Instructional Scaffolding in Online Content-based Instruction: Intentions of Teachers’ Scaffolding [PDF]
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2023 The emerging interest in scaffolding as a dynamic, multifaceted, and evolving construct has mounted over the last decades due to its impact on teachers’ professional development and students’ learning. The present paper adopted conversation analysis to
Zahra Kamrani, Zia Tajeddin, Minoo Alemi
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The Effects of Task Focus and Involvement Load on Idioms Recognition [PDF]
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2021 This study investigated the effects of form-focused and meaning-focused tasks with different involvement load indices on EFL learners' recognition of L2 idioms.
Maryam Mousavi +2 more
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Depth and Breadth of Vocabulary Knowledge as Predictors of Narrative, Descriptive and Argumentative Writing [PDF]
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2022 Among intriguing areas in vocabulary acquisition research are such variables as breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge, and their predictability in writing performance.
Mohammad Amin Karafkan +2 more
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A High Frequency Word List for Political Sciences [PDF]
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2023 Recent research favors specific academic wordlists over a general academic wordlist for preparing university students to read and publish academic papers in English.
Reza Bagheri Nevisi +3 more
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ELT Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes about the Online Listening Courses During the Covid-19 Period [PDF]
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2022 The outbreak of Covid-19 changed many aspects of people all over the world, including the type of education and learning/teaching styles. Transferring from face-to-face education to distance education brought some difficulties and challenges for both ...
Mufit Şenel
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Severity Differences across Proficiency Levels among Peer-assessors [PDF]
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2022 Over the past few years, peer-assessment, as an alternative assessment procedure, has drawn the attention of many researchers. In the study, it was attempted to find what kinds of language components peer-assessors attend to when rating their peers ...
Shahla Rasouli, Rajab Esfandiari
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The Effectiveness of Metacognitive Awareness Raising on Reading Comprehension and Self-regulation of Iranian EFL Learners [PDF]
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2023 The importance of the metacognitive awareness raising strategy has been well-documented in research findings as a type of support for the language skills acquisition of English as a foreign language (EFL) learner in overall; nevertheless, the efficacy of
Zahra Sadat Hadj Seyed Hossein Khani Taher Kermani +2 more
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Let’s Judge a Book by its Cover: The Case Study of Active Skills for Reading [PDF]
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2021 Textbook is an essential element of teaching and learning materials. After the teacher, textbooks are the most important factor in learning. Since textbooks act as an important material in teaching and learning, they need to be evaluated regularly.
Mahdis Mousavi +2 more
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The Role of Caring Instructors in Postgraduate Education: Perceptions and Experiences of TEFL Postgraduate Students and Instructors [PDF]
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2022 Studying the role teacher care performs in education is necessary to address the human aspects of teaching. However, TEFL postgraduates have been a neglected cohort in most of the previous studies of teacher care.
Maryam Shakouri, zohreh nafissi
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Comparative Effects of Direct and Metalinguistic Computer-Mediated Feedback on L2 Learners’ Writing Ability and Willingness-to-Write [PDF]
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2022 The present study investigated the probable effects of asynchronous direct and metalinguistic computer-mediated corrective feedback (CMCF) on the writing ability (WA) and willingness-to-write (WTW) of upper-intermediate L2 learners.
Mahmood Hashemian, Maryam Farhang-Ju
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