Volume 15 (2023)
Volume 14 (2022)
Volume 13 (2021)
Volume 12 (2020)
Volume 11 (2019)
Volume 10 (2018)
Volume 9 (2017)
Volume 8 (2016)
Volume 7 (2015)
Volume 6 (2014)
Volume 5 (2013)
Volume 4 (2012)
Volume 3 (2011)
Volume 2 (2010)
Volume 1 (2009)

An Investigation of Spoken Output and Intervention Types among Iranian EFL Learners

Sasan Baleghizadeh; Arash Saharkhiz

Volume 5, Issue 12 , December 2013, , Pages 17-41

Abstract
  This study was inspired by VanPatten and Uludag’s (2011) study on the transferability of training via processing instruction to output tasks and Mori’s (2002) work on the development of talk-in-interaction during a group task. An interview was devised as the pretest, posttest, and delayed ...  Read More

EGP or ESP Test for Medical Fields of Study

Parviz Ajideh

Volume 3, Issue 7 , December 2011, , Pages 19-37

Abstract
  This study is an attempt to find the relationship between EGP and ESP test in medical field of studies in Iranian context. To do this, four fields of study were randomly selected out of medicine fields. Estimating the mean and standard deviation of the tests, the variance overlap between EGP and ESP ...  Read More

A Study of Reading Strategies Using Task-Based Strategy Assessment

Ali mohammad fazilatfar

Volume 2, Issue 217 , October 2010, , Pages 19-44

Abstract
  In the present study, an exploratory approach (Oxford, Cho, Leung & Kim, 2004) to language learning is adopted which holds that the number and type of strategies used by Iranian learners might vary with respect to the difficulty of task and their L2 proficiency. In this regard, the term task is defined, ...  Read More

The Influence of Affective Variables on the Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency in L2 Oral Production: The Contribution of Task Repetition

Mohammad Amiryousefi

Volume 8, Issue 17 , July 2016, , Pages 25-48

Abstract
  The main purpose of the study reported in this paper was to examine the interrelationships between L2 risk-taking, English learning motivation, L2 speaking anxiety, linguistic confidence, and low-proficiency English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ speaking complexity, accuracy, and fluency ...  Read More

Investigating the structural patterns and pragmatic functions of compliments made by Iranian EFL learners

Zia Tajeddin; Elham Yazdanmehr

Volume 4, Issue 10 , March 2013, , Pages 27-51

Abstract
  This study aims to delve into the unobservable dimensions of deciding and acting in a pragmatically significant speech event. Utilizing a Discourse Completion Test questionnaire, it seeks to find out the structure and pragmatic functions that lie behind EFL learners’ choice of specific wording ...  Read More

EFL teachers’ recruitment and dynamic assessment in private language institutes of Iran

Ramin Akbari; Elham Yazdanmehr

Volume 3, Issue 8 , December 2011, , Pages 29-51

Abstract
  The critical role and effect of teacher assessment in ELT has been ratified by researchers among whom are Darling-Hammond (2000); Knox (2002); Bailey (2006); Davison & Cummins (2007); and Blum (2009).Taking this issue into account, this exploratory study seeks to investigate the underlying criteria ...  Read More

Focus on Form Instruction in EFL: Implications for Theory and Practice

Farahman Farrokhi; Fattaneh Abbasi Talabari

Volume 2, Issue 222 , December 2010, , Pages 29-47

Abstract
  Language teachers usually face issues regarding the most effective methods of teaching. Teaching language to nonnative speakers of English involves certain problems and challenges at all levels of instruction. Due to the unsatisfactory results of focus on forms and focus on meaning instructions and their ...  Read More

Relationship between Second Language Deep Vocabulary Knowledge and Speaking Performance: Mediation of Task Type

Davoud Amini; Rana Ansari; Bahram Behin

Volume 12, Issue 26 , November 2020, , Pages 29-57

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2020.11466

Abstract
  Most of the models accounting for L2 oral production have deemed a significant role for vocabulary knowledge in this process. Previous studies have demonstrated a positive relationship between different aspects of lexical knowledge and performance or proficiency of second language skills including the ...  Read More

Pragmatics Effect on English Writing Ability among High School Students

İsmaiel Faghih; MohammadJavad Ansari

Volume 5, Issue 11 , November 2013, , Pages 31-52

Abstract
  The purpose of this study is to find a practical solution for improving writing skill among Iranian high school learners of EFL. The main question was whether pragmatics had any priority over traditional methods in improving writing or not.  Forty high school students were selected on the basis ...  Read More

The role of Persian causative markers in the acquisition of English causative verbs

Ali Akbar Jabbari; Mohammad Javad Rezaie

Volume 4, Issue 9 , December 2012, , Pages 33-61

Abstract
       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 ...  Read More

Scaffolding Techniques: Investigating the Status of Foreign Language Teacher's Familiarity

Mehdi Bazyar; Amir Reza Vakilifard; Fereshteh Sattari

Volume 12, Issue 25 , June 2020, , Pages 33-51

https://doi.org/10.22034/elt.2020.10675

Abstract
  In the present study, the researchers have investigated foreign language teachers’ familiarity with scaffolding techniques and where Iranian instructors have learnt such scaffolding techniques. This study follows a descriptive-survey method. For this purpose the researchers used a questionnaire ...  Read More

Establishing an Argument-Based Validity Approach for a Low-Stake Test of Collocational Behavior

ali Darabi Bazvand; Alireza Khoram; Seyyed Ali Mirsalari

Volume 10, Issue 22 , December 2018, , Pages 27-48

Abstract
  Most of the validation studies conducted across varying test application contexts are usually framed within the traditional conceptualization of validity and therefore lack a comprehensive framework to focus on test score interpretations and test score use. This study aimed at developing and validating ...  Read More

Relationship between classroom environment, teacher behavior, cognitive and emotional engagement, and state motivation

Mohammad Amiryousefi; Zahra Amirian; Atieh Ansari

Volume 11, Issue 23 , June 2019, , Pages 27-56

Abstract
  This study investigated the relationship between classroom environment and teacher behavior, and EFL (English as a foreign language) learners’ engagement and state motivation. To do so, 110 intermediate Iranian EFL learners with an average age of 18.37 were asked to complete What is Happening Inside ...  Read More

An Analysis of EFL Narrative Structure and Foreign Language Proficiency

Hamid Allami; Mohsen Ramezanian

Volume 11, Issue 24 , December 2019, , Pages 29-53

Abstract
  The present study was an attempt to investigate the probable differences between narratives as rehearsed by EFL language learners of two different English proficiencies. It aimed to find out how narrative elements (abstract, orientation, main action, results, and coda) are recounted differently by EFL ...  Read More

How Iranian EFL Learners, Persian Native Speakers, and English Native Speakers Attempt to Manage Rapport in Service Encounters

Mohammad Amiryousefi; Reyhaneh Sasaninejhad; Zahra Amirian

Volume 10, Issue 21 , June 2018, , Pages 33-57

Abstract
  This study aims to examine the cross-cultural similarities and differences in the use of rapport management strategies (rapport enhancement, rapport maintenance, rapport neglect, and rapport challenge) in the complaints during service encounters based on Spencer Oatey’s (2008) model. To this end, ...  Read More

Vocabulary instruction through blended learning and multimedia softwares in Iranian ESP classes

Sadegh Khalili; Mohammad Hassan Tahririan; Setareh Bagheri

Volume 7, Issue 16 , December 2015, , Pages 37-54

Abstract
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of blended learning and multimedia softwares on Iranian ESP students' vocabulary learning. To this end, 120 Iranian ESP learners were assigned to two groups: the experimental and control groups. The experimental group received instructions through ...  Read More

Academic Discipline DIF in an English Language Proficiency Test

Seyyed Mohammad Alavi; Abbas Ali Rezaee; Seyyed Mohammad Reza Amirian

Volume 3, Issue 7 , December 2011, , Pages 39-65

Abstract
  The purpose of this study was to detect differentially functioning items in the University of Tehran English Proficiency Test (UTEPT) which is a high stake test of English developed and administered by the Language Testing Centre of the University of Tehran. This paper is based on the answers of 400 ...  Read More

Textual Metadiscourse Resources in Research Articles

Farahman farrokhi; Somayeh Ashrafi

Volume 1, Issue 212 , December 2008, , Pages 39-75

Abstract
  This study was motivated by three factors, which also contribute to its significance for today’s academic writing. First, research articles are the significant means of communication between the writers all over the world. Second, persuasion and organization are crucial notions in academic writing ...  Read More

Task-Induced Involvement in L2 Vocabulary Learning: A Case for Listening Comprehension

Ali Jahangard

Volume 5, Issue 12 , December 2013, , Pages 43-61

Abstract
  The study aimed at investigating whether the retention of vocabulary acquired incidentally is dependent upon the amount of task-induced involvement. Immediate and delayed retention of twenty unfamiliar words was examined in three learning tasks( listening comprehension + group discussion, listening comprehension ...  Read More

Learners' Self-efficacy in Reading and its relation to Foreign Language Reading Anxiety and Reading Achievement

Behzad Ghonsooly; Majid Elahi

Volume 2, Issue 217 , October 2010, , Pages 45-68

Abstract
  It is well documented that language learning success or failure is influenced by the affective side of the learner. Self-efficacy and anxiety are among the affective factors influencing language learning. This study first explores the relationship between EFL learners' self-efficacy in reading comprehension ...  Read More

Foreign Language Education Policies in Iran: Pivotal Macro Considerations

Gholam Reza Kiany; Seyyed-Abdolhamid Mirhosseini; Hossein Navidinia

Volume 2, Issue 222 , December 2010, , Pages 49-71

Abstract
  Foreign Language Education Policy (FLEP) needs to be understood as part of broader educational policies and as situated within overarching social macro plans. In this paper, based on a conception of policy as distinct from goals and objectives, and with a view of the relevant literature, we will present ...  Read More

Developing an Analytic Scale for Scoring EFL Descriptive Writing

Mohammad Khatib; Mostafa Mirzaii

Volume 8, Issue 17 , July 2016, , Pages 49-73

Abstract
  English language practitioners have long relied on intuition-based scales for rating EFL/ESL writing. As these scales lack an empirical basis, the scores they generate tend to be unreliable, which results in invalid interpretations. Given the significance of the genre of description and the fact that ...  Read More

Connection between Emotional Intelligence and Coherence in EFL Writing

Hadi Farjami; AmirHossein Eghbali

Volume 5, Issue 11 , November 2013, , Pages 53-72

Abstract
  This research is an investigation of the relationship between the emotional intelligence of a group of Iranian English language learners and the coherence of the essays they produced. A 40-item TOEFL-type test of English proficiency including items on grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension with the ...  Read More

The effect of gender and different levels of education on the relationship between students' achievement goal and their academic achievement

Naser Rashidi; Fatemeh Javan mardi

Volume 4, Issue 10 , March 2013, , Pages 53-75

Abstract
  With the development of research on educational psychology and foreign language teaching and learning, one of the most controversial concepts in educational psychology might be the issues related to the students’ achievement goal orientations. Regarding the goals that students adopt which might ...  Read More

A Discourse-based Teaching of Writing for Iranian EFL Students: A Systemic Perspective

Nader Assadi Aidinlou

Volume 3, Issue 8 , December 2011, , Pages 53-70

Abstract
  The writing skill is often perceived as the most difficult language skill since it requires a higher level of productive language control than other skills (Celce-Murcia & Olshtain, 2000). The present study introduced a discourse-based framework for the teaching of writing on the basis Systemic Functional ...  Read More