Vol 2, No 4 (2013)

Table of Contents

Articles

The Rhetorical Structure & Discursive Features of Call for Papers as a Genre
Mohammad Javad Mohammadi, Bamshad Hekmatshoar Tabari, Bizhan Hekmatshoar Tabari
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1-6
The Effect of Self-Assessment on Iranian EFL Learners’ Speaking Skill
Mahsa Ariafar, Hamid Reza Fatemipour
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7-13
English Language Teachers’ Efficacy Beliefs: Validation of the Instrument
Reza Rezvani, Tayebe Amiri
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14-26
African American Diaspora
Angela Brown
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27-30
Iranian EAP Practitioners' Attitudes toward and Familiarity with CALL: A Case at Guilan University
Hassan Soleimani, Amin Khanjani
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31-38
Analysis of the “Gone with the Wind” and its Simplified Version in terms of Lexical Structure
Touran Ahour, Mahnaz Rasoulizadeh, Biook Behnam
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39-49
The Effect of Metacognitive Listening Strategy Training on EFL Learners’ Listening Sub-skills Performance
Hassan Dousti, Hossein Abolfathiasl
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50-55
The Iranian Academicians' Strategies in Writing English Papers
Marziyeh Nekoueizadeh, Abbas Motamedi
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56-64
The impact of Technology (BBM and WhatsApp Applications) on English Linguistics in Kuwait
Ashraf Atta M. S. Salem
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65-69
Equality versus Freedom in ‘‘Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut: A Study of Dystopian Setting
Abdol Hossein Joodaki, Hamideh Mahdiany
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70-73
The Relationship between Personality Types and Self-Regulated Learning Strategies of Language Learners
Majid Ghyasi, Morteza Yazdani, Mohammad Amini Farsani
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74-82
Learning Style Preferences of Iranian EFL High School Students
Reza Vaseghi, Hamed Barjesteh, Sedigheh Shakib
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83-89
A Postcolonial Appraisal of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games in the Light of Bhabha’s Ideas
Roya Ghaffarpour
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90-97
Impact of Rhythm on Vietnamese Adult EFL Learners Intelligibility in Term of Mid-level Tone
Tien DANG
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98-109
The Impact of Age and Sex on the Refusal Strategies Used by Iranian EFL Learners
Shohreh Shahpouri Arani, Narges Soltani Tehrani
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110-117
A Stylistic Analysis of D.H. Lawrence’s ‘Sons and Lovers’
Nozar Niazi
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118-126
Social Context and Resources Available to Iranian Foreign Language Learners of English
Ali Kazemi, Iman Izadi
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127-134
A Cognitive-pragmatic Approach to Puns
Jin Qiu
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135-141
Language Engagement at the Level of Syntax: Assessing Metatalk and Task Types in SLA
Ali Akbar Ansarin, Zohre Mohamadi
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142-154
Pragmatic Functions of Hedges and Politeness Principles
Jingwei TANG
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155-160
The Function of Negotiation in Iranian EFL Students’ Vocabulary Acquisition
Hassan Soleimani, Maryam Dadmohammadi
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161-173
Do Our Perceptions of Students’ Activity Preferences Come True?
Hossein Saadabadi M.
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174-181
An Investigation of Syntactic Errors in Chinese Undergraduate EFL Learners’ Compositions: A Cohort Study
Meihua Liu, Ying Xu
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182-191
Mathematical Approaches to Cognitive Linguistics
Chuluundorj Begz
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192-199
In search of the Holy Presence of the Blessed Mary in Tolkien’s Middle-earth
Farid Mohammadi
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200-211
Phrasal Verb Combinations in Corpus-Based Studies: A Critical Review
Abdolvahed Zarifi, Jayakaran Mukundan
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212-217
Effective Look-up Techniques to Approach a Monolingual Dictionary
Nauman Al Amin Ali El Sayed, Ahmed Gumaa Siddiek
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218-227
Gambits in a New Light
Amir Nikmehr, Farahman Farrokhi
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228-239
The Significance of the Body in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Cixousian Reading
Iran Zamani
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240-244
A New Approach to Body and Literature: Deleuze’s Territorialization and the Female in Donne’s Songs and Sonets
Hamed Morovatdar
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245-254