1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
The Cyclical Model of Self-Regulated Learning and Metacognitive Awareness of Iranian EFL Learners' Grammar Strategies

Roya Safari; Farid Ghaemi; Masood Siyyari

Volume 10, Issue 2 , October 2022, , Pages 117-144

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2022.27949.1448

Abstract
  An awareness of one's own learning processes seems not to occur without language learners, engagement in SRL strategies in terms of behavioral, emotional, cognitive, metacognitive, and environmental aspects during learning procedures, which leads to high-quality planning for learning (Krause & Coates, ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Developing and Validating a Potential Evaluation Inventory to Assess EFL Teachers’ Engagement

Masoumeh Ghamoushi; Zohre Mohammadi Zenouzagh; Mohammad Hashamdar

Volume 10, Issue 2 , October 2022, , Pages 145-181

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2022.28016.1468

Abstract
  Teacher engagement has been undertaken in various studies. However, most of the studies have disregarded the dearth of a practical framework to assess teachers' engagement in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. Therefore, the researchers of the present study designed and validated a questionnaire ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Is Iranian EFL Teachers’ Professional Competence Significantly Correlated with Their Job Performance? If Yes, How Much and How?

Afsheen Rezai; Zeinab Azizi; Ehsan Namaziandost

Volume 10, Issue 1 , April 2022, , Pages 13-34

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2022.27481.1368

Abstract
  The present study sought out to examine the relationship between Iranian EFL teachers’ professional competence and job performance quantitatively and qualitatively. To this end, a total of 330 EFL teachers, including males (n = 185) and females (n = 145) for the quantitative part, as well as a ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Development and Validation of KOLB 4.0 Learning Style Questionnaire

Shokouh Rashvand Semiyari; Mahnaz Azad

Volume 10, Issue 1 , April 2022, , Pages 35-55

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2022.27097.1254

Abstract
  A great deal of individual difference with reference to learners’ beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors can be explained in terms of the learning style the individuals adopt during the learning process. These learning styles have been labeled initiating, experiencing, creating / imagining, reflecting, ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Enhancing English Vocabulary Retention Among Iranian Trainee Teachers Through Literature-Based Interactive Input-Output Tasks

Sara Salehpour; Biook Behnam; Zohreh Seifoori

Volume 10, Issue 1 , April 2022, , Pages 57-78

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2022.27233.1315

Abstract
  To surmount the obstacles a deficient productive vocabulary retrieval places in the way of EFL teachers, the current study sought to ascertain whether or not involving trainee teachers in interactive input-output activities enhance their vocabulary retention. To this end, a convenience sample including ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
A Survey of EFL Teachers’ Research Engagement

Mehdi Mehranirad; Foad Behzadpoor

Volume 10, Issue 1 , April 2022, , Pages 79-98

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2022.27469.1365

Abstract
  The field of language teaching has recently witnessed a resurgent wave of interest in the value of educational research and its impact on teachers’ practice. Consequently, various strands of inquiry have commenced to investigate the relationship between research and practice. Within these discussions, ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
“We examine the relationship …”: Grammatical Subject in Research Article Abstracts: Disciplinary and Functional Analysis

Seyed Foad Ebrahimi; Maryam Farnia

Volume 10, Issue 1 , April 2022, , Pages 99-118

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2022.27278.1321

Abstract
  Research article abstract acts as an important device to manage information and to let the reader decide whether it is merit to continue reading the research article. In this paper, we intend to investigate the frequencies and discourse functions of types of grammatical subject (unmarked theme) used ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Exploring the Factors Triggering Iranian EFL Teachers' Immunity: A Mixed-Method Inquiry

Samira Atefi Boroujeni; Mohammad Hassan Tahririan; Katayoon Afzali

Volume 9, Issue 2 , October 2021, , Pages 9-33

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2021.27130.1265

Abstract
  It is frequently affirmed that EFL teachers face many stressors at work. While they keep experiencing perturbations that may cause fluctuations in their efficacy, immunity acts as a buffer and allows teachers to carry on performing academically in the classroom and emotionally and psychologically over ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Identity and Its Ramifications Among Advanced Adult Iranian Learners of English

Behrooz Marzban; Seyyed Mohammad Reza Adel; Ahmad Reza Eghtesadi; Mahmood Elyasi

Volume 9, Issue 2 , October 2021, , Pages 35-57

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2021.27193.1288

Abstract
  This study intended to investigate the effect of identity types on learners’ involvement, perceptions, and achievement scores using the validated L2 Quadripolar Questionnaire (Taylor, 2010), in the EFL context of Iran amongst the adult advanced learners of English in private institutions. Therefore, ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Iranian EFL In-Service Teachers’ Conceptions About Critical Thinking and Its Role in Foreign Language Teaching

Jalil Yazdankhah; Bahram Behin; Mohammad Hossein Yousefi; Hassan Asadollahfam

Volume 9, Issue 2 , October 2021, , Pages 59-78

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2021.27228.1303

Abstract
  Adopting a qualitative design, the present study investigated Iranian EFL teachers’ attitudes toward critical thinking as well as its role in language teaching. To meet these objectives, 36 EFL teachers were selected through purposeful sampling as the participants of the study. For the purpose ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Measuring the Predictability of Iranian EFL Students’ Pragmatic Listening Comprehension With Language Proficiency, Self-Regulated Learning in Listening, and Willingness to Communicate

Ali Zangoei; Ali Derakhshan

Volume 9, Issue 2 , October 2021, , Pages 79-104

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2021.27199.1292

Abstract
  Pragmatic Listening Comprehension (PLC), as a complex process, is influenced by various cognitive, psychological, contextual, social, cultural, and linguistic factors. To make a stride toward understanding the role of such factors in PLC, the present study sought not only to scrutinize to what extent ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Exploring EFL Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Teacher Supervision in Iranian Language Schools

Shiva Azizpour; Javad Gholami

Volume 9, Issue 2 , October 2021, , Pages 105-125

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2021.27221.1300

Abstract
  Although supervision is an integral component of EFL teacher professional development, there have not been enough studies on language teacher supervision and EFL teachers’ attitudes toward supervision. The present study investigated EFL teachers’ attitudes toward supervision in Iranian language ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
EAP Learners’ Attitudes Toward Problem-Based Learning: A Fast-Track to Fourth Generation Universities

Minoo Alemi; Mojtaba Mohammadi; Hessameddin Ghanbar; Mohadeseh Asghari; Atefeh Rezanejad; Zhila Tootoonchian

Volume 9, Issue 2 , October 2021, , Pages 127-150

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2021.27258.1313

Abstract
  Problem-based Learning (PBL) is considered one of the instructional models of learning with many pedagogical advantages that can bridge the current traditional learning systems’ gaps. It is a method of learning in which the students start with a problem rather than the input provided by the teacher. ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
The Relationship Between Iranian EFL Learners’ International Posture and Willingness to Communicate Across High Versus Low English Proficiency Levels

Nadia Mahmoodi; Nasser Ghafoori; Seyed Reza Beh-Afarin

Volume 9, Issue 2 , October 2021, , Pages 151-170

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2021.27167.1278

Abstract
  The study attempted to investigate the relationship between male Iranian EFL learners’ international posture (IP) and willingness to communicate (WTC) across two proficiency levels. The study was carried out with 106 participants from selected universities in Tabriz and Sarab, Northwest Iran, who ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Comparative Effects of Teacher-Directed and Collaborative Reading on EFL Learners’ Receptive Skills

Ensiye Niknahad; Zohre Mohamadi

Volume 9, Issue 1 , April 2021, , Pages 11-32

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2021.26943.1203

Abstract
  This study used a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental designto find out the effect of teacher-directed and collaborative reading on Iranian EFL learners' receptive skills.To start, 40 EFL intermediate female students within the age range of 15-17 were selected out of an initial 53 students, based on ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Awareness and Incorporation of Digital Citizenship by the Iranian EFL Learners and Teachers

Khadijeh Karimi Alavijeh; Atefeh Abdollahi

Volume 9, Issue 1 , April 2021, , Pages 33-63

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2021.26962.1217

Abstract
  The present research is a netnographicinquiry conducted in the context of a social networking platform to explore how the rules and norms of digital citizenship are being understood and implemented among Iranian EFL learners and teachers, and how this can be improved. For this purpose, eight academic ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
The Impact of Group Dynamic Assessment (GDA) vs. Computerised Dynamic Assessment (C-DA) on Iranian EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Comprehension

Ali Malmir; Parisa Mazloom

Volume 9, Issue 1 , April 2021, , Pages 65-92

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2021.26985.1222

Abstract
  Most foreign language (L2) learners suffer from dire deficiencies in their pragmatic comprehension partly due to the less explicit instruction they receive and the complexities and multi-layeredness inherent in L2 pragmatic comprehension. Accordingly, this study sought to scrutinize the effect of two ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Rater-Mediated Assessment of Iranian Undergraduate Students’College Essays: Many-Facet Rasch Modelling

Rajab Esfandiari

Volume 9, Issue 1 , April 2021, , Pages 93-119

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2021.27032.1234

Abstract
  In rater-mediated assessments, the ratings awarded to language learners’ written, or spoken, performances do not necessarily reflect their language abilities because a number of other construct-irrelevant factors may affect the knowledge they demonstrate. Rater subjectivity and rating scales are ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
How Shifting from Teaching Arabic or Persian to English Prompts the professional Identity: A Thematic Study

Farzad Rostami; Mohammad Hossein Yousefi; Davoud Amini

Volume 9, Issue 1 , April 2021, , Pages 121-141

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2021.27098.1255

Abstract
  There have been some researches on the way teacher identities are (re)constructed; however, the study which investigatesthe improvement of the identity through the shift in language teaching has not been conducted. Thus the present qualitative study set out to investigate Iranian EFL teachers’ ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Facing the Challenge of Generic Hybridity in EAP Research and Pedagogy

Davud Kuhi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , October 2020, , Pages 23-37

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2020.26894.1187

Abstract
  Since its introduction to EAP theory in the 1980s, the concept of genre has proven to be a rigorous theoretical construct for a deeperunderstanding of the nature of academic discourse. However, the inherent potential of this concept as a means of classifying and categorizing academic texts has also given ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Smartphones and Our Students:A Case of Undergraduate Students in an EFL Context

Hamid Reza Mahboudi; Sanaz Hosseinnejad

Volume 8, Issue 2 , October 2020, , Pages 39-60

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2020.26700.1154

Abstract
  Immoderate smart phone usage usually makes the students addicted to it and spends less time reading lecture notes and textbooks. This study aims to determine university students' usage of smart phones and perceived rejection of paper books in an EFL context. The study collected data through a 20-item ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
EFL Teacher Educators and EFL teachers’ Perspectives on Identity-Oriented Teacher Education Programs

Hussein Meihami; Fateme Husseini

Volume 8, Issue 2 , October 2020, , Pages 101-117

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2020.26839.1179

Abstract
  Different aspects of identity have been investigated across various educational fields. Although many studies have been done to investigate different aspects of EFL teachers’ identity development, there is a paucity of research on identity-oriented EFL teacher education programs. Hence, the purpose ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Can Inspirational Quotes Help the Recall of Abstract Vocabulary?

Mehri Mokhtarzadeh; Hadi Farjami; Monireh Mokhtarzadeh

Volume 8, Issue 2 , October 2020, , Pages 141-157

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2020.26848.1182

Abstract
  The present study investigates the potential impact of inspirational quotes on improving English abstract vocabulary recall. To achieve this, a multiple-choice Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT) of 60 items including vocabulary and grammar component was administered as the proficiency test to a sample ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Instructors and Students’ Use of Literal, Reorganization, and Inferential Reading Strategies

Nur Izzati Azman; Mansour Amini; Lin Siew Eng; Masoumeh Alavi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , October 2020, , Pages 179-196

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2020.26960.1216

Abstract
  Different types of reading strategies pose challenges to instructors and learners in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. This study aimed at identifying and comparing reading strategies used by instructors and students in dealing with literal comprehension, reorganization, and inferential ...  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