Interactional Competence and Gender Impacts on EFL Learners’ Self-Perceptions of Its Sub-Constructs

Zari saeedi; Hossein Jajarmi

Volume 10, Issue 3 , July 2023, , Pages 21-38

https://doi.org/10.30479/jmrels.2023.17942.2135

Abstract
  Even though interactional competence (IC) has been in the center of attention recently, its constructs/sub-components and influencing factors still require a profound scrutiny. The features associated with IC have indeed been probed in various realms of language learning and teaching. However, the effect ...  Read More

Iranian Language Learners’ Attitudes towards Teaching/Learning English: The Role of University Major, Gender, and Age

Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi

Volume 5, Issue 1 , February 2018, , Pages 1-26

https://doi.org/10.30479/jmrels.2019.10399.1297

Abstract
  Attitudes towards learning teaching a subject play a major role in determining individuals' success or failure in any educational programme. This paper delves into the attitudes of university and non-university students towards teaching/ learning English in Iran. To this end, thirteen MA and forty-three ...  Read More

The Effect of Using Songs on Young Iranian EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning: A Case of Gender

Ali Roohani; Somayeh Akbarpour

Volume 3, Issue 3 , September 2016, , Pages 82-59

Abstract
  Abstract Knowledge can be reflected in vocabulary repertoire; it is thus important to find out effective methods of vocabulary teaching which can assist language learners in the process of vocabulary learning. This study investigated the effectiveness of teaching English vocabulary through song and ...  Read More

Examining the Interactional Metadiscourse Markers in Iranian MA Applied Linguistics Theses

Saeed Rezaei; Masoumeh Estaji; Mahdi Hasanpour

Volume 2, Issue 1 , February 2015, , Pages 71-43

Abstract
  One of the most salient written academic outputs a university student has the opportunity to create is a thesis which is regarded as “a complex student-produced research genre” (Lee & Casal, 2014). In order to compare the rhetorical features and preferences of distinct discourse communities ...  Read More