Journal of Language Horizons
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Language Teachers as Agents of Neoliberal Agenda? Meta Level Influence on Teachers’ Perceived Agency in Iranian ELT Context
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-07-01)This exploration reflects the growing body of research interest in the impact of the neoliberal ideology on teachers' agentivity, analyzed through the lens of Engeström's Activity Theory (1987). It examines how neoliberal ...
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The Amelioration of Learner-Centered Instruction through Training: The Case of Iranian EFL Teachers
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-07-01)As an entrenched component of instruction in different learning contexts, learner-centered education (LCE) continues to feature as one of the major preoccupations of pedagogues and educational researchers. Though introduced ...
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Understanding Language Teacher Identity Under the Impact of Technology: A Complexity Theory Perspective
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-07-01)This paper argues that the traditional linear models used in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) do not effectively represent the complex and interconnected nature of language teacher identity. The study ...
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A Study on the Levels and Causes of Academic Burnout among Iranian English Language Students and Their Coping Strategies
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-07-01)This study aims to examine Iranian English language university students' levels and causes of academic burnout and their coping strategies. The participants were 207 Iranian English Language students. A mixed-method research ...
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The Quality of EFL Teacher-Student Relationship in Iran Higher Education: A Mixed-Method Study
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-07-01)The present study utilized a sequential mixed-method approach to examine the perspectives of university professors and students on Teacher-Student Relationships (TSRs) in Iranian universities. The focus was on three ...
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Comprehension and Production Asymmetry in Acquiring English Adjective Clauses by Persian EFL Learners
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-07-01)This study explores the asymmetry between comprehension and production by examining the learning of English relative clauses versus participial phrases by two groups of Persian native speakers who were learning English as ...
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The Relationship between Teacher Agency and Burnout among Iranian EFL Teachers: The Moderating Effect of School Culture
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-07-01)This study examined the relationship between teacher agency and burnout, considering the moderation role of school culture. Through a multi-stage cluster sampling, a sample of 519 Iranian EFL teachers in the public sector ...
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Inspecting Pragmatic Analysis of Strategies Employed by Iranian EFL Learners in Realization of the Speech Act of Requests
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-03-01)The present paper explores the use of pragmatic strategies by Iranian EFL learners in fulfilling the speech act of request. Accordingly, the analytical classification of request strategies suggested by Blum-Kulka & Olshtain ...
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Exploring the Path to Humanized L2 Education in Iran: A Qualitative Study of Determinants
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-03-01)Humanized pedagogy centers on student agency, diversity, and holistic development. Despite growing international interest, there is a lack of research on operationalizing this approach within the Iranian EFL context. This ...
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Peace Education through Literary Works in English Language Classes
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-03-01)This paper reports a longitudinal case study of peace education in two English language courses namely Topical Conversation and Reading Comprehension. The participants, chosen through convenience sampling, were 15 (7 males ...
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Analysis of Presentation of Phrasal verbs in Iranian Secondary School ELT textbooks
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-03-01)Phrasal verbs (PVs) are essential to communicate with native speakers as they are frequently used in writing as well as speaking. However, they present a substantial challenge to both teachers and learners. The aim of this ...
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The Motivational Aspects of Meaningful Work among Iranian EFL Faculty Members
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-03-01)This qualitative study explores the motivational aspects of meaningful work among EFL faculty members utilizing Grounded Theory (Strauss and Corbin, 1998). To achieve the study's objectives, 19 faculty members with diverse ...
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Interactive Metadiscourse markers Use in Popular Science Subgenres
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-03-01)The modern digital era has made scientific knowledge more available to the lay audience crafting immediate access to the latest discoveries. This study aims to investigate how interactive metadiscourse markers contribute ...
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The Impact of Computer-Supported Input Flooding and Input Enhancement on EFL Learners' Collaborative Oral Performance in Blended and Virtual Classes
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-03-01)In the era of advanced technology, language teaching has experienced a surge in the utilization of technology-oriented methods, such as blended and virtual instructions. In parallel, the manipulation of input to enhance ...
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The Effect of Shadowing Technique on Elementary and Intermediate EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-01-01)Listening is important in daily life and academic contexts as it is crucial to sustain effective communication. Shadowing is one of the techniques that might improve listening comprehension. Therefore, this study aimed to ...
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Developing a Critical Multimodal Analysis Framework for Detecting Neoliberal Ideologies in the Cyberspace
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-01-01)Although different studies have confirmed the benefits of multiliteracies and multimodal pedagogy, how to implement this pedagogy in the actual context of the classroom is still a controversial issue. Using an ethnography ...
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Language Learning in Light of Technology-based Extramural English: A Narrative Inquiry
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-01-01)Over the past decades, technological advances have opened up language learning and teaching opportunities and integrated theory, practice, and research in education. Therefore, researchers have begun exploring whether ...
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Technology-Infused Empowerment: The Effect of Different Levels of Technology Integration on Anxiety among EFL Teachers
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-01-01)While extensive research exists on learning anxiety, teaching anxiety remains a relatively unexplored area, especially in the context of technology integration and the emotional responses of English as a Foreign Language ...
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Exploring Stance and Engagement Markers in Covid-19 Related CMC
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-01-01)The aim of this cross-cultural research was to investigate stance and engagement markers, as persuasive devices, in English and Persian Covid-19 related captions on Instagram pages posted by the health organizations in the ...
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Exploring Pedagogical Translanguaging in Bilingual and Multilingual ESP versus EGP Teachers’ and Students’ Discourses in Iran
(Alzahra Universityدانشگاه الزهرا, 2025-01-01)Inspired by recent shifts in Western countries in inclusive education reflected in translanguaging in language education, this study explores how translanguaging can broaden language horizons in Iranian language academies ...
