Research Paper
Perceptions of EAP for Business: Fresh Findings from Academia and Workplace
Perceptions of EAP for Business: Fresh Findings from Academia and Workplace

Mohammad Amerian; Fahimeh Marefat

Volume 37, Issue 3 , October 2018, Pages 1-49

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2019.31601.2610

Abstract
  In a scholarly convention, ESP has bilaterally focused on “academic” and “occupational” arenas leaving the symbiosis between the two almost untouched. The present ...  Read More
Research Paper
EFL Teachers’ Adversity Quotient, Personal Growth Initiative, and Pedagogical Success
EFL Teachers’ Adversity Quotient, Personal Growth Initiative, and Pedagogical Success

Hamid Marashi; Samira Rashidian

Volume 37, Issue 3 , October 2018, Pages 51-97

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2019.32783.2661

Abstract
  This study investigated the relationship among Iranian English teachers’ adversity quotient, personal growth initiative, and pedagogical success. The participants comprised 28 ...  Read More
Research Paper
Evaluating EFL Learners’ Philosophical Mentality through their Answers to Philosophical Questions: Using Smith’s Framework
Evaluating EFL Learners’ Philosophical Mentality through their Answers to Philosophical Questions: Using Smith’s Framework

Gholamhossein Shahini

Volume 37, Issue 3 , October 2018, Pages 99-129

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2019.32745.2660

Abstract
  Given the role philosophical mentality can fulfill in bringing individuals the essential skills of wisdom and well thinking, the present paper, by applying Smith’s (2007) theoretical ...  Read More
Research Paper
Investment in L2 learning among Iranian English language learners
Investment in L2 learning among Iranian English language learners

Nahid Soltanian; Zargham Ghapanchi; Reza Pishghadam

Volume 37, Issue 3 , October 2018, Pages 131-168

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2019.31876.2620

Abstract
  Drawing on Norton Peirce's (1995) theory of investment and Darvin and Norton's (2015) expanded the model of investment, the present study aims to research investment in second language ...  Read More
Research Paper
Developing and Validating a Model for Exploring Iranian EFL Teachers’ Perception of Professional Development
Developing and Validating a Model for Exploring Iranian EFL Teachers’ Perception of Professional Development

Hassan Soodmand Afshar; Shabnam Ghasemi

Volume 37, Issue 3 , October 2018, Pages 169-210

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2019.32064.2629

Abstract
  The present study aimed at exploring Iranian EFL teachers’ perception of professional development. To this end, 200 EFL teachers teaching at private language institutes in Iran ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Effect of Online Learning Tools on L2 Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Learning
The Effect of Online Learning Tools on L2 Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Learning

Abbas Ali Zarei; Maryam Asadi Amani

Volume 37, Issue 3 , October 2018, Pages 211-238

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2019.32248.2637

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of various online techniques (word reference, media, and vocabulary games) on reading comprehension as well as vocabulary comprehension ...  Read More