Research Paper
INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF CAUSATIVIZATION IN OVERPASSIVIZATION OF UN-ACCUSATIVE VERBS BY IRANIAN ENGLISH MAJORS
INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF CAUSATIVIZATION IN OVERPASSIVIZATION OF UN-ACCUSATIVE VERBS BY IRANIAN ENGLISH MAJORS

Akbar Abbasi Bagherian Poor; Fateme Hosseini; GholamReza Rohani

Volume 34, Issue 3 , October 2015, Pages 1-28

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3587

Abstract
  The current study aims at exploring the role of causativization as one of the causes stated in the literature for overpassivization of English unaccusatives in an Iranian context.The ...  Read More
Research Paper
AN INVESTIGATION INTO ESAP NEEDS OF IRANIAN BA STUDENTS OF LAW
AN INVESTIGATION INTO ESAP NEEDS OF IRANIAN BA STUDENTS OF LAW

Rajab Esfandiari

Volume 34, Issue 3 , October 2015, Pages 29-59

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3584

Abstract
  English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) uses the results of needs analysis for curriculum development and materials production. ESAP courses should be based on students’ ...  Read More
Research Paper
DE-MOTIVATORS, BURNOUT AND LANGUAGE ACHIEVEMENT IN AN IRANIAN EFL CONTEXT
DE-MOTIVATORS, BURNOUT AND LANGUAGE ACHIEVEMENT IN AN IRANIAN EFL CONTEXT

Afsaneh Ghanizadeh; Safoura Jahedizadeh

Volume 34, Issue 3 , October 2015, Pages 61-85

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3585

Abstract
  The present study probed 250 English as foreign language (EFL) learners' de-motivation by investigating its role in students' burnout, i.e., a state of physical, emotional, and mental ...  Read More
Research Paper
THE EFFECT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION OF METAPHORS ON TEACHING ECONOMIC TERMS TO IRANIAN ECONOMIC MAJORS IN ESP COURSES
THE EFFECT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION OF METAPHORS ON TEACHING ECONOMIC TERMS TO IRANIAN ECONOMIC MAJORS IN ESP COURSES

Adeleh Heidari; Azizollah Dabaghi; Hossein Barati

Volume 34, Issue 3 , October 2015, Pages 87-107

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3586

Abstract
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of two strategies of explicit teaching of economic terms on learners' vocabulary learning and retention. In the first explicit ...  Read More
Research Paper
STANCE AND ENGAGEMENT DISCOURSE MARKERS IN JOURNAL’S “AUTHOR GUIDELINES”
STANCE AND ENGAGEMENT DISCOURSE MARKERS IN JOURNAL’S “AUTHOR GUIDELINES”

raouf moini; Malihe Salami

Volume 34, Issue 3 , October 2015, Pages 109-140

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3583

Abstract
  Over the past decade, there has been an increasing interest in the study of interactional metadiscourse markers in different contexts. However, not much research has been conducted ...  Read More
Research Paper
INSTRUCTORS’ AND LEARNERS’ QUESTIONING: A CASE OF EFL CLASSROOM DISCOURSE IN IRAN
INSTRUCTORS’ AND LEARNERS’ QUESTIONING: A CASE OF EFL CLASSROOM DISCOURSE IN IRAN

Reza Rezvani; Ali Sayyadi

Volume 34, Issue 3 , October 2015, Pages 141-164

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2015.3617

Abstract
  The present study was an attempt to examine how questioning was treated by EFL instructors and learners at a private language center in Yasouj, Iran. This study also intended to explore ...  Read More