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Bio-surveillance and The Immobilizing Journey in The Inheritance of Loss by Taheri, Zahra

“…This article focuses on the notion of bio-surveillance in Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss (2006) from the perspectives of Btihaj Ajana and Michel…”
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Enhancing Advanced EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Recall via MI-oriented Thematic Vocabulary Clustering by Savojbolaghchilar, Sanam, Seifoori, Zohreh, Ghafoori, Nasser

“…The present quasi-experimental study investigated the effect of Thematic Vocabulary Instruction (TVI) with and without Multiple Intelligence-oriented tasks on…”
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Gender and Disability in Bahram Tavakoli’s Here Without Me and Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie by Mostafa Sadeghi Kahmini, Hadaegh, Bahee, Ghasemi, Parvin

“…This article examines the intersection of gender and disability in The Glass Menagerie, a 1944 play by the acclaimed American dramatist Tennessee Williams, and…”
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ELT Curriculum and Policy: A Systematic Review of the Recent Research Literature by Shahi, Reza, Khany, Reza, shoja, Leila

“…This study was conducted to systematically review the English Language Teaching (ELT) curriculum and policy studies. A systematic literature review was used to…”
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A Critical Discourse Analysis of Vision Textbooks: Representation of Social Relations and Ideology by Abdolhay, Sepideh, Narjes Ashari Tabar, Sarkeshikian, AmirHossein

“…Considering the importance of the textbooks within the field of ELT, EFL textbooks should be subjected to for their suitability. Therefore, this article…”
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From Subservient Reticence to Uncontainable Defiance: The Rendition of Ophelia in the Adaptations of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet by Laurence Olivier, Kenneth Branagh and Michael Almereyda by Mohseni, Hossein

“…Ophelia in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a potent discursive site whose interpretive and critical valences have been salvaged through various adaptations of…”
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Casting Light on Teacher Recasts: Learner Noticing and Interpretation by Homa Jafarpour Mamaghani, Zolghaldri, Mandana

“…The role of teacher feedback as a contributor to effective instruction has long been established. However, the types of feedback frequently exploited during…”
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The Effect of Group type and Mediation type in Group Dynamic Assessment on the Improvement of Iranian Homogeneous and Heterogeneous EFL Learners' Listening Comprehension by Nader Safaei Asl, Ahangari, Saeideh, Saeidi, Mahnaz

“…Based on Vygotsky's concept of Zone of Proximal Development, dynamic assessment (DA) has at its core the integration of assessment and instruction through…”
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Texture in EFL Learners’ Expository Essays: An Exploratory Approach by Khorram, Fatemeh, Seyyed Ali Ostovar-Namaghi, Moezzipour, Farhad

“…Although grammatical range and accuracy have been widely explored in EFL learners’ expository essays, texture, which is realized through linguistic resources…”
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Switches that Count: Perceived Functions of University Instructors’ Code-Switching Practices in English Major Undergraduate Content versus Language Classes by Eslami, Mahnaz, Talebzadeh, Hossein

“…There are contradicting views about the place of L1 and code-switching (as a common phenomenon) in language classrooms. Despite the plethora of studies…”
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Rhetorical Functions in English Review Articles’ Conclusions by Zare, Javad, Zohreh Sadat Naseri

“…Genre analysis studies have refined our understanding of the rhetorical organization of scientific articles. The present paper reports on a study which…”
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The Effect of Manipulating Narrative Task Demands on EFL Learners’ Attention Orientation by Saeedi, Masoud

“…The present research investigated the impact of task demands manipulation on what learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) exactly focus on while…”
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Black as A Redeeming Hero in My Name is Red by Elham Mohammadi Achachelooei

“…This article applies Joseph Campbell’s mythological perspective to discuss Black’s character as a redeemer in Orhan Pamuk’s My Name Is Red (2002). This is done…”
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A Comparative Study of Text Formality of Applied Linguistics Articles Written in English by Iranian and Native Speaking Researchers by Baleghizadeh, Sasan, Asadi, Faria

“…International scientific communication is mostly conducted in English. Consequently, writing and publishing in English is of significant importance in academic…”
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Persian and Arabic Language Students’ L3 Acquisition of English Plural Marking: Language of Instruction Matters for Cross-Linguistic Influence by Khezri, Fatemeh, Ali Akbar Jabbari, Ali Mohammad Fazilatfar, Jamshidi, Fatemeh

“…This study aims at comparing the effects of order of acquisition (L1 vs. L2) and language of contact instruction on third language acquisition (L3), exploring…”
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A Move Analysis of Iranian English Language Institute Websites: Homepage and About Us by Sorouri, Somayeh, Fathali, Somayeh, Emadi, Azadeh

“…This study examines how Iranian language institutes represent themselves in two pages of their institutional websites, namely, Homepage and About Us…”
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Gender and Paratextual Visibility: A Case Study of Iranian Fiction Translators by Yari, Ameneh, Amirian, Zahra

“…Radical orientation in the feminist movement evoked numerous criticisms calling for a more neutral and non-political paradigm toward women. The urge for…”
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The Relationship Between Iranian EFL Learners’ Personality Traits and Their Mobile Assisted Vocabulary Learning by Mohammadi, Elham, Khosravi, Robab, Masoumi, Azam

“…The growing inclusion of technological devices in language learning calls for exploring their efficacy and determining to what extent learners’ characteristics…”
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The Effect of Online Planning and Strategic Planning in CALL-Based TBLT on Iranian EFL Learners’ Willingness to Communicate by Hadis Esfandiari Dehmajnoni, Amjadiparvar, Alireza

“…The current study examined the impact of online planning and strategic planning in the context of task-based computer-assisted language learning (CALL) on…”
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Teachers’ (Dis)Respect for English Language Learners: Developing a Cross-Cultural Model by Mahnaz Mostafaei Alaei, Amirhamid Forough Ameri

“…Batelaan (2001) posits that a teacher-student respectful inter-relationship is conducive to a safe learning context. This study presents a multi-faceted scale…”
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