Research Paper
Word clustering effect on vocabulary learning of EFL learners: A case of semantic versus phonological clustering
Word clustering effect on vocabulary learning of EFL learners: A case of semantic versus phonological clustering

Seyyed Mohammad Reza Amirian; Mortaza Bonjakhi; Golnaz Sabbaghzadeh

Volume 36, Issue 4 , 2018, Pages 1-31

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2018.24468.2201

Abstract
  Research on word clustering effect has been a critical issue in vocabulary studies and has generated controversial results. To remove this controversy, the aim of this study is to probe ...  Read More
Research Paper
Iranian EFL Learners’ Perception of the Efficacy and Affordance of Activity Theory-based Computer Assisted Language Learning in Writing Achievement
Iranian EFL Learners’ Perception of the Efficacy and Affordance of Activity Theory-based Computer Assisted Language Learning in Writing Achievement

Arezoo Hajimaghsoodi; Parviz Maftoon

Volume 36, Issue 4 , 2018, Pages 33-66

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2018.24838.2222

Abstract
  Second language writing instruction has been greatly influenced by the growing importance of technology and the recent shift of paradigm from a cognitive to a social orientation in ...  Read More
Research Paper
Classroom Repair Practices and Reflective Conversations: Longitudinal Interactional Changes
Classroom Repair Practices and Reflective Conversations: Longitudinal Interactional Changes

Fatemeh Mozaffari; Hamid Allami; Golnar Mazdayasna

Volume 36, Issue 4 , 2018, Pages 67-101

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2018.29384.2515

Abstract
  For many English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers, working contingently with language learners' problematic learner contributions in classroom interaction remains a challenge. Drawing ...  Read More
Research Paper
Second Language Learners' Phonological Awareness and Perception of Foreign Accentedness and Comprehensibility by Native and Non-native English Speaking EFL Teachers
Second Language Learners' Phonological Awareness and Perception of Foreign Accentedness and Comprehensibility by Native and Non-native English Speaking EFL Teachers

Musa Nushi Kochaksaraie; Hossein Makiabadi

Volume 36, Issue 4 , 2018, Pages 103-140

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2018.29899.2538

Abstract
  Phonological awareness has been defined as the speaker’s sensitivity to the phonological characteristics of a language. The present study is aimed at exploring the relationship ...  Read More
Research Paper
On The Factor Structure (Invariance) of the PhD UEE Using Multigroup Structural Equation Modeling
On The Factor Structure (Invariance) of the PhD UEE Using Multigroup Structural Equation Modeling

Hamdollah Ravand; GholamReza Rohani; Fatemeh Faryabi

Volume 36, Issue 4 , 2018, Pages 141-170

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2018.27029.2372

Abstract
  The aim of the current study was twofold: (1) to validate the internal structure of the general English (GE) section of the university entrance examination for Ph.D applicants into ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Structural Invariance of a Model of Washback to Test Takers’ Perceptions and Preparation: The Moderating Role of Institutions
The Structural Invariance of a Model of Washback to Test Takers’ Perceptions and Preparation: The Moderating Role of Institutions

Kioumars Razavipour; Zohreh Gooniband Shoushtari; Mahboobeh Mansoori

Volume 36, Issue 4 , 2018, Pages 171-201

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2018.28165.2440

Abstract
  Test washback is held to be complicated and multifaceted in that a host of cultural, social, individual, test, and institutional factors are involved in shaping it. Thus far, the majority ...  Read More