Research Paper Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
The Effects of Scaffolding Techniques on IELTS Candidates' Horizontal Grammatical Variability: A Mixed Method Study

Hamed Abbasi Mojdehi; Abbas Ali Zarei; Rajab Esfandiari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 12 October 2022

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2022.68731.715

Abstract
  Grammatical accuracy has always been a concern for most Iranian EFL learners. This grammatical variability is more visible in the writing of Iranian IELTS candidates. In this study, the impacts of (distributed, peer and reciprocal scaffolding on IELTS learners' horizontal grammatical variability ...  Read More

Research Paper Applied Linguistics
A Five-Factor Model of Motivational Self-Guides: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

majid Ghorbani; shokouh Rashvand Semiyari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 September 2023

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2023.73215.768

Abstract
  The current study undertook to explore the interplay of motivational/attitudinal variables and second language (L2) learners’ motivated behavior through the lens of a revised model of L2 self-guides. This new model reconceptualizes Dornyei’s (2005, 2009) original motivational self-system ...  Read More

Research Paper Discourse Analysis
Pre and Post-Islamic Revolution Obituaries in Iran: Did Ideology change the Move?

Saba Bashiri; Hiwa Weisi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 11 December 2023

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2023.65370.666

Abstract
  Obituaries serve as the most viable means to announce a person's death. Regarding the socio-political changes in Iran due to the Islamic Revolution, this descriptive-analytic study reports on a move-based analysis of obituaries belonging before and after the Islamic Revolution driven by Swales' ...  Read More

Research Paper Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
Exploring Iranian EFL learners' Attitudes toward Classroom Practices of CLT

Mahsa Seirafi; Masoud Zoghi; Haniyeh Davatgari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 June 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2024.76065.808

Abstract
  This study delves into the attitudes of Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners toward the classroom practices of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). It endeavors to present a comprehensive understanding of the current state of CLT in Iran, the associated challenges, and potential avenues ...  Read More

Research Paper Testing
Iranian EFL Writing Raters’ Behaviors When Interacting with Analytic and Holistic Rating Scales

Narjes Khodaparast; Nasim Ghanbari; Abbas Abbasi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 June 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2024.76325.812

Abstract
  Among different factors affecting writing assessment, rater and rating scale are two influential variables which determine the outcome of assessment. Taking this into account, this study attempted to identify and classify the raters’ behaviors in the Iranian EFL context when using analytic and ...  Read More

Research Paper Testing
Developing and Validating a Questionnaire to Assess EFL Teachers` Classroom-Based Assessment Literacy

Elham Banisaeed; Mohammad Hashamdar; Kobra Tavassoli

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 14 July 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2024.77139.819

Abstract
  Classroom-based assessment (CBA) as one of the constructs of formative assessment has been considered highly significant in recent years. Consequently, various tools have been designed to investigate teachers` CBA needs and deficiencies ignoring different levels of teachers` CBA literacy. Thus, the present ...  Read More

Research Paper CALL & MALL
Predicting Technology Use in EFL Instruction: The Roles of Teacher Self-Efficacy and Technology Self-Efficacy

Milad Naderi; Jalil Fathi; Habib Soleimani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 July 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2024.75078.793

Abstract
  With the widespread use of technology in today's society, the effective integration of technology in education has become a vital area of research, particularly in teacher education. Teacher variables play a crucial role in the successful incorporation of technology in the classroom. Consequently, ...  Read More

Research Paper Applied Linguistics
Cross-linguistic and intra-linguistic influence in the use of L3 French prepositions: A stimulated recall content analysis

Farhang Daneshfard; Mahboobeh Saadat

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 July 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2024.77275.821

Abstract
  Investigation of cross-linguistic influence (CLI) using stimulated recall can be revealing at the level of cognition. Cross-linguistic and intra-linguistic influence in the use of French prepositions for Iranian L1 Persian/L2 English/L3 French learners was thus explored in this study. Data were gathered ...  Read More

Research Paper Education
EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Academic Favoritism: A Questionnaire Development and Validation Study

Mahnaz Mostafaei Alaei; Mahya Alaei

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 August 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2024.76704.815

Abstract
  Although the concept of favoritism has received attention in various areas of study such as management, business, and medical settings, this line of research has scarcely been explored in teacher education and especially in L2 acquisition context. The current study aimed to design and validate a scale ...  Read More

Research Paper Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
Examining L2 Learners' Performance on Implicit and Explicit Measures: The Role of Grammaticality and Structure Difficulty

Sepideh Mehraein; Hamideh Marefat

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 August 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2024.78148.833

Abstract
  Extensive research exists on the effects of task design features on measuring L2 learners’ implicit and explicit knowledge. However, the role of structure difficulty has received limited attention. Additionally, the use of fine-grained measures of implicit knowledge has remained underexplored. ...  Read More

Research Paper Applied Linguistics
Unboxing Practical Strategies in University Curriculum in The Light of Artificial Intelligence: An Insight into The Effects on Intellectual Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, Motivation, And Creativity

Goodarz Shakibaei; Seyyed Mohammad Ali Soozandehfar; Fatemeh Owliaei; Arash Hashemifardnia

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 August 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2024.80332.859

Abstract
  The goal of this inquiry was to scrutinize how Iranian university students' motivation, creativity, emotional intelligence (EI), and intellectual awareness (IA) were affected by artificial intelligence (AI). Sixty Iranian university students in Ahvaz, Iran, were chosen based on a convenience sampling ...  Read More

Research Paper Discourse Analysis
Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Analysis of Engagement Markers in Academic Writing: Contrasting Native and Non-native (Iranian) Authorship in Hard and Soft Sciences Research Articles

Parviz Ajideh; Mohammad Zohrabi; Rougia Oghbatalab

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 23 August 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2024.77783.827

Abstract
  In academic discourse across diverse fields, the cultivation of authorial competence in crafting compelling and persuasive texts is of paramount importance. Scholars in the field of linguistics, particularly those involved in discourse analysis, have been attentive to this necessity. Within the realm ...  Read More

Research Paper Discourse Analysis
The Impact of Discipline-Specific Variation in English on Shaping Iranian ESP Writers’ Schematic Borders in their Expertise: A Move Analysis Study of Disciplinary Research Articles ‘Conclusions’

Ali Akbar Farahani; Ali Geravand

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 December 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2024.81004.867

Abstract
  Having active participation in today’s more universally-networked research community through publishing in valid English journals has become delicate for the most populated contemporary users of English as a foreign language known as ‘ESP writers. This challenge is typically experienced in ...  Read More

Research Paper Teacher Education
Justice and Injustice in English as a Foreign Language Classes: Analysis of Teachers’ Conceptual Metaphors

Kiyana Zhaleh; Hamed Zandi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 December 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2024.78617.841

Abstract
  Classroom justice, an under-investigated topic in language education, has been brought under focus in this study. Employing a qualitative research design, we took conceptual metaphor as both the theoretical framework and data analysis tool. Accordingly, 51 Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) ...  Read More

Research Paper Teacher Education
Resilience, Psychological Well-being and Professional Development of Iranian EFL Teachers: A Structural Equation Analysis

Saeed Ketabi; Maliheh Sattari; Farzaneh Dehghan

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 December 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2024.78288.837

Abstract
  Because of the significance of teachers’ individual and psychological qualities in affecting their performance, an increasing number of studies have been conducted to probe the relationships among teacher constructs in influencing their professional development. In an attempt to clarify the association ...  Read More

Research Paper Applied Linguistics
Synthesizing Engagement, Study and Activation (ESA) with Portfolio Assessment in EFL Classes: Focus on Cognitive Dimensions in the Process of Writing Skills

Fatemeh Ranjbarvahed; Gholam-Reza Abbasian; Bahram Mowlaie

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 February 2025

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2025.79074.848

Abstract
  Applying an appropriate and a dynamic method of teaching in EFL instruction is a critical mechanism for engaging, attracting and accompanying students. Hypothesized as a dynamic platform, synthesizing Engagement, Study, and Activation (ESA) with portfolio assessment was addressed in this study mixed-method-based ...  Read More

Research Paper Interlanguage Pragmatics (ILP)
Representation of Politeness Markers across Different Measures of Pragmatic Knowledge

Rasoul Mohammad Hosseinpur; Reza Bagheri Nevisi; Mohammad Bagher Mikhak; Abdolreza Lowni

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 February 2025

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2025.75814.803

Abstract
  The question of whether, and to what extent, different measures of pragmatic knowledge mirror students' capabilities as represented in their authentic application of language has been an important consideration in the vicinity of interlanguage pragmatics. To examine the production of politeness ...  Read More