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This study explored the autonomy of advanced English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners in reading comprehension through scaffolding and jigsaw in computer-assisted and conventional contexts. After being homogenized through the reading section of DIALANG proficiency test, a total of 80 female advanced EFL learners with the age range of 21 to 45 were selected as the participants of the study. They were randomly assigned to four groups: experimental group A (scaffolding in a conventional context), experimental group B (scaffolding in a computer-assisted context), experimental group C (jigsaw in a conventional context), and experimental group D (jigsaw in a computer-assisted context). Next, the autonomy in RC questionnaire, which was designed and piloted by Ebadi and Shirzad (in press), was administered as the pretest. Then, the learners in each group took part in three months (16 sessions) autonomy in reading comprehension training courses. After the treatment, the same autonomy in RC questionnaire was administered as the posttest. One-way ANCOVA was used to analyze the quantitative data. The results revealed that although both jigsaw and scaffolding approaches were successful in both conventional and computer assisted contexts from pre-test to post-test, the scaffolding method proved more effective. Moreover, both the scaffolding and jigsaw approaches were more effective in computer-assisted environment compared to conventional contexts, with the scaffolding CA approach outperforming the jigsaw CA technique. The findings’ implications for learners, teachers, and syllabus designers are discussed in both contexts.

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Psychometric Properties of Multiple Intelligence Developmental Assessment Scales (MIDAS) for Adults in the Iranian Context(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

نویسنده: مهناز سعیدی شهلا استوار علی درخشان Branton Shearer

منبع: Issues in Language Teaching (ILT), Vol. ۸, No. ۱, June ۲۰۱۹ 165 - 194

کلید واژه ها: Psychometric properties Persian-MIDAS-Adults Factor Analysis Reliability Validity

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This study reports psychometric properties and derivation of norms for a Persian version of the Multiple Intelligence Developmental Assessment Scales (MIDAS) for Adults. After examining and confirming equivalency between English and Persian versions, translated and validated by Saeidi, Ostovar, Shearer, and Asghari Jafarabadi (2015), the scale was administered to a sample (N = 2146), including students, undergraduates, graduates, and adults from different provinces in Iran. The participants were at least 19 years old and above (M = 29.40, SD = 2.26). Out of 2146 samples, 1103 females and 1043 were males. To examine the validity and reliability properties of the scale, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, Cronbach Alpha (α) reliability correlation coefficients, and corrected item-total correlations were employed. Exploratory factor analysis using varimax rotation identified eight principal components, which accounted for 67.21% of the variance for 115 items. The internal consistency coefficient (α = .92; ranging from 0.89 to 0.93) was also very high. The confirmatory analysis generally replicated the original conceptualization of the MIDAS. According to the results, the Persian-MIDAS-adults questionnaire has good psychometric properties in the research community and can be safely used as a valid tool to assess MI in Iran.

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Investigating the Relationship between Teaching Styles and Emotional Intelligence among Iranian English Instructors(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

نویسنده: ساسان بالغی زاده مریم شکوری

منبع: Issues in Language Teaching (ILT), Vol. ۸, No. ۱, June ۲۰۱۹ 225 - 248

کلید واژه ها: teaching styles Emotional Intelligence English instructors EFL Iranian

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This study investigated the relationship between five teaching styles and emotional intelligence among 102 Iranian English instructors from different universities in Tehran, Iran. To this end, the data were obtained through two phases of quantitative and qualitative data collection. To achieve quantitative data, the participants were asked to fill in two questionnaires, including the Teaching Styles Inventory (version 3.0) and the Emotional Intelligence Scale. The second phase of data collection was performed through collecting qualitative data by conducting a semi-structured interview on 10 English instructors. To analyze quantitative data, multiple regression analyses were run. Likewise, the qualitative data was analyzed through data reduction process in order to realize the instructors’ attitudes toward the different aspects of teaching styles and to find out to what extent their attitudes were similar to one another. The results demonstrated that among various teaching styles, including expert, formal authority, personal model, facilitator, and delegator, merely the delegator style had statistically significant association with emotional intelligence. Furthermore, the relationship between personal model style and emotional intelligence was considerable, though not statistically significant. The findings and their implications are fully discussed.

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The Role of Visual Scaffolding in Enhancing Iranian EFL Students’ Writing Ability(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

نویسنده: مهناز مصطفایی علایی امیر کاردوست عبدالباسط سعیدیان

منبع: Issues in Language Teaching (ILT), Vol. ۸, No. ۲, ِDecember ۲۰۱۹ 187 - 211

کلید واژه ها: Visual aids Graphs Scaffolding Writing Ability EFL Learners

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To better illuminate the link between scaffolding and visual aids, this quasi-experimental study attempted to scaffold an intact group of 14 intermediate-level Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) learners through providing graphs with the aim of enhancing their writing ability. Ensuring lack of familiarity with eight unknown words, they were scaffolded through visual images. The scaffolding process included three respective phases of contingency, fading, and transferring. As post-tests for checking the learners’ understanding of and opinion about the graph scaffolding process, a researcher-made questionnaire and a semi-structured interview followed the treatment phase. The results of the questionnaire showed that visual scaffolding aided the learners to better grasp the meaning of the target vocabularies and even some grammatical points in the materials. Moreover, the visual scaffolding helped them to produce the material in different modalities. The results also indicated all the three characteristics of scaffolding were met by the visual scaffolding. Finally, the interview results revealed the learners had favorable attitude toward visual scaffolding and considered the third phase of the scaffolding as the most challenging one. It can be concluded that the findings gave credence to the effectiveness of visual scaffolding in improving EFL students’ writing ability.

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Analysis of Cohesion and Coherence in Writing Performance of Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

نویسنده: احمد محسنی صدیقه صمدیان

منبع: Issues in Language Teaching (ILT), Vol. ۸, No. ۲, ِDecember ۲۰۱۹ 213 - 242

کلید واژه ها: Coherence Cohesion intermediate

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The main concern of this study was to identify Iranian intermediate EFL learners’ problems in cohesion and coherence of writing performance as well as the extent to which they utilized cohesion and coherence in their writing. It is important for EFL and ESL learners the ability to compose a piece of descriptive text. Despite its significance, there is a gap in the literature about how Iranian EFL learners write essays in this genre that this study intends to fill. The research design involved the utilization of mixed research method in addressing the research questions. The study addressed a corpus of 40 intermediate language learners’ descriptive essays, 10 experienced teachers that they were themselves at intermediate level as the questionnaire respondents and four interviewees’ answers from those volunteer experienced teachers. The results of the study revealed lack of cohesion and coherence in the participants’ essays and their writing performance in terms of these two variables was not acceptable. Therefore, the obtained findings, by implication, indicated that they had neither some aspects of cohesive and coherent writing, nor had enough support, practice and feedback on their written text in terms of cohesion and coherence. Some pedagogical implications of this study would be applicable to the language learners’ writing in terms of these two aforementioned variables as well as the results were expected to aid in setting the writing sections of classes for improvement of language learners’ written texts particularly in terms of cohesion and coherence.

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Translation Technology Tools and Professional Translators’ Attitudes toward Them(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

نویسنده: علی بیکیان سعید کتابی اکبر حسابی

منبع: Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies,Vol ۱۱, No. ۲, ۲۰۱۹ 57-80

کلید واژه ها: CAT Tools Machine Translation (MT) Professional Translators Translation Memory (TM) Technology

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Today technology is an integral part of professional translation; and it is generally assumed that translators’ attitudes toward translation technology tools influence their interaction with technology (Bundgaard, 2017). Therefore, the present two-phase study seeks to shed some light on what translation technology tools are and how professional translators feel toward them. The research method used is exploratory in nature, as it tends to discuss issues on which little research has been done and relies on secondary research for its data. The data required for answering the first question have been mined utilizing document analysis from language service providers’ (LSPs) websites, while the data for working out the answer to the second question have been obtained from ProZ.com Quick Polls. Based on our findings, translation technology tools fall into eight broad categories, of which the most commonly used are translation memory (TM) or computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools. In addition, it was found that most translators either do not have a love-hate relationship with technology or love it. This research is envisaged to form the basis of more detailed and conclusive studies.

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The Effect of Dynamic Assessment of Toulmin Model through Teacher- and Collective-Scaffolding on Argument Structure and Argumentative Writing Achievement of Iranian EFL Learners(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

نویسنده: فرخ لقا حیدری

منبع: Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies,Vol ۱۱, No. ۲, ۲۰۱۹ 115-140

کلید واژه ها: dynamic assessment Toulmin Model Teacher-Scaffolding Collective-Scaffolding Argument Structure Argumentative Writing Achievement

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Considering the paramount importance of writing logical arguments for college students, this study investigated the effect of dynamic assessment (DA) of Toulmin Model through teacher- and collective-scaffolding on argument structure and overall quality of argumentative essays of Iranian EFL university learners. In so doing, 45 male and female Iranian EFL learners taking part in the study were randomly assigned into three groups (two experimental groups including the teacher- and collective-scaffolding and one control group), each consisting of 15 learners. Toulmin Model of argumentation was used as an instructional tool in this research. The necessary data were collected through a pre- and post-test argumentative essay. During the experiment, the dynamic assessment groups wrote and revised their essays in response to teacher’s or peers’ supportive dialogue and zone of proximal development (ZPD) sensitive feedback on the argument structure of their essays; whereas, the control group did not receive such mediation and they were evaluated on their own independent performance. The results of statistical analyses carried out on post-test scores on argument structure and overall quality of the essays pointed out to the outperformance of the teacher- and collective-scaffolding groups on both variables. Furthermore, follow-up Post-hoc analyses revealed no significant difference between the teacher- and collective-scaffolding groups in terms of the overall quality of the argumentative essays. However, the statistically significant difference between the two experimental groups with regard to the argument structure indicated the outperformance of the teacher-scaffolding over the collective group. The obtained results support the fact that autonomy and improvement cannot be thrust upon learners, rather they need to be assisted wisely towards independence.

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انواع تناوب های دوسویه در فارسی(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

نویسنده: مریم قیاسوند امید طبیب زاده

منبع: علم زبان سال ششم پاییز و زمستان ۱۳۹۸ شماره ۱۰ 143 - 178

کلید واژه ها: تناوب موضوعی تناوب فعلی انواع تناوب دوسویه طبقه افعال

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هر تناوب به عنوان جفت جملاتی با ساختارهای کمابیش متفاوت تعریف می شود که معنی یکسانی دارند. محدودیت هایی که تناوب ها بر افعال اعمال می کنند به ویژگی های معنایی افعال حساس اند. ازاین رو، تناوب ها را می توان به عنوان معیاری برای طبقه بندی افعال به روشی مؤثر به کار گرفت. لوین با معرفی 79 تناوب موضوعی و بررسی آن ها بر 3024 فعل انگلیسی، افعال انگلیسی را به 49 طبقه معنایی گسترده و 192 ریزطبقه دسته بندی کرد. به اعتقاد لوین، افعالی که طبق رفتار مشترک شان در تناوب ها در یک طبقه قرار می گیرند، مؤلفه های معنایی مشترکی دارند. این مقاله به بررسی یکی از انواع تناوب های معرفی شده توسط لوین با عنوان تناوب های دوسویه پرداخته است که خود شامل چندین نوع تناوب می شود. یکی از این تناوب ها با عنوان «تناوب مفعول دوسویه قابل درک» در دسته بندی لوین در زمره تناوب های گذرایی معرفی شده است. تناوب های گذرایی شامل تناوب هایی می شود که گذرایی فعل در دو ساخت تناوبی تغییر می کند. انواع دیگر تناوب های دوسویه که لوین معرفی کرده است، تناوب هایی اند که بدون تغییر در گذرایی فعل رخ می دهند. این تناوب ها عبارتند از «تناوب دوسویه ساده»، «تناوب دوسویه باهم» و «تناوب دوسویه ازهم». با بررسی تناوب های لوین بر پیکره ای بالغ بر 3070 فعل فارسی اعم از افعال مرکب و ساده دریافتیم که همه انواع این تناوب ها در فارسی نیز وجود دارند. در ادامه به بررسی تناوب هایی پرداختیم که نگارندگان باتوجه به ویژگی های برخی از افعال فارسی شناسایی و معرفی کرده اند. این تناوب ها عبارتند از «تناوب دوسویه زنجیری» و «تناوب دوسویه اشتراکی».

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A Comparative Study on the Potentiality of ILI Books and Rise and Shine Series in Terms of Intercultural Competence Development(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

نویسنده: فاطمه میرزاپور

منبع: The Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice, Vol.۱۲, No.۲۵, Fall & Winter ۲۰۱۹ 170-196

کلید واژه ها: course book evaluation Intercultural Competence ILI books Rise and Shine

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Materials are the most noticeable components of every language-learning context. One of these materials is the specific textbooks being used by English language academies; they are crucial in directing EFL teachers and learners and guiding them through the route of language learning. The present study attempts to compare the cultural content of two course books being used currently in Iran called ILI and Rise and Shine series in order to see which one is more useful in developing the intercultural competence of EFL learners. The participants of this study include 30 EFL teachers (15 teachers in ILI who teach advanced level books and 15 teachers in Chitsazan academy who teach advanced level books). The instrument of this study includes a questionnaire adapted from (Ahmadi Safa, Moradi et al. 2015) that consists of 38 questions designed based on Likert scale. The collected date were analyzed by an independent t-test. The obtained results revealed that Rise and Shine series include more intercultural features than ILI series and they are more applicable in improving the intercultural competence of EFL learners.

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A Contrastive Study of Request Speech Act in English and Persian Novels: Natural Semantic Metalanguage Approach

نویسنده: زیبا امینی لعیا حیدری دارانی

منبع: international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۷, Issue ۲۷, Autumn ۲۰۱۹ 59-69

کلید واژه ها: Natural Semantic Metalanguage Approach pragmatics request strategies romantic novels Speech Acts

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The Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) Approach claims that there are some universalities in all languages. Speech acts seem to be present in all languages, but considering this approach, research has not indicated whether request speech act differs from one language to another. Thus, this study intended to investigate whether request strategies are used differently in English and Persian romantic novels and whether Natural Semantic Metalanguage Approach can be considered in English and Persian requests. To reach these objectives, the corpus consisting of two English and Persian romantic novels were used. It was analyzed using Blum-Kulka and Olshtain (1984)’s classification. Results indicated that mood derivable was the most frequent request strategy in both novels. Moreover, a statistically significant difference was not observed between request strategies in English and Persian romantic novels and thus the Natural Semantic Metalanguage Approach can be considered in English and Persian requests. The conclusion drawn is that considering the applicability of this approach, both American and Iranian native speakers can presumably use imperative structures, with the politeness marker please or without it, as a request strategy, when the interlocutors are close friends or members of the same family.

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Semantic Adequacy in Translation: Strategies employed in the English renderings of Sa'di's wittical remarks of The Rose Garden (Golistan)

نویسنده: مرضیه رهایی حسین وحید دستجردی

منبع: international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۷, Issue ۲۷, Autumn ۲۰۱۹ 147-160

کلید واژه ها: Golistan wittical elements semantic adequacy humorous adequacy Literary Translation

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Translating literary works is a difficult task, especially when it comes to cultural elements. It gets more difficult when words have ambiguities and multiple layers of meaning. The present study sought to examine the adequacy of witticism in the English renderings of Sa'di's clever remarks in Golistan (The Rose Garden). To this purpose, the researchers selected three English translations of Golistan by different translators; namely, Rehatsek (1964), Gladwin (1806), and Ross (1890). A sample of 20 anecdotes containing wittical elements were randomly taken from Golistan and compared with their English translations. The collected data were then analyzed based on Delabastita's (1993) hierarchy of pun translation strategy model. The obtained results revealed that the three translations were at best similar in terms of the applied strategies, i.e. in all the translations, the most frequently used strategies were: Pun/Non-Pun translation strategy, Non-Pun/Pun strategy, and Pun/Related Rhetorical Translation strategy, respectively. Moreover, it was indicated that all the three translations used the strategies to the same extent, though slight differences were found among them in terms of the overall use of the strategies. Since adequacy in Delabastita’ framework (1993) is hierarchically defined, it can be concluded that higher level strategies lead to more adequate translations. Generally, it was observed that the three translations were the same in terms of semantic and humorous adequacy; i.e. they transferred the source text effect in translating wittical elements of the Golistan. The findings of the study would have implications for translation students as well as translators of literary works.

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The Effect of Teaching Critical Thinking Strategies on Students’ Academic Writing, Critical Thinking Ability, and Critical Thinking Dispositions

نویسنده: علی اصغر تقی نژاد محمدجواد ریاستی فاطمه بهجت

منبع: international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۷, Issue ۲۸, Winter ۲۰۱۹ 37-55

کلید واژه ها: Academic Writing Performance Critical Thinking Dispositions Inventory Critical Thinking Explicit Instruction Ennis-Weir Critical Thinking Essay Test

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This study intended to investigate the interplay of critical thinking explicit instruction, academic writing performance, critical thinking ability, and critical thinking dispositions of Iranian students. To this end, 140 students of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences (73 males and 67 females) were selected. They were divided into the experimental and control groups. Both groups received instruction in academic writing course for 15 weeks 3 hours per week. However, the experimental group received instruction integrated with critical thinking strategies. The students in both groups were administered pre- and post-instruction tests to examine the effectiveness of instruction. Three instruments were utilized in this study including, the researcher-developed essay test, Ennis-Weir Critical Thinking Essay Test, and California Critical Thinking Dispositions Inventory (CCTDI). Descriptive statistics and independent-samples t-test were used to analyze the data. The results indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental and the control groups. The results also showed that some CCTDI subscales were not significantly different at the posttest such as, truth-seeking, cognitive maturity, and open- mindedness, whereas the mean posttest scores of other CCTDI subscales had significant difference such as, analyticity, CT inquisitiveness, CT self-confidence, and systematicity. The experimental group had a higher score in the academic writing test compared with the control group. Changes in students’ critical thinking ability, academic writing performance, and their critical thinking dispositions suggest that the CT techniques have been fruitful, and more efforts should be made to integrate the explicit instruction in critical thinking into academic courses.

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Teaching Writing through Telegram Social Network and its Effect on EFL Learners' Writing Performance

نویسنده: شهریار سروری ابراهیم عزتی

منبع: International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۷, Issue ۲۵, Spring ۲۰۱۹ 87-100

کلید واژه ها: Computer-assisted Language Learning (CALL) Social Network Telegram learner writing

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This study examined the effectiveness of Telegram social network on the writing performance of adult English as foreign language (EFL) learners at intermediate level. To achieve this, Oxford Quick Placement Test (2004) was administered to 46 EFL learners at Zaban-e No language institute in Talesh, Iran. Those who met the selection criterion, i.e., performed one standard deviation above and below the mean on the test were divided into two classes (n = 30): control group (n = 15) and experimental group (n = 15). Participants in the experimental group were provided with writing instruction and contributed cooperatively to the task of writing through Telegram for 8 weeks (2 sessions each week, and 90 minutes per session) while the control group underwent a traditional instruction of writing. Pretests and posttests of writing task were administered and t tests were used to compare means of test scores within and between groups. The results revealed that while the two groups were homogeneous in terms of their writing performance before the treatment, the experimental group outperformed the control group on the posttest. That is, teaching writing through the Telegram social network was a significantly effective model to improve EFL learners' writing performance.

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Implementing Project Work in Teaching English at High School: The Case of Vietnamese Teachers’ Challenges

نویسنده: Van Loi Nguyen Ly Huynh Cong Nguyen

منبع: international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۷, Issue ۲۶, Summer ۲۰۱۹ 11-25

کلید واژه ها: project-based learning EFL high school teachers Challenges

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Research on using project work in teaching various disciplines has pointed out a number of challenges facing teachers. Similar research in the EFL classroom, however, has been under-researched. This study aimed to fill the gap with a report on the Vietnamese high school teachers’ challenges in implementing project-based learning in the setting of curricular innovation in English instruction nationwide. The participants of the study were thirty-three EFL teachers from sixteen high schools in both rural and urban areas of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. With a questionnaire and an in-depth interview, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Data analysis indicated that the teachers faced major challenges in time management, adaptation of project activities, student support, and project assessment. These results provide useful implications for how innovative approaches can be successfully implemented, especially with respect to the kind of support EFL teachers need to make project-based learning more feasible in the Vietnamese educational context and similar ones.

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Impact of Metacognitive Strategy Instruction on Iranian EFL Learners’ Listening Anxiety

نویسنده: پریسا محمدپور محمدرضا طالبی نژاد سید امید طباطبایی

منبع: international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۷, Issue ۲۶, Summer ۲۰۱۹ 57-68

کلید واژه ها: listening comprehension anxiety embedded metacognitive strategy instructionlistening comprehension anxiety metacognitive strategy instruction task-based metacognitive strategy instruction embedded metacognitive strategy instruction

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This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of metacognitive strategy instruction intervention on reducing language listening anxiety of Iranian EFL learners in the light of 2 listening metacognitive strategy instruction models of Integrated Experiential Learning Task (IELT) (Goh, 2010) and Metacognitive pedagogical Sequence (MPS) (Vandergrift, 2004). Participants were 63 B1 level learners who were chosen through random sampling and were randomly assigned to 2 experimental and 2 control groups. Before and after the intervention, Kim’s (2000) Foreign Language Listening Anxiety scale (FLLAS) and the listening section of Preliminary English Test (PET) were administered to all groups as pre and post tests. All four groups were taught by the same researcher and the listening comprehension material was constant over the groups. The first experimental group received IELT intervention, the second experimental group received MPS intervention, and both control groups received traditional product-based listening comprehension instruction while the active control group also received explicit instruction of the metacognitive strategies. ANCOVA results proved that although both IELT and MPS were effective in lowering anxiety level, the performance of MPS was of a large effect size, and it was a better model to lower learners’ anxiety. Both models significantly improved learners’ listening comprehension.

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English Needs Analysis in the Workplace: The Case of Engineers in Esfahan Steel Company

نویسنده: مهدخت نیل فروش عزیزه چالاک

منبع: international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۷, Issue ۲۷, Autumn ۲۰۱۹ 41-58

کلید واژه ها: Engineers’ needs English for Specific Purposes ESCO Needs analysis workplace courses

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Nowadays, English language plays an important role in the job of engineers and it is necessary to become familiar with engineers’ objectives, attitudes, and expectations in order to have an appropriate course design. The purpose of this study was to explore the needs analysis of English learning of engineers in Esfahan Steel Company (ESCO). This study aimed at investigating the required level of language skills in performing their jobs effectively, the employees’ attitude towards their English professional courses, their professional needs, their language skills and tasks, and the difficulties they face while studying a language. A questionnaire consisting of 25 items was distributed among the engineers working at ten sections of ESCO. In addition, interviews and observations were done in order to increase the reliability of the research. Time, financial resources, and worker expectations ask for more reliable methods to provide a better situation in the workplace. Based on the findings obtained from this study, it can be concluded that receptive skills were perceived as a bit more important than the productive skills to perform the job effectively and the revision of the current professional training programs seems to be necessary to offer appropriate ESP course curriculum.

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یافته هایی تازه از زندگی و آثار ملّا میرقاری گیلانی براساس نسخه های خطّی آثار وی و دیگران(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

نویسنده: محمدهادی فلاحتی زنده دل محمدتقی آذرمینا رضا سمیع زاده

منبع: زبان فارسی و گویش های ایرانی سال چهارم پاییز و زمستان ۱۳۹۸ شماره ۲ (شماره ۸) 165-197

کلید واژه ها: ملا میرقاری گیلانی نسخه خطی نامه دستورنامه نگاری

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شناخت چهره های فرهنگی و ارج نهادن به آنها، ارج نهادن به فرهنگ و دانش است. یکی از دانشی مردان گمنام تاریخ ایران ملّا میرقاری گیلانی است. وی در دوره صفوی می زیست و ظاهراً در روزگار خود نیز «قدر ندید و بر صدر ننشست». با جست وجو در آثار پیشینیان، با چهره ای دوگانه از ملّا میرقاری گیلانی مواجه می شویم. برخی او را از خاندان بلیانی می دانند و عدّه ای نیز قائل به چنین انتسابی نیستند. بعضی معتقدند که او پدرِ زنِ تقی الدّین محمّد اوحدی بلیانی (۹۷۳ -۱۰۴۲ق)، صاحب عرفات العاشقین است. وی صاحب چهل و دو اثر در موضوعات مختلف مانندِ قرائت قرآن، ترسّل و نامه نگاری، لغت، نجوم و ... است. برخی آثار وی به صورت نسخه خطّی در کتابخانه ها نگه داری می گردد. در این مقاله تلاش می کنیم نخست اشتباه های برخی پژوهندگان در باره تاریخ ولادت و وفات ملّا میرقاری گیلانی، درهم آمیختگی دو چهره همنام، تاریخ تألیف آثار وی و ... را برطرف سازیم و سپس بر پایه آثار وی - که جملگی نسخه های خطّی هستند، جز انیس العاقلین- به نگارش زندگی نامه دیگری برای وی دست یازیم.

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Marked and Unmarked Thematization Patterns: A Comparative Analysis of Opinion Articles Written by American Columnists and Their Persian Translations

نویسنده: طوبی مردانی محمد صادقی

منبع: هنر زبان دوره ۴ مرداد ۱۳۹۸ (۲۰۱۹) شماره ۳

کلید واژه ها: Thematization Patterns Marked Themes Unmarked Themes Theme and Rheme Systemic Functional Grammar.

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Thematization is the process of arranging theme/rheme patterns in a text. It is considered the mental act or process of selecting particular topics as themes in discourse or words as themes in sentences. This study aimed to find out how the translators organize their themes into marked and unmarked ones and how these organizations are related to the original texts. This paper examined thematization strategies in English opinion articles and compared them with their Persian translation. To this end, one of the leading newspapers in the United States, The New York Times, was chosen. The texts were given to a professional translator to be translated and then rated by an expert rater. Based on the qualitative and quantitative analysis of textual features and marked and unmarked themes of 6 opinion articles, their Persian translations were selected. The findings revealed that thematization patterns can help the translators in better transforming the message to the target language. The results for the marked and unmarked thematization patterns were relatively the same in the original texts and their translations.

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The Explication of the Author’s Traditional Symbolism of the Element Fire in the Poetry of the Russian Symbolist Poet K. Balmont: The Actualization of Zoroastrianism Motives

نویسنده: سیروملیا ناتالیا نیکولایونا

منبع: هنر زبان دوره ۴ مرداد ۱۳۹۸ (۲۰۱۹) شماره ۳

کلید واژه ها: Linguoculturology Symbolism Fire Symbol Russian Symbolism К. Balmont Zoroastrianism

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The article is dedicated to the linguistic analysis of symbol of fire in the Russian symbolist poet, K. Balmont’s lyrics. The symbolic meanings of the element fire have been studied from linguistic and linguoculturological points of view. There defined mechanisms which allow expressing both traditional symbolism of fire and the one by the author; they are collaboration of mythologems and archetypes associated with the symbol explicated in the text with a proper word, in our case with the word “fire”. The subject of this study is one of a side of traditional symbolism of the element fire conditioned by Slavic, Greek mythology, Zoroastrianism, and the Biblical motives. Archetypes are represented with binary oppositions actualizing the semantics of vertical direction, ambivalence, animism, and anthropomorphism. The author’s symbolic meanings are expressed according to his rethinking of the myths and archetypes in the nearest surrounding of the symbol in the texts.

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