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)
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)
The Effects of Task Complexity on Input-Driven Uptake of Salient Linguistic Features

Mohammad Hossein Yousefi; Farzad Rostami; Davoud Amini

Volume 8, Issue 1 , April 2020, , Pages 33-49

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2020.26733.1161

Abstract
  The present study investigated the effects of cognitive complexity of pedagogical tasks on the learners’ uptake of salient features in the input. For the purpose of data collection, three versions of a decision-making task (simple, mid, and complex) were employed. Three intact classes (each 20 ...  Read More

2. Applied Linguistics (Inspirations from neighbor disciplines)
A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representations of Females in Printed Advertisements (Case study of Payame Yaghoot Medical health Iranian Journal)

Mohammad Hossein Yousefi; Farzad Rostami

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, , Pages 35-45

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26392.1103

Abstract
  AbstractPrint advertisements not only directly try to persuade buyers but also indirectly play a role in shaping their social attitude. An interesting area of research that as yet has received little or no attention is the study of the representations of females in magazines that their readers are mostly ...  Read More

Group Collaboration, Scaffolding Instruction, and Peer Assessment of Iranian EFL Learners Oral Tasks

Leila Ahmadpour; Dr. Mohammad Hossein Yousefi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , March 2016, , Pages 31-44

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2018.26138.1046

Abstract
  Peer assessment has gained growing popularity in education and teaching. Being a learning tool, evaluating their peers can equip learners with skills to develop judgments about what forms high-quality work. There have been however research gaps in the literature showing a lack of adequate work on the ...  Read More

The Relationship between Tertiary Level EFL Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Perceptions and Their Level of Linguistic Proficiency

Shabnam Kurosh Khanshan; Mohammad Hossein Yousefi

Volume 3, Issue 2 , September 2015, , Pages 73-89

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2015.13698

Abstract
  Teacher self-efficacy has been identified as an important characteristic of teachers that can positively influence both teacher and student outcomes. The relationship between teachers’ self-efficacy and their linguistic proficiency, however, is yet to be investigated. The present study was an attempt ...  Read More