Research Paper
The Impact of Guided Writing Practice on the Speaking Proficiency and Attitude of EFL Elementary Learners
The Impact of Guided Writing Practice on the Speaking Proficiency and Attitude of EFL Elementary Learners

Somayeh Fathali; Elaheh Sotoudehnama

Volume 34, Issue 1 , May 2015, Pages 1-25

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3456

Abstract
  Writing and speaking are the productive skills of a language and share similar components. However, there has been little attempt to investigate the impact of writing practice on the ...  Read More
Research Paper
Syntactic Structures in Research Article Titles from Three Different Disciplines: Applied Linguistics, Civil Engineering, and Dentistry
Syntactic Structures in Research Article Titles from Three Different Disciplines: Applied Linguistics, Civil Engineering, and Dentistry

Aasa Moattarian; Ahmad Alibabaee

Volume 34, Issue 1 , May 2015, Pages 27-50

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3530

Abstract
  Deducing what a paper is about, titles are considered as the most important determinant of how many people will read the article. Therefore, studying the use of different syntactic ...  Read More
Research Paper
Attitudes towards English Language Norms in the Expanding Circle: Development and Validation of a new Model and Questionnaire
Attitudes towards English Language Norms in the Expanding Circle: Development and Validation of a new Model and Questionnaire

mohammad khatib; amirhossein rahimi

Volume 34, Issue 1 , May 2015, Pages 51-81

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3234

Abstract
  This paper describes the development and validation of a new model and questionnaire to measure Iranian English as a foreign language learners’ attitudes towards the use of native ...  Read More
Research Paper
The or That: Definite and Demonstrative Descriptions in Second Language Acquisition
The or That: Definite and Demonstrative Descriptions in Second Language Acquisition

Mohammad Javad Rezai; Razie Alishvandi

Volume 34, Issue 1 , May 2015, Pages 83-114

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3527

Abstract
  Since Heubner's (1985) pioneering study, there have been many studies on (mis) use/ non-use of articles by L2 learners from article-less and article languages. The present study investigated ...  Read More
Research Paper
Raising EFL Learners' Pragmatic Awareness of Intercultural Rhetoric in Writing
Raising EFL Learners' Pragmatic Awareness of Intercultural Rhetoric in Writing

Andisheh Saniei; Parviz Birjandi; Esmaeel Abdollahzadeh; Majid Nemati

Volume 34, Issue 1 , May 2015, Pages 115-143

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3458

Abstract
  The purpose of the present study was to explore the effectiveness of raising Iranian learners’ pragmatic awareness of intercultural rhetoric in enhancing their L2 writing ability, ...  Read More
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Diagnosing the Iranian L2 Writing Ability Using Self-Assessment and Level Specific Approaches
Diagnosing the Iranian L2 Writing Ability Using Self-Assessment and Level Specific Approaches

Mahboubeh Taghizadeh; Seyyed Mohammad Alavi; Abbas Ali Rezaee

Volume 34, Issue 1 , May 2015, Pages 145-173

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3459

Abstract
  The objectives of this study were (a) to examine the writing performance of L2 learners on the level-specific tasks based on Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and (b) to ...  Read More