Research Paper
A Cross-sectional Study of Iranian EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Skills Development: The Case of Written Requests
A Cross-sectional Study of Iranian EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Skills Development: The Case of Written Requests

Abdolvahab Asefi; Majid Amerian; Hooshang Yazdani; Moussa Ahmadian

Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, Pages 1-46

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2020.34548.2728

Abstract
  This study attempts to investigate the pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic development of Iranian EFL learners cross-sectionally when making requests in different situations. To this ...  Read More
Research Paper
Dynamicity of Transformative L2 Materials Preparation Model in EFL Classroom: Place of Critical Language Pedagogy in Teacher Education
Dynamicity of Transformative L2 Materials Preparation Model in EFL Classroom: Place of Critical Language Pedagogy in Teacher Education

Hamed Barjesteh

Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, Pages 47-79

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2020.34142.2707

Abstract
  Over the past decades, education took a critical-oriented shift. This perspective changed the role of teachers, students, and classrooms. A teacher's role changes from an instructor ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Effects of Gradual and Indirect Feedback on EFL Learners' Grammar Development and Beliefs
The Effects of Gradual and Indirect Feedback on EFL Learners' Grammar Development and Beliefs

Mahmood Dehqan; Zahra Hosseini Bay

Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, Pages 81-106

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2020.35539.2755

Abstract
  Corrective feedback has received significant attention in English language teaching, and its role has been highly substantial. Considering the importance of corrective feedback in EFL ...  Read More
Research Paper
Empathy as a Predictor of Pronunciation Mastery: The Case of Female Iranian EFL Learners’ Pronunciation Errors
Empathy as a Predictor of Pronunciation Mastery: The Case of Female Iranian EFL Learners’ Pronunciation Errors

Emad Gholamrezapour; Morad Ali Salandari Rabori

Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, Pages 107-129

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2020.35609.2756

Abstract
  The present study set out to identify the problematic areas of pronunciation among Iranian female EFL learners. Further, this study investigated the relationship between empathy and ...  Read More
Research Paper
A Genre-Based Investigation of Inter/Intra-Lingual Relationships between Persian and English Academic Writings: Common Underlying Proficiency Oriented
A Genre-Based Investigation of Inter/Intra-Lingual Relationships between Persian and English Academic Writings: Common Underlying Proficiency Oriented

Mahboubeh Safavi; Firooz Sadighi; Mohammad Sadegh Bagheri; Mustafa Zamanian

Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, Pages 131-170

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2020.34951.2742

Abstract
  Although L2 writing has attracted salient attention and monopolized many studies in EFL contexts, there is still no full image of its complicated nature.  Trying to play a supplementary ...  Read More
Research Paper
Integrating Portfolio-Assessment into the Writing Process: Does it Affect a Significant Change in Iranian EFL Undergraduates’ Writing Achievement? A Mixed-Methods Study
Integrating Portfolio-Assessment into the Writing Process: Does it Affect a Significant Change in Iranian EFL Undergraduates’ Writing Achievement? A Mixed-Methods Study

Mina Saghaieh Bolghari; Hossein Aghaalikhani

Volume 38, Issue 2 , July 2019, Pages 171-195

https://doi.org/10.22099/jtls.2020.35142.2744

Abstract
  The paradigm shift from testing the outcome to assessing the learning of process shines a light on the alternative assessment approaches, among which portfolio-assessment has sparked ...  Read More