Esmail Zare-Behtash

Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Chabahar Maritime University

[ 1 ] - The Impact of Decision-making Tasks and Production Tasks On the Collocational Knowledge of Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners

The current study is an attempt to investigate the impact of decision-making (selecting and matching) tasks and production (creation of sentences and completion of sentences) tasks on the collocational knowledge of Iranian intermediate EFL learners. To this end, sixty EFL learners were divided into two experimental (decision-making and production) groups. To determine the effects of the tasks, ...

[ 2 ] - The Effect of Role-playing Tasks on Improving Speaking Ability of Iranian Pre-intermediate ESP Learners

This study investigated the effect of role play on improving speaking ability of Iranian pre-intermediate ESP learners. To this aim, the researchers examined the students’ speaking ability in two groups: the experimental and the control groups.24 males and femaleESPlearners at pre-intermediate level were selected by taking a pre-test. Then the participants of the current study were randomlydivi...

[ 3 ] - Interactional Metadiscourse in the Writings of Novice vs. Established Members of Academic Communities

Novice academic writers, particularly Iranian graduate students (IGSs), upon entering an academic community, are hypothesized to face probable difficulties in practicing rhetorical expectations set by the experienced (EXP) members, hence, not being able to write in a way acceptable to these professionals. To explore the probable rhetorical distance between them, this study investigated the empl...

[ 4 ] - گذری به هند: دیار مذاهبی دور امّا نزدیک

رمان «گذری به هند» (1926) نوشتة ای. ام. فورستر به همان میزان که گذری است بین نژادها، مذاهب، و عقاید سیاسی، اتصالی میان انسان‌ها در این دو اقلیم نیز هست. به نظر می‌رسد فورستر در رمان خود تلاش می‌کند برای نزدیکی غرب و شرق راه حلی انسانی و متمدنانه پیشهاد کند، اما راز و روش شناختن و نزدیک شدن به شرق چگونه در رمان «گذری به هند» تصویر شده است؟ در مقالة حاضر هدف آن است که به روشی کیفی و هرمن...