1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Towards the Development of an Assessment Literacy Questionnaire: The Case of Iranian EFL Teachers

Behnaz Rastegar; Abbas Ali Zarei; Rajab Esfandiari

Volume 10, Issue 2 , October 2022, , Pages 9-34

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2022.27579.1378

Abstract
  Substantial research has been done on assessment literacy (AL), and several questionnaires have been developed to measure AL. However, little (if any) research has attempted to provide a comprehensive assessment literacy questionnaire. To fill this gap, the present study attempted to develop an assessment ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Linguistic Mnemonics Affecting Learning L2 Idioms

Maryam Ahmadi; Abbas Ali Zarei; Rajab Esfandiari

Volume 8, Issue 2 , October 2020, , Pages 219-239

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2020.26956.1212

Abstract
  Finding more effective ways of teaching second language idioms has been a long standing concern of many teaching practitioners and researchers. This study was an endeavorto explore the effects of three linguistic mnemonic devices (etymological elaboration, keyword method, and translation) on EFL learners’ ...  Read More