Research Article
Widdowson and Classroom Discourse

Ali Emamjome

Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2013, Pages 7-16

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2013.13523

Abstract
    Drawing on recent developments in linguistic description and applied linguistics, it can be concluded that learning a language necessitates getting to know something and being able to do something with that knowledge: competence, and performance. Structural approach to language description attaches ...  Read More

The Role of Teacher Autonomy in Burnout Processes among Iranian and Turkish EFL Teachers

Ebrahim Khezerlou

Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2013, Pages 17-30

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2013.13524

Abstract
    The study aimed at measuring the perceived burnout levels of Iranian (N= 230) and Turkish (N=156) EFL teachers, determining the teacher autonomy predictors of EE, DP and PA burnout processes, and exploring their cross-cultural roles. The MBI-ES was used to measure the perceived burnout levels ...  Read More

'Mother Fixation' and 'Rebellion against the Father Figure' in Wuthering Heights: A Projection of Emily Brontë's Neurosis

Ahad Mehrvand; Moussa Pourya Asl

Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2013, Pages 31-56

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2013.13525

Abstract
    Attempts to present a definitive rational explanation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights have been a growing concern since its publication in 1847. The abundant, yet incoherent, interpretations of Wuthering Heights, each taking one element of the novel and extrapolating it towards total ...  Read More

The Effect of Discourse Signaling Cues on Foreign Language Listening Comprehension of Iranian EFL Students

Mehdi Nowruzi; Elmira Vahedi

Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2013, Pages 57-70

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2013.13526

Abstract
      A review of previous research on receptive skills among EFL learners  reveals that in contrast  to extensive research in reading, fewer studies have focused on the process  of listening comprehension in EFL contexts. The current study examines the effects of discourse signaling ...  Read More

The Effect of Type of Corrective Feedback (Direct vs. Indirect) on Iranian Pre-Intermediate EFL Learners' Writing

Karim Sadeghi; Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi; Fatemeh Gheytaranzadeh

Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2013, Pages 71-86

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2013.13527

Abstract
    This study investigated the effect of gender and type of written corrective feedback (WCF) on Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners’ writing. Four intact classes were assigned to experimental and two intact classes to control groups. The learners were homogenized using a pre-test which was ...  Read More

Critical Discourse Analysis of Two Political Speeches in Light of Bakhtin's Dialogism

Farzad Salahshoor; Hamideh Baggali; Bahram Behin

Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2013, Pages 87-107

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2013.13528

Abstract
    Bakhtin's dialogism respects differences and appreciates dialogue. Different fields of the humanities are increasingly apprehending dialogism; however, few studies have applied it in the realm of critical discourse analysis. The present study presupposes that a fundamental similarity exists between ...  Read More

A Study of Ideational Grammatical Metaphor in Health Texts of English Newspapers

Fatemeh Tabrizi; Nesa Nabifar

Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2013, Pages 109-126

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2013.13529

Abstract
  Systemic functional grammar constructs a grammar for the purpose of text analysis to investigate how grammar is used as a means of making meaning. Grammatical metaphor is one of the language phenomena introduced by Halliday (2004) in the framework of functional grammar. The present work focuses on the ...  Read More