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Many studies have advocated the importance of teaching critical thinking (CT) skills, and have also provided some suggestions for its effective pedagogy. However, there is a dearth of research examining the efficacy of such instruction. This quantitative(quasi-experimental) and qualitative study aimed to investigate the impact of explicit instruction of critical thinking (CT) on university students’ critical thinking skills measured through the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGCTA) used as both pre- and post-test. The participants comprised four groups of 15-16 students each. The groups received different CT treatments: Critical Linguistics (CL) and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) (group 1), 11 Questions (group 2), CL and CDA followed by Peer Evaluation (group 3), and a control group (group 4) that only read about CT without practicing it. After receiving instruction on CT, the three treatment groups (1-3) critically analyzed 33 texts over 11 sessions. The results of the study indicated that Group 3 (CT & CDA followed by PE) had the highest improvement in their WGCTA scores from pre-to post-test, followed by Groups 2 and 1, while the control group showed no significant gain. The findings imply that reflecting critically on language learning materials can reveal hidden cultural and ideological elements within the texts. This can significantly enhance learners' advanced thinking skills, as well as support them in resisting cultural imperialism.
ویژگی های گفتاری پاسخ گویان مرکز ارتباط با مشتریان بانک تجارت از منظر کاربردشناسی(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
منبع:
زبان پژوهی سال پانزدهم پاییز ۱۴۰۲ شماره ۴۸
289 - 317
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هدف از این پژوهش، بررسی ویژگی های گفتاری پاسخگویان مرکز ارتباط با مشتریان بانک تجارت از جنبه کاربردشناختی است تا دریابیم چه مؤلفه های زبانی در مکالمه های این افراد با مشتریان به کار گرفته می شوند؛ تأثیر آن ها بر میزان رضایتمندی تماس گیرندگان چگونه است؛ تا در نهایت بتوان چارچوبی استاندارد برای مکالمه های این گروه پیشنهاد نمود. به این منظور، مکالمه های 20 پاسخگوی زن و 20 پاسخگوی مرد مشتمل بر 124 جمله با به کارگیری نسخه 21 نرم افزار اس.پی.اس.اس از جنبه فراوانی رخداد کنش های گفتاری، صورت های گفتاری، انواع تلویح و اصول همکاری گرایس مورد واکاوی قرار گرفتند و آزمون مجذور خی برای بررسی معناداربودن تفاوت میان تعداد مؤلفه های مورد اشاره، به کار گرفته شد. از سوی دیگر، کوشیدیم تا ارتباط میان رخداد مؤلفه های اشاره شده و میزان رضایتمندی تماس گیرندگان مورد بحث قرار گیرد. بر مبنای یافته های به دست آمده، هیچ یک از پاسخگویان زن نمره ارزیابی ضعیف و هیچ یک از پاسخگویان مرد نیز نمره های ارزشیابی عالی و بسیار خوب را به دست نیاوردند. در مکالمه های پاسخگویان زن، کنش گفتاری توصیفی، تلویح عام، گفتار مستقیم و راهبرد شیوه بیان و در مکالمه های پاسخگویان مرد نیز کنش گفتار امری، تلویح خاص و گفتار مستقیم بیشترین و راهبرد کمّیت کمترین فراوانی را داشته اند. مقایسه فراوانی مؤلفه های موردِ اشاره و نمره های ارزیابی پاسخگویان آشکار ساخت وجود واژه های تخصصی، بیان غیر شفاف، عدم ارائه اطلاعات به اندازه، همچنین وجود ساختارهای امری را از عوامل عدم تخصیص نمره های ارزیابی عالی و بسیار خوب به پاسخگویان مرد می توان بر شمرد.
ارزیابی کتاب آموزشی DaF kompakt A1-B1 از منظر آموزش مهارت بینافرهنگی از طریق مهارت خواندن، انواع متون خواندنی و تمرینات خوانش متن(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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پژوهش حاضر با هدف بررسی ابعاد آموزش مهارت بینافرهنگی در کتبِ آموزشیِ زبانِ آلمانی به عنوان زبان بیگانه، به شیوه توصیفی-تحلیلی و با استفاده از سؤالات ارزیابی کتب آموزشی، به ارزیابی DaF kompakt A1-B1 پرداخته است. بر مبنای رویکرد بینافرهنگی، آموزش مهارت بینافرهنگی از یکسو با پرداختن به فرهنگ مبدأ و مقصد، و از سویی دیگر با آموزشِ درک و دریافت مبتنی بر آموزش مهارت خواندن میسر می گردد. بر این اساس، به کارگیری انواع متونِ خواندنی و آموزش انواع خوانشِ متن، جایگاه ویژه ای در کتبِ آموزشیِ بینافرهنگی می یابد. جهت واکاوی ابعاد این مسئله در تحقیق حاضر، پس از توصیف کلی کتابِ آموزشی به کمک سؤالات فونک (1998)، ابتدا مهارت بینافرهنگی با استفاده از شش پرسش تدوین شده توسط نویسندگان بر مبنای بولتِن (2007) و بریل (2005) ارزیابی گردید. سپس به دلیل نبود مجموعه سؤالاتی مدون در حوزه ارزیابیِ کتبِ آموزشیِ زبانِ آلمانی، برای بررسی بازتاب مهارت بینافرهنگی در مهارت خواندن، انواع متون خواندنی و تمرینات خوانش متن، این مهم با کمک سه سؤال پیشنهادی مؤلفان بررسی گشت. نتایج ارزیابیِ کتاب آموزشی، مؤید بازتاب مهارت بینافرهنگی در مهارت خواندن بود و نشان داد، مهارت بینافرهنگی در DaF kompakt A1-B1 نه تنها از طریق جنبه های محتوایی متون و تمرینات مقایسه فرهنگ مبدأ و مقصد، بلکه از طریق آموزش مهارت خواندن، ارائه انواع متونِ خواندنی و تمرینات خوانشِ متن آموزش داده می شود. در پایان، نظر به نقش کلیدی مهارت خواندن، انواع متون خواندنی و انواع خوانش متن در آموزش مهارت بینافرهنگی، استفاده از سه سؤال پیشنهادی در مجموعه سؤالاتِ مدونِ ارزیابیِ مهارت بینافرهنگی، پیشنهاد گردید.
On the Relationship Between Iranian EFL Teachers’ Media Literacy and their Attitude toward Online Teaching
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Online teaching ultimately encourages language teaching to use established and best practices to provide this teaching modality in empirically validated ways. The use of the media in classrooms leads students to learn about the subject more creatively and objectively. The study investigated the relationship between teachers' media literacy and their attitude toward online teaching. Three hundred eighty-three males and females EFL teachers participated in the present study. All participants had a Master of Arts in TEFL. The participations were selected through convenience sampling. Then, the researcher used the Pearson correlation to investigate the correlation between teachers’ media literacy and their attitude toward online teaching. The results showed that there was a positive significant relationship between teachers’ media literacy and their attitude towards online teaching.
Mobile Assisted Vocabulary Learning Application of uTalk: An Eye-Opening Appraisal
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In a world that is becoming increasingly digitized, the ubiquitous technology has revolutionized every aspect of our lives, and education is no exception. Smartphones, in particular, have opened up a new horizon for language learning, transforming conventional instruction into a dynamic, interactive, and genuinely innovative digital experience. This widespread usage of mobile devices has contributed to the development of several mobile apps for English language learning. In this light, uTalk distinguishes itself from other language learning applications as it offers remarkable benefits for expanding learners' vocabulary, and this study will offer a critical review of this app by spotlighting its pluses and minuses for various language learners. The uTalk application incorporates the element of gamification, which makes the learning of vocabulary more interesting and engaging for learners. The review rightly unravels that uTalk's diversity of vocabulary categories, constructed pronunciation technology features, gamification activities, and straightforward teaching methodology render it an outstanding learning resource for both learners and teachers as a valuable supplementary learning and teaching tool. Notwithstanding its flaws (that is, having the same template-based protocol for all languages), with its innovative approach to language learning, uTalk has the potential to revolutionize how we learn and communicate with each other. This review article serves as a guide that can assist educators in leveraging the power of technology to create engaging and interactive learning environments for their students, and it can unravel new horizons for teachers and curriculum developers to introduce the app as an additional resource for their students.
On the Relationship between Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners' Digital Literacy and their Self-Directed Learning Process
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Self-directed learning and digital literacy are the most effective issues in the process of foreign language learning. Due to the importance of digital literacy and self-directed learning in the process of foreign language learning, the present study aimed at investigating the relationship between Iranian intermediate EFL learners’ digital literacy and their self-directed learning. For the purpose of the study, 210 male and female Iranian EFL learners from Mashhad English language institutes took part in the study through using convenience sampling method. The digital literacy and self-directed learning questionnaires were distributed among intermediate EFL learners to measure their attitudes towards digital literacy and the self-directed learning process. To conduct the study, a correlational design was used. The results of Pearson Correlation analyses revealed that there was a positive relationship between the Iranian intermediate EFL learners’ digital literacy and their self-directed learning. The results of the multiple regression analyses also showed that information communication technology literacy and information literacy as the two components of the digital literacy questionnaire significantly predicted the Iranian intermediate EFL learners’ self-directed learning. It can be concluded that high levels of digital literacy and self-directed learning tend to result in better academic performance and learning motivation. It is important that educational contexts, as well as lan guage institutes administrators provide opportunities for en hancing learners’ self-directed learning and media literacy and consequently improving EFL learners’ achievement and motivation.
The Pros and Cons of Online Education: Iranian Language Teachers and Learners Perspectives
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Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Translation Studies, Vol. ۸, No. ۳, Summer ۲۰۲۳
39 - 60
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Online learning has recently turned to one of the most well-known channels of education; however, the controversy over the quality and outcome of such online medium is still a concern. This study sought to determine the pros and cons of online courses as perceived by Iranian language teachers and learners. Two tailor-made questionnaires, along with a semi-structured interview, were used to collect the data. The participants were 71 college students who have experienced online educations and 31 language teachers who taught web-based classes in the Department of English Language Education at three universities in Iran, Isfahan, Sheikhbahaee, and Ashrafi. An overall analysis of questionnaires and interviews revealed that students and teachers could not find online education easier than its conventional counterpart. Online education provides teachers with a precise image of applying the appropriate teaching methodology in their online classes as well as enhancing their autonomy. The research recapped that online educators and administrators of faculties ought to lay the foundations for making the benefits of online education bold for learners. The findings may be a contributing factor for teacher educators to create the climate for professional development.
Chat GPT in Constructivist Language Pedagogy: Exploring Its Potential and Challenges in Legal Vocabulary Acquisition(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
منبع:
Applied Research on English Language, V. ۱۲ , N. ۴ , ۲۰۲۳
131 - 148
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The advent of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology, represented by ChatGPT, has ushered in new possibilities in the realm of language learning and teaching. This pre-application pedagogic position study delves into the potential benefits and associated challenges of employing ChatGPT as a potent pedagogical instrument for the acquisition of legal vocabulary. The proposed pedagogy is based on the authors’ primary experiences with the use of ChatGPT for their personal and pedagogical purposes and an unsystematic application of the pedagogy in EAP classes for undergraduate students at a law school of a university in Bangladesh. Our pre-application proposed innovative ChatGPT-mediated approach to vocabulary instruction is theoretically grounded in constructivism in language teaching and (web) technology in constructivist language pedagogy. The proposed pedagogy utilizes online newspapers with legal terminology, creating an interactive learning environment that encourages active participation and covers pronunciation, meaning, and spelling. It leverages primary language word definitions, refines pronunciation, fosters bilingual comprehension, and enhances spelling proficiency, offering a comprehensive learning experience. However, the study also predicts that the implementation of ChatGPT-based language instruction may involve challenges related to educator proficiency, student participation, resource limitations, and technology requirements. This study not only underscores the value of ChatGPT in language education but also paves the way for future research and innovation in the field.
A Dialogism: The Narrative of Resistance in Patrick McCabe’s The Butcher Boy
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Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Translation Studies, Vol. ۸, No. ۱, Winter ۲۰۲۳
101 - 116
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This article aims to analyze Patrick McCabe’s The Butcher Boy (1993) in light of Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of dialogism. The present study explores the significance of dialogism in the given novel which tells the story of a marginalized young boy living in neo-colonized Ireland in the 1960s. Bakhtin believes that the development of signification between the “self” and the “other” is called dialogue through which human beings define their existence as individuals in polyphonic societies. The protagonist of The Butcher Boy is a non-conformist, unwilling to follow social rules. He creates his very own way of dialogism with his surroundings and ends up in a mental hospital and finally a prison, showing the author’s approval of Bakhtin’s viewpoint towards the importance of dialogue in shaping human beings’ consciousness and existence in the world. Moreover, this article attempts to clarify the resistance of the main character before his society’s hierarchical structure that makes him a perfect example of a marginalized hero disobeying rules and regulations imposed by the authorities to gain an independent resolution.
Rethinking Attitude towards English as a Foreign Language in Cameroon: A Case Study
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The present work is a contribution to the debate around attitude towards English as a foreign language in Cameroon. By case-studying an under-searched area through a multi-component tool: the Attitude and Motivation Test Battery, it proposes a different reflection to the question. The test was administered to 211 Grade 11, 12, and 13 Francophone students from various urban and semi-urban schools in the city and its suburbs. It was based on the postulates that attitude is a dynamic characteristic that varies according to place and time on the one hand, and that it is far too complex to be examined from the prism of a single variable. The results revealed that of the six parameters that made up the three components of the tool, three were negative and three were positive, with the integrative orientation slightly outpacing the instrumental one. This underscores the need to envisage attitude as a multi-component variable, as well as the need to reckon with evolving social variables. In general, the results reveal that attitude towards EFL is not as desperate as usually thought. It can be intimated that recent socio-political initiatives aiming at reinforcing French-English bilingualism are gradually bearing fruits. Thus, socio-political ideologies appear to have significant effects on overall attitude towards EFL.
A Pragmatic Analysis of the Translation of the Quranic Discourse Marker Thumma in Kurdish and Persian Parallel Corpora(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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Communicative and natural processing of language in the world of translation is substantiated through simultaneous decoding and encoding of information in the source and target languages. The researchers analy zed pragmatic strategies and approaches undertaken by the Persian and Kurdish translators of the Quranic discourse marker thumma. The source text corpus was selected randomly and the target text parallel corpora were selected based on purposive sampling. Theoretical perspectives in pragmatics and translation were employed in the analysis of parallel corpora in this investigation. The results revealed that various types and combinations of the Kurdish and Persian temporal discourse markers were utilized by these translators. Moreover, other Kurdish and Persian elaborative, contrastive, and inferential discourse markers were also used in rendering the discourse marker thumma in the Quran. This dynamic approach to the construction of discourse was substantiated based on the realization of different conventions in the construction of discourse in different languages and cultures. This dynamic system in the construction of a proper discourse for the readers is verified based on the application of different theories in discourse analysis and pragmatics and the application of context and text-sensitive strategies in the process of translation. The characteristics, bases, and resources of these dynamic translation strategies are discussed based on pragmatic awareness rising in various aspects of translation education and some suggestions were offered in the application of the findings in syllabus design, translation evaluation, and rethinking of approaches in lexicography.
Six Years on: English Test for International Communication (ETIC)
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International Journal of Language Testing, Volume ۱۳, Issue ۲, Summer and Autumn ۲۰۲۳
96 - 110
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This paper presents a critical evaluation of the English Test for International Communication (ETIC), a large-scale, computer-based, and criterion-referenced English language proficiency test developed by the China Language Assessment in 2016. The ETIC test battery comprises five categories: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Superior, and Translation, with the goal of assessing test-takers’ oral and written communicative language abilities in workplace contexts. Given that a revised version of ETIC with many structural changes has been in use since 2021, and the recent growth of interest in assessing communicative language abilities, a critical review of ETIC is warranted. Drawing on Kunnan’s (2018) recent model of test fairness and justice, this review primarily evaluates the usefulness and fairness of ETIC Basic, ETIC Intermediate, and ETIC Advanced. Appraisals reveal that ETIC encompasses the philosophy of fairness, justice, and usefulness in the development, administration, and scoring procedures. There is, however, room for improvement in various areas, such as establishing a test inquiry and appeal service and keeping the channels of communication open. As reviewers, we hope this article will assist language testing researchers and practitioners, teachers and students, or even potential test-takers in better understanding the unique ETIC assessment scene in China and spark more discussions about communicative language testing worldwide.
نمود در لری خرم آبادی(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
منبع:
علم زبان سال ۱۰ بهار و تابستان ۱۴۰۲ شماره ۱۷
153 - 186
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هدف کلی از پژوهش حاضر، بررسی و توصیف گروه نقشی نمود، در لری خرم آبادی بر اساس برنامه کمینه گرا بوده است. باتوجه به این که تاکنون بررسی زبان شناختی نحوی در این زمینه انجام نشده بود، این پژوهش تطابق بین نظریه به کاررفته در تحقیق و داده های گویش لری خرم آبادی را نشان داد. شیوه این پژوهش توصیفی تحلیلی بوده است. در این پژوهش، بنا بر اصول نظریه زایشی، توصیف دقیق و یکدستی از ساختارهای دارای نمود ارائه شده و در سایه مباحث نظری، این دسته از ساختارها تحلیل شده اند. در بررسی داده های لازم برای انجام این پژوهش، نگارنده نیز شمّ زبانی خود را مبنای تعیین خوش ساختی و بدساختی جملات قرار داده و از عملیات های حرکت، ادغام و مطابقه نیز کمک گرفته شده است. نتایج این پژوهش نشانگر آن بودند که در گویش لری خرم آبادی گروه نمود به صورت نمود دستوری و نمود واژگانی نمایانده می شود. نمود دستوری نیز در این زبان به دو دسته کامل و ناقص تقسیم می شود. نمود کامل در زمان های گذشته ساده، ماضی نقلی و ماضی بعید نشان داده می شود. گروه نمود ناقص میزبان نمودسازهای “dɑr, mɛ-” و نمودساز ناقص “hɑ” بدون مطابقه با شخص و شمار و به عنوان سازه ای مستقل از گروه فعلی معرفی گردیدند. دو نمودساز “hey” (همیشه) و “hæni” (هنوز) نیز به عنوان نمود واژگانی مورد تجزیه و تحلیل قرار گرفتند. نتایج نشانگر آن بودند که این دو نمودساز سبب افزودن معنای اضافی به فعل و ایجاد نمود جدیدی تحت عنوان «نمود تداومی» می شوند.
بررسی کارکرد اجتماعی معنا و نحو در رمان دل فولاد با تکیه بر دیدگاه پی یر زیما(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
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از نیمه دوم قرن بیستم توجه به ماهیت اجتماعی زبان، به عنوان ماده سازنده ادبیات، منجر به هم پوشانی بخشی از دستاوردهای حوزه ی تحلیل گفتمان و نقد جامعه شناختی شد. در همین راستا، پی یر زیما دو فرضیه را مطرح کرد: نخست این که واحدهای زبانی (واژه، معنا، نحو) به دلیل ماهیت اجتماعی خود، می توانند منجر به بروز اختلافات اجتماعی، سیاسی و عقیدتی شوند. دوم اینکه گفتمان ادبی، در سطوح زبانی خود (واژه، معنا و نحو) می تواند به مسائل و مشکلات اجتماعی و تاریخی زمان خود واکنش نشان دهد. جستار پیش رو می کوشد با تکیه بر نظریات زیما، ضمن تایید این دو فرضیه، به تحلیل گفتمان ادبی و سازوکار معنا و نحو روایی در رمان دل فولاد از منیرو روانی پور بپردازد. هدف از این پژوهش پاسخ به این پرسش است که چگونه گفتمان اجتماعی خارج از اثر در گفتمان ادبی آن ورود کرده و معنا و نحو روایی آن را تحت تأثیر قرار داده است؟ نتایج نشان دادند که گفتمان اجتماعی حاکم سعی در القای دوقطبی معنایی و متعاقبا نحو روایی خود در گفتمان ادبی دارد که در نهایت منجر به خلق ضدگفتمان اجتماعی شده است.
The Efficacy of the Inclusion of Recast and Prompts Corrective Feedback in Task- based Language Teaching on Iranian EFL Learners' Grammar Knowledge(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)
منبع:
The Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice, Vol.۱۶, No.۳۲, Spring & Summer ۲۰۲۳
177 - 201
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This study was an attempt to explore the impacts of recast and prompt as two types of corrective feedback on the development of knowledge of past tense by Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners. This study followed quasi- experimental design including pre-test, treatment, an immediate post-test, and a delayed post-test procedure. Initially, the pretest data from learners' performance on the Oral Performance Test (OPT) and the Untimed Grammatical Judgment Test (UGJT) was collected. After administering the pretest, the researchers gave the treatment to two experimental groups. Recast corrective feedback was supplied to the first experimental group, prompt corrective feedback was provided to the second experimental group, and no specific corrective feedback was given to the control group. The immediate post-test was given immediately following the delayed post-test, which was performed three weeks later. The findings of the study showed that when it came to their explicit and implicit knowledge of past tense, students who received prompt or recast corrective feedback outperformed those who received no particular corrective feedback. The results also showed that in this area, students in the group receiving prompt corrective feedback still did significantly much better than those in the recast group. The findings of this study may be useful for all stakeholders in the field of education but particularly for language teachers and students. They would benefit language teachers, teacher trainers, and material developers interested in employing task-based approach with feedback in their pedagogical activities.
The Effect of 4/3/2 Technique on Iranian EFL Learners’ Speaking Fluency: The Moderating Role of Working Memory(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)
منبع:
The Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice, Vol.۱۶, No.۳۳, Fall & Winter ۲۰۲۳
1 - 24
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This study examines the effect of the 4/3/2 technique on Iranian EFL learners' speaking fluency while also investigating the moderating role of working memory (WM). The study involved sixty EFL learners attending a language institute in Shiraz. The participants, aged 14 to 18, all shared Persian as their first language and had pre-intermediate proficiency in English. A pretest-posttest control group design was employed, with participants randomized into experimental and control groups. The 4/3/2 technique was implemented in the experimental group (EG), where learners performed a monologue task thrice, each under increasing time constraints. The control group (CG) received teacher-fronted sessions. Pre- and post-test measures of L2 oral fluency were collected using syllables per minute, with WM span assessed using a reading-span test. The results demonstrated a significant improvement in oral fluency in the EG compared to the CG. Furthermore, learners with higher WM demonstrated greater gains in fluency following the intervention. The findings suggest that the 4/3/2 technique holds promise for enhancing speaking fluency in EFL learners, with individual differences in WM span influencing the effectiveness of the intervention. These findings have implications for language teaching pedagogy and underscore the importance of considering cognitive factors in language learning interventions. The implications of this study extend to various stakeholders in language education, including language teachers, learners, materials developers, syllabus designers, policymakers, and teacher educators. By integrating these insights into language instruction and teacher training programs, educators and policymakers can work towards fostering more effective and engaging language learning experiences for learners
Effects of Immersive Learning and Communicative Language Teaching on the Oral Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency of Iranian EFL Learners with Expressive Language Disorder(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)
منبع:
international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۱۱, Issue ۴۶, Autumn ۲۰۲۳
63 - 81
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The CTML served as the primary source of motivation for this investigation, which explored the effects of Immersive Learning (IL) and Communicative Language Teaching on the Oral Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency (CAF) of Iranian EFL learners with Expressive Language Disorder (ELD). Using a quasi-Solomon four-group design, the participants, who were all Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners with mild to moderate levels of ELD, were separated into experimental and control groups. There were a total of 36 participants in this study. The intervention consisted of virtual reality (VR) authoring eighty speech exercises in the form of learning chunks for twenty sessions lasting seventy minutes each. In the groups that served as controls, the content was presented using a method known as Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). Both the pre-test and the post-test were conducted orally using the CAF test. In terms of oral complexity (syntactic complexity and diversity), oral accuracy (error-free sentences and accurate verb forms), and oral fluency (number of vocally generated syllables), the findings revealed that individuals who received IL fared better than their counterparts in the CLT group. The findings may have important implications for teaching English as a foreign language and for rehabilitative education.
The Surviving Nature: An Ecofeminist Study of Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)
منبع:
international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۱۱, Issue ۴۶, Autumn ۲۰۲۳
125 - 134
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The aim of the present study is to investigate McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses which revolves around the relationship between John and nature with a focus on the horses. Different aspects of the novel including social, cultural, and spiritual ecology are studied. In ecocriticism, the otherness of nature is one of the main themes that signifies the gap between humanity and nature that eventually results in the destruction of the environment and nature. This study also shows how the main characters, John and Alejandra, are linked in the novel which turns the present study to an ecofeminist research. The novel mostly depicts the image of John wandering in nature and searching for his identity, to be punished. Therefore, the researcher scrutinizes the link between John, nature and Alejandra and tries to examine how the novel shows similar attitudes towards both women and nature in All the Pretty Horses.
Relationship between Iranian Undergraduate English Students’ Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence and their Grammar Knowledge(مقاله پژوهشی دانشگاه آزاد)
منبع:
international Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, Volume ۱۱, Issue ۴۷, ۲۰۲۳
129 - 138
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This study investigated the bodily-kinesthetic intelligence of Iranian undergraduate students in the English language and its relationship with their grammar knowledge. For this purpose, 139 male (N=46) and female (N=93) English language students aged 22 -32 years old were randomly selected as the participants. Multiple Intelligence Questionnaire (MIQ) and a grammar TOEFL test were used to evaluate the bodily-kinesthetic intelligence of the students and measure their grammar knowledge. Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence of students and its relationship with grammar knowledge was gauged using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. The means of males and females in grammar knowledge and bodily-kinesthetic intelligence were assessed through a one-way sample t-test. The findings revealed a statistically significant relationship between the bodily-kinesthetic intelligence of the participants and their grammar knowledge. The findings also showed no remarkable differences between males and females regarding bodily-kinesthetic intelligence and grammar knowledge. The implication of the findings is that English language teachers should utilize the same effective grammar textbooks and tasks for both male and female students.
گامی به سوی تدوین الگوی بومی آموزش در مناطق دو زبانه ایران(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
منبع:
زبان و زبان شناسی دوره ۱۹ بهار و تابستان ۱۴۰۲ شماره ۳۷
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این پژوهش با مرور نظام مند سیاست ها و برنامه های آموزشی برای مناطق دوزبانه 12 کشور دنیا و بررسی نتایج پژوهش هایی که به مشکلات آموزش کودکان دوزبانه ایرانی پرداخته اند، بر یکی از مهم ترین مسائل زبانی ایران یعنی برقراری عدالت آموزشی در مناطق دوزبانه و ارزیابی امکان طراحی الگویی بومی برای آموزش در این مناطق متمرکز است. با این هدف پرسش های پژوهش به این شرح اند: در کشورهای مورد بررسی چه سیاست آموزشی در مناطق دوزبانه به کار گرفته شده است؟ چه روش های آموزش دوزبانه ای در سطح جهانی رایج هستند؟ عملکرد تحصیلی دانش آموزان ایرانی در مناطق دوزبانه بر اساس پژوهش های انجام شده چگونه ارزیابی شده است؟ و در نهایت، چه ملاحظاتی را برای ارائه الگوی بومی آموزش مدرسه ای در مناطق دوزبانه ایران باید در نظر گرفت؟ بر اساس نتایج، ایجاد و حفظ حس تعلق ملی و دستیابی به عدالت آموزشی برای همه دانش آموزان، وضعیت اقتصادی و توزیع زبانی یک کشور از عوامل تأثیرگذار در انتخاب شیوه آموزش اند. در هیچ یک از کشورها سیاست زبانی واحدی در گستره زمان حاکم نبوده ولی سیاست آموزش تک زبانه در نواحی دورافتاده و چندزبانه غالباً با شکست مواجه شده است. پژوهش ها در ایران گویای آن است که عملکرد تحصیلی دانش آموزان دو یا چندزبانه ایرانی ضعیف تر از تک زبانه های فارسی زبان است که می تواند به ناکارامدی سیاست آموزشی فعلی در مناطق دوزبانه تعبیر شود. ویژگی های زبان اول دانش آموزان و تفاوت و شباهت آن با فارسی بر عملکرد آن ها تأثیر دارد. تأثیر مثبت دوره های پیش دبستانی بر عملکرد تحصیلی دانش آموزان مناطق دوزبانه در بسیاری از پژوهش ها تأیید شده است. در تدوین الگوی بومی آموزش لازم است به انواع الگوهای دوزبانه، ویژگی های زبانی و فرهنگی مناطق دوزبانه، روش های موفق اتخاذشده در کشورهای دیگر و آموزش نیروی متخصص مد نظر قرار گیرد.