations, 105 ...  Read More