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مقاله حاضر در صدد بررسی پدیدار نمود و تحمیل در سطح محمول و همچنین لایه های هسته، مرکز و بند در زبان کردی است. رویکرد مورد استفاده در این تحقیق بر اساس دستور نقش و ارجاع می باشد. در سطح محمول نمودهای واژگانی قرار دارند که حاوی ویژگی هایی ذاتی می باشند. محمول ها بر اساس این ویژگی ها عمدتاً به پنج گونه فعالیتی، تحققی، دستاوردی، لمحه ای و ایستا تقسیم می شوند. این محمول ها عمدتاً گونه سببی نیز دارند. اما سه لایه دیگر، بیانگر لایه های متفاوت جمله بوده، و عمدتاً میزبان نمودهای اشتقاقی (ترکیبی) و یا عملگرهای نمودی هستند. نتایج تحلیل نشان می دهد که در زبان کردی، لایه هسته میزبان سه عملگر ناقص و یک عملگر کامل است که هر کدام ساختار رخدادی خاصی را بر پنج نمود واژگانی مذکور تحمیل می کنند. در این لایه هر محمول با نمود واژگانی خاص خود در اثر ترکیب با یکی از این عملگرها دچار فرایند تحمیل یا نمودگردانی می شود. تمام نمودگردانی ها تابع ابعاد معناشناختی عملگرهای چهارگانه در سطح هسته می باشند. همچنین در لایه مرکز، محمول ها در اثر ترکیب با افزوده های قیدی (قیدهای جهتی) و یا موضوعات درونی با ویژگی های ارجاعی ویژه (موضوع خاص یا غیرخاص) ممکن است دچار نمودگردانی شوند. محمول های اشتقاقی (از جمله تحققی فعالیتی) عمدتاً در این لایه (مرکز) پدید می آیند. در نهایت نتایج نشان می دهد که عملگر زمان در لایه بند نیز تاثیر چشمگیری بر ساختار رخدادی محمول ها داشته، و افعال در این لایه برای هماهنگی با ملزومات معناشناختی عملگر زمان ممکن است دچار نمودگردانی شوند. در پایان، تحقیق حاضر نظریه ای را درباره دامنه سلسله مراتبی عملگرهای جمله در راستای تولید و تفسیر ساختار رخدادی یک جمله پیشنهاد می دهد.
The challenges of implicatures and dealing with them in Persian dubbing(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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Applied Linguistics Inquiry (ALI), Vol ۳, No ۲, Fall ۲۰۲۵
108 - 117
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Various articles have addressed the field of audiovisual translation and its related issues, but the pragmatic aspects of this area have not been addressed as they should be. As pragmatic issues are mainly covert in dialogues, and films are dialogue-oriented, it is crucial to consider these aspects in this area. Implicature is one of these hidden aspects of meaning which challenges the translators’ knowledge and competency. Sometimes ignoring this pragmatic aspect results in misinterpreting the intended meaning of the original version, whether it is a text or a film. Therefore, the present study intends to examine the translation of implicatures and their intricacies in Persian dubbing. To this end, four American films (Notting hill, The bucket list, The ultimate gift and Still Alice) were selected, all of which had been dubbed into Persian. All parts of these films were analyzed to determine whether there is any mismatch between original and dubbed versions in terms of this pragmatic aspect. The translation techniques and their frequency of occurrences which were applied to translate this pragmatic aspect are illustrated too. The results indicate that there are mismatches between the original and dubbed versions in terms of implicature, and the most frequent number of mismatches refers to scalar implicatures. Conventional and conversational implicatures follow it respectively. Moreover, deletion is the most frequent translation strategy which was applied to render this pragmatic aspect.
جنبه های استعاری، مجازی و تعاملی مفهوم سازی ترس: نگاهی شناختی(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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با استعاره های مفهومی می توان هیجانات را به صورت تجربه های عینی صورت بندی کرد و با مَجاز، بازتاب آن ها را به شکل تجربه های جسمانی و واکنش های رفتاری مجازبنیاد نشان داد. این پژوهش از نوع پدیدارشناسی توصیفی است و هدف آن، بررسی دو سازوکار شناختی استعاره و مَجاز و شیوه تعامل آن ها در مفهوم سازی ترس است. برای انجام این پژوهش، از هشتادوچهار نفر از دانشجویان رشته زبان و ادبیات انگلیسی در دانشگاه های ملایر و ایلام خواسته شد تا از ماجرایی بنویسند که موجب ترس آن ها شده باشد و ترس خود را توصیف کنند. یافته ها نشان داد که افراد شرکت کننده در پژوهش، از شانزده حوزه مبدأ استعاری و بیست وچهار واکنش جسمانی و رفتاری برای سازمان دهی مفهوم ترس استفاده کرده اند. همچنین، بیشترین فراوانی در حوزه استعاره، مربوط به حوزه های عینی «دشمن/حریف»، «مرگ»، «سفر»، «شنیدن صدا» و «ماده/شی ء» بوده است و واکنش های جسمانی و رفتاری مجازبنیاد، هیجان ترس را بیشتر در قالب «سرما و لرز»، «تپش قلب»، «گریه» و «ناتوانی در حرکت» مفهوم سازی کرده اند. این پژوهش نشان داد که ترس در برخی حوزه ها به شیوه تعاملی و با «استعاره- مجاز»، «استعاره- استعاره»، «مجاز- استعاره» و «مجاز- مجاز» صورت بندی شده است.
A Minimalist Analysis of PRO in Persian: Merge Theory of Control(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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The control construction has attracted the attention of a considerable number of linguists since the early development of generative grammar. The present study examines the properties of PRO in Persian, adopting the syntactic approach developed in Kim’s (2003) theory of Merge Control within the minimalist framework. According to this theory, the control construction is fundamentally based on the theta-domain relation between PRO and its controller. The findings indicate that Kim’s theory of Merge Control addresses certain issues related to promise verbs, which challenge two key properties of PRO, namely, the locality and C-command conditions. Within this framework, there is no need to distinguish between obligatory and non-obligatory control; instead, the distinction should be made between complement and adjunct control clauses. Consequently, the violation of the proposed properties of PRO in Persian is resolved because the theory accounts for the objects of promise verbs in control constructions as adjuncts rather than complements. As a result, such objects are neither theta-marked by the promise verbs nor passivized, and they do not function as the controller of PRO.
تأثیر سازوکار گفتمانیِ گسست بر نگرش خرید کاربران شبکه اجتماعی در بازاریابی دیدگاه(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
منبع:
جستارهای زبانی دوره ۱۶ خرداد و تیر ۱۴۰۴ شماره ۲ (پیاپی ۸۶)
65 - 115
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استراتژی بازاریابی دیدگاه، با بهره گیری از سازوکارهای کلامی و ابزارهایی همچون هشتگ و منشن، لینک هایی را به اشتراک می گذارد تا کاربران را به وب گاه یا صفحه اینستاگرامی خود هدایت کند. هدفِ پژوهش حاضر، کشف و شناسایی لایه های نهفته گفتمانی در استراتژی بازاریابی دیدگاه است که به روش نظام مندی، به تغییر نگرش خرید مشتریان منجر می شود. به این منظور، از رویکردی چندروشی با ماهیتی ترکیبی –کیفی و کمی- بهره گرفته شد تا به شناسایی روشمند لایه های نهفته معنایی منجر شود. در بررسی کیفی پژوهش، نخست پیکره ای مشتمل بر 5000 دیدگاه منتشرشده در زیر پست های پربازدید هولدینگ دیجی کالا در دوره فاصله زمانی 1400-1401 به روش تصادفی انتخاب شد. سپس، از میان آن ها، 460 دیدگاه به طور هدفمند انتخاب شده با رویکردی تلفیقی مورد بررسی قرار گرفت. بر مبنای یافته های بررسی کیفی و پژوهش های موجود، مدل مفهومی مقاله ارائه گردید. سپس، بر مبنای مدل مفهومی پژوهش، پرسشنامه ای تهیه شد. پس از تأیید روایی محتوایی و پایایی پرسشنامه، بر روی 366 نفر آزمون شد. داده ها با روش معادلات ساختاری تجزیه و تحلیل شد و به ترسیم الگوی پژوهش منجر شد. یافته های پژوهش نشان داد که کاربران با بهره گیری از انواع سازوکار گفتمانی گسست و برهم زدن زنجیره گفتار سعی در هدایت کاربران به صفحه اینستاگرامی یا وب گاه خود دارند. این سازوکارهای گفتمانی گسست در بازاریابی دیدگاه تأثیر خطی، مثبت و معناداری بر نگرش خرید کاربران شبکه اجتماعی دارد. کاربرد سازوکار گسست انگلی و گسست بازنشر در بازاریابی دیدگاه تأثیر منفی بر نگرش کاربران دارند، اما سازوکار گسست ارجاعی تأثیر مثبتی بر نگرش کاربران دارد.
Learner’s Awareness of Metacognitive Strategies in Listening: A Case of English Majors at a University in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
منبع:
جستارهای زبانی دوره ۱۶ مرداد و شهریور ۱۴۰۴ شماره ۳ (پیاپی ۸۷)
179 - 204
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While cognitive and social-affective strategies have straightforward impacts on learners’ academic performance attached to specific tasks in a communicative and student-centered language classroom, metacognitive strategies, with their vigorous power, are arguably worth more attention. This group of strategies plays a vital role in making students become more self-directed and autonomous learners. This paper reported on a study investigating Vietnamese university students’ perception of using metacognitive strategies in their listening activities. Specifically, 140 English majors at the foreign language department of a university in Vietnam were involved in the study. Based on quantitative data from a questionnaire slightly adapted from Vandergrift et al. (2006), it was found that students in the study generally had a relatively high awareness of metacognitive strategies, with varying levels across the five subcategories of specific strategies. In addition, a comparison between the two groups (first-year and third-year students) showed minor differences regarding their listening strategy awareness. The findings suggested that metacognitive strategies should be encouraged, and listening strategies should be instructed early in English education programs.
Lexical Bundles in Iranian and International English Proficiency Tests: Reading Sections in Focus(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies,Vol ۱۷, No. ۱, ۲۰۲۵
175 - 196
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This study explores the utilization of lexical bundles (LBs) in the reading sections of international English proficiency tests, specifically IELTS and TOEFL, in comparison with Iranian local assessments such as MSRT, TOLIMO, and EPT. The research aims to analyze both the structural and functional categories of these LBs. To facilitate this investigation, two distinct corpora were compiled, consisting of 513,490 tokens from international assessments and 432,252 tokens from local Iranian tests. Utilizing AntConc software for quantitative analysis, the study identified LBs and conducted a qualitative examination of their structural patterns, functional roles, and contextual applications. The findings reveal significant differences between the international and local assessments: 1,030 instances of LBs were identified in the International Corpus (IC), whereas the Local Corpus (LC) contained only 564. Inferential statistical analysis indicated a higher prevalence of discourse organizers and stance bundles in the IC, contrasted with a predominance of referential bundles in the LC. Furthermore, international assessments featured mainly noun-phrase fragments, unlike the Iranian ones that predominantly used prepositional-phrase fragments. Statistical tests, including the Linear-by-Linear Association test (p=0.028) and the Chi-square test (χ²(2)=28.803, p<0.001), confirmed these structural variations, suggesting divergent academic discourse conventions between the corpora. The results underscore the need for revisions in Iranian assessments to align with international standards, potentially enhancing global academic proficiency and fostering greater learner engagement in higher education contexts.
The Alignment of Intended, Enacted, and Assessed Curricula: The Case of Shiraz University TEFL B.A. Curriculum(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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This study addresses a critical need for effective curriculum alignment in higher education, particularly within Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). As educational institutions strive to enhance the quality of their programs, understanding the interconnections between intended, enacted, and assessed curricula becomes essential. This study examined the alignment among these curricula in the TEFL B.A. program at Shiraz University. Drawing on Anderson and Krathwohl's (2001) taxonomy of educational objectives, the researchers employed a mixed-methods design to analyze the cognitive processes and knowledge types in the curriculum standards, course content of instruction, and achievement tests of language teaching methodology, language testing, and linguistics courses. The qualitative content analysis revealed a notable overemphasis on lower-order thinking skills (LOTs) across all components of the courses studied. Specifically, the presence of higher-order thinking skills (HOTs) was quite limited within the curriculum standards, course content of instruction, and achievement tests. The quantitative analysis, using Porter's (2002) alignment index, further demonstrated a significant alignment (0.50) between the curriculum standards and achievement tests, but an insignificant alignment between the course content of instruction and the other two components. The findings highlight the need for policies that foster HOTs and support professional development for TEFL instructors. Educators should clarify learning objectives and align tasks with students' cognitive needs, thereby enriching TEFL curriculum design. The results advocate for integrating HOTs across the curriculum while ensuring alignment between intended, enacted, and assessed curricula. This study also contributes to ongoing research on curriculum design and implementation in TEFL higher education.
La réactivation de parodie du roman d’espionnage et sa réception : le cas de La Clé USB (2019) de Jean-Philippe Toussaint(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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La Clé USB tout en s’inscrivant dans le registre des techno-romans est présentatif d’une certaine fluctuation, il se rapproche ponctuellement du roman d’anticipation puis il se bascule dans un espace du roman d’espionnage pour fluctuer à la fin dans une sorte du roman moraliste. Ce qui nous hante ici est de savoir le pourquoi de la réactivation d’un modèle de parodie du roman d’espionnage qui est la technique précédente de Toussaint et qui s’est utilisé à extrême dans les années 80. Pour y arriver nous profitons de la méthode de la réception. Le résultat de nos analyses montre que le choix du roman d’espionnage a permis à l’auteur d’explorer la tension entre la réalité apparente et une réalité plus cachée, plus profonde et plus réelle. Cette représentation de la réalité sociale cherche à aider le lecteur à reconquérir un monde moins opaque et à attirer son attention sur ce qui se joue de l’inhumain dans son environnement.
Stylistic Fracture and Mental Distress: A Cognitive-Linguistic Analysis of Schizophrenic Narration in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and The Bell Jar(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)
منبع:
international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۱۳, Issue ۵۵, Winter ۲۰۲۵
195-207
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This study examines how linguistic style in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey and The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath enacts psychological disturbance through formal textual mechanisms. Drawing on Foregrounding Theory, cognitive narratology, and clinical psycholinguistics, it investigates how stylistic deviations—such as metaphor saturation, syntactic fragmentation, referential ambiguity, and narrative disjunction—function as mimetic simulations of schizophrenia and depression. Through a mixed-methods approach that integrates close literary analysis with corpus-based annotation tools, the research analyzes selected passages for psycholinguistic markers associated with mental illness, including deictic confusion, lexical minimalism, and temporal distortion. Chief Bromden’s hallucinatory narration and Esther Greenwood’s affectively flattened voice are shown to linguistically instantiate psychosis and depressive cognition, respectively. The study contributes to interdisciplinary understandings of literature as a diagnostic interface, demonstrating that literary texts do not merely represent mental illness but cognitively perform it. Ultimately, this research offers a novel framework for analyzing narrative pathology, expanding the analytical reach of cognitive stylistics and underscoring literature’s potential to model and communicate disordered mental states.
Pedagogical Translanguaging in Iraqi EMI Classrooms: Teachers’ Attitudes, Practices, and Policy Constraints(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)
منبع:
international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۱۳, Issue ۵۵, Winter ۲۰۲۵
119-131
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Translanguaging' has been promoted as a prominent term in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) studies. It describes how learners of a new language effectively utilize their entire range of languages to convey meaning and communicate. Additionally, it serves as an educational strategy to harness these language repertoires as valuable resources for learning. In the last twenty years, multiple empirical investigations have been carried out to investigate pedagogical translingual strategy in language learning classes across the world. However, there is limited knowledge on this occurrence in English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in the educational context of Iraq, where TEFL policies prohibit using students' first language and perceive them as a hindrance to language acquisition. By examining the views of English language teachers regarding pedagogical translanguaging, this study seeks to close this gap. Additionally, it investigates the extent to which these perspectives are manifested in their instructions. A total of 120 English language instructors at an Iraqi university willingly took part in this research. The findings highlight a significant disparity between the attitudes that teachers claim to have and the teaching methods that they use, based on the survey. The results also illuminated the barriers that prevented the participants from using translanguaging in their instruction.
A Study of Text-Image Interaction at Omidvar Brothers Museum
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Museums are crucial cultural and educational institutions that facilitate visitors’ learning by integrating diverse modes of engagement, including linguistic, visual, auditory, and spatial elements. Consequently, coherence of these elements is crucial for effectively presenting information and maximizing its impact on visitors. Utilizing Kress and van Leeuwen’s (2020) principles of composition, specifically focusing on information value and salience, this study sought to assess text-image interaction in the images at the Omidvar Brothers Museum and their corresponding Persian labels, as well as to compare the interaction in the Persian labels with that in the English labels. The analysis revealed that the criterion “information value: left vs. right” received minimal attention, while the “information value: center vs. margins” criterion was the most consistently met in both Persian and English descriptions. However, the overall accuracy of multimodal interaction between the images and labels decreased by 7.40% in the English labels compared to the Persian labels, indicating a decline in translator performance relative to the original authors. This reduction in verbal-visual coherence suggests a less engaging experience for English-speaking foreign visitors compared to Iranian audiences. These results emphasize the necessity of addressing multimodality within museum contexts, as such focus can significantly enhance visitor experiences and deepen their understanding of museum exhibits.
Pragmatics of Silence: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Strategic Silences in Political and Media Discourse(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)
منبع:
international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۱۳, Issue ۵۵, Winter ۲۰۲۵
23 - 37
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This research explores political and media silence as a strategic communication device in political speeches, media interviews, and online media, using a multi-dimensional research methodology involving discourse analysis, acoustic recordings, and perception surveys. Through discourse analysis of a large dataset including 300 hours of political speeches, 200 media interviews, and 50 hours of online media, the research maps silence as a strong, convincing, and ideological device. Political speeches use longer but less frequent pauses for rhetorical effect while media interviews use shorter but more frequent silences in an attempt to evade uncomfortable questions. Silence in new media is found as a means of algorithmic manipulation. Surveys in six countries show large differences in how silence is understood; American respondents identify it as strategic while Japanese respondents consider it evasive or cheating. Hiding behind conventional linguistic theories assuming silence is a communicative absence, this research posits instead that silence is an active and discourse-dependent discourse device. Implications in media literacy and internet governance are also outlined with a call for greater openness in algorithmic modulations and a rhetorical awareness of silence.
Reclaiming the Female Voice in Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent as a Space of Resistance(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)
منبع:
international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۱۳, Issue ۵۵, Winter ۲۰۲۵
39-52
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This paper explores how Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent reclaims the female voice as a form of resistance against patriarchal oppression. By reimagining the biblical story of Dinah, Diamant shifts the focus to women’s experiences, highlighting their strength, solidarity, and resilience in a male-dominated world. The novel challenges traditional gender roles and religious narratives, offering a feminist perspective on biblical women. Using Judith Butler’s theory of gender performativity. Additionally, this paper explores how storytelling functions as a tool of empowerment within the novel, allowing women to reclaim their histories and reshape their identities. By centering female narratives that have been historically overlooked or silenced, The Red Tent not only reinterprets biblical traditions but also fosters a dialogue on the significance of women’s collective memory and oral traditions. Furthermore, the analysis considers how the novel’s depiction of sisterhood and shared rituals subverts patriarchal structures, illustrating the power of female agency in redefining cultural and religious legacies. The paper examines how women in the novel navigate societal expectations while asserting their identities. Through themes of midwifery, female bonding, and religious conflict, The Red Tent creates a space where women’s voices and stories are celebrated, challenging the marginalization of women in both historical and religious contexts.
Investigating the Role of Interpersonal Grammatical Metaphor in Scientific and Literary Texts of Azeri Turkish: A Comparative Study Based on Halliday’s Framework(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)
منبع:
international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۱۳, Issue ۵۵, Winter ۲۰۲۵
77-88
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Language, as the main tool of human communication, has diverse structures and features that play an important role in the transmission of meaning and social interactions. One of the important approaches in language analysis is functional grammar or systemic functional grammar, which examines how language functions in different situations. In this framework, grammatical metaphor is considered as one of the key concepts that can play an important role in shaping and representing meanings in different texts. Halliday introduced and distinguished three types of grammatical metaphors, including ideational, interpersonal, and textual metaphors. In this study, the extent and way of using grammatical metaphors in literary and scientific texts in the Azeri language from an interpersonal perspective was investigated. For this purpose, the analytical-descriptive research method was used. In this study, for the scientific genre, the book "Dil and Dilchilik" by Ali Dashkin and for the literary genre, selected articles from the magazine "Anna Varlig" were selected as the data and analyzed. The results showed that there was no significant difference in the use of interpersonal grammatical metaphors in the two genres of science and literature. Furthermore, the examination of the components indicated a significant difference in the use of grammatical metaphors of mode and modality between the two genres; so that modality was used significantly more in science texts than in literary texts, and mode was used more in literary texts than in science texts.
An Analytical Perspective on Critical Discourse Analysis on the Basis of Halliday's Systematic Functional Linguistics(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)
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The Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice, Vol.۱۸, No.۳۶, Spring & Summer ۲۰۲۵
43-54
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Critical discourse analysis was developed by three outstanding linguists such as Fariclough, Van Dijk and Wodak, who offered rather similar approaches towards discourse analysis. Their common point is that CDA should take a critical orientation to discourse and investigate the aspects of ideology and power hidden in the discourse. The salient purpose of CDA which differs from other related approaches is that it tends to explore the implicit underlined ideological and power patterns in the written and spoken discourses. As a whole, CDA tends to uncover the implicit ideological prejudice in the discourse which brings about a dominance, hegemony, inequality and racism, and discrimination. These scholars basically give an ideological perspective to their approaches by the inspiration from Halliday's systematic functional linguistics. Halliday's systematic functional linguistics (SFL) is one of influential frameworks which has been extensively applied for the textual analysis of a number of domains such as critical discourse analysis. This study intends to discover how it is possible to find out the ideological dimension of discourse by exploring the linguistic elements particularly the transitive verbs. It is hoped that it provides insightful guidelines for the CDA researchers to analyze a discourse with its ideological perspective. It concludes that the transitive verbs are most significant in transferring the ideological attitude of writer or speaker. These types of verbs are deliberately used within a textual discourse in which each textual element is interrelated to each other and has an influential impact of the signification of these verbs.
The Self-Regulatory Blueprint: Assessing Its Role in Word Knowledge and Speaking Competence(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)
منبع:
The Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice, Vol.۱۸, No.۳۶, Spring & Summer ۲۰۲۵
123-144
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Self-regulation is crucial in foreign language acquisition, requiring learners to set clear goals, choose effective strategies, and manage their learning. However, many face challenges in applying these strategies, indicating a need for educator support. This study examined the impact of Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) strategies on word knowledge and speaking competence among Iranian EFL learners. Data was collected from 200 pre-intermediate and intermediate students using the Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT), Self-Regulating Strategy in Vocabulary Learning Scale (SRCvoc), and Key English Test (KET), along with semi-structured interviews with 30 learners in Urmia, Iran. Analysis included descriptive statistics, multiple regression, ANOVA, and thematic analysis. Results showed that learners utilized SRL strategies for vocabulary learning above average, with specific subscales positively affecting acquisition. Commitment control emerged as the most significant factor influencing speaking proficiency, explaining 58.6% of the variance, while satiation control had minimal impact at 15.8%. Challenges in time management, motivation, and anxiety were also identified. The research advocates for targeted interventions to enhance commitment and motivation, contributing valuable insights for educators to improve learning outcomes through tailored instructional strategies that integrate self-regulation training into language curricula.
Effects of Computerized Dynamic Assessment and Computerized Formative Assessment on Iranian EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning and Academic Buoyancy(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)
منبع:
The Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice, Vol.۱۸, No.۳۶, Spring & Summer ۲۰۲۵
172-199
حوزههای تخصصی:
Given that technology-enhanced assessment has transformed language education by providing adaptive and interactive evaluation methods, the current research aimed to examine the comparative effects of Computerized Dynamic Assessment (CDA) and Computerized Formative Assessment (CFA) on vocabulary learning and academic buoyancy among Iranian EFL learners. Employing a quasi-experimental, non-equivalent groups pre-test-post-test-control group design, the study involved 60 intermediate male EFL learners aged 15–24 recruited from two language institutes in Tabriz, Iran. Participants were assigned to CDA, CFA, and control groups. The Oxford Placement Test determined proficiency levels, while the Vocabulary Knowledge Scale and Academic Buoyancy Scale assessed vocabulary acquisition and buoyancy, respectively. The CDA group engaged in dynamic, adaptive scaffolding through Adobe Captivate software, while the CFA group used Google Forms and Quizlet for formative feedback. The control group received traditional instruction. Results from ANOVA indicated that CDA and CFA significantly enhanced academic buoyancy, with no significant difference between them. However, CDA demonstrated superior vocabulary retention compared to CFA. These findings highlight CDA's effectiveness in fostering vocabulary acquisition through tailored mediation and CFA’s role in promoting self-regulation and academic buoyancy. The study underscores the importance of integrating adaptive assessment models in EFL instruction to optimize cognitive and affective learning outcomes.
Investigating the Relationship between Iranian EFL Learners' Learning Styles and their Willingness to Communicate(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)
منبع:
The Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice, Vol.۱۸, No.۳۶, Spring & Summer ۲۰۲۵
276-296
حوزههای تخصصی:
This study focused on Iranian EFL learners’ learning styles and their willingness to communicate (WTC) in the classroom as two critical factors causing individual differences in language learners. A sample of 175 Iranian EFL learners studying at elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels at the University of Tehran Language Center participated in this study. The participants were asked to fill out two Likert-type questionnaires of the Willingness to Communicate and the Perceptual Learning Style Preference Questionnaire (PLSPQ). The findings of this study demonstrated that Iranian EFL learners prefer kinesthetic learning style above all others. Moreover, the findings indicated that there is a significant, albeit low, relationship between Iranian EFL learners’ learning styles and their willingness to communicate in the classroom. Furthermore, it was revealed that while Iranian EFL learners’ learning styles are not significantly different across different levels of language proficiency, there is a significant difference in their levels of willingness to communicate in the classroom.
تحلیل افعال دو مفعولی فرعی در گونه جافی زبان کردی در چارچوب صرف توزیعی(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
حوزههای تخصصی:
افعال دومفعولی اصلی از ساخت های موجود در زبان های طبیعی هستند. به علاوه، زبان ها به کمک روش هایی افعال تک مفعولی را به افعال دومفعولی فرعی تبدیل می کنند. در مقاله حاضر تلاش بر آن است که نشان داده شود: اول اینکه در گونه جافی به دو روش افعال تک مفعولی به افعال دومفعولی فرعی تبدیل می شوند؛ دوم اینکه ساخت های دارای افعال دومفعولی فرعی در چارچوب رویکرد صرف توزیعی بهتر از دیگر رویکردهای زبانی تحلیل می شوند. در روش نخست، یکی از حروف اضافه همراهِ مفعول غیرصریح به جمله دارای افعال گذرای غایتمند اضافه می شود. در روش دوم، علاوه بر آن ها تکواژ الحاقی-سببی باید به ریشه افعال گذرای غایتمند و ناگذر کنشی اضافه شود. شواهدی وجود دارند که رویکرد نحومحور صرف توزیعی بهتر می تواند ساختار نحوی، مقوله بندی و بازنمود معنایی این ساخت ها را تحلیل کند. نتایج حاصل از تحلیل ساخت های دومفعولی اصلی و فرعی گونه جافی به ترتیب از وجود دو مقوله الحاقی پایین و الحاقی بالا در پیشینه پژوهشی حمایت می کنند. مقوله الحاقی پایین (AppIPlow) برای آرایش نحوی ساخت های اصلی پایین تر از vP قرار می گیرد؛ بااین حال، مقوله الحاقی بالا (AppIPhigh) برای معرفی ساختار نحوی افعال دومفعولی فرعی بالاتر از مقوله vP و پایین تر از مقوله جهت (VoiceP) جای می گیرد. ساختار نحوی حاصل در چارچوب رویکرد صرف توزیعی، تمایز مقوله بندی و بازنمایی آوایی و معنایی افعال دومفعولی فرعی و اصلی را موجب می شود.