Ehsan Rassaei
Department of English Language, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
[ 1 ] - The Effects of Oral Code-mixing and Glossing on Iranian EFL Learners' Vocabulary Knowledge
The current study investigated the effects of oral code-mixing and glossing on L2 vocabulary learning. To this end, 60 EFL learners studying at pre-university school were given a pre-test to make sure that they did not have any prior knowledge of the target words. Based on their scores in the pre-test, 36 pre-university students were selected and divided into three groups, including two experim...
[ 2 ] - The Effects of L1 and L2 Glossing on the Retention of L2 Vocabulary in Intentional and Incidental Settings
The current study investigated the effects of L1 and L2 glosses on L2 vocabulary retention in incidental and intentional settings. To this end, 100 intermediate Iranian female learners of English as a foreign language at Soroosh High School were given a pre-test to make sure that they do not have any prior knowledge of the target words. Reading passages with three different glossing conditions ...
[ 3 ] - The Effect of Concept Mapping on Iranian EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning and Strategy Use
This study aimed to investigate the effects of concept mapping on the extent to which Iranian EFL learners retain new vocabularies and the degree of awareness toward vocabulary learning strategies they tended to use. To this end, a total of 40 Iranian EFL students were asked to participate in this study. They were randomly assigned to two equal groups; namely, experimental and control. The part...
[ 4 ] - Dynamic Assessment: From Underlying Constructs to Implications for Language Teaching
Testing as a general trait of social life has received a great deal of attention by many language teachers and scholars. Throughout history, people have been tested to prove their abilities and experiences or to confirm their capacities. Many authorities have said that assessment and instruction should be integrated as a single and inseparable activity which seeks to understand development by a...
[ 5 ] - تردید افکنی فراگفتمانی در مقالات پژوهشی در زبانشناسی کاربردی: بررسی مقایسه‌ای سوژانر «نتایج و بحث» در مقالات نویسندگان غیر انگلیسی زبان و انگلیسی زبان
به منظور بررسی تفاوتهای احتمالی بین فراوانی و انواع استراتژیهای تردیدافکنی و کاربرد آنها در سوژانر «نتایج و بحث» در مقالات پژوهشی نوشته شده توسط نویسندگان انگلیسی زبان غیربومی (ایرانی) و انگلیسی زبان بومی، 60 مورد سوژانر «نتایج و بحث» از چهار نشریه علمی IJLLALW, IJALEL, TQ, AL که توسط نویسندگان ایرانی (انگلیسی زبان غیرمادری) و بومی (انگلیسی زبان مادری) نوشته شده بودند، مورد تحلیل قرار گرفت. همه...
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