Mohammad Reza Hashemi

Kharazmi University

[ 1 ] - Emotional Intelligence and Critical Thinking Ability as Correlates of EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Knowledge

The current study examined the correlation among Iranian EFL learners’ emotional intelligence (EI), critical thinking (CT) ability, and L2 vocabulary knowledge (VK). To this end, surveys were administered to 75 Iranian advanced EFL participants. Analyses of the data revealed a mutual relationship between the Iranian EFL learners’ EI and their L2 VK. Similarly, a positive correlation was found b...

[ 2 ] - The Use of Hedging in Discussion Sections of Applied Linguistics Research Articles with Varied Research Methods

The discourse of the discussion in research articles is regarded to be of considerable significance—as in this section the findings are interpreted in light of previous research and the authors’ argumentations are put forward as a major contribution (see Hyland, 1999). For this reason, the content and structure of the discussion section have been explored in several studies; however, little att...

[ 3 ] - بررسی دیدگاههای استادان رشتۀ آموزش زبان انگلیسی ایران نسبت به پژوهش:مطالعه ترکیبی

دهه ی گذشته شاهد یک پیشرفت شگرف در حوزه ی تحقیقات آموزش عالی از جمله زبان شناسی کاربردی بوده است. در این راستا، مطالعه ی حاضر به بررسی مفهوم تحقیق از دیدگاه اساتید هیأت علمی رشته ی زبان شناسی کاربردی در ایران می پردازد. در این پژوهش ترکیبی متوالی، نتایج کمی از طریق پیمایش 140 عضو هیأت علمی که بصورت نمونه ای هدفمند انتخاب شده بودند، حاصل شد. سپس نتایج کیفی از طریق مصاحبه با 12 عضو هیأت علمی جهت ...

[ 4 ] - On the Impact of Two Input-Oriented Techniques and Perceptual Learning Styles on Causative Construction Development: The Case of Iranian Learners of English

This study sought to investigate the effect of the two input types interactionally modified input (IM) and textual input enhancement (TIE), the impact of a commonly used learning styles taxonomy as the Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic learning styles (VAK) by itself as well as the interactional effect of perceptual learning styles and input types on the causative construction development of EFL...

[ 5 ] - Exploring the Conceptions of Academic Reading Comprehension by Iranian Graduate Students of Applied Linguistics

Although the importance of reading in higher education as an index of success has been highlighted, the metacognitive knowledge or beliefs of graduate students have remained under-researched. This qualitative study reports on a study that, first, examines how graduate students of applied linguistics conceive of academic reading and academic readers in their graduate programs; second, wh...

[ 6 ] - The Effects of VAK Learning Style and Input Type on Causative Construction Development by Iranian EFL Learners

Long’s Interactional Input Hypothesis and Smith’s Input Enhancement Hypothesis hold both foci on Zellig Harris's (1976) formalist approach. Accordingly, the pivotal role of learner’s attention as one of the subcomponents of focus-on-form approach may have confused instruction types. However, whether such learning theories on drawing learners' attention on target language forms suit all types of...