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مقاله به زبان انگلیسی: سبکهای یادگیری و آموزشی در کانون توجه: زبان آموزان و مدرسان زبان انگلیسی در ایران (Learning and Teaching Styles in the Focus: The Case of Iranian EFL Learners and Teachers)(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

کلیدواژه‌ها: سبکهای یادگیری انگلیسی به عنوان زبان خارجی زبان آموزان انگلیسی معلمان انگلیسی سبکهای آموزشی

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هر فرآیند آموزشی و یادگیری استوار بر مجموعه ایی از سبکهای یادگیری و آموزشی است که مبین سیاستهای کلی آموزشی بوده و شناسایی آنها شرط نخستین هر گونه اصلاح در سیستم آموزشی می باشد. هدف پژوهش کیفی و .... حاضر بررسی گرایش معلمان ایرانی زبان انگلیسی نسبت به پنج سبک یادگیری متخصص، دست اندرکار رسمی، الگوی شخصی، تسهیلگر، و مشارکتی و نیز مطالعه تمایلات زبان آموزان ایرانی نسبت به سه سبک یادگیری دیداری، شنیداری، و جنبشی-حرکتی بود. داده های تحقیق با استفاده از پرسشنامه سبکهای آموزشی گرآشا (1996) و نیز پرسشنامه سبکهای یادگیری بارش (1991) به دست آمد که از نمونه 30 نفری معلمان و 300 نفری زبان آموزان به دست آمده بود. آمار توصیفی داده های تحقیق نشان داد که بیشتر زبان آموزان ایرانی به سبکهای یادگیری دیداری و جنبشی-حرکتی و اکثر معلمان به سبکهای آموزشی تسهیل گر و مدل شخصی تمایل دارند، در حالیکه سبک یادگیری شنیداری و سبک آموزشی مشارکتی کمترین فراوانی ها را نشان می داد. نتایج ضرورت توجه معلمان به سبکهای یادگیری زبان آموزان را مورد توجه قرار می دهد تا بتوانند تدریس خود را هماهنگ با تمایلات زبان آموزان تعدیل نمایند.
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آگاهی فراشناختی دانشجویان پسر و دختر آموزش زبان انگلیسی سطح متوسط که فکورانه عمل می کنند و آنان که با محرک آنی عمل می نمایند از کاربرد استراتژی خواندن(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)

کلیدواژه‌ها: آگاهی فراشناختی عملکرد فکورانه عمل با محرک آنی کاربرد استراتژی خ

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هدف از تحقیق حاضر بررسی رابطه احتمالی بین آگاهی فراشناختی دانشجویان پسر و دختر آموزش زبان انگلیسی سطح متوسط که فکورانه عمل می کنند و آنان که با محرک آنی عمل می نمایند از کاربرد استراتژی خواندن می باشد. بدین منظور 95 نفر از دانشجویان آموزش زبان انگلیسی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی اردبیل بعنوان شرکت کنندگان اولیه در نظر گرفته شدند. نخست جهت اطمینان از همگن بودن شرکت کنندگان از نظر خواندن بخش خواندن امتحان پت به آنها داده شد. سپس از شرکت کنندگان خواسته شد پرسشنامه مارسی را جهت بررسی آگاهی فراشناختی دانشجویان از کاربرد استراتژی خواندن آنها پر کنند. در نهایت پرسشنامه دیگری جهت تمیز دانشجویانی که فکورانه عمل می کنند و آنان که با محرک آنی عمل می نمایند توسط شرکت کنندگان پر شد. نتایج آنالیز همبستگی پیرسون نشان داد که رابطه ای بین عملکرد آنی و عملکرد فکورانه دانشجویان و آگاهی فراشناختی آنها از کاربرد استراتژی خواندن در میان دانشجویان دختر و پسر وجود دارد. بدین معنا که دانشجویان فکور بیشتر از دانشجویانی که با محرک آنی عمل می کنند از کاربرد استراتژی خواندن خود آگاهی فراشناختی دارند ( همبستگی مثبت). بویژه نتیجه تحقیق نشان داد که هر چه دانشجویان دختر و پسر هردو فکورانه تر عمل می کردند آگاهی فراشناختی آنها از کاربرد استراتژی خواندن بیشتر بود.
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Iranian EFL Experienced vs. Novice Teachers’ Beliefs Regarding Learner Autonomy(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

کلیدواژه‌ها: learner autonomy Experienced teachers novice teachers Teachers&rsquo beliefs

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Learner autonomy has been described as the ultimate objective in many language teaching programs since the third quarter of the twentieth century and educators have highlighted the significant role of promoting learner autonomy in the process of language learning and teaching. However, only limited number of studies has been awarded to what leaner autonomy mean to teachers. This study addressed the gap and investigated novice and experienced teachers’ beliefs regarding learner autonomy. Forty teachers participated in two groups who were grouped based on their teaching experiences as novice and experienced teachers. A questionnaire which was adapted from British Council was administered to elicit the teachers’ beliefs regarding learner autonomy. The independent samples t-test analysis of the data revealed a significant difference between novice and experienced teachers beliefs. The findings of the present study may have some implications for teachers in promoting learner autonomy in their classes, in general, and involving learners in the process of teaching and learning, in particular.
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Emotionality and Formality in Postgraduate ELT Students’ Use of Diction in Farsi and English Writing(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

کلیدواژه‌ها: writing Style diction Emotional words Formal words

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Diction conveys a wide array of meanings of which formality and emotionality are only two facets. Researchers have investigated various features of written discourse to capture discourse variation in L1 and L2 writings. Likewise, the present ex-post-facto study compared the formality and emotionality of diction in general and emotional English and Farsi texts produced by 20 MA students at Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch. Having verified the initial homogeneity of the participants, we required them to write four paragraphs, two in English and two in Farsi, on a general and an emotional topic. The formality of the words in English texts was determined based on Webster’s Dictionary. Further, the positive and negative emotion words used in English and Farsi texts were measured based on the definitions offered by Pennebaker and King (1999).The results of the statistical analyses revealed no significant difference in the formality of the words used by the participants in general and emotional English texts. The comparison of the research data, however, indicated significant differences in the use of emotion words in general and emotional English and Farsi texts. The findings underscore the need for raising learners’ awareness of the role diction can play in writing.
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The Impact of Code-Switching on Bilingual EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

کلیدواژه‌ها: Reading Comprehension EFL Learners bilinguals code-switching

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This study sought to investigate the probable effects of code-switching (CS) on Iranian bilingual English learners' reading comprehension. In this study, two intact classes of freshmen, taking the four-credit Reading and Comprehension Course 1, comprising a total of 70 participants, with 35 in each class, were randomly assigned as the experimental and the control groups after their initial homogeneity in reading comprehension was assessed via the reading section of the Preliminary English Test (PET). In the experimental group, the participants were allowed to switch codes during the twenty-hour-treatment that extended over five weeks. The participants in the control group, however, were required to rely exclusively on English as the language of communication and instruction with no CS. The independent samples t-test of the post test scores, administered at the end of the treatment, revealed significant differences in the reading comprehension of the two groups. The experimental CS group outperformed the control group. Since variables such as proficiency, teaching materials, and teach methodology, were kept constant in both classes, CS might be regarded as one of the probable causes of different levels of achievement in reading comprehension in both groups. Cautious use of CS to promote different aspects of the learning process will be discussed in the paper.
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Metalinguistic Awareness and the Accuracy of Postgraduate TEFL Students’ Writing: Teacher’s Focus vs. Learners’ Focus(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

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کلیدواژه‌ها: writing Focus on Form Grammatical accuracy Metalinguistic Awareness

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The sway of the pendulum in language pedagogy towards conscious learning processes marks the paramount role of metalinguistic awareness. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to compare the impact of teacher-oriented vs. learner-generated metalinguistic awareness activities on Iranian TEFL students’ writing accuracy. Sixty participants in three intact classes were randomly assigned as one control, and two experimental groups. All the participants received the same process-oriented instruction based on identical teaching materials. In the first experimental group, the teacher-focus metalinguistic awareness (TFMA) group, however, a collection of various form-focused activities, compiled by the teacher, was assigned and reviewed in the class weekly. In the learner-focused metalinguistic awareness (LFMA) group, the same assignments were assigned as supplementary self-study activities. The control group did not receive any structural assignments. The treatment perpetuated for six sessions and the analyses of the data obtained from the writing post-test revealed that both TFMA and LFMA groups outperformed the control group by producing more accurate writing and that the TF group surpassed the LF group. The findings lend credence to the significance of language awareness in EFL contexts and offer a number of pedagogical implications.
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Enhancing Reading Comprehension via Metacognitive Strategy Training: Gender and Discipline Variation(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

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کلیدواژه‌ها: Reading Comprehension Gender Metacognitive Strategy Training discipline

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The aim of this quasi-experimental study was to investigate the impact of a metacognitive training program on university freshmen’s reading comprehension skill in a three-credit General English (GE) Course. The participants included eight groups of freshmen, in four disciplines: Management, Psychology, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Engineering. They were randomly assigned as four experimental and four control groups, each including approximately 30 participants. The same materials were taught to all groups after their initial homogeneity in English was assessed via Analysis of Variance of the pre-test scores obtained from a Key English Test (KET). In the experimental groups, one whole session was devoted to explicitly teaching three sets of metacognitive strategies and five reading strategies: skimming, scanning, previewing, using context clues, and making inferences. These groups also received metacognitive awareness-raising while applying the strategies in each reading lesson for six sessions. The analyses of the research data revealed that metacognitive strategy training promoted the participants’ learning when integrated with a reading-focused GE course regardless of their gender and a small effect from discipline. The findings have implications for teachers, materials developers, and teacher trainers.
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تأثیر تولید شفاهی بر صحت دستوری و روانی گفتار کارمدار زبان آموزان ایرانی

کلیدواژه‌ها: روانی گفتار صحت دستوری تولید شفاهی گفتار کارمدار

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یکی از مسائل مهم برای بسیاری از معلمان زبان انگلیسی یافتن راهی برای یاری رساندن به زبان اموزان در تولید گفتار صحیح و روان است. بنا بر نتایج حاصل از تحقیقات انجام شده در حوزه آموزش زبان دوم تمرین شفاهی تأثیر بسزایی در تولید گفتار صحیح و روان دارد. به اعتقاد متخصصین، تولید جملات انگلیسی به زبان آموزان امکان می دهد تا شناخت عمیق تری نسبت به ساختار جملات این زبان پیدا کنند و این شناخت موجب تسهیل آموزش های بعدی خواهد شد. تحقیق حاضر تأثیر برنامه آموزشی تولیدمحوری را بر افزایش صحت دستوری و روانی گفتار کارمدار زبان آموزان ایرانی مورد بررسی قرار داد. شرکت کنندگان در این تحقیق را پنجاه دانشجوی سال دوم زبان انگلیسی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تبریز تشکیل دادند که بطور تصادفی به دو گروه آزمایش و کنترل تعیین شدند. پس از اینکه همگونی اولیه گروه ها با استفاده از آزمون مهارت عمومی و پیش آزمون شفاهی مورد سنجش قرار گرفت، هر دو گروه به مدت شش جلسه آموزش هایی مربوط به درس گفت و شنود و آزمایشگاه را به همراه نحوه استفاده از استراتژی های لازم برای تولید جملات صحیح دستوری و گفتار روان دریافت کردند. در پایان هر جلسه، شرکت کنندگان گروه تحقیق با توصیف مجموعه ای از تصاویر در کارهای تولید شفاهی شرکت می کردند در حالی که در گروه کنترل چنین تولیدی وجود نداشت. نتایج تجزیه و تحلیل آماری داده های پس آزمون تفاوت های معناداری را بین دو گروه نشان داد و مشخص شد که گروه تحقیق گفتار صحیح تر و روان تری را در پس آزمون تولید کردند. یافته های تحقیق حاضر کاربردهای آموزشی برجسته ای برای زبان آموزان انگلیسی به ویژه در محیط های زبان خارجی خواهد داشت که زبان آموزان کم تر در معرض زبان قرار می گیرند.
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The Impact of Task-supported Interactive Feedback on the Accuracy, Fluency, and Organization of Iranian EFL Learners’ Writing(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

کلیدواژه‌ها: writing Accuracy Organization task-supported instruction interactive feedback fluency

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Controversy has not been yet resolved among researchers in second language research over the pedagogical efficacy of feedback in enhancing various features of learners’ writing skill. Research findings highlighting the significance of interactive tasks and learners’ engagement in improving the learning process stimulated the present study, the purpose of which was to explore the effect of task-supported interactive feedback on the accuracy, fluency, and organization of seventy two Iranian English major sophomores at Islamic Azad University-Mashhad Branch. It was hypothesized that engaging learners in both tasks and providing feedback would enhance their writing performance. The participants in three intact classes were randomly assigned to three groups: a control group, with no task (NTG), and two experimental groups: the task-supported group (TG), and the task-supported group with interactive feedback (TFG). Four one way analyses of variance tests were run on the research data indicated that the apparent gain in the task-supported interactive group over the other groups did not reach significance level. However, the TG group outperformed the control group in all three aspects of writing. The findings have pedagogical implications and can be interpreted in terms of socio-cultural characteristics of Iranian students.
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The Effect of Training and Task-Planning on the Complexity of Iranian Learners’ Oral Speech(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

کلیدواژه‌ها: Metacognitive Training Oral Speech Grammatical complexity Task Planning

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The shift of emphasis away from written to oral skills has stimulated an incipient concern in second language research to investigate ways of helping second and foreign language learners achieve higher degrees of oral proficiency. Priority solely taken over accuracy, complexity, or fluency of speech might be justifiable with regard to the context in which learning takes place. Accuracy and complexity have been suggested as paramount concern in syntactic processing typical of instructional contexts. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of a training program on the grammatical complexity of 114 English Major Students at Islamic Azad University-Tabriz Branch at three different planning levels. A 2x3 factorial design was employed with two levels of metacognitive training, trained and untrained, and three levels of pre-task planning, on-line task planning, and pre/on-line task planning. It was hypothesized that the trained participants would produce more complex speech than the untrained ones, and that various planners would produce speech with varying degrees of complexity. Yet, the findings revealed no significant difference in terms of grammatical complexity among the trained and untrained participants. The findings suggest proficiency level and learners' attitudes and goals as main factors influencing the complexity of oral speech.
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The Significance of Peer-Editing in Teaching Writing to EFL Students(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

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کلیدواژه‌ها: metacognitive strategies peer-editing Grammatical Knowledge Organizational Skills

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This study set out to investigate the effect of peer- editing as a metacognitive strategy on the development of writing. It was hypothesized that peer-editing could be used to raise grammatical and compositional awareness of the learners. Forty pre-intermediate sophomores at Islamic Azad University-Tabriz Branch participated in the study, taking the course Writing I. To warrant the initial homogeneity of the groups, a nonequivalent pretest –posttest design was selected and the groups were randomly determined as the control and the experimental groups, each with twenty subjects. The treatment following the pretest involved a three-phase planning procedure including: consciousness awareness via error recognition activities, error categorizing activities, and self/peer editing. Statistical analysis of the post-test composition did not reveal any significant difference between the two groups. It seems that peer-editing entails a firm grammatical foundation which needs to be formed early in the process of language learning. The results underscore the need to reorient the method of teaching grammar at university level in a way to accommodate a task-based approach to cognitive and metacognitive strategies-based training.
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The Impact of Mixed Planning on the Accuracy of Iranian Learners’ Oral Performance(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)

کلیدواژه‌ها: Accuracy pre-task planning on-line planning Pre/On-Line Planning oral performance

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This study set out to explore the impact of three levels of task planning on the accuracy of task-based oral performance with narrative task types among sixty Iranian sophomores majoring in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) at Islamic Azad University – Tabriz Branch. It was hypothesized that simultaneous pre-task/on-line planning would lead to more accurate performance. To test the research hypothesis, a quasi experimental design was used with three levels of planning (pre-task planning (PTP), on-line task planning (OLP), pre/on-line task planning (POLP). The participants in the study included 60 pre-intermediate TEFL sophomores at Islamic Azad University-Tabriz Branch who were selected out of a population of 200 TEFL sophomores on the basis of their scores on a proficiency test and an oral pre-test. One-way ANOVA run on the post-test data indicated statistically significant effects on the accuracy of the participants' task-based oral performance under POLP planning condition. However, there was no significant effect on accuracy as a result of PTP and OLP planning. The independent samples t-test analysis revealed significant accuracy gains in the POLP groups whereas the same improvements were not observed in the PTP and OLP planners.

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