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Volume 12 (2020)
Volume 11 (2019)
Volume 10 (2018)
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English language teaching
Pragmatic Instruction and Speaking Ability of EFL Learners in Virtual vs. Face-to-face Classroom Contexts: Expressive, Declarative, and Directive Speech Acts in Focus

Hussein Al Khafaji; Zahra Amirian; Mohammad Amiryousefi; Abbas Sultan

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 08 November 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2023.58594.2568

Abstract
  This study was an attempt to see whether the instruction of pragmatic markers in virtual vs. real classroom settings and in universities vs. private institutes had any effect on EFL learners’ speaking ability. A group of 224 EFL learners of English Translation and English teaching passing conversation ...  Read More

English language learning
The Relationships between EFL Students’ Cultural Intelligence, Emo-Sensory Intelligence, Language Learning Strategies, and English Language Achievement

Hassan Hadi Abd Alsajjad Albalawee; Reza Pishghadam; Shaghayegh Shayesteh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 November 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2023.58599.2569

Abstract
  The present research was targeted toward examining the relationship between cultural intelligence (CQ), emo-sensory intelligence (ESQ), language learning strategies (LLS), and students' language achievement (LA). A number of 300 EFL Iraqi students studying at the English Language Department of AL-Qadisiyah ...  Read More

English language teaching
Evaluation of English Language Teacher Professional Development Programs in an EFL Context: A Mixed Method Study

Saja Ghasem Tahimash; Reza Khany; Leila Shoja

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 01 January 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2024.58933.2578

Abstract
  This study intended to assess how ELT teachers evaluate the quality of Pre and In-service TPD Programs in an EFL context. Data for this study came from a survey and follow-up interviews with 300 high school EFL teachers. The findings suggest that the ELT teachers recommend professional development programs ...  Read More

English language teaching
On the Effectiveness of Involvement Load Components on L2 Vocabulary Learning

Zahra Memarnia; Abbas Ali Zarei

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 January 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2024.59756.2594

Abstract
  This study compared the effect of the components of task involvement load on the comprehension, production, and retention of concrete and abstract words. Sixty upper-intermediate students were assigned to two groups. One group received a task in which the search component was dominant, the other group ...  Read More

English language learning
Overrepresentation and underrepresentation of cohesive devices in EFL learners’ translated and free narrative writings

Jabal Hasan; Manijeh Youhanaee; Zargham Ghabanchi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2024.60104.2603

Abstract
  This study aimed at investigating the L2 rhetorical organization of translation and free writing tasks in terms of cohesive devices used by intermediate EFL learners in the narrative genre. To do so, 30 intermediate EFL learners took part in the study. The participants were asked to translate three narrative ...  Read More

English language teaching
A study of quality and quantity of nominal groups in the Vision and Interchange series

Reza Abdi; Vali Mohammadi; Maryam Amani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2024.59975.2598

Abstract
  Materials evaluation plays an important role in language teaching as it helps practitioners to develop an awareness of the coverage and quality of the existing materials and as such, guides most instruction and revision decisions. Therefore, we sought to evaluate three English Vision textbooks exclusively ...  Read More

English language learning
Contributions of the Keyword Method, Thematic Clustering and Developing Morphological Awareness to the Iranian EFL learners’ Mastery of Low Frequency English Words

Farahman Farrokhi; Fatemeh Gholami

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 03 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2024.60180.2607

Abstract
  This study investigated the effects of three vocabulary development strategies of keyword method, thematic clustering and developing morphological awareness on the Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary repertoire. Adopting a quasi-experimental design, sixty high-intermediate to advanced Iranian EFL ...  Read More

English language teaching
Implementing group dynamic assessment to enhance Iranian high school students’ grammar ability

Nouroddin Yousofi; Sajad Velayati; Saman Ebadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 11 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2024.59652.2592

Abstract
  Drawing on Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory of mind (SCT) and following a sequential exploratory mixed method design, this study probed into the impact of Group Dynamic Assessment (GDA) on the short and long-term Iranian high school students’ grammar ability. Also, a focus group interview ...  Read More

English language teaching
The Utility of Lexical Bundle Teaching for Improving ESP Learners’ Writing Ability on IELTS

maryam Rafieyan; Farzad Salahshour; Hanieh Davatgar

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2024.59447.2588

Abstract
  The effectiveness of Lexical Bundles (LBs) instruction for facilitating writing skill development has been a controversial issue in language teaching. This study examined the impact of LBs instruction on English for Specific Purposes (ESP) learners’ performance on IELTS writing task 2. To ...  Read More

English language teaching
A Systematic Review of Instagram as a Mobile Assisted Language Learning Tool in English as a Second/Foreign Language

Farshid Tayari Ashtiani; Manoochehr Jafarigohar; Hoda Divsar; Maryam Farnia

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 12 March 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2024.59650.2593

Abstract
  In recent years, Instagram has gained considerable attention in scientific research because of its popularity among English language learners. This study aimed to conduct a systematic review of empirical studies that investigated the use of Instagram as a mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) tool ...  Read More

English language teaching
Syntactic Complexity and Lexical Diversity in L1/L2 Writing of EFL Learners

Fazel Alaei; Shiva Kaivanpanah; Maedeh Mohammadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 14 March 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2024.59438.2590

Abstract
  The present study examined the difference between L1 and L2 lexical diversity of argumentative and narrative writings of L2 learners, and the contribution of syntactic complexity and lexical diversity to the writing quality in the L2 argumentative and narrative writings of EFL learners. To this end, ...  Read More

English language teaching
Iranian EFL Academics’ and PhD Candidates’ Perceptions toward the Infusion of Critical Thinking into EFL Curriculum

Maryam Soleimani; Zahra Aghazadeh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 25 March 2024

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2024.60236.2608

Abstract
  Critical thinking (CT) abilities have failed to receive the necessary consideration in applied linguistics. Thus, this study was intended to explore English as a Foreign Language (EFL) academics’ and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) candidates’ perceptions of embedding CT into the EFL curricula ...  Read More