Research Article
The Relationship between Syntactic and Lexical Complexity in Speech Monologues of EFL Learners
The Relationship between Syntactic and Lexical Complexity in Speech Monologues of EFL Learners

Aso Bayazidi; Ali-Akbar Ansarin; Zhila Mohammadnia

Volume 8, Issue 4 , November 2019, Pages 473-488

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2019.114852.1402

Abstract
  : This study aims to explore the relationship between syntactic and lexical complexity and also the relationship between different aspects of lexical complexity. To this end, speech ...  Read More
Research Article
The Integrative Effect of Direct Corrective Feedback and Metalinguistic Explanation on Learners' Accuracy in using English Articles
The Integrative Effect of Direct Corrective Feedback and Metalinguistic Explanation on Learners' Accuracy in using English Articles

Golia Mohammadi; Nasim Ghanbari; Abbas Abbasi

Volume 8, Issue 4 , November 2019, Pages 489-510

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2019.115702.1432

Abstract
  The present study was conducted to further improve the practice of written corrective feedback by integrating the two known feedback types (i.e. direct corrective feedback and metalinguistic ...  Read More
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Applying Computer-Mediated Active Learning Intervention to Improve L2 Listening Comprehension
Applying Computer-Mediated Active Learning Intervention to Improve L2 Listening Comprehension

Parisa Abdolrezapour

Volume 8, Issue 4 , November 2019, Pages 511-530

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2019.115355.1424

Abstract
  : This study aims to apply active learning in a foreign language context to improve L2 learners’ listening comprehension. Participants in this attempt were 56 EFL learners between ...  Read More
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The Impact of Contextual Variables on Internal Intensification of Apology Speech Acts in Persian: Social Distance and Severity of Offense in Focus
The Impact of Contextual Variables on Internal Intensification of Apology Speech Acts in Persian: Social Distance and Severity of Offense in Focus

Mohsen Shahrokhi

Volume 8, Issue 4 , November 2019, Pages 531-558

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2019.114097.1381

Abstract
  The current paper primarily provides an account of how apology speech acts are internally intensified in Persian. Moreover, the study checks to what extent contextual variables, namely ...  Read More
Research Article
Exploring Authorial Identity in terms of Voice Intensity and Subject-Positioning in the Argumentative Writings of Male and Female Iranian Advanced EFL Learners
Exploring Authorial Identity in terms of Voice Intensity and Subject-Positioning in the Argumentative Writings of Male and Female Iranian Advanced EFL Learners

Omid Mallahi

Volume 8, Issue 4 , November 2019, Pages 559-584

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2019.116317.1453

Abstract
  Academic writing is not just about presenting a set of ideas, but through the act of writing, the authors position themselves as individuals having particular identities which mostly ...  Read More
Cultural Identity among Iranian EFL Learners: the Development of a Cultural Identity Questionnaire
Cultural Identity among Iranian EFL Learners: the Development of a Cultural Identity Questionnaire

Fattaneh Abbasi Talabari; Mohammad Khatib

Volume 8, Issue 4 , November 2019, Pages 585-612

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2019.115039.1410

Abstract
  Learning English as a foreign language in Iran has provided a novel learning milieu for language learners, giving them the capability to create the dialogue between their home culture ...  Read More