The Iranian EFL Journal December 2014

The Iranian EFL Journal Volume 10 Issue 6 December 2014

1. An Investigation of Discoursal Errors of Iranian EFL Learners
   Ali Akbar Khomeijani Farahani and Mahboobe Sadat Tabatabaei Far
2. Iranian EFL Teachers’ and Students’ Textbook Evaluation
   Kourosh Akef and Zainab Moosavi
3. Assessment of Marked thematic Structures in the Translated and Non-Translated Persuasive Texts
   Tooba Mardani
4. Students’ Perception of Teachers’ Attitudes and Learning Environment and its Relation to Risk-taking
   Behzad Nasirpour and Elham Saed
5. Analysis of the content of different testing books Based on Iran MA university entrance examination
   Akbar Azizifar, Ebrahim Fariadian and Hoda Gheitasy
6. Manipulation in Translation: A Case Study of Milan Kundera’s Three Novels
   Rajabali Askarzadeh Torghabeh and Ghazaleh Javad
7. Some Notes on English Learning Anxiety in Classroom: An Iranian Study
   Kamran Shakiba Rad
8. ESP Students’ Use of Reading Strategies and the Effects of Strategy Training on Their Reading Proficiency
   Narges Sotoudeh
9. Political Cognition and the Novel
   Moslem Zolfagharkhani, Ehteram Tabasi and Omid Etemadi
10. An Intercultural Rhetoric Investigation: The Effect of Linear and Non-Linear Paragraphs on Students’ Comprehension and Recalling
    Mohamad Sadegh Tamri and Sajad Yaseri Moghadam
11. Gender Differences in Anxiety and Speaking English as a Second Language among Iranian English Major Students of Payame Noor University
    Shabnam Amini Naghadeh and Saeedeh Asadi Arashlou
12. Shifts of Source Language Units of Translation in Target Language
    Masoumeh Yazdani Moghadam and Mansureh Delarami Far
13. The Impact of Portfolio Assessment on the Breadth of Vocabulary Knowledge of Iranian Intermediate EFL Students
    Seyed Mohammad Mohammadi, Hanieh Divanbegi and Ali Safayee Moghadam
14. Explicitation of Textual Cohesion and Autonomy of Translation: A Comparative Analysis of Elliptical Structures across Persian and English
    Mustafa Komeili
15. Mutual Relationship between Iranian School Leaving Test of English (ISLTE) and the Students’ Language Learning Beliefs
    Mahmoud Moradi Abbas Abadi and Khadijeh Aghajani Delavar
16. The Effect of Dialogue Journal Strategy on the Improvement of Iranian EFL Learners’ Writing Performance, Reflection, and Motivation
    Mina Sahraei Manjili, Saeideh Ahangari and Zohreh Seifoori
17. The Effects of VanPatten’s Input Processing Instruction and Consciousness-raising Instruction
    Parviz Maftoon and Afrooz Arianfar
18. A Translation Quality Assessment of Scientific Texts based on House’s Model: A Case Study on Translation of “The Holographic Universe”
    Nahid Bagherpour
19. Assessing Writing Quality: Vocabulary Profiles in Place of Holistic Measures
    Nouroddin Yousofi and Khosro Bahramlou
20. Beautification of Epic and Lyrical Imageries in William Shakespeare’s Sonnets
    Mokhtar Ebrahimi and Maryam Ebrahimi
21. Textbook Evaluation: Evaluation of True To Life
    Maryam Hadaeghi Azad
22. Task-Based L2 Learning : Writing – to-Learn and Recalling from Texts in Iranian Junior University Students
    Mojgan Hamidnia and Dariush Nejad Ansari
23. Implementing Reading Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension of Iranian EFL Learners
    Negin Mokhtari Hoviye
24. Reflective Practices of Experienced and Novice Iranian EFL Teachers
    Fereidoon Vahdani and Elham Panahi
25. An Investigation of the Relationship between Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners’ Grammatical Knowledge, Predictive Validity, and Use of Grammar Learning Strategies, and Their Vocabulary Achievement
    Akram Ranjbar Noshery and Fereidoon Vahdany
26. The Impact of Practicing L1 Reading Skills on L2 Reading Achievement in Pre-intermediate Learners of English as a Foreign Language
    Nouroddin Yousofi and Majid Saedi Dovaise
27. A Critical-pedagogy based Evaluation of Top-Notch Series from the Perspectives of the Teachers
    Sara Shahab
28. The Relationship between Age and Multiple Intelligences of Iranian EFL Learners
    Maryam Bahraminezhad, Parviz Maftoon and Maryam Shirinzarii
29. On Relationship between Critical Thinking and Self Regulation Learning, Are Critical Thinkers Self Regulated Learners?
    Mansoor Fahim and Valiollah Yousefi
30. Type of Critical Thinking and EFL Learners’ Performance on Argumentative and Descriptive Writing Modes
    Touran Ahour and Farhad Golpour
31. Evaluation of Grade Seven English Textbook for Iranian Junior High School Students
    Ahmad Asakereh
32. Manipulation of Speech by Mass Media; a Case Study of a Presidential Speech
    Saman Ebadi and Vahid Yari
33. Noun Phrase Accessibility and Acquisition of English Relative Clauses by Persian Learners
    Fatemeh Azar Hosseini and Hafez Shatery
34. The Relationship between Iranian EFL Learner’s Multiple Intelligences and their Creativity in writing
    Nouroddin Yousofi and Zahra Khaksar
35. An Investigation of the Existence of a Threshold Level for the Vocabulary Learning of Iranian EFL Learners
    Zhila Mohammadnia and Abdolreza Khalili
36. The Issue of Paragraph Writing from a Micro Perspective
    Shahryar Sanaee and Mohammad Jalalkamali
37. Gender Differences in Persian Discourse: A Study of Males’ and Females’ Conversational Behavior in Iran
    Farah Shooraki and Abbass Eslami Rasekh
38. Morality and Cultural Paradoxes in Teaching English to Iranian Students
    Sedigheh Vahdat and Fatemeh Abdolahi
39. Differential Effect of Processing Depth and Task Frequency on EFL Vocabulary Learning and Retention
    Esmaeel Ali Salimi and Zahra Bavand Savadkouhi
40. A Contrastive Analysis of English and Persian Politeness Principles Used by Iranian Female language learners
    Saeideh Ahangari, Mahsa Seirafi and Zohreh Seifoori