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[ 1 ] - ارزیابی و نقد کتاب‌های درسی زبان انگلیسی پراسپکت و ویژن 1 از منظر توانش ارتباطی بینافرهنگی و فرافرهنگی

هدف از اجرای این پژوهش، ارزیابی و نقد کتاب‌های درسی تازه‌تألیف زبان انگلیسی پایه‌های هفتم، هشتم، نهم موسوم به پراسپکت (Prospect 1,2,3) و پایه دهم موسوم به ویژن1 (Vision1) مدرسه‌های ایران از منظر توانش ارتباطی بین فرهنگی و فرافرهنگی است. چهارچوب نظری این پژوهش که به روش کیفی است بر اساس مدل‌های توانش فرافرهنگی لیدیکوت(2000) و توانش ارتباطی بین فرهنگی بایرام(1997 و 2009) (Intercultural and Metacu...

[ 2 ] - Listening strategy use, test anxiety and test performance of intermediate and advanced Iranian EFL learners

Learning  a  foreign  language  has  been  related  with  some  kind  of  knowledge  of  language learning strategies on the one hand, and some level of (test-taking) apprehension or tension on the other although a small amount of anxiety is normally expected as a natural warning symptom.  The  current  study  aimed  at  investigating  the  relationship  between  listening strategy  use,  test ...

[ 3 ] - EFL Teachers’ Beliefs and their Actual Classroom Practices: Any Difference?

The present study investigated the possible difference between EFL teachers’ beliefs and their actual classroom practices. To this end, 210 Iranian EFL teachers (103 teachers from high schools and 107 from language institutes) participated in the study. The 45-item Likert-scale Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory (BALLI) developed originally by Horwitz, (1985) and validated by Kasraee Nej...

[ 4 ] - The Relationship among Reflective Thinking, Listening Anxiety and Listening Comprehension of Iranian EFL Learners: Does Proficiency make a Difference?

As the main part of a large-scale project, the present study investigated the relationship among reflective thinking, listening anxiety, and listening comprehension of Iranian EFL learners with regard to their proficiency level. To this end, 223 (106 intermediate and 117 advanced) adult male and female Iranian EFL learners from a private language institute took part in the study by completing t...

[ 5 ] - A Comparative Study of Generic Structure of Applied Linguistics and Chemistry Research Articles: The Case of Discussions

This genre-based study investigated the cross-disciplinary variations in the rhetorical structure of the Discussion sections of 104 applied linguistics and chemistry research articles (RAs), drawing upon Basturkmen’s (2009, 2012) framework and taking into account the new insights proposed by Bhatia (2004), Shehzad (2008), and Lim (2012). To this end, in addition to collecting quantitative data ...

[ 6 ] - A Comparative Study of Rhetorical Moves Adopted in Research Questions and Method Sections of Applied Linguistics Research Articles

The study investigated whether there was any significant generic difference between the Research Questions (RQs) and Method sections of applied linguistics research articles (RAs) published in international and local Iranian journals. Two hundred applied linguistics RAs (100 from each group) were selected from 5 SSCI-indexed international journals and 5 Iranian Scientific-Research (Elmi-Pazhouh...

[ 7 ] - Developing and Validating a Model for Exploring Iranian EFL Teachers’ Perception of Professional Development

The present study aimed at exploring Iranian EFL teachers’ perception of professional development. To this end, 200 EFL teachers teaching at private language institutes in Iran were selected as the participants of the study. First, a semi-structured interview was conducted with 50 participants of the study based on which Professional Development Perception Questionnaire was developed an...

[ 8 ] - EFL Teachers’ Identity Construction through a Reflection Consciousness-Raising Interactive Workshop

As part of a large-scale project, the current qualitative study investigated the possible contribution of a consciousness-raising interactive workshop (as a form of professional development activity) to 30) 22 female and 8 male) Iranian EFL teachers’ professional identity construction. Thirty Iranian EFL teachers were asked to write two reflective journals (one individually and one collectively...

[ 9 ] - The Impact of Alternative Assessment Knowledge, Teaching Experience, Gender, and Academic Degree on EAP Teachers’ Assessment Literacy

This study investigated the impact of Iranian EAP teachers’ familiarity with or knowledge of alternative assessment (AA), teaching experience, academic degree and gender on their assessment literacy. To this end, 106 EAP teachers (74 males and 32 females) holding PhD degree (N=77) or MA/MSc degree (N=29) in different fields of study selected based on convenience sampling, participated in the st...