Research Paper
The Impact of Raters’ and Test Takers’ Gender on Oral Proficiency Assessment: A Case of Multifaceted Rasch Analysis
The Impact of Raters’ and Test Takers’ Gender on Oral Proficiency Assessment: A Case of Multifaceted Rasch Analysis

Houman Bijani; Mona Khabiri

Volume 36, Issue 3 , October 2017, Pages 1-32

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2017.25897.2290

Abstract
  The application of Multifaceted Rasch Measurement (MFRM) in rating test takers’ oral language proficiency has been investigated in some previous studies (e.g., Winke, Gass, & ...  Read More
Research Paper
Cooperative Learning Pedagogy: A Response to an Urgent Need in the Iranian EFL Reading Comprehension Context
Cooperative Learning Pedagogy: A Response to an Urgent Need in the Iranian EFL Reading Comprehension Context

Alireza Memari Hanjani; Li Li

Volume 36, Issue 3 , October 2017, Pages 33-58

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2017.27008.2370

Abstract
  While the advantages of cooperative learning activities have been extensively acknowledged in L2 literature, this type of pedagogy has not received due attention in the Iranian EFL ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Effect of Reducing Lexical and Syntactic Complexity of Texts on Reading Comprehension
The Effect of Reducing Lexical and Syntactic Complexity of Texts on Reading Comprehension

Mahmood Safari; Mana Mohaghegh Montazeri

Volume 36, Issue 3 , October 2017, Pages 59-83

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2017.26325.2324

Abstract
  The present study investigated the effect of different types of text simplification (i.e., reducing the lexical and syntactic complexity of texts) on reading comprehension of English ...  Read More
Research Paper
Cultural Components and Subcomponents in Two Persian and English Language Teaching Textbooks: A Comparative Study
Cultural Components and Subcomponents in Two Persian and English Language Teaching Textbooks: A Comparative Study

Gholamhossein Shahini; Shahrbanoo Meymandi

Volume 36, Issue 3 , October 2017, Pages 85-117

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2018.26115.2307

Abstract
  The present qualitative research, for the first time, aimed at comparing and contrasting the extent cultural components and subcomponents are represented in the elementary levels of ...  Read More
Research Paper
Sociological and Aesthetic Senses of Culture Represented in Global and Localized ELT Textbooks
Sociological and Aesthetic Senses of Culture Represented in Global and Localized ELT Textbooks

Zia Tajeddin; Soroush Bahrebar

Volume 36, Issue 3 , October 2017, Pages 119-143

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2017.25995.2299

Abstract
  The relationship between language and culture has become a rich source of inquiry in the context of English language teaching. Learning materials can depict cultural content in different ...  Read More
Research Paper
Process-oriented Listening Instruction: A study of Iranian EFL Teachers’ Stated and Actual Practices
Process-oriented Listening Instruction: A study of Iranian EFL Teachers’ Stated and Actual Practices

Mohammad Zohrabi; Amir Shokrzadeh

Volume 36, Issue 3 , October 2017, Pages 145-174

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2017.24841.2223

Abstract
  Research on teacher cognition concerning listening instruction has not been sufficiently touched upon. The present case study aimed to investigate Iranian EFL teachers' stated practices, ...  Read More