Editorial
Editorial, Volume 7, Issue 2

Bahram Behin

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 1-3

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26724.1157

Abstract
  According to Patrick Colm Hogan, in the US academic context, few people in literary theory or comparative literature have much familiarity with non-Western literary theories, and fewer still have research expertise in the field. While working on a project in non-Western literary theory, he was surprised ...  Read More

Interview
JALDA's Interview with Professor Nigel Love

Bahram Behin; Nigel Lowther Love

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 4-5

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26723.1156

Abstract
  Nigel Lowther Love is associate professor of linguistics at University of Cape Town. He was born in 1950 in the U.K. He received his B.A. (1973), M.A. (1976) and D. Phil. (1976) from Oxford University. His Ph.D. thesis title was: The generative phonological analysis of non-vocalic alternations in Modern ...  Read More

Research Article 2. Applied Linguistics (Inspirations from neighbor disciplines)
Analyzing Iran Daily and US Today in Terms of Meta-Discourse Elements

Mir Habib Aboulalaei

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 7-28

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26450.1119

Abstract
  The role of using meta-discourse elements in writing, especially in research newspapers, is so important that their authors can convey certainty, doubt, and characteristics of the writers in their writings. There are different meta-discourse markers used by various authors in different branches; for ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
The Relationship Among L2 Motivational Self-System, Reading Comprehension Ability, and Gender :A Study of EFL Learners in Iran

Sajjad Sherafati; Narjes Ghafournia

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 29-45

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26602.1134

Abstract
  The current study was an attempt to investigate the relationship among L2 Motivational Self-System, Reading Comprehension Ability, and Gender of Iranian EFL Learners. 70 participants of both male and female at intermediate level at Shokooh Institute in Kashmar-Iran were randomly selected. The instruments ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
The Role of Dialogic Blogs in Learners' Writing Achievement

Mahnaz Moayeri; Davood Mashhadi Heidar

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 47-60

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26481.1127

Abstract
  The present review article discusses the significant role of technology, particularly blogging, in the development of the writing skill. Similar to the conventional classroom teaching, practitioners and researchers view blogs as tools for constructing grammar and writing skills and dispersing knowledge. ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
The Persian Cultural Schema: Compliment Response Strategies on Social Networking SitesAmong Persian EFL Learners

Farzad Sharifian; Azizeh Chalak; Zeinab Dehkordi

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 61-81

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26628.1137

Abstract
  Introduction of Cultural Linguistics in the modern ages of communication can address the issue of cultural schema transfer in online communication. Despite a good number of studies on a compliment, this pragmatic behavior has not been examined in the context of online communications such as social networking ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Transition to PhD Program in TEFL: A Cross-Sectional Account of Students' Concerns

Javad Gholami; Mahsa Alinasab; Saeed Ayiewbey; Mohammad Nasimfar

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 83-98

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26672.1148

Abstract
  Nowadays, studying in higher education is not as uncomplicated as it seems to be, particularly in PhD programs. Given the complex interplay of multiple variables affecting one’s experience in such programs, there is a mounting need for probing more into the ways in which PhD students’ lives ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Metadiscourse Use in Popular and Professional Science: The Case of Hedges and Boosters

Davud Kuhi; Mina Babapour

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 99-120

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26654.1144

Abstract
  The present article shows that all scientific texts included in journals, magazines, and newspapers are vulnerable to the penetration of hedges and boosters.  However, it was found that scientific texts in the three corpora tended to open up the possibilities of alternative voices rather than narrowing ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Syntactic Feature of EFL Speakers’ Conference Presentations: The Case of Passive Voice and Pseudo-Cleft

Minoo Alemi; Neda Khanlarzadeh

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 121-134

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26669.1146

Abstract
  Acquiring proficiency in academic genres is a key factor in research community. Among various genres in academic discourse communities, spoken genre, especially Conference Presentations (CPs), play a crucial role in research communities, though investigation on this important genre is in its infancy ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Canonical Analysis of the Relationship Between Personality Traits and Attitude with Motivation and EFL Learners’ Written Production Task

Fereshteh Asadzadian; Ghader Asadzadian

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 135-154

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26631.1140

Abstract
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the Canonical analysis of the relationship between personality traits and attitude with motivation and EFL learners’ written production task. This research in terms of data collection procedure is a correlation type. The statistical population consisted ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
A Comparative Study of Test Anxiety Between Students of Biological Sciences and Humanities at University College of Rub-bi Rashid

Hamid Reza Mahboudi

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 155-165

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26682.1152

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to see if there was any significant difference between undergraduate students of biological sciences and humanities in their test anxiety scores at University College of Rub-bi Rashid, Tabriz, Iran. This analytical-descriptive study was conducted on a sample of 188 students ...  Read More

Research Article 2. Applied Linguistics (Inspirations from neighbor disciplines)
Intercultural Competence: A Neglected Essential in the Iranian ELT Textbooks

Sorayya Mozaffarzadeh; Parviz Ajideh

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 167-183

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26674.1149

Abstract
  As an important focus of modern language education, intercultural language learning reflects greater awareness of the inseparability of language and culture and the need for providing the learners with materials concerning teaching intercultural communication to enhance learners’ intercultural ...  Read More

Research Article 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
The Effect of Visual Representation, Textual Representation, and Glossing on Second Language Vocabulary Learning

Farnaz Sahebkheir

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 185-200

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26678.1151

Abstract
  In this study, the researcher chose three different vocabulary techniques (Visual Representation, Textual Enhancement, and Glossing) and compared them with traditional method of teaching vocabulary. 80 advanced EFL Learners were assigned as four intact groups (three experimental and one control group) ...  Read More

Research Article 2. Applied Linguistics (Inspirations from neighbor disciplines)
Realizations and Functional Patterns of Shell Nouns in Applied Linguistics Research Articles

Seyed Foad Ebrahimi; Abdollah Mohsenzadeh

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 201-211

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26675.1150

Abstract
  This study intends to investigate the realizations and functional patterns of shell nouns in Applied Linguistics research articles.  To this end, fifty research articles in the field of Applied Linguistic were selected from Journal of English for Academic Purposes and journal of English for Specific ...  Read More

Book Review 1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Book Review: "Developing Expertise Through Experience"

Mona Hosseini

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, Pages 213-217

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26711.1153

Abstract
  The book ‘Developing expertise through experience’consists of twenty chapters written by language educators. Alan Maley has edited the book. The writers of the chapters have written their stories and experiences about learning English and being an Educator with regard to the notion of ‘sense ...  Read More