Vol 4, No 2 (2015)

Table of Contents

Articles

Exploring Parliamentary Debate as a Pedagogical Tool to Develop English Communication Skills in EFL/ESL Classrooms
Eunice M. Aclan, Noor Hashima Abd. Aziz
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1-16
The Effect of Task Repetition on Complexity and Accuracy of Iranian High-intermediate EFL Learners’ Narrative Writing Performance
Leyli Azizzadeh, Leila Dobakhti
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17-25
EAP Textbooks in Iranian Universities: The Subject of Pragmatic-Critical Spotlight
Hamideh Baggali B., Davud Kuhi
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26-38
On the Practicality of Group Dynamic Assessment: A Seminal Enterprise Deserving Closer Scrutiny
Andisheh Saniei, Parviz Birjandi, Esmaeel Abdollahzadeh
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39-46
Linguistic Analysis of Saudi Pidginized Arabic as Produced by Asian Foreign Expatriates
Hameed Yahya A. Al-Zubeiry
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47-53
A Comparative Study of the Effects of Two Approaches of Dynamic Assessment on the Reading Comprehension of Iranian EFL Learners
Jila Naeini
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54-67
Study on Writing Anxiety among Iranian EFL Students
Naghmeh Jebreil, Akbar Azizifar, Habib Gowhary, Ali Jamalinesari
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68-72
Teacher-employed Communication Strategies: Investigating Function Type Occurrence in Iranian EFL Context
Massoud Yaghoubi Notash, Mohammad Amin Karafkan
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73-80
Creativity in Writing: A Study of EFL Learners’ Locus of Control
Hooshang Khoshsima, Mehri Izadi
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81-90
The Relationship Between English Language Proficiency And Academic Performance of University Students – Should Academic Institutions Really be Concerned?
Pauline Ghenghesh
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91-97
The Investigation of Authentic vs. Pedagogical Tape Scripts on Listening Comprehension Ability of Tourism Students
Ayda Rahmani
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98-103
A Postcolonial Appraisal of V. S. Naipaul’s A House for Mr. Biswas
Tahereh Siamardi, Reza Didari
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104-111
EFL Curriculum Design: The Case of the Greek State School Reality in the Last Two Decades (1997-2014)
Alexandra Anastasiadou
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112-119
Ian McEwan’s Characters in Žižekian Process of Subjectivity A Study of Ian McEwan’s Atonement and Solar
Amir Barati, Razieh Eslamieh
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120-124
Incorporating Pragmatics in English Language Teaching: To What Extent Do EFL Course Books Address Speech Acts?
Yasemin Aksoyalp, Tugba Elif Toprak
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125-133
A Spivakian Reading of Louise Erdrich’s Track and Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things
Behnaz Rafiee, Reza Deedari
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134-142
Translation of Negative Politeness Strategies from English into Persian: The Case of Novel Translation
Negar Moradi, Mohammad Jafar Jabbari
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143-150
Personalized versus Normal Practice of L2 Speaking on Iranian EFL Learners’ Oral Proficiency
Ayda Rahmani
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151-157
Down from the Pedestal: Revisiting the Exploit of Literature in EFL Language Classes
Atefeh Rezanejad, Zahra Lari, Zahra Mosalli
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158-168
Alice Munro's "Runaway" in the Mirror of Sigmund Freud
Raheleh Bahador, Esmaeil Zohdi
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169-176
The Relationships among Sources of Teacher Pedagogical Beliefs, Teaching Experiences, and Student Outcomes
Morteza Mellati, Marzieh Khademi, Afsaneh Shirzadeh
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177-184
Gabriel Garcia Marquez; The Significant Message of His Literary Discourse
Mohammad B. Aghaei
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185-188
On the Effect of Online Formative Assessment on Iranian Lower Intermediate EFL Learners Reading Comprehension
Farideh Peyghambarian, Mohammad Ali Fatemi, Hamid Ashraf
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189-192
A Cognitive Metaphorical Analysis of Selected Verses in the Glorius Qu’ran
Ahmad Abdel Tawwab Sharaf Eldin
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193-198
Oscar Wilde as a Temporal Designer: A Case Study of The Picture of Dorian Gray
Bahram Behin, Mahdiyeh T. Khiabani
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199-206
An Investigation of Chinese Students’ Acquisition of Oral and Written English through the Measurement of Processability Theory
Hao Tang, Yanyin Zhang
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207-212
Powerful Vocabulary Acquisition through Texts Comparison
Mohammad Reza Hasannejad, Hamid Bahador, Seyyed Ali Kazemi
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213-220
Tapping South-Asian Diaspora Studies: An Analysis
Mukesh Yadav, Shalini Yadav
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221-228
How Emotional Intelligence and Language Learning Strategies Interact in an EFL Setting
Alireza Shakarami, Hassan Khajehei
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229-237
A Postcolonial Reading of Pygmalion: A Play of 'Mimicry'
Samira Sasani
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238-245