Research Article
Teacher and Learner in Humanistic Language Teaching

Davoud Amini

Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 13-24

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2014.13515

Abstract
  Since ‘the development of whole person’ was brought to the focus of attention by humanist psychologists as a central concern in educational theory, affective variables have been assumed to have a significant share in the learning process that goes on in a pedagogical setting. Meanwhile, the ...  Read More

A Cross-Cultural Study of Teacher Autonomy in Curriculum Development among Iranian and Turkish EFL Teachers

Ebrahim Khezerlou

Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 25-38

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2014.13516

Abstract
  Teacher autonomy is viewed very differently: one teacher may view autonomy as a means to gain substantial freedom from interference or supervision; another may view it as the freedom to develop collegial relationships and accomplish tasks that extend beyond the classroom; and even some others may perceive ...  Read More

Commodified Discourses, Commodifying Discourses: In Pursuit of a Theoretical Model on the Constitutive Functioning of Academic Discourse in Marketization of Higher Education

Davud Kuhi

Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 39-61

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2014.13517

Abstract
  Inspired by Fairclough's suggestion of the idea of commodification in higher education, particularly in terms of "the marketization of the discursive practices of universities" (1993, p. 143), the author of the present paper proposes a theoretical basis within which the constitutive functioning of academic ...  Read More

Iranian English Language Teachers’ Perception of Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) Principles and Challenges to its Implementation

Rahim Najjari; Karim Sadeghi

Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 63-75

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2014.13518

Abstract
  This paper presents the findings of a study on Iranian  English language teachers’ understanding of  Task-based language teaching (TBLT) principles and  perceived challenges of TBLT implementation in Iran. The data obtained from 100 respondents on a 39-item survey instrument and ...  Read More

The Effect of Explicit Teaching of Textual Metadiscourse on ESAP Reading Comprehension Performance of Iranian University Students

Mohammadreza Negahi; Naser Nouri

Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 77-90

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2014.13519

Abstract
  The present study attempted the relative effect of explicit teaching of textual metadiscourse markers on ESAP reading comprehension performance of Iranian university students through an awareness raising experiment. A sixty-item multiple choice ESAP reading comprehension test of accounting was developed ...  Read More

Interpersonal Metadiscourse in Newspaper Editorials

Farzad Salahshoor; Zahra Najjari Asl; Marzieh Tofigh

Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 91-109

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2014.13520

Abstract
  The power of media lies in its persuasive function, which gives media a potential to maneuver on the mind of audience (van Dijk 1996). This potential is realized via different linguistic resources, one important group of which is metadiscoursal resources. The major aim of this study was to explore how ...  Read More

The Relationship between Iranian EFL Learners' Multiple Intelligences and Language Proficiency in Two Age Groups

Maryam Shirinzarii; Maryam Bahraminezhad

Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2014, Pages 111-123

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2014.13521

Abstract
  The present study was an attempt, in the first place, to find out whether there is any relationship between Iranian EFL learners' multiple intelligences and their language proficiency. The second objective was to explore whether one of intelligences or combination of intelligences are predictors of language ...  Read More