• Fostering EFL Writing Proficiency: The Impact of Dialogic Scaffolding in Digital Learning Environments 

  Mirsanjari, Zahraossadat (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2025-06-01)

  This study examines the impact of dialogic scaffolding on improving paragraph-writing skills among intermediate Iranian EFL learners. Drawing on Vygotsky's sociocultural theory and its concept of the Zone of Proximal ...

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• Constructivist vs. Positive Psychology on Learning: Developing a Positive Intervention Inventory to Mediate Speaking, Anxiety, and Engagement 

  Farokhipour, Sajjad (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2025-06-01)

  Like other domains of education, language learning is largely endowed with theory and practice from psychology. However, in the recent decades, dynamic assessment (DA) and positive psychology (PP), as two distinct approaches ...

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• Unveiling Gender Bias in an Iranian Discourse: An Investigation of the Validity of van Dijk’s Socio-Cognitive Approach to Critical Discourse Analysis 

  Mohammadi, Saeedeh؛ Kheiri, Saeed؛ Khalaji, Behnoush (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2025-03-01)

  Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) examines how social power and dominance are produced and reproduced through text and talk. Despite its importance, quality control in CDA has received insufficient attention. This study ...

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• The Utility of Written Corrective Feedback in Tertiary Education: The Case of Iraqi ESP Students 

  Zohrabi, Mohammad؛ Nourdad, Nava؛ Abbas Alsaadi, Israa (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2025-03-01)

  This study examined the degree to which metalinguistic, direct, and indirect written corrective feedback strategies influenced Iraqi nursing students' nursing report writing task performance in ESP courses. Moreover, it ...

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• A Corpus-based Evaluation of Syntactic Complexity Measures as Indices of Advanced English Text Comprehension 

  Nasrabady, Peyman؛ Khoshsima, Hooshang؛ Yarahmadzehi, Nahid؛ Mohammadian, Amir (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2025-03-01)

  Reading comprehension is a vital skill for language learners, enabling text understanding and academic success. Despite technological progress, written text has remained key to learning, especially in higher education, ...

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• The Interplay Between Test-Taking Strategies, Test Anxiety, and Goal Orientations of EFL Learners 

  Abbas Bustan Al-Sukaini, Fatimah؛ Karimi, Fatemeh؛ Raheem Abdul Hussein, Fatima؛ Ghabanchi, Zargham (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2025-03-01)

  Test-taking can be a significant source of anxiety for learners, impacting their performance and overall educational experience, and effective test-taking strategies are essential for students to enhance their performance ...

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• Influence of L1 Use on Vocabulary Learning, Class Engagement, Enjoyment, and Anxiety among Iranian EFL Learners 

  Gharibian, Maral؛ Sadeghi, Elaheh (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2025-03-01)

  The present study investigated the impacts of the use of L1 on Iranian EFL learners' vocabulary learning, class engagement, enjoyment, and anxiety.  This study employed a quasi-experimental design, integrating both qualitative ...

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• Enhancing L2 Reading Comprehension through Mobile-Assisted Language Learning: Short Stories in the Sayra Language Learning App 

  Nodeh, Soghra؛ Arabmofrad, Ali (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2025-03-01)

  Mobile language learning applications have become the integral part of modern life in recent years. However, evidence on their effectiveness on L2 learning outcomes remains limited. Due to the important role of reading ...

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• Motivational Fluctuations while Performing English Tasks on Cross-Border Collaborations in International Missions 

  Yaghoubinejad, Hadi (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2024-09-01)

  Motivation is among key components in facilitating second language learning. In order to assess the extent of learners' Second Language (L2) motivation, different models have been proposed throughout the history. In the ...

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• Enhancing English instructors’ TPACK through AI: Exploring its role in Language Education 

  Rahimi, Siamak؛ Rezvani, Reza (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2024-09-01)

  Web-based and AI technologies were primarily designed for entertainment and social interactions, rather than for educational purposes. The TPACK (technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) framework emphasizes the need ...

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• Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Associated with the Online EFL Course in Iranian High Schools in the Context of COVID-19 

  Talebzadeh, Nahid؛ Ghorbani, Mohammad Reza؛ Robatjazy, Mohammad Ali؛ Barabadi, Elyas (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2024-09-01)

  The COVID-19 outbreak in 2019 and the consequent lockdowns have taken language teaching and learning to the next level through a more practical use of technology in education. In this unprecedented situation, both learners ...

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• The Landscape of Applied Linguistics Research: A Decade of Themes 

  Estaji, Masoomeh؛ Azizbeigi, Shima (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2024-09-01)

  The instability and interdisciplinarity of applied linguistics have led to the divergence of themes explored in research articles, resulting in many studies on applied linguistics research themes. However, there are still ...

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• Effect of Explicit vs. Meaning-Focused Instruction on Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of Lexical Bundles: Focus on Research Articles’ Discussions in Applied Linguistics 

  Bagherkazemi, Marzieh؛ Rabi, Ali (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2024-09-01)

  Despite the evidenced discipline-specificity and significance of lexical bundles (LBs) for academic reading and writing, interventionist research into the development of implicit and explicit knowledge of LBs in applied ...

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• The Effects of Online Teacher Feedback and Online Peer Feedback on Writing Development and Language Mindset of the EFL Learners 

  Bigverdi, Amin؛ Khalili Sabet, Masoud (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2024-09-01)

  This study examined the impacts of Online Peer Feedback (OPF) and Online Teacher Feedback (OTF) on the writing development and language mindset of Iranian EFL learners. A quasi-experimental design was employed, with 72 EFL ...

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• The Impact of Integrating Interest with Instructional Materials on Iraqi EFL learners’ Grammar Achievement: Focus on Learners’ Interest and Anxiety 

  Esmeil Sakran Alkemi, Rusul؛ Asgari, Majid؛ Abbas Ubeid AL-Jashami, Riyadh (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2024-06-01)

  Affective variables play a really important role in the language learning process. Interest and anxiety are some of the emotional features, affecting language learning in general and grammar achievement in particular. This ...

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• Exploring Motivational Underpinnings of Iranian EFL Teachers from the Lens of Self-determination Theory (Research Paper) 

  Vahdany, ّFereidoon (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2024-06-01)

  In education, teacher motivation serves as the transformative force that shapes educators' well-being and influences job satisfaction, resilience, and the quality of the teaching and learning experience. This research, ...

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• The Potential Influence of Online GDA on Reflective and Impulsive ESP Students’ Writing Accuracy and Their Attitude toward this Kind of Assessment (Research Paper) 

  Mohammadi Sarab, Maryam؛ Tabatabaei, Omid؛ Salehi, Hadi؛ Chalak, Azizeh (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2024-06-01)

  This study aimed to investigate the effect of online group dynamic assessment (GDA) on the reflective and impulsive writing accuracy of ESP students, and their attitudes towards online GDA. The researcher selected 60 ESP ...

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• Does Attendance Time Matter? Standard vs. Flipped Classroom on WTC, Motivation, and Autonomy (Research Paper) 

  Khosravani, Mahboobeh؛ Khoshsima, Hooshang؛ Mohamadian, Amir (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2024-06-01)

  Pitfalls reported in normative approaches toward language teaching, movement into post-method frameworks and the necessity of reaping the benefits of technological advancements gave birth to flipped instruction as a newly ...

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• Enhancing EFL Learners’ Process Paragraph Writing Proficiency and Metacognitive Academic Writing Strategies through Flipped Online and Face-to-Face Instruction of Collocations (Research Paper) 

  Khodabandeh, Farzaneh (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2024-06-01)

  In recent years, the concept of flipped instruction has emerged as an innovative approach in language education, focusing on the significance of metacognitive academic writing strategies to enhance writing and language ...

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• Exploring the Effect of Input Contextualization and Multisensory Teaching on Narrative Writing Development of EFL Learners with Diverse Learning Styles (Research Paper) 

  Moosavi, Nafiseh؛ Mall-Amiri, Behdokht؛ Marashi, Hamid (Chabahar Maritime UniversityChabahar Maritime University, 2024-06-01)

  As a tool of the mind, writing is the skill with which one converts their mind into words. Considering EFL learners' learning styles can be a crucial factor in letting them have a better-organized mind and assisting them ...

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