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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.
تحلیل افعال دو مفعولی فرعی در گونه جافی زبان کردی در چارچوب صرف توزیعی(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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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.
A Critical Book Review of "Ethics and Context in Second Language Testing: Rethinking Validity in Theory and Practice" Edited by M. Rafael Salaberry, Albert Weideman and Wei-Li Hsu (2023)(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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The essential requirement of validity in second language assessment and testing is of paramount importance since it guarantees that tests properly gauge the targeted constructs and produce propitious interpretations. In this light, there seems to be a pressing need to carefully assess outdated conceptions of validity in English language testing to ensure they are in lockstep with current linguistic and sociocultural circumstances. This review examines the book "Ethics and Context in Second Language Testing: Rethinking Validity in Theory and Practice," edited by M. Rafael Salaberry, Albert Weideman, and Wei-Li Hsu (2023), and it unravels new horizons for expanding the comprehension of validity beyond traditional frameworks. The review underscores the primary subjects addressed in the book's content, such as ethical issues, contextual factors affecting test design, and novel approaches for assessing validity in real-world settings. The review also stresses the book's critical analysis of existing paradigms and recommends a more nuanced perspective on validity that incorporates ethical considerations and contextual significance. To this end, the current review constitutes an important reference for researchers and practitioners to encourage them to critically examine and reframe validity in second language testing.
A Meta-Analytic Study of Computerized Dynamic Assessment in English Language Learning: trends, effectiveness, and implications(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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This meta-analysis provides a comprehensive evaluation of research studies on computerized dynamic assessment (C-DA) in English language teaching and learning, addressing the need for a systematic overview in light of recent technological advancements. A systematic search across three databases (ERIC, Web of Science, and Scopus) initially identified 2807 articles, with 22 C-DA studies meeting the inclusion criteria after screening. Findings reveal that C-DA significantly enhances language learning outcomes, particularly in reading and listening and writing skills, with large effect sizes reported across multiple studies. Interventionist approaches and quasi-experimental designs were most commonly used, reinforcing the strong impact of mediation on bridging learners' actual and potential performance. While C-DA demonstrated substantial improvements in skill-based outcomes, its effects on affective factors like anxiety and intrinsic motivation were more modest. These findings highlight C-DA’s potential as a transformative tool in language assessment and instruction, particularly when mediation is tailored to learners' needs. However, integrating C-DA with complementary strategies may be necessary to address psychological and motivational factors.
برابرسازی ساختاری-معنایی واژه های مصوب فرهنگستان سوم برای اصطلاحات انگلیسی: موردپژوهی پسوندها(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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در پژوهش پیشِ رو با رویکردی ساخت بنیاد در چارچوب نظریه ساخت واژه ساختی، معادل های فارسی برگزیده فرهنگستان سوم دربرابر اصطلاحات انگلیسی در حوزه پسوند بررسی شده است. این پژوهش به روش توصیفی-تحلیلی الگوهای واژه سازی را برپایه طرح واره های ساختی-معنایی تبیین کرده است. هدفی که در این نوشتار دنبال می شود شناخت زوایای پنهان و آشکار ساخت واژه در واژه سازی زبان علم است. داده های پژوهش از 17 دفتر فرهنگستان زبان و ادب فارسی به صورت تمام شماری (51200 واژه) گردآوری شده است. براساس یافته ها، درمیانِ 51200 واژه مصوب، تعداد 8995 واژه با روش پسوندافزایی ساخته شده اند. فرهنگستان سوم با افزودن تعداد 11 پسوند و 156 پسوندواره (اسمی و فعلی)، تعداد 192 پسوند و پسوندواره فعّال و نیمه فعّال را در ساخت واژه های مصوب فرهنگستان سوم به کار گرفته است که این شمار برای ساخت واژه های علمی بسنده نیست و فرهنگستان سوم برای رفع نیاز زبان علم، برخی پسوندهای موجود را به لحاظ ساختاری و معنایی گسترش داده است. باوجودِ تلاش درخور ستایش فرهنگستان سوم می توان به وجود چندگانگی اشتقاق های پسوندی، ناهمگونی معنایی–ساختاری برخی پسوندهای فارسی دربرابر پسوندهای انگلیسی و مغایرت با برخی اصول و ضوابط واژه گزینی نیز اشاره کرد.
Address Terms in Hawrami Kurdish: A Sociolinguistic and Critical Perspective(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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The present study aims to investigate address terms in Hawrami, a Kurdish dialect spoken mainly in the Paveh region of western Iran. It explores how speakers of Hawrami use a variety of linguistic resources—such as kinship terms, pronouns, occupational titles, and religious titles—to indicate social roles, relationships, and values. Drawing on sociolinguistic and discourse-analytic frameworks, in particular the work of Brown and Gilman (1960), the present paper examines how the social variables such as age, gender, power, solidarity, and religious ideology shape address practices. Data were collected through ethnographic observation and interviews in Paveh. Given the lack of written documentation and the deeply contextual nature of address practices, a qualitative method based on direct observation and community-based immersion was considered the most appropriate choice. The ethnographic method is especially suitable for studying linguistic behavior in small, localized speech communities, where language usage is closely tied to cultural norms, relationships, and everyday social practices. The findings show that address forms in Hawrami do more than merely serve communicative functions; they embody cultural values and reflect broader ideological shifts, particularly those following the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran. This study contributes to the documentation of an understudied minority dialect and provides insight into the intricate relationship between language, identity, and power in multilingual and multiethnic societies.
رمزگشایی از شعر «صدای پای آب»: خوانشی نشانه شناختی بر مبنای نظریه مایکل ریفاتر(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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این مقاله با هدف تحلیل نشانه شناختی شعر «صدای پای آب» از سهراب سپهری، به بررسی سازوکارهای معنایی پنهان در متن می پردازد. مسئله اصلی پژوهش آن است که نشانه های به کاررفته در این شعر چگونه به بازنمایی تجربه های انسانی و پیوند میان انسان و طبیعت یاری می رسانند. چارچوب نظری تحقیق مبتنی بر مدل نشانه شناختی مایکل ریفاتر است و پژوهش با روش کیفی و تحلیلی انجام شده است. در این راستا، از خوانش اکتشافی و پس نگر، تحلیل شبکه ساختاری (ماتریس) و تداعی های واژگانی و مفهومی (هیپوگرام ها) بهره گرفته شده است. یافته ها نشان می دهد سپهری با تکیه بر عناصر طبیعی و ظرفیت های زبانی، ساختاری نشانه مند و چندلایه خلق کرده است که در آن تجربه های زیسته و احساسات انسانی در پیوندی معنایی با جهان طبیعت بازتاب می یابد. درنهایت، نتایج پژوهش حاکی از آن است که زبان شاعرانه سپهری با بهره گیری از سازوکارهای نشانه ای، توانمند در بازنمایی جهان بینی شاعرانه و ابعاد درونی تجربه انسانی است.
An Empirical Investigation of Cognitive Effort Required to Translate Informative, Expressive, and Operative Text Types(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
منبع:
جستارهای زبانی دوره ۱۶ مرداد و شهریور ۱۴۰۴ شماره ۳ (پیاپی ۸۷)
205 - 243
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This study aimed at investigating and comparing the expenditure of cognitive effort in translating various text types. The text typology of Reiss (1971, 2014) including informative, expressive, and operative text types was used as the theoretical framework. A mixed-method approach involving the use of screen recording, keystroke logging, think-aloud protocols, and retrospective interviews was adopted for the investigation. To pursue the research aims, 22 senior translation students were recruited to participate in the study and perform three translation tasks: translating informative, expressive, and operative texts. By using think-aloud protocols, the participants were instructed to speak out during the execution of the tasks. The amount of time spent by each participant and the number of pauses taken by them on each translation task were measured and compared as indicators of cognitive effort. Additionally, time and pause analyses were triangulated using technical operation analysis to have a better perception and obtain more reliable results. The findings of this study showed a significant difference in the cognitive effort required to translate informative, expressive, and operative texts. The findings also revealed a higher level of cognitive effort in translating expressive text compared with informative and operative ones
The Ugly, the Promising, and the Good: A Mixed-Methods Study of Shame, Guilt, and Grit among Iranian EFL Learners(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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The present mixed methods study examined the relationship of three constructs within applied linguistics, namely, shame, guilt, and grit among Iranian EFL learners. By considering the principles of positive psychology, the authors tried to determine the existence of any significant association between the variables. In this vein, 263 Iranian students aged between 13 to 18 participated in the study and filled out the questionnaires. Analyses of the data revealed strong negative relatedness between shame and the other two variables, while the learners’ guilt and grit were found to be positively correlated. Expanding the quantitative results, the authors utilized a grounded theory approach and interviewed 30 students to further investigate the shame-inducing factors in L2 classroom and the analyses signaled that the ashamed learners suffer from internal and external shame-provokers. Attending to shame and other negative feelings would possibly reduce the learners’ shame and stress, help them progress in learning and enhance their well-being.
بازنمایی چند معنایی فعل / ijənč /در کُردی با تکیه بر نگرش شناختی(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
منبع:
جستارهای زبانی دوره ۱۶ بهمن و اسفند ۱۴۰۴ شماره ۶ (پیاپی ۹۰)
263 - 295
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موضوع چند معنایی همواره در سال های اخیر مد نظر زبان شناسان ایرانی با رویکردهای شناختی بوده است. به دلیل اهمیت این موضوع، نگارندگان به بازشناسی چند معنایی صورت ساده فعل ijən/č/ (رفتن) در کردی کلهری بر پایه چند معنایی اصول مند (Evans & Green,2006) پرداخته اند. در این جُستار کیفی، داده ها به روش میدانی از گفتمان روزمره کُرد زبانان کلهری گردآوری شده و براساس انگاره مذکور و به روش توصیفی تحلیلی بررسی و واکاوی شده اند. شایان ذکر است که نگارندگان نیز از شم زبانی خود و دیگر گویشوران برای اصالت داده ها بهره بردند. نتایج نشان داد که « رفتن»، معنای سرنمون فعل ijən/č/ است و شبکه معنایی آن دارای چهل و پنج معنای مجزا، همچون «مسافرت کردن»، «رانندگی کردن»، «مهاجرت کردن»، «جاری شدن»، «غروب کردن»، «پایان یافتن»، «واریز کردن»، «ارسال کردن» و امثال آن ها و شش خوشه معنایی است. همچنین، یافته ها نشان داد که می توان تبیین مطلوبی از چند معنایی این فعل در کردی کلهری بر پایه رویکرد یاد شده به دست داد. بازنمایی چند معنایی این فعل در کردی کلهری برای ادراک بهتر چند معنایی فعل های دیگر می تواند سودمند باشد.
Latent Profile Analysis for the Investigation of Emotional Factors in Second Language Acquisition(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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Exploring L2 affective variables requires innovative research analytic approaches that can adequately address the complexity and dynamicity of the variables. Not always can the normality of distribution and linearity of relationships be assumed. Neither can the homogeneity of variance be always met. Latent profile analysis (LPA) is suggested to deal with the heterogeneity of data and non-linear relationships. It allows for hypothesis testing and model testing to tackle the ergodicity issue in second language acquisition (SLA) research from a person-centered approach. LPA, which primarily serves to classify a population or sample into several sub-groups, can be effectively employed in SLA research to classify L2 teachers or learners in terms of the different positive and negative emotions (e.g., enjoyment, boredom, anxiety, etc.) they experience while learning a foreign or second language. A classroom-based L2 learning experience occurs interactively with several personal and contextual variables involved. The relationship between any single affective variable can hardly be conceived as linear. Thus, LPA holds promises for dealing with these non-linear relations and provides insightful information about the profiles of learners or teachers concerning a particular affective variable. The purpose of this conceptual analysis is to provide a review of the basic tenets of LPA and to explain how it can contribute to the exploration of emotional variables in SLA. By identifying distinct emotional profiles, the study offers guidance on tailoring instructional strategies to address the specific emotional needs of language learners, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of language acquisition interventions.
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)
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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)
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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.