Editorial
Editorial Volume 6, Issue 2

Bahram Behin

Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2018, Pages 1-6

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26464.1124

Abstract
  The decision by the Ministry of Higher Education in Iran to revise and update the subjects for the MA and PhD courses in TESOL should pave the way towards a more comprehensive understanding of teaching English to speakers of other languages. The Ministry’s revisions can be seen in line with the ...  Read More

Interview
JALDA's Interview with Professor Adrian Holliday

Bahram Behin

Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2018, Pages 7-14

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26429.1113

Abstract
  Adrian Holliday is Professor of Applied Linguistics & Intercultural Education at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK where he directs PhD programs in Education and Applied Linguistics and has been the Head of The Graduate School between 2002 and 2017. Professor Holliday got his bachelors’ ...  Read More

Plenary Speech 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Plenary Speech: Linguistics Expertise and Language Experience: Applied Linguistics and English Teaching

Henry G. Widdowson

Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2018, Pages 15-27

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26479.1126

Abstract
  The basic assumption in applied linguistics is that the expert disciplinary study of linguistics can yield insights which can be applied to an understanding of how language is actually experienced, and so provide a principled basis for intervention by proposing ways of resolving the problems that people’s ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
The Acquisition of French (L3) Orthography by Persian (L1) Speakers Learning English (L2)

Fahimeh Sadat Torabi; Ali Akbar Jabbari

Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2018, Pages 29-47

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26354.1091

Abstract
  Learning the third language is one of the issues that has attracted much attention in recent years. In this research the influence of Persian language as a mother tongue and English as a second language on the correct orthography of French as a third language is studied. This study investigates three ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Popularization of Scientific Discourses and Penetration of Informal Elements

Mina Babapour; Davud Kuhi

Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2018, Pages 49-97

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26353.1090

Abstract
  By the force of our social constructivist gyrations, we have developed glimpses of a social, cultural and historical dimension in which the discourse of science operates. These glimpses indicate us how much the discourse of science is part of complex webs of human’s social interaction. Recognizing ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Comparing the Metaphorical Orientations of Iranian Male and Female English Learners

Hadi Farjami

Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2018, Pages 99-115

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26389.1101

Abstract
  The purpose of this study was to elicit lived images about English learning from male and female Iranian English language learners. Ninety male and 210 female language learners from Iranian universities and language institutes chose from an inventory of images and provided own images. The 781 valid responses ...  Read More

Research Article 2. Applied Linguistics (Inspirations from neighbor disciplines)
Ideology in Translation of Animated Cartoon Titles: Peculiarities and Anomalies

Roya Monsefi; Marziyeh Charkhtab

Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2018, Pages 117-128

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26440.1115

Abstract
  In the field of multimedia translation, one of the trickiest challenges relates to translation of children’s cartoons. Animated cartoons may appear puerile but they can play an essential role in child’s mental and emotional development and education. Dubbing and subtitling are the main modes ...  Read More

Research Article 3. Applied Literature
Groundbreaking and Ingenious Teaching Methods for Teaching of Drama in the Context of Iranian Universities

Nasser Dasht Peyma

Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2018, Pages 129-140

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26402.1106

Abstract
  AbstractThe study of drama is one of the most interesting, thought- provoking and pleasing experiences in the field of English literature, but it seems there are some reasons why it may not look like to be so for some of the students of drama in the context of Iranian universities. It seems, first of ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
A Study of the Effect of Extensive and Intensive Listening on the Tense Use among EFL Learners in Iran

Sahar Ahmadpour; Hassan Asadollahfam

Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2018, Pages 141-161

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26383.1098

Abstract
  The present study investigated the effect of extensive and intensive listening on the accuracy of tense use among EFL learners in Iran. It was based on pre-test post-test with intact classes. According to the purpose of the study, a sample (n = 60) of homogeneous participants were selected. From among ...  Read More

Research Article 2. Applied Linguistics (Inspirations from neighbor disciplines)
Comparative Survey of Colonialism in Achebe and Pinter’s Works

Saeid Rahimipour

Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2018, Pages 163-177

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26359.1094

Abstract
  Colonialism has been practiced by many countries in the last centuries or so. The kind of relationship between the colonizers and colonized has had mutual effects on the culture, identity, and many more aspects of the two countries. This paper deals with the concept of colonialism from both inner and ...  Read More

Book Review 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Book Review: "The Power of Mindful Learning"

Atoosa Toosi; Mojtaba Teimourtash

Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2018, Pages 179-182

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26451.1120

Abstract
  Mindful learning seems to be a theory of learning with a number of applications and implications in the realm of methodology and second language acquisition. It stands against the mindless, or rote, learning which makes the students passive, parroting some cliché with no real use in real life. ...  Read More