Editorial
Editorial Volume 7, Issue 1

Bahram Behin

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 1-2

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26636.1142

Abstract
  JALDA, therefore, would like to show inclination towards the view that the reality of the world is not a fixed entity standing out there to be measured by our pre-fabricated ‘scientific’ instruments. In line with Haghshenas’ argumentation, not only can theories and instruments shrink ...  Read More

Interview
JALDA's Interview with Dr. Farshid Sadatsharifi

Farshid Sadatsharifi; Bahram Behin

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 3-6

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26640.1143

Abstract
  Farshid Sadatsharifi has been visiting scholar at the Institute of Islamic Studies in McGill University, Montreal, Canada since 2016. He received his PhD and MA in Persian Language and Literature from Shiraz University, Iran. He also completed his post-doc fellowship in Interdisciplinary Approaches to ...  Read More

Plenary Speech 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Textuality: The ‘form’ to Be Focused on in SLA

Kazem Lotfipour-Saedi; Davoud Amini

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 7-19

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26630.1139

Abstract
  Due to the special (procedural) nature of the language (verbal communication) ‘knowledge’, the dominant trends in applied linguistics research in the last few decades have been advocating ‘acquisition’ rather than ‘learning’ activities where the main focus in SL & ...  Read More

Review Article 3. Applied Literature
What Is Applied Literature?

Bahram Behin

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 21-33

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26629.1138

Abstract
  Applied literature is a term that is the outcome of a need to put literature to tangible uses in the “real” world. A medical practitioner looking for a definition of life, for instance, finds literature a useful source for the answer. With paradigm shifts in scientific studies, interdisciplinarity ...  Read More

Research Article 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

Research Article 2. Applied Linguistics (Inspirations from neighbor disciplines)
A Linguistic Study on the Translation of Parvin E’tesami’s Poems into English Using Catford’s Category Shifts

Shokoufeh Eskandari; Biook Behnam; Abolfazl Ramazani; Roya Monsefi

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 47-65

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26454.1121

Abstract
  The present study aimed to investigate the translation into English by Alaeddin Pazargadi of Parvin E’tesami’s poems; in particular, it attempted to analyze the structural elements such as verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, articles, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections ...  Read More

Research Article 3. Applied Literature
Canons and Controversies: The Critical Gaze on Jhumpa Lahiri’s Fiction

Moussa Pourya Asl

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 67-82

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26414.1110

Abstract
  The South Asian American diasporic writer, Jhumpa Lahiri has been widely acclaimed by the first-world intellectuals for her truthful representations of diasporic experience. In recent years, however, some scholars have drawn upon Gayatri Spivak’s notion of “Native Informant” to interrogate ...  Read More

Research Article 2. Applied Linguistics (Inspirations from neighbor disciplines)
“Based on the data in …” Cohesive markers in Results and Discussion Section of Research Articles

Seyed Foad Ebrahimi; Chan Swee Heng

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 83-104

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26442.1116

Abstract
  Cohesive frames are linguistic elements that precede the grammatical subject in the main clause. This study investigated the frequencies and communicative purposes of cohesive frame types in results and discussion section of research articles from 4 disciplines. To run this study, 40 results and discussion ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Time of Memorization and English Spelling Difficulties among Iranian EFL Students in Malaysia

Maryam Alipour; Khazriati Salehuddin; Siti Hamin Stapa

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 105-118

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26476.1125

Abstract
  AbstractIn this study, phonological, morphological, and orthographical spelling difficulties were identified to examine the correlation between spelling difficulties and the time taken to memorize the spelling of words (time of memorization) among Iranian EFL students in Malaysia. The participants were ...  Read More

Research Article 4. Dynamics between Applied Studies on Language and Literature
The Divining Reader: A Construct Based on the Bibliomantic Approach to Hafez’s Divan

Mehdi Aghamohammadi

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 119-140

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26368.1095

Abstract
  Hafez Shirazi was a distinguished Persian poet. His poetry collection, Divan, is regarded as a literary work of profound significance. Iranians view this collection as something much more than poetry because it is also used for bibliomantic purposes. After studying Hafez in his social context and exploring ...  Read More

Research Article 2. Applied Linguistics (Inspirations from neighbor disciplines)
A Thematic Analysis of the National Anthems of English West Africa

Cosmas Amenorvi; Gertrude Yidanpoa Grumah

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 141-151

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26509.1130

Abstract
  This paper investigates major themes espoused in the national anthems of English West Africa. Further, it seeks to find out how these themes are projected linguistically and literarily. Five English-speaking countries in West Africa, namely, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia and The Gambia, were ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Dynamic Mediation for Removing Language Comprehension Problems: A Psychological Support for Listening Comprehension Mental Processing

Sajjad Khorami Fard

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 153-173

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26488.1128

Abstract
  Dynamic Assessment is an approach to assessment within Applied Linguistics which is stemmed from Vygotsky’s Socio-Cultural Theory of mind, his concept of Zone of Proximal Development and Feuerstein's theory of Structural Cognitive Modifiability. This study is an attempt to pinpoint the sources ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
A Correlational Study of Expectancy Grammar’s Manifestation on Cloze Test and Lexical Collocational Density

Kazem Pouralvar

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 175-189

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26517.1132

Abstract
  The notion of expectancy grammar as a key to understanding the nature of psychologically real processes that underlie language use is introduced by Oller (1979). A central issue in this notion is that expectancy generating systems are constructed and modified in the course of language acquisition. Thus, ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Short-Term and Long-Term Impacts of Pre-Service vs. In-Service Reflective Task-Oriented Training on Novice and Experienced Teachers’ Mediating Roles

Behjat Asa; Zohreh Seifoori; Nasrin Hadidi Tamjid

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 191-213

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26514.1131

Abstract
  Teacher training programs in EFL contexts pursue the goal of promoting teaching skills and critical dispositions in prospective and experienced teachers and their ability to reflect on and enhance their mediating roles to maximize learning outcomes. Yet, discrepancies in teachers’ roles during ...  Read More

Research Article 3. Applied Literature
Our Sense of Identity: “Who am I?” Gender and Cultural Studies

Hossein Sabouri

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 215-228

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26497.1129

Abstract
  Identity is seen as a cultural and social construct, which indicates how we have been embodied and how we might represent ourselves. The knowledge that identities are the outputs of discourses is a familiar characteristic of some societal concepts. Gender, as an identity or a sense of our identity we ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
The Impact of Genre-based Instruction of Narrative Texts on Iranian EFL Learners’ Motivation for Writing

Payman Rezvani; Mahnaz Saeidi

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 229-242

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26594.1133

Abstract
  This quasi-experimental study investigated the instructional efficacy of genre-based approach on Iranian EFL learners’motivation for writing. Out of 180 participants, 60 EFL male and female students at university level, with the age range of 19-28, based on a standard profeciency test, Preliminary ...  Read More

Book Review 2. Applied Linguistics (Inspirations from neighbor disciplines)
Book Review: "New Geographies of Language: Language Culture and Politics in Wales"

Sahar Ahmadpour

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, Pages 243-245

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26443.1117

Abstract
  The book New Geographies of Language: Language, Culture and Politics in Wales is naturally seeking a very interesting goal rarely been witnessed before. For one thing, it is trying to mix language and linguistics with a totally distinct science, geography. For another, geography happens to be a literally ...  Read More