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ادبیات اقتصاد تاریخ تربیت بدنی جغرافیا حقوق روانشناسی زبان شناسی علم اطلاعات و دانش‌شناسی علوم اجتماعی علوم اسلامی علوم انسانی علوم تربیتی علوم سیاسی فلسفه و منطق مدیریت مطالعات زنان هنر و معماری
زبان شناسی چیست؟ زبان شناسی کاربردی زبان شناسی نظری سیر تحول زبان شناسی (تاریخچه) علوم مرتبط میان رشته ای ها نقد و بررسی کتاب
ترتیب بر اساس: جدیدترینپربازدیدترین
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Probing into the Effects of Computerized Dynamic Assessment on Grammar Learning: The Mediating Role of Working Memory(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

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منبع: Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies,Vol ۱۶, No. ۲, ۲۰۲۴ 107 - 128

کلیدواژه‌ها: computerized dynamic assessment Grammar learning Sociocultural theory working memory Zone of Proximal Development

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This study investigates the impact of computerized dynamic assessment (C-DA) on grammar learning among Iranian EFL learners, focusing on the moderating role of working memory (WM). A nonrandomized pretest-posttest control group design was employed, with 60 male learners aged 17 to 18 divided into experimental and control groups. The participants were assessed using the Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT) to determine language proficiency and a researcher-made test to measure knowledge of past perfect tense. The intervention involved C-DA sessions conducted via the Google Meet platform for the experimental group, while the control group received traditional teacher-fronted lessons. Results from independent-sample t-tests and one-way between-groups ANOVAs revealed a significant improvement in grammar learning among the experimental group compared to the control group. However, no discernable difference was found in the performance of high and low WM learners in response to C-DA. These findings highlight C-DA's potential as a practical instructional approach for grammar learning in EFL contexts. They underscore the need for further research to explore its utility across different learner profiles.
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Opportunities and Challenges of Implementing Locally Developed English Storybooks for Young Iranian EFL Learners(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

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منبع: Applied Research on English Language, V. ۱۳ , N. ۱ , ۲۰۲۴ 163 - 192

کلیدواژه‌ها: locally developed materials opportunities/challenges Persian literature storybooks Young EFL Learners

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As the mainstream English course books on the market written by native speakers include concepts such as exchange students, host family, online dating, and the like not in line with Iranian/Persian culture and moral values, the present study worked on innovatively devising three contemporary storybooks. These storybooks were prepared based on shared moral themes extracted from the didactical Persian classic literature and further administered in practice. The current "classroom-ethnography" research explored the opportunities/challenges of practically implementing the locally devised materials for young learners in the real EFL context in Iran. These strengths/drawbacks were scrutinized through the "triangulation" technique in which the perceptions of the recipients of the storybooks, including the young learners and ten experienced teachers anticipating the process of study before the practical phase of the research were inspected. The researcher/teacher's observation of the study process and the class video recording were also investigated. Then, the common points extracted from the acquired data were classified and coded systematically. The research resulted in some opportunities, such as enhancing the young learners' English proficiency level and improving their critical thinking ability. However, the main challenges are the time restrictions and locating an appropriate English setting for the practical study of such local English materials. In alignment with the novelty of created storybooks and the entrenched moral themes illustrating Iranian moral values, the practical section discussing the strengths and drawbacks of implementing the devised materials in a real EFL context would differentiate the current research from the related literature in Iran.
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Probing into the Effects of Teacher Support on EFL Learners' Self-esteem, Resilience, Academic Enjoyment, and Academic Achievement(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

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منبع: Applied Research on English Language, V. ۱۳ , N. ۲ , ۲۰۲۴ 149 - 180

کلیدواژه‌ها: Positive Psychology EFL Learners teacher support Self-esteem Resilience academic enjoyment academic achievement

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The current research aims to investigate the effect of teacher support (TS) on EFL learners' academic achievement, self-esteem, resilience, and academic enjoyment (AE). Eighty-four EFL students from a Turkish context participated in the study and were randomly divided into a control (N=48) and an experimental group (N=46). The standardized instruments, including the academic achievement test, Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale, Davidson's Academic Enjoyment Scale, and Cassidy's Academic Resilience Scale, were utilized to collect data. The impact was measured by administering pretests and posttests and employing a quantitative research methodology with a pretest/posttest design for the research. The results demonstrated significant effects of TS on all variables in question. The experimental group (EG) demonstrated significant improvements in self-esteem, resilience, and AE, with effect sizes ranging from medium to large. Additionally, the experimental group (EG) significantly outperformed the control group (CG) in academic achievement. These findings emphasize the importance of TS in improving EFL learners' academic and psychological qualifications and underpin a dire necessity of cultivating supportive and stimulating learning environments that prioritize autonomy, structure, and engagement. Implementing effective instructional practices may improve students' academic achievement and emotional welfare. The study's implications provide an understanding of integrating positive teacher-student interaction and support for positive psychology in the foreign language curriculum design and materials development.
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A Study of Quality and Quantity of Nominal Groups in the Vision and Interchange Series(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

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منبع: English Language Teaching and Learning. No. ۳۳, Spring & summer ۲۰۲۴ 359 - 372

کلیدواژه‌ها: material evaluation nominal groups Textbooks Vision Interchange

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Materials evaluation plays an important role in language teaching as it helps practitioners to develop an awareness of the coverage and quality of the existing materials and as such, guides most instruction and revision decisions. Therefore, we sought to evaluate three English Vision textbooks exclusively written for Iranian secondary high school students through a comparison to the identical Interchange book series, the fifth edition. Following a model of nominal groups outlined here, the evaluation targeted the quantity and quality of the groups appearing in the two series as they are assumed to be an important part of authentic language. For the quantitative part, the results indicated a significantly higher use of nominal groups in the Interchange series. Similarly, in the qualitative analyses, we found higher quality nominal groups appearing in the Interchange books. The findings revealed inadequate inclusion of nominal groups' potentially useful structures in the Vision textbooks, supposed to help teachers to raise an awareness so as to come up with appropriate instructional policies, and the textbook developers to consider the findings when any revision is due.
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The Effect of Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) on Intermediate EFL Learners’ L2 Autonomous Motivation, Self-efficacy, and Perceived Locus of Causality(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

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منبع: Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies,Vol ۱۶, No. ۱, ۲۰۲۴ 117 - 134

کلیدواژه‌ها: Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction Autonomous Motivation Perceived Locus of Causality EFL Learners Self-Efficacy

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The study examines the effects of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) on intermediate English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ L2 autonomous motivation, self-efficacy, and perceived locus of causality. Given the evolving paradigms of language teaching, SDLMI values ​​autonomy, competence and connectedness in teaching instruction and offers a distinctive approach. Drawing on contemporary motivational theories, the study examines how SDLMI impacts these key dimensions in intermediate EFL learners compared to a traditional instructional approach. Participants from four EFL classrooms completed SDLMI in the experimental group and conventional instruction in the control group. Instruments included the Preliminary English Test, motivational questionnaires, and SDLMI-based assessments. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and independent samples t-tests. Descriptive statistics for both groups (mean and SD) were calculated. Independent samples t-tests were conducted to compare the means between the experimental group and the control group and to examine possible significant differences in the effect of SDLMI on autonomous motivation, self-efficacy, and perceived locus of causality. The study contributes to instructional practices, advocating for autonomy-supportive strategies in fostering holistic language. 
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Patiently-Drafted Titles: Focusing on Form and Content of Research Article Titles in Iranian Applied Linguistics Journals(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

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منبع: Teaching English as a Second Language, Volume ۴۳, Issue ۱, Winter ۲۰۲۴ 1 - 27

کلیدواژه‌ها: Encoded information lexical diversity linguistic research articles Syntactic structures titles

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Research article (RA) titles are one of the most important elements of a manuscript, influencing the reviewers’ decision and editors’ judgment, attracting the readers, and conveying the main idea of the article. Investigating 3197 RA titles published in 16 approved Iranian linguistic journals, this study aimed to map their pattern and portray their features of form and content. To this end, all the RA titles of the 16 Iranian journals publishing articles in applied linguistics up to 2022 (3197 titles) were collected. Then, they were analyzed for their length, presence of non-alphanumeric characters, syntactic structure, lexical diversity, as well as type and trend of information encoded.  Results show that RA titles in Iranian linguistic journals tend to be pretty long (average of 13.88) but mostly consist of non-repetitive words with high lexical diversity (.94). Authors mainly used colons (average of 82), hyphens (average of 79), and commas (average of 37) to form titles by nominal (average of 94) and compound (average of 82) grammatical structures. These titles mostly tended to embed information about the method, data, and results of the works and appeared to be highly informative. Interrelationships between features resulted in a checklist for RA title features that can be used by prospective researchers, academic writing instructors, and reviewers.
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DVL-integrated Instructions to Enhance EFL Learners' Speaking Proficiency: The Digital Image Guide Method(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

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منبع: Teaching English as a Second Language, Volume ۴۳, Issue ۲, Spring ۲۰۲۴ 87 - 110

کلیدواژه‌ها: Digital visual literacy Digital Image Guide Method speaking proficiency EFL Learners

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The rapid development of technology and its impact on the creation of images have made it essential to provide students with digital visual literacy (DVL) practices to help them explore and understand the images. More importantly, images have valuable connections to language learning and hold the potential for teaching English effectively. Accordingly, the present study investigated the impact of the DVL-integrated instructions in an English-speaking course on EFL learners' speaking proficiency. The Digital Image Guide (DIG) method was conducted for the DVL instructions. A total of 18 female Iranian EFL learners aged 18-27 from a national university participated in the study, undergoing ten instructional sessions. Various components, such as visual elements in several images, flyers, brochures, memes, and book covers, were introduced to the learners throughout the treatment phase. Using mixed-methods research, quantitative and qualitative data were collected. The quantitative phase employed a pretest-posttest one-group design, and data was collected through the speaking section of the Cambridge English Qualification Test. The qualitative phase collected data on the learners' attitudes toward the course. The data were analyzed using SPSS and content analysis. The findings of a paired-sample t-test examining oral proficiency test data revealed the effectiveness of the course on the speaking proficiency of the learners. The analysis of the interview data revealed that the students held positive attitudes toward the course and the instructions. The findings of this study demonstrated that teaching digital visual literacy through the Digital Visual Literacy (DVL) approach and Digital Image Guide (DIG) Method could help learners with their speaking proficiency.
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Examining Local Item Dependence in a Cloze Test with the Rasch Model

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منبع: International Journal of Language Testing, Volume ۱۴, , Issue ۱, March ۲۰۲۴ 75 - 81

کلیدواژه‌ها: cloze test Local item dependence Rasch model residual correlations

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Local item dependence (LID) refers to the situation where responses to items in a test or questionnaire are influenced by responses to other items in the test. This could be due to shared prompts, item content similarity, and deficiencies in item construction. LID due to a shared prompt is highly probable in cloze tests where items are nested within a passage. The purpose of this research is to examine the occurrence and magnitude of LID in a cloze test. A cloze test was analyzed with the Rasch model and locally dependent items were identified with the residual correlations. Findings showed that three pairs of items were locally dependent. When these items were removed from the analysis, test reliability dropped but item fit and unidimensionality improved. Removing the three locally dependent items did not affect person ability mean and standard deviation, though. The findings are discussed in terms of LID detection and modeling in the context of cloze test and language testing.
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A Comparative Study of the Teaching Challenges Faced by Newly-hired and Experienced Teachers Teaching at Different Age Levels(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

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منبع: English Language Teaching and Learning. No. ۳۳, Spring & summer ۲۰۲۴ 74 - 96

کلیدواژه‌ها: Age levels Classroom observation ILI institute Teaching challenges teaching experience

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Iran Language Institute (ILI) plays a crucial role in teaching English in Iran and offers a comprehensive Teacher Training Course (TTC) for the teachers before their being employed. Still, these teachers encounter difficulties in different areas, but there are few studies investigating the teaching challenges of EFL teachers teaching at ILI. Thus, this study investigated the teaching challenges of newly-hired and experienced teachers, teaching at different age levels. The data were gathered data through 100 classroom observation forms belonging to 18 kids’ teachers, 47 young-adults’ teachers, and 35 adults’ teachers (69 experienced and 31 newly-hired). We also interviewed with 5 kids’ teachers, 5 young-adults’ teachers, and 6 adults’ teachers. It was revealed that young-adults’ teachers faced fewer challenges than kids’ and adults’ teachers. Besides, experienced teachers encountered fewer problems than newly-hired teachers. The results of the observation forms were different from the interviews. However, time management was the only problem which was mentioned in the interviews, observation forms, and different age levels. According to the teachers, the reason behind these challenges was the intensive syllabus, old books and videos, and teachers’ having to follow a series of fixed teaching steps.
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بررسی نگرش زبانی گویشوران نسبت به کردی، فارسی کرمانشاهی و فارسی معیار در شهر کرمانشاه با استفاده از آزمون تطبیق صدا(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

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منبع: مطالعات زبان و گویش های غرب ایران سال ۱۲ بهار ۱۴۰۳ شماره ۴۴ 55 - 71

کلیدواژه‌ها: نگرش زبانی چندزبانگی کردی فارسی کرمانشاهی فارسی معیار آزمون تطبیق صدا

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ما در جهانی زندگی می کنیم که تنوّع زبانی در آن با آهنگی هشداردهنده روبه کاهش است؛ به طوری که شمار زیادی از زبان های زنده کنونی تا صد سال آینده از میان خواهند رفت. در ماندگاری یا مرگ زبانی عوامل گوناگونی نقش دارند که ازجمله مهم ترین آن ها می توان به نگرش گویشوران نسبت به زبان های بومی اشاره کرد. کرمانشاه به عنوان شهری چندزبانه پذیرای گونه های زبانی مختلفی همچون کردی، فارسی کرمانشاهی و فارسی معیار است. در چنین جوامعی با بررسی نگرش زبانی افراد نسبت به یک گونه زبانی و گویشوران آن می توان دورنمایی از وضعیت آینده گونه های زبانی از نظرِ بقا یا زوال به دست آورد. بنابراین، در این پژوهش کوشش شد تا تصویری واقعی از جایگاه این سه گونه زبانی با استفاده از آزمون تطبیق صدا ارائه شود. تعداد 80 آزمودنی شامل 40 نفر زن و 40 نفر مردِ ساکنِ شهر کرمانشاه در دو گروه سنّی برای شرکت در این پژوهش برگزیده شدند. نتایج نشان داد که فارسی معیار، کردی و فارسی کرمانشاهی به ترتیب دارای بیشترین تا کمترین میزان نگرش مثبت بودند. زنان نسبت به مردان نگرش مثبت تری نسبت به فارسی معیار داشتند؛ اما نگرش مردان نسبت به کردی مثبت تر بود. همچنین در بررسی تأثیر متغیّر سن بر نگرش زبانی، تفاوت معناداری مشاهده نشد.
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Factors Affecting Foreign Language Teachers’ Willingness to Communicate in Second Language(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

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منبع: جستارهای زبانی دوره ۱۵ فروردین و اردیبهشت ۱۴۰۳ شماره ۱ (پیاپی ۷۹) 199 - 235

کلیدواژه‌ها: willingness to communicate in second language Foreign language Teachers Educational Psychology Factor Analysis L2 WTC questionnaire

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While different models and questionnaires have been devised and used to measure learners’ willingness to communicate in a second language (L2 WTC), to date, few scales, if any, can be found to measure foreign language teachers’ L2 WTC (FLT WTC). Therefore, the current project was designed to address this gap in the literature through an empirical investigation of the factors affecting FLT WTC. Consistent with an inclusive review of the literature and expert panel consultations, a model of contributing factors to FLT WTC was hypothesized, a representative questionnaire was devised and went through Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. A large scale of 1044 foreign language teachers participated in different stages of the study. The statistical indices of the study confirmed that the model was fit and the questionnaire established appropriate levels of reliability, and face, content, construct, convergent, and discriminant validity. It was found that teacher perceptions, student traits, classroom atmosphere, classroom settings, and discussion topics play significant roles in FLT WTC. The study can draw the teachers’ / institutes’ attention to the factors affecting FLT WTC, and the validated questionnaire can be used as an instrument to measure FLT WTC in future studies.  
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A Critical Discourse Analysis of Former Iranian President’s Speeches in the Time of Covid-19: The Case of Holy Sites Lockdown(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

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منبع: جستارهای زبانی دوره ۱۵ آذر و دی ۱۴۰۳ شماره ۵ (پیاپی ۸۳) 257 - 281

کلیدواژه‌ها: Critical discourse analysis Discourse analysis Hassan Rouhani Iran political discourse Rhetoric SFL

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This study takes a critical look at the purposive manipulation of discourse and rhetoric by the former Iranian President — Hassan Rouhani — when announcing the lockdown of holy sites during the COVID-19 crisis. A discourse analysis with a qualitative design was applied to study the political dimension of the discourse. This study is framed within the domain of systemic functional linguistics mood systems and the classical Aristotelian rhetoric trio — logos, ethos, and pathos. The results revealed that Rouhani mainly used the declarative mood in his speeches which performed three main functions: statements of opinion, statements of fact, and indirect directives. From a rhetorical perspective, Rouhani applied ethos considerably more than pathos and logos as a way to increase the credibility of his words while persuading the audience. Moreover, the researchers noticed that the former president employed multiple strategies to build pathos and ethos with the audience. These findings can suggest and encourage novel future research directions.  
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Dialogue Localization in Conversation Design and EFL Learners’ L2 Classroom Conversation Fluency Achievement

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منبع: Research in English Education Volume ۹, Issue ۱ (۲۰۲۴) 1 - 9

کلیدواژه‌ها: Non-localized dialogue classroom conversation Speaking Achievement localized dialogue

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The present study investigated the effect of dialogue localization as a classroom activity on intermediate EFL learners’ classroom conversation. To achieve this, 60 intermediate language learners were selected as convenient sample. The participants’ proficiency levels were determined through the administration of the OPT test. The OPT test utilized in this study comprises a total of 30 questions, distributed evenly across three categories: listening, vocabulary, and grammar, with 10 questions allocated to each category. The proficiency level of the students was determined based on their scores, with a range of 0-10 indicating a pre-intermediate level, 10-20 indicating an intermediate level, and 20-30 indicating an advanced level. Then, they were divided into experimental and control groups. According to Farhady, Jafarpur, and Birjandi (1994), a pre-test of speaking consisting of 7 questions was administered to both groups, and the participants were required to respond orally. The scoring system used for evaluating the participants’ speaking skills was based on the guidelines outlined in the book "Testing Language Skills from Theory to Practice." The experimental group was then taught localized conversation while the control group was taught non-localized conversation. After ten sessions of the treatments, a post-test of speaking was administered in which the participants in both groups were involved in the same activity as the pretest. The data were analyzed through calculating independent sample t-test. The results indicated that the means of the two groups were significantly different, i.e., the experimental group outperformed the control group in the speaking achievement. This means that localization in dialogue has the potential to enhance students’ speaking abilities during classroom conversations.
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A Cross-Cultural Scrutiny of Rhetorical, Pragmatic, and Semantic Strategies in Political Discourse: Comparative Manipulation Strategies in English and Arabic Contexts(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

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منبع: international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۱۲, Issue ۴۸, Spring ۲۰۲۴ 117-129

کلیدواژه‌ها: Pragmatic strategies Rhetorical devices Semantic Analysis political discourse manipulation comparative analysis

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This study provides a comparative analysis of the rhetorical, pragmatic, and semantic strategies used by English-speaking and Arabic-speaking politicians to manipulate their audiences. By examining political speeches from both linguistic contexts, the research reveals distinct cultural patterns in manipulation. English-speaking politicians often employ direct, fact-based appeals (logos), while Arabic-speaking politicians rely more on emotional and collective identity appeals (pathos). These strategies reflect the cultural and linguistic norms of each group. Additionally, the study highlights the evolving impact of digital media on political communication, showing how manipulative strategies have adapted to new technological platforms. The findings have important implications for political communication strategists, media professionals, and educators. They underscore the need for culturally nuanced communication strategies in cross-cultural political discourse, offer insights for enhancing public media literacy to combat manipulation, and provide a framework for further research into the role of digital platforms in shaping political rhetoric. Additionally, the study highlights the evolving impact of digital media on political communication, showing how manipulative strategies have adapted to new technological platforms. The findings have important implications for political communication strategists, media professionals, and educators. They underscore the need for culturally nuanced communication strategies in cross-cultural political discourse, offer insights for enhancing public media literacy to combat manipulation, and provide a framework for further research into the role of digital platforms in shaping political rhetoric.
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Impact of Positive Psychology-Based Instruction on EFL Learners’ Perceived Use of Anxiety Reducing Strategies(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

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منبع: international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۱۲, Issue ۴۹, Summer ۲۰۲۴ 61-78

کلیدواژه‌ها: Anxiety reducing strategies Foreign language learning anxiety Positive Psychology

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This study intended to unveil the impact of incorporation of positive psychology theory into English instructions on the preference for anxiety-reducing strategies among Iranian EFL learners. The participants consisted of 60 EFL learners, from Safir Institute, Tehran, Iran, at the intermediate level, who were selected out of 90 EFL learners selected on convenience sampling basis. The 60 learners selected on the basis of their scores from an Oxford Placement Test (OPT), given to the 90 learners, were split into two equal 30-member groups. Both groups were given the language anxiety reducing strategies (LARS) questionnaire as pretest. Then, positive psychology-based instructions were provided to the experimental group drawing on five types of positive psychology-based instruction techniques for 20 sessions. These five instruction techniques included gratitude, optimistic intervention, positive affirmations, savouring, and strength-building measures. The control group received no intervention concerning positive psychology, and learners followed the conventional syllabus of the language school. After the treatment, the two groups took the LARS questionnaire as post-test. The results of ANCOVA indicated that teaching positive psychology techniques significantly increased anxiety-reducing strategies preference among Iranian EFL learners.
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Evaluating the validity of socially-situated assessment: Group dynamic assessment of intermediate EFL listening comprehension(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

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منبع: international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۱۲, Issue ۴۹, Summer ۲۰۲۴ 129-150

کلیدواژه‌ها: Group Dynamic Assessment Micro-validity Macro-validity Learner L2 development validity arguments and Mediation

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This study evaluated the validity of group dynamic assessment (G-DA), grounded in Vygotsky’s (1987) Sociocultural Theory, implemented in a class of intermediate learners to assess and promote L2 listening comprehension. To navigate the dual goals of assessment and instruction, flexible mediation attuned to the zone of proximal development of the learners was provided within the G-DA interactions. This led to the detection of nine mediational strategies. The validity of these G-DA interactions was explored by extending Poehner’s (2011) validation model to classroom setting. Poehner’s (2011) model includes two interrelated foci for DA validation: micro and macro-validity. Following Kane's (2021) argument-based approach to validation, evidence-based arguments were developed to explore the appropriateness of each mediational strategy given to the learners (micro-validity) as well as the success of that mediational strategy and the entire G-DA procedure in promoting learners’ L2 listening comprehension (macro-validity). Class transcripts were analyzed to gain evidence for the micro- and macro-validity of the G-DA interactions. The findings supported the usefulness of Poehner’s validation model in developing validity arguments to determine the appropriateness of the interpretations made about learners’ abilities and the effects of the G-DA procedure on their development. Moreover, the study concluded that the analysis of learners’ independent performance needed to be added to Pohener’s macro-validation model so that it becomes applicable to G-DA
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Cohesive Devices Across Disciplines: A Contrastive Study of Academic Writing Practices by Native English and Arab Writers in Education and Medicine(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

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منبع: international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۱۲, Issue ۴۹, Summer ۲۰۲۴ 217 - 230

کلیدواژه‌ها: discipline-specific cohesion corpus analysis Arab writers native English writers academic writing Education Medicine

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The present research studied the disciplinary use of cohesive devices across academic writing, comparing Native English Writers (NEW) with Arab Writers of English (AEW). It centers around the research articles in the fields of Medicine and Education. The researchers adopted corpus-based analysis, presented by Halliday and Hasan's framework, 1976, in the exploration of cohesive device types—grammar and lexical ones—while considering frequencies along with discourse contexts. The results indicated significant disciplinary differences in cohesive strategies use among the NEW, i.e. additive conjunctions, which appear in the educational writing and facilitate argument development and logical flow between ideas (e.g., and, further); the collocations in medical writing reflect the exactitude of the subject and clarity to be expected in any sort of scientific discourse, no less with causal conjunctions. AEW also exhibited discipline-specific patterns, but their cohesive strategies are colored by the Arabic rhetorical traditions. AEW in education relied heavily on repetition to achieve thematic unity, which sometimes results in redundancy by the norms of English academic writing. AEW in medicine make more use of additive and causal conjunctions to achieve logical relations, although overuse sometimes led to long, unwieldy sentences. These findings have significant pedagogical implications for EAP instruction. They call for training in cohesive strategies specific to disciplines, especially for learners from an Arab background, as this helps learners adjust their writing practices in ways that will meet expectations in the English academic conventions while managing cultural influences.
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متن کاوی ترجمه محور: بررسی مقایسه ایِ نظام گذرایی در گفتمان وب گاه پارک های علم وفناوریِ فارسی زبان و انگلیسی زبان(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

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منبع: زبان و زبان شناسی دوره ۲۰ بهار و تابستان ۱۴۰۳ شماره ۳۹ 223-258

کلیدواژه‌ها: دستور نقش گرای نظام بنیاد پارک علم وفناوری فرانقش تجربی نظام گذرایی متن کاویِ ترجمه محور

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طبق آموزه های دستور نقش گرای نظام بنیاد، هر متن متناسب با بافت موقعیتی و فرهنگیِ آن شکل می گیرد و برساخته می شود. بر این اساس، مسئله این پژوهش این بود که تفاوت های زبانی گفتمانِ وب گاه پارک های علم وفناوریِ فارسی زبان و انگلیسی زبان که در ترجمه می بایست مد نظر قرار گیرند کدامند. به این منظور، متن بخش «درباره ما» از وب گاه 6 پارک علم وفناوری انگلیسی زبان بریتانیایی و امریکایی و 6 پارک فارسی زبان ایرانی استخراج و ویژگی های گفتمانیِ آن ها در چارچوب نظام گذرایی در دستور نقش گرایِ نظام بنیاد به صورت مقایسه ای و توصیفی-تحلیلی بررسی شدند. یافته ها نشان دادند که هر چند در هر دو دسته متن از فرایندهای مادی بیش از سایر فرایندها استفاده شده، اما به سبب تفاوت بافت های فرهنگی، در متن های فارسی بندهای مجهول بیش تر به کار رفته اند، پارک در این متن ها کم تر نقش کنش گر دارد، و کاربرد حاشیه ها در این متون متفاوت است. سرانجام، پیش نهاد شد که در ترجمه متن وب گاه های ایرانی به انگلیسی متنی تولید شود که به هنجارهای بین المللیِ این ژانر نزدیک تر باشد.
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Impact of Flipped Classroom Integrated with MOOCs on Intermediate EFL Learners’ Self-Regulated Writing Strategies(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

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منبع: English Language Teaching and Learning. No. ۳۴, Fall & Winter ۲۰۲۴ 79 - 96

کلیدواژه‌ها: Flipped Classroom MOOCs self-regulated learning strategies metacognitive strategies educational program

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This study aimed to examine the impact of flipped classroom (FC) integrated with Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on EFL learners’ use of self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies in writing. To this end, 60 intermediate college students, who were homogenized by a placement test, were selected and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The treatment for the experimental group (flipped classroom integrated with MOOCs), took place in three phases, namely before class, in class, and after class. Before class, the materials and sources were delivered via Moodle application, a MOOC-based educational program. In class, the students participated in group discussions and an interactive feedback session. After class, they received online support. The participants in the control group attended the traditional face-to-face writing course, without the use of any technology-based instruments. They underwent only two phases: in-class and after-class activities. Before the treatment, an SRL strategies questionnaire was administered to all the participants. The same questionnaire was again administered to them at the end of the treatment. The results of ANOVA revealed that flipped classroom integrated with MOOCs had a statistically significant positive effect on the experimental group’s overall use of SRL strategies. Similarly, the method, performance, and social environment SRL dimensions improved significantly in the experimental group. Flipped classroom integrated with MOOCs may provide valuable insights for EFL contexts, particularly by encouraging self-regulated learning and reducing teacher workload, which can support the development of academic writing skills.
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The Effect of Feedback Scope Through Digital Modality (Synchronous vs. Asynchronous) on Complexity, Accuracy and Fluency of Iranian EFL Learners’ Written Productions(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

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منبع: English Language Teaching and Learning. No. ۳۴, Fall & Winter ۲۰۲۴ 385 - 408

کلیدواژه‌ها: corrective feedback feedback scope asynchronous feedback synchronous feedback Complexity Accuracy fluency L2 writing

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This study investigated the effectiveness of two different scopes of corrective feedback on enhancing the complexity, accuracy, and fluency of L2 written productions among 150 intermediate EFL learners participating in intact online courses. The corrective feedback scope includes highly focused and comprehensive feedback delivered via digital platforms in synchronous and asynchronous formats. Participants were divided into five groups: synchronous highly focused feedback, synchronous comprehensive feedback, asynchronous highly focused feedback, asynchronous comprehensive feedback, and a control group receiving corrective feedback via traditional methods, characterized by the indiscriminate identification and marking of all errors. Results across the feedback groups regarding their impact on complexity, accuracy, and fluency in EFL learners' written productions indicated a significant effect on accuracy, while complexity and fluency showed no significant differences based on feedback scope and delivery modality. The results of this study have several important implications for educators, material developers, and policymakers in the field of language education. For teachers, adopting synchronous feedback strategies could significantly enhance the accuracy and complexity of students' written work.

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