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میزانِ مطلبِ یاد گرفته شده مفهومی است که همیشه محققان زبان دوم را مجذوب خود کرده زیرا که پنجره ای بر دو سطح مهم میانی دریافت و یادگیری باز می کند. فهم بهتر از این سطح میانی به ما کمک می کند تا بین دریافتی که صرفا برای اهداف اساسی (برای مثال: ارتباطی) مورد استفاده قرار می گیرد و دریافتی که برای فراگیری استفاده می شود تفاوت قائل شویم. در این مطالعه قسمت های متفاوتی که در آن میزانِ مطلبِ یاد گرفته شده مشخص می شود مورد بررسی قرار می- گیرد، تعاریف موجود از میزانِ مطلبِ یاد گرفته شده تحلیل شده و تعریف جامع تری از آن پیشنهاد می شود.

Second language writing instruction has been greatly influenced by the growing importance of technology and the recent shift of paradigm from a cognitive to a social orientation in second language acquisition (Lantolf & Thorne, 2006). Therefore, the applications of computer-assisted language learning and activity theory have been suggested as a promising framework for writing studies. The present study aimed to investigate the perception of Iranian EFL learners of the efficacy and affordance of activity theory integrated with computer-assisted language learning in writing improvement. To this end, sixty-seven sophomores majoring in English translation were selected as the participants of this study. The writing instruction was geared to an e-learning platform based on the six elements of activity theory--subject, object, mediating artifacts, rules, community, and division of labor--appropriate for the writing course. The students were assigned to write nine expository paragraphs on six different developmental patterns and share various relevant materials on the platform during the treatment. Their assignments were carefully monitored and evaluated by the instructor. Upon the completion of the treatment, the students completed a closed-ended questionnaire and an open-ended questionnaire and took part in a semi-structured focus group interview to express their perception. The results showed that the students held favorable perception toward the use of computer-assisted language learning within the activity theory framework. The findings of the study also revealed that there was a significant difference among the students' perception concerning the four mediating elements of activity theory.

Critical pedagogy (CP), as a poststructuralist educational movement, challenges the asymmetrical, power-over nature of classroom discourse and seeks to accommodate multivocality in the classroom and in the society. This study probed the discourse architecture of EFL classrooms in Iran. Specifically, it aimed to explore to what extent Iranian EFL classrooms have stepped away from the teacher-dominant initiation-response-follow-up (IRF) discourse structure and welcomed CP-oriented dialogism and multivocality. To this end, a number of EFL classrooms in Isfahan and Shahrekord (Iran) were observed, and the running classroom discourse was audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. The results showed that discourse-construction opportunities were distributed unevenly in favor of teachers regarded as the sole authority in the classroom. Student-regulated symmetrical talks were seldom evidenced in the classrooms. The findings further demonstrated that the power-over IRF discourse architecture, despite its communicative inadequacies, still seems to be dominant in EFL classrooms in Iran. Finally, it is suggested that L2 practitioners should move towards transforming the status quo, include more elements of CP into L2 classrooms, and invest in dialogism and multivocality as essential mechanisms to de-silence the students.

The United States with its presidents stepping into power from either the Democratic or Republican parties influences global affairs in one way or another. These two main political parties have long been struggling for power and the significance of tapping into the ideological inclinations of the two parties underscores scholars’ accountability toward raising the critical language awareness of the public which could be an initial step toward a change for the better. The presidential inaugural speeches, due to their programmatic and strategic nature, are of significance to researchers. This study employed van Dijk’s (2006b) socio-cognitive framework where he defined two levels of analyses for a political discourse including the micro-level and macro-level text analyses. The former included 25 discursive devices such as polarization, generalization, hyperbole, etc. The latter drew on the dichotomy of ‘positive self-representation’ and ‘negative other-representation’. In the present study, the linguistic features in 16 inaugural speeches delivered by American Democratic and Republican presidents from 1961 to 2017 were examined at both levels. The overall data analysis revealed that Democrats employed ‘norm expression’ and ‘presupposition’ significantly more than Republicans, while Republicans made more use of ‘categorization’, ‘lexicalization’, and ‘populism’. The macro-level comparison of the two parties indicated that both Democrats and Republicans resorted to using ‘positive self-representation’ significantly more than ‘negative other-representation’ while the deployment of ‘negative other-representation’ by Republicans was significantly more than that by Democrats. The findings of this study have some implications for English for political purposes, political studies, as well as attempts in discourse studies.

مقاله حاضر به بررسی ترجمه افعال روسی با پیشوند от- و معادل آن ها در زبان تاجیکی می پردازد. پیشوند от- در زبان روسی معاصر از جمله پیشوندهایی است که معانی متعددی دارد. مثال های مورد استفاده در این مقاله، مستخرج از فرهنگ روسی-تاجیکی و همچنین دو اثر لف تالستوی: آنّا کارنینا (ترجمه Рањим Њошим) و جنگ و صلح (ترجمه Њабиб Ањрорї)، می باشد. معادل های افعال روسی با پیشوند от- در زبان تاجیکی بیش از همه ساختارهای ساده و مرکب هستند. در ترجمه های بررسی شده، ساختارهای زیر مشاهده گردید: قید + فعل، قید فعلی مرکب گذشته + فعل، عدد+ فعل، عدد+ قید فعلی مرکب، عدد+ قید + فعل، عدد + اسم + فعل، قید فعلی گذشته + فعل، قید нагз+ فعل. پژوهش حاضر ثابت می کند بررسی افعال پیشونددار روسی یکی از مسائل روز و مهم زبان شناسی معاصر و بیان روش های ترجمه و انتقال آن ها به زبان تاجیکی به هنگام فراگیری زبان روسی در کلاس های تاجیک زبانان لازم و ضروری است.

Although scientific forum has obliged its members to hide their presence particularly while they are discussing research outcomes to avoid personal biases, a recent trend is encouraging writers to demonstrate their identity as the author of the text through the use of first person pronouns in order to take responsibility for the content. Therefore, the present study focuses on intermediate and advanced EFL learners‘ adoption of first person pronouns so as to manifest their identity in argumentative and narrative writings. A total of 30 EFL intermediate and advanced students attending an IELTS preparation course were requested to write essays on narrative and argumentative topics. The comparison between their uses of self-mention pronouns revealed that there was not a significant difference between the use of first person pronouns which are adopted by advanced and intermediate learners in the use of pronouns in both modes of writing (argumentative and narrative essays). Moreover, by tallying first person pronouns, it is shown that advanced learners have exploited first person pronouns less than intermediate learners within narrative writings. In addition, it was found that learners used more first person pronouns in narrative writings than in argumentative ones. Findings imply that since argumentative writing requires logical reasoning, learners prefer to be cautious about the adoption of first person pronouns and revealing their presence to show their credible self. English language teachers are suggested to make language learners aware of the uses of self-mention pronouns while practicing different writing modes. Since the overuse of the personal pronouns as well as the absolute absence of the mentioned pronouns is not recommended in writing, explicit instruction concerning the use of self-mention in witting is recommended.