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Comparative Analysis of Engagement Markers in Research Article Introductions and Conclusions

Zarrin Khatibi; Rajab Esfandiari

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2021, Pages 1-24

https://doi.org/10.30479/jmrels.2021.14944.1825

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  In the last few decades, the interpersonal aspect of academic writing has been stressed in English for academic purposes (EAP). This corpus-based study has focused on cross-cultural and cross-contextual analysis of engagement markers in English Physics research articles (RA) written by American English ...  Read More

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Demotivating Factors in EFL Context: Examining Nature and the Role of Socio-demographic Variables

Ebrahim ُSamani; Raziyeh Bagheripour; Sara Atarzadeh

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2021, Pages 25-50

https://doi.org/10.30479/jmrels.2020.12839.1585

Abstract
  The concept of demotivation has received the same attention as motivation, especially in the EFL context. However, a review of the literature in Iran’s context indicates a lack of studies exploring the nature of demotivating factors, that is internal or external, and the role of variables of the ...  Read More

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Effect of Online Strategies-Based Instruction on Iranian EFL Learners’ Speaking Scores: A Case of Affective and Social Strategies Instruction

Samira Abbasi; Azizeh Chalak; Hossein Heidari Tabrizi

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2021, Pages 51-71

https://doi.org/10.30479/jmrels.2020.11916.1478

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  Enhancing speaking ability is an important component of the acquirement of a language. The present study focused on improving speaking ability through online strategy-based instruction. The innovation aspect of this study is applying the Moodle course management system as an instructional platform. To ...  Read More

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Employing Dynamic Assessment and Concept-based Instruction for the Development of English Phrasal verbs in an EFL Classroom

Fatemeh Akbari; Seyed Mohammad Reza Amirian; gholam reza zareian

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2021, Pages 92-73

https://doi.org/10.30479/jmrels.2020.11733.1458

Abstract
  Established on the basis of Vygotsky's SCT, this study tends to document the EFL students' development of phrasal verbs through two SCT-oriented approaches including concept-based instruction (CBI) and dynamic assessment (DA). Moreover, the students' performance in the follow-up stage is explored to ...  Read More

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Exploring Iranian Pre-Service English Teachers’ Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) Identities and the Role of Mentor Teachers

zohreh Hoominian Sharifabad; Ali Mohammad Fazilatfar; Massood null Yazdanimoghaddam

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2021, Pages 93-124

https://doi.org/10.30479/jmrels.2020.12239.1521

Abstract
  Globally occurring changes in an ever-shrinking world acknowledge the goal of making effective communication between people with various cultural backgrounds (East, 2012; Jin, 2014; Kramsh, 2013; Zheng, 2014) and hence the development of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) in EFL context respectively. ...  Read More

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Postgraduate TEFL Students' Performance and Perception on Research Article Writing and their Challenges in Conducting Research

Leila Sajedi; Mahnaz Saeidi; Touran Ahour

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2021, Pages 125-151

https://doi.org/10.30479/jmrels.2020.12740.1577

Abstract
  Writing publishable research articles is a great concern of academicians, which requires awareness on all its relevant aspects. However, the obstacles are elusive and postgraduate students' challenges are not fully explored. In this mixed methods research and for the purpose of investigating Iranian ...  Read More

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Relative Clause Attachment Ambiguity Resolution in L1-Persian Learners of L2 English: The Effects of Semantic Priming and Proficiency

Mohammad Nabi Karimi; Eskandar Samadi; Esmat Babaii

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2021, Pages 153-185

https://doi.org/10.30479/jmrels.2020.13469.1666

Abstract
  The present study explored the effect of semantic priming in the resolution of ambiguous sentences containing Relative Clauses (RCs) preceded by a complex Noun Phrase (NP) by L1-Persian learners of L2 English. The type of semantic relationship examined was the one between the RC and one of the NPs in ...  Read More

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The Impact of Genre-Based Instruction Treatments on EAP Students’ Writing Quality

Sayyed Mohammad Alavi; Majid Nemati; Sedigheh Karimpour

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2021, Pages 187-210

https://doi.org/10.30479/jmrels.2019.11620.1446

Abstract
  The last decade has seen an increasing attention given to the notion of genre-based instruction, its application and efficacy in language teaching and learning. Regarding the benefits of genre-based instruction in second language acquisition, there have been ongoing debates in pedagogical treatments ...  Read More