The Image of Russia in South Africa Media Discourse: Frames and Metaphors by Olga A. Solopova, Natalia N. Koshkarova

“…This indicates a need to understand perceptions of Russia’s image construal and mechanisms of its formation in BRICS’ media discourses. The study seeks to identify the peculiarities of Russia’s image construal in South African media discourse (2011-2024). …”
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A Hypermedia-Supported program and its effect on developing historical reasoning skills among first year secondary school students by kholoud ibrahem, Samia Fayed

“…This study investigated the effect of a hypermedia-supported program on developing historical reasoning skills among first-year secondary school students in Egypt. …”
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Examining the Interactional Metadiscourse Markers in Iranian MA Applied Linguistics Theses by Saeed Rezaei, Masoumeh Estaji, Mahdi Hasanpour

“…Besides, it was concluded that there was a significant relationship between the chapters of theses and the use of metadiscourse markers. The findings of this study render some pedagogical implications for writing courses at M.A. and PhD levels in the realms of TEFL and ESP. …”
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Plagiarism and Academic Literacies: The Case of Iranian Graduate Students of Agricultural Sciences by Mahmood Reza Atai, Esmat Babaii, Elahe Fazlollahi

“…The problem of plagiarism has been a hot issue of concern to the academic community in recent years. In this study, we probed the factors which overtly or covertly lead to plagiarism growth among graduate students of agricultural sciences in Iran. …”
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Developing a Technology-Mediated EFL Teacher Program Based on Critical Pedagogy: The Context of Iran in Focus by Zahra Sabaghzade, Neda Fatehi Rad, Leila Anjomshoa

“…This exploratory sequential mixed-methods study aimed to develop a technology-laden, critical pedagogy (CP)-based EFL teacher preparation program (TCPTPP). …”
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Classroom Metatalk: Uncovering the Role of Elaborate vs. Limited Engagement in Fostering Iranian L2 Learners' Writing Accuracy by Karim Shabani, Mona Hosseinzadeh

“…The learners’ language-related episodes were also analyzed, and the qualitative scrutiny brought to surface four patterns of interaction including collaborative, expert-novice, dominant-dominant and dominant-passive. Finally, the current study discusses implications for L2 instructional settings and the use of metatalk as a means to enhance noticing the target forms and expedite their grammatical accuracy and learning processes.…”
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Iranian Language Learners’ Attitudes towards Teaching/Learning English: The Role of University Major, Gender, and Age by Zainab Abolfazli, Karim Sadeghi

“…Further findings and implications are discussed in the paper.…”
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The Effects of Task Focus and Involvement Load on Idioms Recognition by Maryam Mousavi, Abbas Ali Zarei, Saeideh Ahangari

“…Moreover, at involvement load of two, meaning-focused tasks were more beneficial than form-focused tasks, while form-focused tasks were more effective at higher involvement loads of three and four. The results of this study can have theoretical and pedagogical implications for language teachers, curriculum designers, and researchers.…”
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The Impact of an In-Service Professional Development Course on Teachers’ Language Assessment Knowledge by Kaveh Jalilzadeh, Adel Dastgoshadeh, Rahele Khosravi

“…Therefore, the present study, which was a quasi-experimental study, was designed to explore the effect of an in-service professional course on teachers` language assessment knowledge (LAK). …”
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Chatbots and Speaking Performance of EFL Learners With High and Low Levels of Learning Adaptability: Effects and Percepts by Abazar Gholam, Saeed Ahmadi, Hamideh Taheri

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Iranian EFL Instructors’ Perceptions and Practices Concerning Learner Autonomy by Nooshin Azin, Reza Biria, Ahmad Ameri Golestan

“…Regarding the degree of LA, the questionnaire showed mixed ideas of teachers, while the focus group participants believed in the lack of LA among EFL students. The findings of the study can have some pedagogical implications for enhancing LA in the Iranian educational system.…”
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Spoken Grammar Features: Does the Way of Teaching Make a Difference? by Abbas Ali Zarei, Mina Rahgozar

“…These findings may have important theoretical and pedagogical implications.…”
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Evaluation of Newly Developed EAP Textbooks for the Students of Medicine Published by SAMT by Vahid Shahidipour, Mohammad Hassan Tahririan

“…Such findings can have some implications for EAP teachers, material developers, and textbook designers.…”
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Exploring the Impact of Mobile-Flipped Classrooms on Iranian EFL Learners’ Writing Proficiency by Nouroddin Yousofi, Saba Bashiri

“…It should be mentioned that some factors related to the pre-class sessions made some obstacles for the experimental group, including being cost- and time-consuming. This study can have valuable implications for the stakeholders in the field of language education in general and those who intend to conduct effective flipped EFL courses in particular.…”
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Iranian Female EFL Student-teachers’ Conceptions of Their Future Professional Self-Images by Fatemeh sadat Tabatabaei, Mohammad Aliakbari, Reza Khany

“…Most student-teachers made reference to some plans for attaining their desired professional self-images and avoiding feared ones. The study put forward some implications for teacher training and education programs.…”
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Interactional Characteristics of Contingency in Dyadic Teacher-Student Scaffolding Interactions: A Case of Iranian Novice and Experienced Language Teachers by Mohammad khatib, Amir Kardoust

“…Different methods have been used to study contingency. In this study, contingency has been examined from the conversation analysis perspective in dyadic teacher-learner scaffolding interactions. …”
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Growth Language Mindset and Language Classroom Engagement among Iranian EFL learners: The Mediating Roles of Foreign Language Self-Efficacy and Foreign Language Enjoyment by Zahra Bayat, Gholamreza Zareian, Moslem Zolfagharkhani, Saeed Ghaniabadi, Farhad Ghorbandordinejad

“…This study explores how foreign language self-efficacy (FLS) and foreign language enjoyment (FLE) act as mediators in the relationship between growth language mindset (GLM) and language classroom engagement (LCE) among Iranian students learning English as a foreign language (EFL). …”
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Iranian EFL Raters’ Cognitive Processes in Rating IELTS Speaking Tasks: The Effect of Expertise by Rajab Esfandiari, Payam Noor

“…The findings of the present study may carry implications for rater training and validity of ratings. …”
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Depth and Breadth of Vocabulary Knowledge as Predictors of Narrative, Descriptive and Argumentative Writing by Mohammad Amin Karafkan, Ali-Akbar Ansarin, Yaser Hadidi

“…Among intriguing areas in vocabulary acquisition research are such variables as breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge, and their predictability in writing performance. In this spirit, this study set out to determine how receptive breadth, productive breadth, and receptive depth of word knowledge, using word families, predict total writing task score and the vocabulary component of EFL learners’ narrative, descriptive, and argumentative writing performance. …”
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A High Frequency Word List for Political Sciences by Reza Bagheri Nevisi, Mahmood Safari, Rasoul Mohammad Hosseinpur, Reyhaneh Sadat Mousakazemi

“…Pedagogical implications and suggestions for further research are discussed.…”
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