Published vs. Postgraduate Writing in Applied Linguistics: The Case of Lexical Bundles
Published vs. Postgraduate Writing in Applied Linguistics: The Case of Lexical Bundles

Hasan Jalali; Gholamreza Zarei

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 1-16

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2016.20393

Abstract
  Abstract: Lexical bundles, as building blocks of coherent discourse, have been the subject of much research in the last two decades. While many of such studies have been mainly concerned ...  Read More
The Effect of Mnemonic and Mapping Techniques on L2 Vocabulary Learning
The Effect of Mnemonic and Mapping Techniques on L2 Vocabulary Learning

Abbas Ali Zarei; Flora Keysan

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 17-32

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2016.20394

Abstract
  The present study investigated the effects of selected presentation techniques including the keyword method, the peg word method, the loci method, argument mapping, concept mapping ...  Read More
An Investigation into the Socio-Cultural Strategy Use and the Writing Competence of Iranian EFL Learners
An Investigation into the Socio-Cultural Strategy Use and the Writing Competence of Iranian EFL Learners

Gholamreza Zareian; Omid Mallahi

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 33-50

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2016.20395

Abstract
  The sociocultural approach to writing strategy use emphasizes the importance of context and the mediating resources that learners can use to enhance the quality of their performance ...  Read More
Complimenting Functions by Native English Speakers and Iranian EFL Learners: A Divergence or Convergence
Complimenting Functions by Native English Speakers and Iranian EFL Learners: A Divergence or Convergence

Ali Akbar Ansarin; Mostafa Morady Moghaddam

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 51-76

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2016.20396

Abstract
  The study of compliment speech act has been under investigation on many occasions in recent years. In this study, an attempt is made to explore appraisals performed by native English ...  Read More
The Washback Effects of High School Third Grade Exam on EFL Teachers’ Methodology, Evaluation and Attitude
The Washback Effects of High School Third Grade Exam on EFL Teachers’ Methodology, Evaluation and Attitude

Mohammad Ahmadi Safa; Farhad Jafari

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 77-98

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2016.20397

Abstract
  Abstract: The widespread use of test scores for different educational and social decision making purposes has made the washback effect of tests a distinct educational phenomenon (Cheng, ...  Read More
Research Article
Long-term Utilization of Interaction by Young EFL Learners: The Effects of Strategy Training
Long-term Utilization of Interaction by Young EFL Learners: The Effects of Strategy Training

Mohammad Mahdi Hajmalek; Ehsan Majidifard; Omid Rikhtegar

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 99-120

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2016.20420

Abstract
  The bulk of research within the interactionist framework seems to be consensually pointing to the beneficial effects of interaction in SLA. However, few studies have investigated the ...  Read More