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Doqaruni, Vahid Rahmani – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2022
In order to gain a deeper insight into second/foreign language (L2) classroom discourse, teacher talk, as one of the most important aspects of this discourse, needs to be studied from different perspectives. So, the purpose of the present study is to address the association between teachers' experience and different types of semantic schemata in…
Descriptors: Semantics, Schemata (Cognition), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Sistani, Mahsa; Hashemian, Mahmood – English Language Teaching, 2016
This study, first, examined whether there was any relationship between Iranian L2 learners' vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs), on the one hand, and their multiple intelligences (MI) types, on the other hand. In so doing, it explored the extent to which MI would predict L2 learners' VLSs. To these ends, 40 L2 learners from Isfahan University of…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Vocabulary Development, Correlation, Questionnaires
Mirfatemi, Fatemeh; Sadeghi, Amir; Niyazi, Mitra P. – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2020
Supra-segmental features refer to various forms of intonation and how words and sentences are uttered. Such features challenge meaning and comprehension, too. Despite the importance of these features and their reported association with phonological awareness and linguistic comprehension, their effects on reading comprehension have not been…
Descriptors: Suprasegmentals, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Rezaei, Mahdi; Salehi, Hadi – Journal of Practical Studies in Education, 2022
This study aimed to scrutinize the measurement of ICC and then investigate the relationship between Iranian L2 learners and their L2 learning motivation, and achievement on the one hand, and the difference between ICC and motivation of EFL learners, on the other. To do this, the participants included 60 B.A. Translation and 60 B.A. non-Translation…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Translation, Correlation
Karimi, Saeid; Biemans, Harm J. A.; Lans, Thomas; Aazami, Mousa; Mulder, Martin – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2016
Opportunity identification and, in particular, the generation of new business ideas is becoming an important element of entrepreneurship education. Researchers and educators, however, struggle with how opportunity identification competence can be enhanced. The purpose of this study was, therefore, to test the ability of students to generate new…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Business Skills, Creative Thinking, Creativity Tests
Rafiee, Marzieh; Kassaian, Zohre; Dastjerdi, Hossein Vahid – English Language Teaching, 2010
Language learners need to feel secure and to be free of stress so they can focus on language tasks (Ellis, 1994). A language teacher should use different tools to encourage students and make them involved in learning process. Humor and song are effective tools, as they develop creativity and make the class environment an appropriate setting for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Mohammadi, Roya Ranjbar; Saeidi, Mahnaz; Ahangari, Saeideh – Cogent Education, 2020
Self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies have gained a great prominence in second language reading comprehension; however, to have a comprehensive picture of their efficacy, this study investigated the significant relationships among SRL components, reading comprehension and reading problem solving. Moreover, it examined the effects of SRL…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning
Hosseini, Saeideh – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Iranian women's gendered identities and language learning through the theoretical frameworks of feminist poststructuralism of gender and language, imagined communities, and communities of practice. Additionally, these theoretical constructs were linked to the concepts of agency…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Females, Immigrants, Communities of Practice
Afshar, Hassan Soodmand; Movassagh, Hossein – Language Learning Journal, 2017
The study investigated the relationship among critical thinking, strategy use and university achievement. To this end, 76 English major students sat the California Critical Thinking Skills Test and filled out Oxford's Strategy Inventory for Language Learning. Participants' Grade Point Averages were regarded as their university achievement. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
Rasti-Behbahani, Amin; Shahbazi, Maryam – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
This study investigates the probable effect of a digital game-based vocabulary learning (DGBVL) task on the acquisition of some components of a word knowledge framework. In so doing, 124 Persian speakers (56 males and 68 females) were randomly assigned to either a control or an experimental group. The experimental group participants completed a…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Game Based Learning, Comparative Analysis, Task Analysis
Ariani, Mohsen Ghasemi; Mirdad, Fatemeh – International Education Studies, 2016
The present study aims at exploring the influence of school design on student performance. The participants consisted of 150 students who studied at two Iranian public school and private school in Mashhad City. School Design and Planning Laboratory (SDPL) model of Georgia University (and Tanner (2009)) was used as an appraisal indicator of school…
Descriptors: School Buildings, Building Design, Educational Facilities, Statistical Analysis
Zarei, Abbas Ali; Aleali, Maryam – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2015
The present study was an attempt to investigate the differences in the accessibility of phonological, semantic, and orthographic aspects of words in L2 vocabulary learning. For this purpose, a sample of 119 Iranian intermediate level EFL students in a private language institute in Karaj was selected. All of the participants received the same…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Phonology
Omrani, Soghra; Fardanesh, Hashem; Hemmati, Nima; Hemmati, Naser – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2012
Instruction, even when designed and based on sound instructional principles, oftentimes does not stimulate learners' motivation to learn. The result may be that learners may not be motivated to pursue lifelong learning and use the knowledge and skills learned to deliver patient care. The purpose of this study was to identify an appropriate…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Lifelong Learning, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design
Noughabi, Mostafa Azari – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
Vocabulary as a significant component of language learning has been widely researched. As well, it is well documented that vocabulary could be learned through listening and reading. In addition, measuring productive vocabulary has been a chief concern among scholars. However, few studies have focused on meaning-focused listening input and its…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Statistical Analysis
Khorshidi, Hassan Rasouli – English Language Teaching, 2013
This research study empirically investigated the impact of study abroad context on L2 learners' pragmatic development compared with study at home group in Iran. For the study abroad group the participants were selected from the Iranian students who registered in a six-month program in language institutes in India (Mysore) and for the study at home…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Pretests Posttests, Program Effectiveness
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