The present mixed-method study sought to investigate the efficacy of using an interventionist dynamic assessment and specifically its formats namely the cake and the sandwich ones on learners’ grammatical English Tenses. In doing so, 45 advanced learners of English language at Iran Language Institute (ILI) in Shiraz, Iran were selected. They were randomly assigned to 3 groups, each including 15...

originating from vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, dynamic assessment (da) proposes a novel approach to second language acquisition (sla) research according to which a dialectical relationship is envisaged between instruction and assessment. although da has been applied to some areas of sla, there are areas, such as interlanguage pragmatics (ilp), that have been neglected.  to address the issue,...

every society has its own culture, values, and ideology. translations convey the meaning as well as cultural and ideological values, beliefs, ideas and norms from source culture to target culture. one type of translation which nowadays is popular among people, and can attract so many audiences in different ages is audiovisual translation (avt), particularly dubbing. if there is difference betwe...

Abstract As a part of more extensive computerized dynamic assessment (CDA) project delivered through dedicated website, www.lingeli.com , this study explores EFL learners’ perspectives on an online listening comprehension software focusing inferential skills while trying to minimize the guessing effect. The participants were 94 Iranian learners selected convenience sampling participate in 1-mon...

Abstract Dynamic assessment is heavily based on Vygotskian socio-cultural theory and in recent years researchers have shown interest the as a way to facilitate learning. This study attempted examine comparative effect of group dynamic (GDA) computerized (CDA) listening development, L2 learners’ perfectionism, anxiety, intrinsic motivation. To this end, 91 intermediate learners English were sele...