Analyzing the Development of a Longitudinal Error-Tagged English Learner Corpus: Exploring Accuracy Development in Iranian EFL Learners' Writing

Samaneh Yadollahi; Amirsaeid Moloodi; Mohammad Rahimi

Volume 12, Issue 1 , January 2025, , Pages 147-171

https://doi.org/10.30479/jmrels.2024.19996.2333

Abstract
  Error-tagged learner corpora are helpful resources in language teaching, providing authentic samples of learners' errors. This longitudinal study aims to investigate accuracy development in three subsequent writing performances of Iranian EFL learners across beginner, intermediate, and advanced proficiency ...  Read More

Role of Bottom-up and Top-down Pre-listening Activities on Iranian EFL Students’ Listening Comprehension

Fatemeh Karimi; Azizeh Chalak

Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2022, , Pages 53-72

https://doi.org/10.30479/jmrels.2020.12364.1536

Abstract
  AbstractPre-listening activity has a considerable role in improving listening comprehension. This research examined the effects of bottom-up and top-down pre-listening activities on Iranian EFL students’ listening comprehension. It also investigated the potential interaction effects of language ...  Read More

Let’s Judge a Book by its Cover: The Case Study of Active Skills for Reading

Mahdis Mousavi; Mansoor Ganji; Khaled Kordi Tamandani

Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 183-206

https://doi.org/10.30479/jmrels.2021.15774.1919

Abstract
  Textbook is an essential element of teaching and learning materials. After the teacher, textbooks are the most important factor in learning. Since textbooks act as an important material in teaching and learning, they need to be evaluated regularly. In the light of the foregoing, this study aimed to evaluate ...  Read More

The Study of Turn-taking Processes through Focus on Form and Focus on Forms Instructions: Incidental Grammar Acquisition

Hossein Arabgary; Siros Izadpanah

Volume 3, Issue 3 , September 2016, , Pages 128-105

Abstract
  The present study aimed at examining whether the turn-taking processes in focus on form and focus on forms teaching contexts were similar or different. Turn-taking refers to ‘how each of the interlocutors in an interaction contributes to the conversation’. Both lessons were designed to teach ...  Read More

Employing a Cooperative Learning Technique as a Means to Promote Iranian EFL Learner’s Critical Thinking

Masoomeh Estaji; Shabnam Moradi Aghdam

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2016, , Pages 55-35

Abstract
  The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of learning together model of cooperative learning on Iranian EFL learners’ and high and low achievers’ critical  thinking ability. To this end, a total of 52 students out of a population of 60 English language learners from Simin Language ...  Read More