Volume 7, Issue 2
مرور بر اساس
ارسال های اخیر
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Effect of Differentiated Instruction on Linguistic and Rhetorical Features of Narrative Writing Performance across Different Levels of Proficiency
(Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, 2019-07-01)This study intended to explore the linguistic and rhetorical features of written narratives produced by language learners of different levels of proficiency. A large and comprehensive number of linguistic and rhetorical ...
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Using Convergent and Divergent Tasks through Critical Thinking in Writing Classes
(Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, 2019-07-01)This study examined the comparative impacts of convergent and divergent tasks while employing critical thinking techniques on EFL learners' writing. Accordingly, 60 male and female learners were chosen from a group of 90 ...
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A Comparative Study of Reading Comprehension Texts in Touchstone Series: A Social-Semiotic Perspective
(Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, 2019-07-01)This study attempted to examine visual and verbal characteristics in Touchstone textbook series. For this purpose, four reading comprehension texts with similar topics were selected from the four Touchstone textbooks. Seven ...
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Requesting in an EFL Institutional Context: Comparing and Contrasting WDCT, ODCT, and Role-Play with Natural Method
(Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, 2019-07-01)Pragmatic assessment has recently opened up a new line of inquiry for many interested researchers within the realm of L2 pragmatics. Accordingly, different methods have been proposed to assess pragmatic competence. Drawing ...
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Assessing Language Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK): EFL Students’ Perspectives
(Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, 2019-07-01)Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) is considered as a valuable frame for describing and understanding technology integration into different educational settings, including English as a Foreign Language ...
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Teaching Methods in Translation Courses: Quality, Relevance and Resources
(Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, 2019-07-01)The study was intended to provide a description of the attitudes of English-major students towards the teaching methods in translation courses to find out more about the quality and relevance of such methods to students' ...
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Developing and Validating a Questionnaire to Assess Strategic Competence in EFL Listening Performance: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
(Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, 2019-07-01)This study aimed to describe the development and validation process of a listening questionnaire designed to assess strategic competence in listening comprehension. The 34-item Cognitive and Metacognitive Listening Strategies ...
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A Study of Syntactic Complexity via Coh-Metrix: Similarities and Differences of Ph.D. Dissertations Written by Iranian University Students and English Native Speakers
(Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, 2019-07-01)The present study sought to identify the similarities and/or differences between texts written by Iranian university students of English teaching major and those written by English natives in terms of syntactic complexity. ...
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The Impact of Task Types and Rating Methods on Iranian EFL Learners’ Speaking Scores
(Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, 2019-07-01)Speaking assessment is quite challenging as there are many factors in addition to speakers' ability contributing to how well someone can speak a language. In this study, 40 male and female upper intermediate EFL learners, ...
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Gender Issues in Select Moroccan ELT Textbooks: A Review
(Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, 2019-07-01)This paper aimed to explore the ways in which three Moroccan ELT textbooks currently used in second year Baccalaureate public high schools represented gender. It also aimed to identify the extent to which these textbooks ...
