The goal of this study was to investigate Moroccans’ attitudes towards the incorporation of Amazigh into the educational system, and the extent to which self-reported ethnicity could potentially impact their attitudes towards the Amazigh teaching experience. The study was couched within a mixed-methods approach whereby data were collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire and a semi-structured

One of the fundamental pillars of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) is that in any metaphorical mapping, the target domain constitutes a rather abstract concept while the source domain is more concrete. This argument entails that metaphors are unidirectional. In line with Kövecses (2010), the principle of unidirectionality of metaphor simply defines the idea that in most everyday metaphors the source

Systemic functional linguistics has provided a systematic approach to analyze texts. Different strata of Systemic Functional Grammar have shed light on studies. In this paper, the topic has been restricted to one aspect only, i.e. the textual metafunction, which is realized by the thematic structure. Marked thematic structure is the area of differences between source language and target language which

یریگدای ،سوکعم درکیور ابیرقت یدیدج رد ۀرتسگ شزومآ تسا هک رد نآ هاگیاج ینارنخس ملعم سلاکرد و ماجنا فیلکت رد لزنم اب مه اج اجب یم ،دوش هب ترابع ،رگید ییانشآ اب سرد و کرد نآ رد نوریب سلاک و ماجنا نیرمت و فیلکت رد نورد سلاک یور یم دهد . زا نیا درکیور یم ناوت رد همانرب پ شی زا تمدخ ون ملعم اه هرهب دنم دش . نیا هلاقم هب یسررب هعسوت هفرح یا سوکعم رب تفرشیپ ون ناملعم ز ناب یسیلگنا هتخادرپ تسا . هب نیا روظنم

Language, besides being a means of expressing thoughts and ideas, can be used to prevent the dissemination of specific ideas, thoughts and ideologies. One relevant example is the taboo, which is rooted in the worldview and beliefs of different nations in a particular category. In fact, taboo-to-taboo translation can, at times, create linguistic and cultural problems. Since audio-visual products are

The current study investigated the types of invitation strategies as produced by Yemeni EFL learners. The study participants were 171 undergraduate students from Sana’a University. All of the participants were relatively homogeneous in terms of their cultural background. The data were collected by using Discourse Completion Test (DCT). The analysis of the data was based on Suzuki (2009), Al-Khatib

The present study was dedicated to investigating whether productive discipline strategies are effective strategies in order to reduce second language anxiety of Iranian students and improve their language achievements. To achieve the study’s aim, a sample test of KET was administered to 45 students as a homogenizing test. Based on the results, the participants whose scores fell between 1 SD above and

Contrastive analysis course is a one-semester course now widely taught at the undergraduate level in Iran. EFL students have different types of goal orientations, but all teachers agree that student success depends on learning concepts rather than memorization of facts. Nevertheless, there is a problem with students’ belief that success in CA relies on memorization. This popular fallacy causes students

This research aimed to analyze the types of maxims of the cooperative principle that were used and also violated in the 2019 Indonesian presidential debate. A descriptive method was applied to examine the research questions. The data of this study were the conversations that fulfilled and violated the cooperative principle based on four maxims of cooperative principles: Maxim of quantity, maxim of

If advanced second language (L2) learners wish to improve precision in their use of L2, such as word choice and grammatical accuracy, can instructor’s corrective feedback (CF) help? Previous studies (e.g., Coyle & Larios, 2014; Lee & Lyster, 2016) have shown that CF plays a facilitative role in one’s second language acquisition at the beginning and intermediate levels of L2 learning. However, what

As vocabulary learning has a key role in L2, investigating innovative techniques to enhance L2 learners’ vocabulary knowledge merits further attention. Thus, this study investigated the effects of e-learning on Iranian intermediate L2 learners’ lexical knowledge and translation performance. Fifty-three intermediate L2 learners at Shahrekord University (Iran), selected via convenience sampling, participated

Along with the ever-increasing attention to the learners and learning in ESL/EFL classrooms, language learning styles have been considered as the cornerstone of learners’ successful achievements. Referent to this assumption, researchers often agree that accommodating teaching styles to students’ learning styles and taking into account their individual differences in language classes can lead to the

The present study was an attempt to investigate the effect of language proficiency on production of the refusal speech act among Iranian EFL learners. Using the Preliminary English Test, the participants were divided into high and low groups based on their proficiency scores. To examine their pragmatics competence, data were collected through an open-ended questionnaire in the form of Discourse Completion

The recent advances in technology and increased opportunity for second language (L2) learners to communicate with native speakers make learning pragmatic competence and principles of appropriate language use indispensable to successful language acquisition. In view of the aforesaid fact, the present study set out to explore the most frequent strategy used by Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL)

It is commonly accepted that collocations are of utmost importance in the field of L2 acquisition. However, EFL/ESL learners’ deficiency in knowledge of English collocations along with the trouble they encounter in learning and using them is well documented. Furthermore, it is not clear which pattern of lexical collocation (adjective + noun or verb + noun) exerts more degree of difficulty on learners

This study analyzes the results of a survey conducted among 76 urban high school students of both genders at a school in Astana, Kazakhstan, to compare patterns of language use among children from classes with Russian and Kazakh language of instruction. The study revealed that Russian continues to dominate most of the spheres of language use and is utilized as the main language of communication by

Recent decades have witnessed main shifts in our understanding of knowledge about language learning and teaching, which have resulted in a new concentrate in the way the languages are learned and taught. One of the most consequential incentives behind this shift of focus has been considered to be the major departure from earlier theoretical frameworks toward a more communicative point of view, which

Language planning and policy plays a vital role in language maintenance and language shift studies. In this study, the purpose was to examine the role of human agents in Chinese community language maintenance in Malaysia, specifically in Penang, due to its long history of being a Chinese settlement. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 46 participants from three groups. Haugen’s (1972) 10

Many specialists agree that beliefs have a powerful impact on teachers practices. However, it should be taken into account that their attitudes affect their practices as well. This paper is about English language teachers ́attitudes and beliefs. The objective was to share some data from an ethnographic research developed with a group of high school English teachers from Brazil. The research data ratified

Effective communication requires pragmatic competence. Such competence involves the correct use of conversational norms and extends beyond the literal meanings of words and sentences. This paper examined the pragmatic competence of elementary school children who spoke Persian as their native language. It investigated three types of speech acts (Thanking, Requesting, and Apologizing) represented in

Second language acquisition is one of the central topics in applied linguistics. It is becoming of a great interest at the era of technology, when children are exposed to different languages alongside their mother tongue. Prizren is one of the cities in Kosovo consisted of mixed population, where Albanian, Turks, Bosnians and Serbs cohabit. Since Albanian population is dominant, children of different

The production of English consonant clusters by L2 speakers, whose native languages do not have a complex syllable structure, is often reported to be challenging. Unlike most varieties of Arabic, Tunisian Arabic (TA) disposes of a flexible syllable structure that allows two consonant clusters in different positions in the word. The present study explores the production of English consonant clusters

Telecollaboration is used where limitations of time and place are eliminated to pave the way for global education while it provides learners with intercultural understanding and multilingual contexts where knowledge knows no boundaries. The present study aimed at running a telecollaboration course in order to realize what metacommunication devices (MCDs) proposed by Bahtina (2013) were utilized in

Literature and its genres have always been impressive in the process of teaching and learning alongside the natural function of literature and literary research. Although second or foreign language teaching has received great attention by applied linguists, recently there has been a growing concern for the development of literature teaching methods too. This paper basing its approach on posttest only

Teachers’ ability to motivate students can be a function of their motivation and perception of teaching. Hence, identification of the influential factors incenting teacher students to embark on teacher education programs and to become teachers is of much significance to teacher trainers as well as education administrators. The review of the related studies crystallizes that teacher students’ motivation

It is an acutely hard and intricate matter to assess the skill of speaking. Holistic and analytic scoring are usually utilized as two methods of testing the speaking performance. In the current study, these two methods of evaluating the spoken proficiency were examined in depth. English speaking skills of a total of 70 subjects, who were Iranian third-grade university EFL learners, were assessed by

English as a global language is now a well-established concept and there is a massive body of research and articles on its inception, development, social status, to name but a few. One of the major areas of concern in the field has been the linguistic features of English as an international English, or English as a global Lingua Franca. Key research into the common features of ELF has been conducted

Translation practice as a cognitive strategy to notice the gap between what learners know and what they do not might contribute to the acquisition of grammatical structures in a language learning. The present study investigated the effect of literal translation as a noticing technique on learning the participial phrases and absolute constructions in English. Forty EFL students were non-randomly selected

Collocations are inseparable parts of each language found in large numbers. Since the meaning of some collocations might not be understood from the superficial meanings of the single words constituting them, there are some problems in both processes of comprehending and translating them (Baker, 2011). If we take the construction black coffee in English and attempt to translate it into Persian, we find

EFL learners ABSTRACT Learning vocabulary has always been a major concern for second/foreign language researchers, and particularly in recent years self-regulation, locus of control and learners’ preference for learning have been the focus in the related literature. This study intended to investigate the relationship among EFL learners’ self-regulation, locus of control, and preference for vocabulary

Learning the grammatical features of a second/foreign language is by no means a simple process. It is inevitably affected by many different factors ranging from contextual factors, like explicit / implicit learning contexts, to learner’s cognitive diversities and personal preferences. Furthermore, there has been a long-held controversy between those who look into L1 for the possible sources of difficulty

The application of computer technology in language teaching and learning has been an issue of great concern to ELT teachers. The use of technology-based Cmap in ELT pedagogy to facilitate language learning has attracted language teachers. This study investigated the effects of applying learner constructed Cmap tool on EFL learners’ reading comprehension performance. To conduct the study, 77 upper-intermediate

In an instructive setting, assessment is the way toward describing, gathering, scoring, and translating data about learning. According to Brown (2010, p.346), “assessment is an ongoing process of collecting data about a given object of interest according to procedures that are systematic and substantively grounded.” Nowadays, researchers are recommended to use multiple assessments to evaluate what

People communicate since they are part of the society. They simply have to talk with each other. It’s a fundamental need, and a pleasure for humans to be part of relationships. It’s speech which plays the main role in communication. The main function of spoken language is to “socialize individuals to integrate people in social nets by enabling them to communicate in a quick and direct way with immediate

Language is an inseparable part of our everyday lives. It is the main tool used to transmit messages, to communicate ideas, thoughts, and opinions. Language is production and translation is reproduction. The age of translation is very old. Pérez (2003, p. 1) said that, “it is a truism that translation is as old as humankind”. Translation like language, deals with the all aspects of human life and plays

In the late sixties through the seventies/early eighties, applied linguistics was an area of study mainly concentrating on applying analytical tools and notions from systemic linguistics to second/ foreign language teaching and acquisition as well as to translation issues. Later from the eighties on, other work areas are added. This is evidenced in dictionaries of and introductions to modern linguistics

Speaking is the ability to express or exchange thoughts through language (Mart, 2012). Unlike written tasks, oral presentations often require online language processing (Ellis, 2003). These, among other factors, might be reasons why Iranian EFL learners and teachers consider speaking to be the most demanding skill. In the Iranian EFL context in which the formal instruction of English language starts

In the Palestinian context, English as a foreign language was implemented by the Ministry of Education as a core subject from the first grade (Awad, 2013). Thus, learning English grammar has become a fundamental step in the preparation of students for future educational and professional goals. In schools and universities, most teachers and instructors place a great deal of emphasis on the teaching

This study investigated the effects of Pictologics (PLS) method developed by Author (2004) on English vocabulary learning by Malaysian year six primary school students (N=118). It also examined the probable gender differences (N=54, p≤.01). In a pretest-posttest control-group design, students in two public schools in Penang, Malaysia, participated in this experiment. They were almost equally divided

Individuals do not only produce words which contain grammatical construction and words when they speak but also perform an action through those sounds. Therefore, the actions that performed in saying something, are generally related to the language. What is a language for? Most of the people think language occurs so that we can “say things” in the feeling of communicating information. However, language