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Editorial
Editorial Volume 6, Issue 1

Bahram Behin

Volume 6, Issue 1 , March 2018, Pages 1-6

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26415.1111

Abstract
  The editor’s notes in our Journal have been so far a site for the clarification of the Journal’s policy and the task still continues. With an inclination towards solving our real world problems in language teaching (and literary studies, which I will discuss in the next issue of the Journal), ...  Read More

Interview
JALDA's Interview with Professor Glenn Fulcher

Bahram Behin

Volume 6, Issue 1 , March 2018, Pages 7-12

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26410.1109

Abstract
  Glenn Fulcher is the Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Assessment in the English Department at the University of Leicester, UK. He got his PhD in Applied Linguistics and Language Testing from Lancaster University (1993) and his MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of Birmingham (1987). ...  Read More

Review Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
A Tribute to Professor H. G. Widdowson on the Occasion of his Visit to Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, 2018

Behrooz Azabdaftari

Volume 6, Issue 1 , March 2018, Pages 13-26

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2018.26289.1079

Abstract
  There are such great names in language studies as Noam Chomsky, Lev S. Vygotsky, Howard Gardener and Michael Halliday who are widely accredited with having introduced new concepts in linguistics and neighboring disciplines and to whom we remain deeply indebted. In this article which has been written ...  Read More

Research Article 2. Applied Linguistics (Inspirations from neighbor disciplines)
Lexical Cohesion and Literariness in Malcolm X's " The Ballot or the Bullet"

Cosmas Rai Amenorvi

Volume 6, Issue 1 , March 2018, Pages 27-37

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26387.1100

Abstract
  This paper unearths the contribution of lexical cohesion to the textuality and overall meaning of Malcolm X’s speech 'The Ballot or the Bullet'. Drawing on Halliday and Hasan’s (1976) and Hoey’s (1991) theory of cohesion, specifically lexical   cohesion, whose main thrust ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Principles of the ‘Lingua Franca Approach’ and their implications for pedagogical practice in the Iranian context

Elham Sarvandy; Jane Ekstam

Volume 6, Issue 1 , March 2018, Pages 39-52

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26265.1073

Abstract
  AbstractThe last thirty five years have created a challenging situation for Iran and its people: on the one hand, the discriminatory British and American policies towards the country have given rise to considerable bitterness; on the other, we continue to teach both British and American English. If Iranian ...  Read More

Research Article 2. Applied Linguistics (Inspirations from neighbor disciplines)
Ta’ziyeh and Declamation in Shia Tradition: Discourse in Focus

Amin Karimnia; Maryam Sabbaghi

Volume 6, Issue 1 , March 2018, Pages 53-66

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26336.1088

Abstract
  The central theme of Ta'ziyeh, as one of the Islamic tragic drama and folk theater, in one of the major denominations of Islam (the Shia) is a representation of the siege and massacres of Karbala. This study investigated Ta'ziyeh (alternatively Ta'zïye, Tazīa, Ta'zīya) and its discourse, a form ...  Read More

Research Article 3. Applied Literature
Applied Literature and New Jungian Reading: a Case study of Camilla Gibb’s Novel, Sweetness in the Belly

Firouzeh Ameri

Volume 6, Issue 1 , March 2018, Pages 67-76

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2018.26324.1087

Abstract
  The field of Applied Literature is concerned with the practical usages of literature, including the potentials of literature to empower and transform individuals. Jungian criticism, with its suggestions of the possibility of individuation and self-actualization in individuals, has been an important source ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
The Role of Experience in EFL Teachers' Satisfaction of the In-service Teacher Education Programs

Naser Abbasi; Simin Navahi Khosrowshahi

Volume 6, Issue 1 , March 2018, Pages 77-89

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2018.26256.1071

Abstract
  The short-term in-service EFL teacher education programs are assumed to be of crucial importance in upgrading teachers' methodologies and gearing their teaching more closely to the students' needs. Therefore, a dynamic in-service program for EFL teachers is needed to keep abreast of the time.The present ...  Read More

Research Article 2. Applied Linguistics (Inspirations from neighbor disciplines)
Exploring Culture-Related Content in English Textbooks: A Closer Look at Advanced Series of Iran Language Institute

Somaye Ashrafi; Parviz Ajideh

Volume 6, Issue 1 , March 2018, Pages 91-109

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2018.26195.1056

Abstract
  The aim of this article was to examine three advanced textbooks in Iran Language Institute (ILI) in an attempt to establish if they differ in the extent to which they represent dimension of big ‘C’ culture and little ‘c’ culture, their stance in distribution of references of cultural ...  Read More

Book Review 3. Applied Literature
Book Review: "Loving Literature. A Cultural History"

Jane Ekstam

Volume 6, Issue 1 , March 2018, Pages 111-113

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2018.26313.1083

Abstract
  It is widely acknowledged that emotion is deeply embedded in literary criticism. Even when we aspire to scientific analysis and objectivity, we assume that we share a love of literature. Loving Literature is a deep and fascinating exploration of this important assumption. Literary critics and professors ...  Read More