Research Article
Adjustments in the Quran Translation Based on Nida and Taber’s Model (A Case Study of Three Translations of Az Zariyat Surah)
Adjustments in the Quran Translation Based on Nida and Taber’s Model (A Case Study of Three Translations of Az Zariyat Surah)

Ameneh Yari; Sara Zandian

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2022, Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2021.130075.1766

Abstract
  The conflict between form and meaning is not a new phenomenon, especially in the translation of sacred texts . The Quran's fusion of style and content, as well as the unparalleled quality ...  Read More
Research Article
Investigating Public Speaking Anxiety Factors among EFL University Students through Online Learning
Investigating Public Speaking Anxiety Factors among EFL University Students through Online Learning

Selamat Husni Hasibuan; Imelda Darmayanti Manurung; Rini Ekayati

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2022, Pages 21-38

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2021.130092.1767

Abstract
  As in many other countries, universities in Indonesia have been closed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, and lecturers have been forced to adapt to online learning. ...  Read More
Research Article
Cognitive and Psychological Characteristics and EFL Learners’ Test Performance: A Validity Study
Cognitive and Psychological Characteristics and EFL Learners’ Test Performance: A Validity Study

Mohammad Ahmadi Safa; Rahime Karbakhsh ravari

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2022, Pages 39-62

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2021.130599.1778

Abstract
  Language learners' test performance is affected by individual attributes that are not part of test takers’ language ability (Bachman, 1990). The identification of such factors ...  Read More
Research Article
Tracking Defense Mechanisms in an EFL Setting: Pseudo-altruism on Top
Tracking Defense Mechanisms in an EFL Setting: Pseudo-altruism on Top

Melika Tazimifar; Momene Ghadiri; Zohreh Kashkouli

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2022, Pages 63-88

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2021.129384.1742

Abstract
  This paper reports the study undertaken on types of defense mechanisms used by Iranian EFL teachers. Furthermore, the significant differences between male and female EFL teachers at ...  Read More
Research Article
Exploring EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Strategies for Promoting Learners’ Willingness-to-Communicate in Online Classes
Exploring EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Strategies for Promoting Learners’ Willingness-to-Communicate in Online Classes

Mohammad Zohrabi; Leila Bimesl Farshbafan

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2022, Pages 89-110

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2021.131416.1807

Abstract
  Willingness to communicate is subject to the moment-by-moment fluctuations in the classroom. Therefore, teachers’ decisive role comes to the foreground as they can increase learners’ ...  Read More
Research Article
Two Sides of the Same Coin? Exploring Persuasive Discursive Practices in Academic and Popularized Texts in Psychology
Two Sides of the Same Coin? Exploring Persuasive Discursive Practices in Academic and Popularized Texts in Psychology

Mavadat Saidi; Niloofar Karami; Ehsan Namaziandost

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2022, Pages 111-134

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2021.130846.1788

Abstract
  Circulation of scientific discoveries occurs in various discourse communities. Adopting an audience-oriented view of writing (Hyland, 2010) and drawing on the appraisal theory (Martin ...  Read More