Exploring Novice and Experienced Iranian EFL Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices regarding Classroom Interactional Competence and Uncovering Reasons behind Their Belief-Practice Misali... by Majid Nemati, Seyed Reza Dashtestani, Ahmad Izadi

“…The paper finally discusses implications for second language teachers and teacher educators by highlighting the significance of teachers’ reflective practice and their participation in CIC development workshops.…”
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Teachers and Learners’ Emotional Intelligence and their Corrective Feedback Practices and Preferences by Ehsan Narimani Vahedi, Mahnaz Saeidi, Nasrin Hadidi Tamjid

“…Furthermore, the findings refer to the necessity of future studies in this area which are discussed in the article.…”
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Syntactic Complexity and Communicative Moves of Applied Linguistics Research Article Abstracts: A Function first Approach by Rajab Esfandiari, Mohammad Ahmadi, Aynur Ismayilli Karakoç

“…Drawing on a corpus-based cross-sectional design, this study takes a function-first approach to investigating the rhetorical functions of syntactically complex structures in research article (RA) abstracts in applied linguistics. …”
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Unveiling the Argumentative Nature of Meta-Analysis in Applied Linguistics: An Argument-Mining Approach by Arsalan Yaghoubi, Mohammad Amini Farsani, Behrouz MinaeiBidgoli, Ali Asghar Taghizadeh

“…Considering the commensurability of argumentation and meta-analysis, coupled with the increasing rate of meta-analytic studies in the field of applied linguistics, there arises a need to examine the argumentation behavior of applied linguistics’ meta-analysts. …”
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Developing Techniques to Improve L2 Learning Motivation and Willingness to Communicate through Utilizing Johari Window Model in Foreign Language Contexts by Saeede Esmaeeli, Hooshang Yazdani

“…Findings of descriptive statistics revealed that the treatment had significant positive impacts on L2 learners’ ideal self, learning experience, self-awareness, and WTC, but not on ought-to self. The implications show avenues for studies on L2 learners’ self-awareness and motivation and suggest the uses of JWM as a guideline in teacher training courses.…”
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The Effectiveness of Metacognitive Awareness Raising on Reading Comprehension and Self-regulation of Iranian EFL Learners by Zahra Sadat Hadj Seyed Hossein Khani Taher Kermani, Neda Fatehi Rad, Valeh Jalali

“…In order to do this, a sample of 56 low-intermediate EFL students from one of the private language schools in Kerman, Iran, were chosen for the study relying on a convenient sampling strategy. …”
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The Effect of Teaching Through Three Types of Mind Maps (Bubble, Double-Bubble, and Multi-Flow) on Iranian EFL Learners' Comprehension and Production of English Collocations by Davood Gholami, Abbas Ali Zarei

“…Given the importance of learning collocations, this study investigated the effectiveness of three types of mind maps, namely, bubble, double-bubble and multi-flow maps, on the comprehension and production of collocations. …”
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The Impacts of Direct, Indirect, and Metalinguistic Feedback Strategies on Iraqi Students’ Writing Performance in EGP Courses by Mohammad Zohrabi, Nava Nourdad, Israa Abbas Alsaadi

“…The results can have practical implications regarding the use of WCF strategies in Iraqi context.…”
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Iranian EAP Teachers and Students’ Perceptions of Critical English for Academic Purposes by Tahereh Movahhedi, Seyyed Amir Hossein Sarkeshikian, Mohammad Golshan

“…Students were also viewed as obedient and passive actors, required to carry out the predetermined institutional requirements established by the departments or curriculum designers. The findings of this study have implications for ESP teachers and material developers.…”
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A Historical Overview of English Language Teacher Preparation Programs in Iranian Private Language Institutes by Leila Tajik, Sara Pakand Ahmadi, Seyyed-Abdolhamid Mirhosseini

“…Given the significant role of studying history in casting light on the past and present of events and providing future insight, the present study aimed to investigate the history of English teacher preparation programs offered in five famous private language institutes established in the second post-revolutionary decade (about thirty years ago) in Iran. …”
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Assessing the English Language Needs of Persian Literature University Students from Teachers’ Perspective by Yalda Shahmoradi, Siros Izadpanah

“…In conclusion, the implications of the findings of the study can be presented for language researchers, specialist English teachers, test designers, and materials developers.…”
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Validating a Continuing Professional Development Scale among Iranian EFL Teachers by Anis Behzadi, Mohammad Golshan, Sima Sayadian

“…The fitting indexes of the model also revealed that the measurement models were substantiated in terms of external validity. The findings of this study can offer pedagogical implications to English teaching and learning stakeholders, educational policy makers, officials, and those involved in second language teacher education as well as English language teachers in EFL contexts.…”
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Examining EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Web 2.0 Technologies Using a Structural Equation Modeling Technique by Behrang Mohammad-Salehi, Mehdi Vaez-Dalili

“…The participants of the study consisted of 160 EFL teachers, who were selected through an alternative sampling procedure. …”
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Iranian EFL Learners’ Interactional Competence in Paired Speaking Tasks: An Account of Task Type Variability by Manoochehr Jafarigohar, Afsar Rouhi, Shirin Rahimi Kazerooni

“…The findings are of significance in that they point to the centrality of task type in assessing speaking through paired tasks. The study has certain theoretical and practical implications for foreign language teaching/testing researchers and practitioners.…”
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Exploring Metacognitive Strategies in Reading Academic Texts Among More and Less Proficient EFL University Students by Ali Roohani, Raheleh Sabzeali, Azizullah Mirzaei

“…The findings provide implications for low proficiency EFL readers who intend to improve their reading comprehension and learning autonomy.…”
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Portfolio-based Writing Instruction as a Venue to Provide Corrective Feedback on EFL Learners’ Writing Performance by Hussein Meihami, Fateme Husseini, Rahman Sahragard

“…Thus, portfolio-based instruction can be thought of a collaborative way to provide corrective feedback on L2 learners writing performance. The study carries some implications for L2 writing teachers and learners.…”
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Impacts of Flipped Classroom on Micro/Macro Writing Subskills in Iranian EFL Context by Elham shooli, Fariba Rahimi Esfahani, Mehrdad Sepehri

“…An IELTS argumentative essay was used as the main tool of the study which was considered both as a pretest and a posttest. …”
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The Role of Motivational Strategies on Young EFL Learners’ Basic Psychological Needs: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective by Narges Sardabi, Mehrnoosh Kia, Amir Ghajarieh

“…Adopting a self-determination perspective, this study attempted to examine the impact of teacher's motivational strategies on young EFL learners' basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. …”
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FOUR DOMINANT FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENTS' MATHEMATICAL CURIOSITY by Dadang Juandi, Nurul Farida, Saddam Al Aziz, Welli Meinarni

“…These findings indicate that the developed instrument is statistically valid and able to describe the multidimensional dimensions of mathematical curiosity. The implications of this study provide an empirical basis for measuring and understanding mathematical curiosity as an important part of the mathematics learning process.…”
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A Probe into Iranian Learners’ Performance on IELTS Academic Writing Task 2: Operationalizing Two Models of Dynamic Assessment versus Static Assessment by Arezoo Daneshvar, mohammad sadegh bagheri, firooz sadighi, Lotfollah Yarmohammadi, Lotfollah Yarmohammadi, Mortaza Yamini

“…The research findings have some pedagogical implications for IELTS teachers.…”
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