In spite of the importance of teacher's motivation only a limited number of studies have been conducted on teacher's demotivation in Iran. This study was an attempt to investigate demotivating factors among Iranian EFL language institute teachers in terms of years of teaching experience. To this end, the researchers tried to utilize a questionnaire as a research method. To collect data, a valid...

In spite of the importance of teacher's motivation only a limited number of studies have been conducted on teacher's demotivation in Iran. This study was an attempt to investigate demotivating factors among Iranian EFL language institute teachers in terms of years of teaching experience. To this end, the researchers tried to utilize a questionnaire as a research method. To collect data, a valid...

This is another very interesting publication by Robert C. Gardner analyzing the socio-educational model as well as the different scope and coverage of studies on the role of motivation in second or foreign language acquisition. In the Preface the author first of all discusses certain ambiguities and misunderstandings that tend to be associated with the nature of motivation for foreign language ...

[Review] Krishanu Maiti, editor. Posthumanist Perspectives on Literary and Cultural Animals. Springer, 2021. Second Language Learning Teaching: Issues in Literature Culture. 188 pp. ISBN 978-3-030-76159-2 (eBook)

Globalization has been an irreversible trend in the world economic and social advances. China, as an indispensable developing power, is playing a significant role on the world stage. Language, as a cultural element, is also affecting the process of China’s globalization. This paper aims to study the relationship between globalization and the cultural development of foreign language teaching and...

Socio-Cultural Theory, based on Vygotskian thought, is a theory about the development of human cognitive and higher mental function. The theory specially emphasizes the integration of social, cultural and biological elements in learning processes and stresses the socio-cultural circumstances‘ central role in human‘s cognitive development. Second Language Acquisition is concerned with the proces...

While translation has become “a full-fledged craft and profession” (Király, 2003, p. 3), the research on translation pedagogy has been relatively new and largely dominated by “anecdotal evidence and case studies” (Colina, 2003, p. 29). Translation teachers and scholars are faced with various problems and challenges, such as the modes of teaching and the proper evaluation methods. It was in cons...

Previous literature presents there is a demand to teach adult learners English due to the amount of non-English speaking citizens. Therefore, educators have responded to the need for programs that teach adult learners English. English as a Second Language (ESL) classes help adults by providing a foundation of comprehension for the English language, this foundation helps adults navigate their li...

Research in second or foreign language learning indicates that for adult learners, the improvement of one language skill facilitates the development of other skills. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlations among Chinese EFL students’ reading, writing, and listening development by examining their test scores on the College English Test Band 4. The findings showed that the r...