Haniyeh Davatgari Asl
Department of English Language Teaching, Ahar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahar, Iran
[ 1 ] - A Summary Writing Model Based on Van Dijk’s Concept of Macrostructure and its Application within the Genre-Based Approach
This study was an attempt to provide a comprehensive model for summary writing based on the model of Van Dijk’s concept of macrostructures. The effectiveness of the model was examined in a genre-based quasi-experimental study with the data collection procedure lasting a semester. The participants included 60 female English learners divided into two experimental and control groups. The results o...
[ 2 ] - EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Intermediate Learners’ Demotivation and the Strategies Used to Reduce Demotivation in an Iranian Context
Demotivating factors can negatively influence the learners’ attitudes in learning English language. In the present study, demotivating factors and the strategies used to reduce demotivation among Iranian EFL learners were explored through both qualitative and quantitative research methods. İn the qualitative part of the study, semi-structured interviews including two main open-ended questions w...
[ 3 ] - نظام گفتمانی تمبرهای دهه 50 از دیدگاه نشانه شناسی کاربردی برمبنای رویکرد تحلیل گفتمان انتقادی ون لیوون
تحلیل گفتمان انتقادی، پیوندِ میانِ زبان، قدرت و ایدئولوژی را به وسیلة کشف ساختارها یا مؤلفه‌های گفتمان‌مدار نمایان می‌سازد. پژوهش حاضر، با هدفِ کشفِ لایه‌های پنهانیِ معانی تمبرهای پیش و پس از انقلاب در چارچوب تحلیل گفتمان انتقادی به انجام رسیده‌است. تحلیل‌گر این پژوهش با بررسی متن‌های تصویری نوشتاری می‌کوشد تا دریابد چگونه تمبرها زبان را به عنوان فرهنگ بدیهی، طبیعی و اجتناب ناپذیر به تصویر می‌کشند و...
[ 4 ] - Psychometric Properties of the EFL Learning Plateau Inventory for Medical Students
This study was designed to examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the English as a Foreign Language Learning Plateau Inventory (FLLPI) for medical students. English as a Foreign Language (EFL) plateau refers to the cessation of progress in language learning in intermediate and upper-intermediate level. A total of 210 medical students whose English level was rated as interme...
[ 5 ] - The Effect of Flipped Language Teaching on EFL Learners’ Text Comprehension: Learners’ English Proficiency Level in Focus
The current pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study sought, firstly, to examine the effect of employing flipped language teaching techniques on EFL learners' text comprehension and, secondly, to explore whether there was any significant interaction between the flipped classroom approach and EFL learners’ proficiency level. To this end, 65 male and female EFL learners were conveniently selecte...
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