Ali Fazilatfar
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Yazd University, Iran
[ 1 ] - Concept-based Instruction and Teaching English Tense and Aspect to Iranian School Learners
The present study examines the role of Gal’perin’s Concept-based Instruction (CBI) as a pedagogical approach in teaching cognitive grammar-based (CG-based) concepts of tense and aspect to EFL students. Following the sociocultural theory of L2 Acquisition (SCT), arming L2 learners with scientific concepts can lead to L2 development by deepening their understanding and raising awareness of L2 str...
[ 2 ] - "تحلیل فراگیری افعال کمکی انگلیسی در فارسی زبانان از منظر نظریه انتقال کامل/دسترسی کامل"
پژوهش حاضر، برای بررسی یادگیری افعال کمکی انگلیسی در زبان‌آموزان فارسی‌زبان صورت گرفته است؛ بدین منظور، 34 زبان‌آموز سطح متوسط و 33 زبان‌آموز سطح پیشرفته انتخاب شدند. سطح توانایی این فراگیران، با استفاده از آزمون‌های انتخاب صحیح و ترجمه سنجیده شد. این زبان‌آموزان مشکلات زیادی در به‌کارگیری صورت‌های ساده و کامل فعل کمکی would داشتند. علاوه بر آن، عدم تمایز بین افعال کمکی اجباری should، must و ha...
[ 3 ] - The Effect of Read-Aloud Method on Iranian EFL Learners' Reading Comprehension
One of the most important language skills affecting students' success in academic settings is reading comprehension and the ability to read fluently in a second language. Japanese EFL learners' less than satisfactory performance in standard English tests led Shinozuka, Mizusawa, and Shibata (2014) to design the read-aloud method. This study investigated the effectiveness of this newly designed ...
[ 4 ] - The Effects of Systemic-Theoretical Instruction on Developing Iranian EFL Learners’ Explicit and Implicit Knowledge of Tense-Aspect System
This study aimed to investigate the effects of Systemic Theoretical Instruction (STI), grounded in Socio-cultural Theory and proposed by Gal’perin, on developing Iranian EFL learners’ knowledge of English tense-aspect system. To this end, two low-intermediate classes, including 24 and 21 language learners aged between 12-19, were taught the distinction between simple past and present perfect te...
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