a term in one language rarely has an absolute synonymous meaning in the same language; besides, it rarely has an equivalent meaning in an l2. english synonyms of seeing and hearing are particularly grammatically and semantically different. frame semantics is a good tool for discovering differences between synonymous words in l2 and differences between supposed l1 and l2 equivalents. vocabulary ...

abstractthis study aimed to determine the relationship between l2 learners' autonomy and their cognitive style focusing on reflectivity. it was conducted with 140 iranian m.a. efl learners from department of english at islamic azad university of najafabad. in order to have a homogeneous sample, the second version of quick placement test (qpt) was administered. then, 85 lower and 50 higher profi...

The present paper deals with the perception of Iranian EFL teachers and learners in using humor language classrooms. To this end, 10 English classes a population 70 female male students 5 institutes Esfahan were observed during spring summer 2019. Using an ethnographic approach, data collected through observation interview. results showed that both had positive attitude towards use L2 classroom...

     This project investigates the relationship between lexical semantics and causative morphology in the acquisition of causative/inchoative-related verbs in English as a foreign language by Iranian speakers. Results of translation and picture judgment task show although L2 learners have largely acquired the correct lexico-syntactic classification of verbs in English, they were constrained by ...

Second or foreign language (L2) learners’ development of interlanguage pragmatic (ILP) competence to understand and properly interpret utterances under certain social and cultural circumstances plays a pivotal role in the achievement of communicative competence. The current study was designed to explore the effects of synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) and asynchronous com...