• The Effect of Graphic Organizer Strategy on Improving Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners’ Complexity of Written Performance 

  Hassanpour, Maryam؛ Mirzapour, Fatemeh (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2023-09-01)

  Writing by which students can be assessed plays an important function in the education process. By considering this fact, investigating the impact of graphic organizer strategy on improving Iranian intermediate EFL learners' ...

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• The Efficacy of the Inclusion of Recast and Prompts Corrective Feedback in Task- based Language Teaching on Iranian EFL Learners' Knowledge of Grammar 

  Yousofi, Nouroddin؛ Mohammadi, Vahid (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2023-09-01)

  This study was an attempt to explore the impacts of recast and prompt as two types of corrective feedback on the development of knowledge of past tense by Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners. This study followed quasi- ...

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• Literature Use in Iranian and International Journals of Applied Linguistics: A Grounded Theory Study 

  Moradi, Siamak؛ Babaii, Esmat؛ Hashemi, Mohammad Reza (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2023-09-01)

  Researchers' thorough familiarity with the related literature together with the appropriate implementation of previous studies in academic publications is of crucial importance. Simply put, scientific studies need to address ...

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• Unveiling Vocabulary Learning Strategies: A Mixed Methods Study among EAP Students 

  Akbari, Farzaneh؛ Rimani Nikou, Farahnaz؛ Ahmadi Azad, Shima (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2023-09-01)

  This study focused on the importance of Vocabulary Learning Strategies (VLSs) in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and how Iranian EAP students learn academic vocabulary. The study used a predominantly quantitative ...

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• Inspecting Instrument-Based Variability: Effects of Enriching Willingness to Communicate Questionnaire - A Mixed Methods Approach 

  Maleki, Roohollah؛ Mohseni, Ahmad؛ Malmir, Ali (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2023-09-01)

  The purpose of this cross-sectional mixed methods sequential explanatory study was to find out the effects of enriching McCroskey's (1992) Willingness to Communicate (WTC) questionnaire using oral-visual role-play on EFL ...

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• The Impacts of Drawing, Visualization and Rote Memorization on Iranian EFL Students’ English Vocabulary Recall and Retention 

  Sarkeshikian, Amir؛ Tabatabaee Lotfi, Seyyed Abdolmajid؛ Hosseini, Saeide (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2023-09-01)

  Given the role of lexical knowledge in language learning, strategies for vocabulary learning should be paid more attention in the literature. This study investigated the effects of visualization, drawing, and memorization ...

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• Construction of Intercultural Savoirs Through Interculturally-laden Tasks: An Iranian Experience 

  Kuhi, Davud؛ Esmaeili, Seyyedeh Zahra؛ Behroozizad, Sorayya (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2023-09-01)

  A long-standing concern reverberating over the minds of intercultural scholars is how best to incorporate intercultural issues in English language teaching, an issue on which there has been little research in EFL contexts. ...

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• Functional Analysis of Hedges and Boosters in Academic Students Essays: Across Disciplinary Study 

  Mallaki, Azadeh؛ Ebrahimi, Seyed Foad؛ Farvardin, Mohammad Taghi (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2022-10-01)

  Hedging and boosting are significant communicative resources to construe and attain persuasion in different fields and particular genres of academic writing. Hedges allow the researcher to address possible problems, raise ...

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• Effective Language Classroom: A Qualitative Study Using a Critical Incident Technique 

  Drood, Pooya؛ Zoghi, Masoud؛ Davatghari Asl, Hanieh (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2022-10-01)

  An effective language classroom is a multifaceted and intricate setting that involves various dimensions and has gained increasing recognition in the academic literature. Insufficient information is available regarding the ...

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• Paralinguistic Cues and EFL Learners’ Speaking Fluency: A Study of First-Year Undergraduate Students of Gonabad University 

  Azad, Omid (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2022-10-01)

  Paralinguistic features are indispensable and crucial aspects of communication without which any utterance would lose its identity. On the other hand, confusion in cross-cultural communication is most often assigned to ...

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• Scrutinizing the Utility of Collaborative Tasks for Ameliorating Male and Female EFL Learners’ Flow Experiences 

  Kashef, Seyyed Hossein؛ Kheiri, Hanie (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2022-10-01)

  The present study strived to determine the degree to which collaborative tasks and EFL learners' gender affected their flow experiences. To this end, first, the researchers selected 56 intermediate-level EFL learners in ...

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• EFL Undergraduate Students' Critical Thinking Ability and Reading Comprehension Performance 

  Vaseghi, Reza؛ Sadoughi, Raziyeh؛ Ayat, Vesal (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2022-10-01)

  The current study examined the relationship between critical thinking ability and EFL university students' reading comprehension at a university site in Iran. The purpose of the study was twofold: (i) to understand if there ...

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• The Effect of BBC News Lessons on High School EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning 

  Alizadeh Mahmoud Alilo, Hassan؛ Ahour, Touran (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2022-10-01)

  Foreign language vocabulary learning is challenging and requires using an appropriate method. To this end, this study aimed to investigate the effect of listening and viewing BBC News lessons as a teaching and learning ...

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• Evaluating the Efficiency of In-Service Programs on Iranian EFL Teachers’ Knowledge Base: A Delphi Study 

  Mahmoudi, Maryam؛ Rashtchi, Mojgan؛ Abbasian, Gholam-Reza (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2022-09-01)

  The present study investigated high school English language teachers' perspectives on the usefulness of In-service Education and Training (INSET) classes on their Knowledge Base (KB). Three rounds of the Delphi study were ...

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• The Impact of Diary Keeping on Iranian EFL Learners’ Writing Accuracy: Past Tense Use across Proficiency Levels 

  Nourdad, Nava؛ Mohammadi, Reza (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2022-09-01)

  Language is highly context-sensitive and contextual learning of grammatical rules shows how the rules can be used in sentences. In this line, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of diary writing on the correct ...

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• EFL Teachers’ Extent of Occupation Immunity in Iranian Language Centers and Public Schools 

  Haji Jalili, Mehrnoosh؛ Sepehri, Mehrdad؛ Shafiee, Sajjad (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2022-09-01)

  In recent years, the personal characteristics and attitudes of teachers have attracted the attention of various scholars. The teacher's immunity level is one of the newly proposed concepts in this area. The present study ...

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• Loyalty to Traditional Prescriptions or Facing the Challenge of Realities: An Investigation into the Status of Metadiscourse Awareness in Academic Writing Coursebooks 

  Kuhi, Davud (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2022-09-01)

  The well-established affiliation of metadiscourse research tradition to the philosophy of ESP raises some inevitable expectations on how much and how well the concept has been geared to meet the practical necessities of ...

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• Impact of Process and Genre-Based Approaches to Writing on Iranian EFL Learners' Writing Performance across Creativity Levels 

  Irannezhad, Solmaz؛ Ghafoori, Nasser؛ Mahmoudi, Asgar (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2022-09-01)

  This study aimed at investigating the effect of process-based and genre- based approaches to writing instruction on Iranian EFL learners' writing performance across high and low creativity levels. The study followed a ...

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• The Effect of Asynchronous Computer-Mediated Condition on L2 Learners' Monologue Speaking Ability, Speaking Apprehension, L2 Self-Confidence, and Willingness to Communicate 

  Ramak, Matin؛ Siahpoosh, Hossein؛ Davaribina, Mehran (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2022-09-01)

  This study was conducted to examine the effect of asynchronous computer-mediated condition on L2 learners' speaking ability, speaking apprehension, L2 self-confidence, and willingness to communicate. The participants of ...

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• Online Teacher Roles and Competencies: Voices from Pre-Service EFL Teachers 

  Basirat, Mina؛ Taghizadeh, Mahboubeh (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, 2022-09-01)

  Given the prevalence of COVID-19 pandemic and consequently the emergence of more online courses throughout the world, exploring teachers' views about the shift from face-to-face to online environments seems significant. ...

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