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Volume 3, issue 4, 2010

Incorporating Metacognitive Strategy Training in ESP Writing Instruction: English for Lawyers pp. 3

Robert Johnson Rogers

Investigating Effects of Task Structure on EFL Learner’s Oral Performance pp. 10

Massoud Rahimpour and Faezeh Mehrang

An Evaluation of Jordanian EFL Teachers’ In-Service Training Courses Teaching Techniques Effectiveness pp. 18

Yazan Abdel Aziz Semreen AL-Wreikat and Muhamad Kamarul Kabilan Bin Abdullah

Gender Effect on the Use of CSs pp. 28

Hongling Lai

Arab EFL Learners’ Writing Dilemma at Tertiary Level pp. 33

El-Sadig Ezza

Iranian EFL Students’ Writing Strategies for Error Correction: An MI Approach pp. 40

Dariush Nejad Ansari and Azizollah Dabaghi Varnosfadrani

Teachers’ Perceptions of the Present and Optimum Status of the In-Service EFL Teacher Preparation Programs pp. 47

Parviz Birjandi and Ali Derakhshan Hesari

Culture Understanding in Foreign Language Teaching pp. 58

Yi Qu

Vocabulary Attrition among Adult English as A Foreign Language Persian Learners pp. 62

Azadeh Asgari and Ghazali Bin Mustapha

Teaching Idiomatic Expressions in Context through Focus on Form Techniques pp. 71

Hossein Vahid Dastjerdi and Javad A’lipour

Mental Space Theory and Misunderstanding pp. 75

Hui Liu and Yueqin Gao

Approaches Employed by Teachers in Teaching Literature to Less Proficient Students in Form 1 and Form 2 pp. 87

Radzuwan Ab. Rashid, Malachi Edwin Vethamani and Shireena Basree Abdul Rahman

The Application of Humorous Song in EFL Classrooms and Its Effects on Listening Comprehension pp. 100

Marzieh Rafiee, Zohre Kassaian and Hossein Vahid Dastjerdi

An Empirical Study of the Role of Output in Promoting the Acquisition of Linguistic Forms pp. 109

Zhaojuan Song

The Meanings of the Preposition “BY†in the IX-XIX Centuries with Their Azerbaijani Equivalents pp. 115

Aliyeva Shalalah Anvar Ghizi

Notes on Teaching English Pronunciation to EFL Learners: A Case of Iranian High School Students pp. 121

A. Majid Hayati

An Analysis of College Students’ Attitudes towards Error Correction in EFL Context pp. 127

Honglin Zhu

An Analytical Evaluation of Locally Produced Iranian High School ELT Textbooks from 1970 to the Present pp. 132

Akbar Azizifar, Mansoor Koosha and Ahmad Reza Lotfi

Upper Primary Teachers’ Perceptions of PSLE English Oral Assessment pp. 142

Norashikin Binte Mohamed Noor, Mohan K. Muniandy, Shashi Kumar Krishnan Shanmugan and Emily Jothee Mathai

English Language Learning Strategy Use by Chinese Senior High School Students pp. 152

Yaping Zhou

Metadiscourse: Definitions, Issues and Its Implications for English Teachers pp. 159

Mohammad Amiryousefi and Abbass Eslami Rasekh

The Effect of Error Correction vs. Error Detection on Iranian Pre-Intermediate EFL Learners' Writing Achievement pp. 168

Razie Abedi, Mehdi Latifi and Ahmad Moinzadeh

The Influence of Schema and Cultural Difference on L1 and L2 Reading pp. 175

Shi-sheng Yang

The Effect of Using the Story- Mapping Technique on Developing Tenth Grade Students’ Short Story Writing Skills in EFL pp. 181

Salem Saleh Khalaf Ibnian

Pictorial, Textual, and Picto-Textual Glosses in E-Reading: A Comparative Study pp. 195

Hamed Babaie Shalmani and Masoud Khalili Sabet

A Quantitative and Comparative Research on Chinese and English Numerical Phrases pp. 204

Peijun Chen

“Analysis of Alienation, Writing, and Labor in ‘Bartleby, the Scrivener’†pp. 209

Kaveh Khodambashi

Scientific Structural Changes within Texts of Adapted Reading Materials pp. 216

Anealka Aziz, Chan Yuen Fook and Zubaidah Alsree

Developing Students’ Intercultural Communication Competences in Western Etiquette Teaching pp. 224

Xiaochi Zhang

The Effect of Individual Differences on Learners’ Translation Belief in EFL Learning pp. 228

Amir Farzad Ashouri and Zahra Fotovatnia

Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development: Instructional Implications and Teachers' Professional Development pp. 237

Karim Shabani, Mohamad Khatib and Saman Ebadi

The Practice of English Teaching in the Meteorological Correspondence Education pp. 249

Shaohui Miao

Volume 3, issue 3, 2010

The relationship between Iranian English language Teachers’ and Learners’ Gender and their Perceptions of an Effective English Language Teacher pp. 3

Homa Babai Shishavan

Inner-Ciity Children's Graphics Call for Social Justice pp. 11

Lucia Lu

What Makes a Successful EFL Teacher in China? A Case Study of an English Language Teacher at Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine pp. 20

Zhi Huang

The Subjectivity of the Translator and Socio-cultural Norms pp. 29

Denghua Pei

Making Sense of Reading Scores with Reading Evaluation and Decoding System (READS) pp. 35

Abdul Rashid Mohamed, Lin Siew Eng and Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamed Ismail

Lexical Attrition of General and Special English Words after Years of Non-Exposure: The Case of Iranian Teachers pp. 47

Reza Abbasian and Yaser Khajavi

Developing Business Management Students' Persuasive Writing Through Blog-based Peer-Feedback pp. 54

Osama Sayed

Applying Innovative Spirit to Multimedia Foreign Language Teaching pp. 67

Zhuo Zhu

On the Applicability of Cultural Scripts in Teaching L2 Compliments pp. 71

Amin Karimnia and Akbar Afghari

Enhancing EFL Learners’ Writing Skill via Journal Writing pp. 81

Luu Trong Tuan

Vocabulary: Challenges and Debates pp. 89

Mohammad Amiryousefi and Hossein Vahid Dastjerdi

Symbolism---The Main Artistic Style of Katherine Anne Porter’s Short Stories pp. 95

Ru Wang

The Cultural Impact upon Human Struggle for social Existence in Chinua Achebe’s "Things Fall Apart." pp. 98

Mohamed El-Dessouky

College English Teaching Viewed from the Perspective of Intercultural Communication pp. 107

Honglin Zhu

Syntactic Priming Effects between Modalities: A Study of Indirect Questions/Requests among Persian English Learners pp. 111

Reza Biria, Ahmad Ameri-Golestan and Inés Antón-Méndez

Analyzing Hedges in Verbal Communication: An Adaptation-Based Approach pp. 120

Yuling Wang

Effectiveness of Structural Method of Teaching Vocabulary pp. 125

Malik Behlol and Hukam Dad

A Study of Metacognitive-Strategies-Based Writing Instruction for Vocational College Students pp. 136

Fenghua Lv and Hongxin Chen

Sociolinguistic Competence and Malaysian Students’ English Language Proficiency pp. 145

Mohan K. Muniandy, Gopala Krishnan Sekharan Nair, Shashi Kumar Krishnan Shanmugam, Irma Ahmad and Norashikin Binte Mohamed Noor

A Short Analysis of the Nature of Reading pp. 152

Feng Liu

Teaching Vocabulary in EFL Classrooms: A Tried-Out Technique pp. 158

Javad A’lipour and Saeed Ketabi

Improving College English Teaching Pattern and English Learning Effect among Students in Physical Education Institutes---A Survey on the Implementation of New Concept Teaching Pattern pp. 160

Youming Wang

Investigating Language Learning Strategies of EFL Children for the Development of a Taxonomy pp. 164

Esim Gursoy

The New Woman in The Sun Also Rises pp. 176

Xiaoping Yu

A Brief Analysis on the Two Chinese Versions of Pride and Prejudice from the Perspective of Ideology pp. 194

Feng Zhang

The Impact of Task Complexity on L2 Learners’ Written Narratives pp. 198

Massoud Rahimpour and Pakhshan Hosseini

Variables Influencing the Validity of the Reading Test pp. 206

Li Du

The Role of Self-assessment in Promoting Iranian EFL Learners’ Motivation pp. 211

Parviz Birjandi, Nasrin Hadidi Tamjid and Nasrin Hadidi Tamjid

How to Develop College Students’ Autonomous English Learning Skills ---Take Reading Course in Joint-Program in HCFT as An Example pp. 221

Jihui Wang

Theoretical Foundations of "Competitive Team-Based Learning" pp. 229

Seyed Mohammad Hassan Hosseini

On the Applications of Modern Educational Technology in Maritime English Teaching from the Perspective of Constructivism pp. 244

Zhongliang Cui

Volume 3, issue 2, 2010

Learner Autonomy in EFL Studies in Vietnam: A Discussion from Sociocultural Perspective pp. 3

Tin Dang

Writing Center Tutors Have the Luxury to Focus on Individual Student Care Giving as Opposed to Formal Classroom Settings That Are Less Care Centered pp. 10

Renee Pistone

A Balanced Approach to the Teaching of Intermediate-Level Writing Skills to EFL Students pp. 13

Xinyu Qian

EAP and LLNP Students: Common Problems and Strategies pp. 17

Thi Minh Phuong Nguyen

The Relationship between Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement in the Teaching of English as A Foreign Language pp. 22

Iakovos Tsiplakides and Areti Keramida

The Application of SPSS in Analyzing the Effect of English Vocabulary Strategy Instruction pp. 27

Shaoying Chen

Visual and Spoken Texts in MCALL Courseware: The Effects of Text Modalities on the Vocabulary Retention of EFL Learners pp. 30

Masoud Khalili Sabet and Hamed Babaie Shalmani

Evaluation of the Sudan School Certificate English Examiantions pp. 37

Ahmed Siddiek

English Grammatical Problems of Chinese Undergraduate Students pp. 48

Juan Bao and Jing Sun

Instructional Practices in Teaching Literature: Observations of ESL Classrooms in Malaysia pp. 54

Gurnam Sidhu, Yuen Fook Chan and Sarjit Kaur

Infusing Cooperative Learning into An EFL Classroom pp. 64

Luu Trong Tuan

The Necessity of Grammar Teaching pp. 78

Fengjuan Wang

Managing Language Testing in Nigerian Large Classes: Processes and Prospects pp. 82

Taiwo Abioye

An Understanding of Language Development Models—Pidginization from the Perspective of Chaos Theory pp. 88

Guodong Zhao

The Effects of Reading Only vs. Reading plus Enhancement Activities on Vocabulary Learning and Production of Iranian Pre-University Students pp. 94

Mohammad Amiryousefi and Zohreh Kassaian

The Study on “Academic Game†-Oriented English Course Model for Postgraduates in Agricultural Universities pp. 99

Xinrong Xia

Qualitative Characteristics of Coherence, Substitution, and Reference by Non-English Major Chinese Students pp. 104

Ying Shen

Man is Invincible -- about Hemingway’s Humanism pp. 115

Liangguang Huang

Use of Vietnamese in English Language Teaching in Vietnam: Attitudes of Vietnamese University Teachers pp. 119

Kim Anh Kieu

The Application of E-mail to College English Teaching in China pp. 129

Guofeng Wang

The Relationship between Iranian EFL Teachers’ Critical Thinking Ability and their Professional Success pp. 135

Parviz Birjandi and Marzieh Bagherkazemi

The Interpersonal Metafunction Analysis of Barack Obama's Victory Speech pp. 146

Ruijuan Ye

Quantification Scope Ambiguity Resolution: Evidence from Persian and English pp. 152

Hassan Asadollahfam and Ahmad Lotfi

To Give Control to Learners or Not? A Comparative Study of Two Ways of Teaching Listening pp. 162

Yushan Wang

Classroom Interaction and Language Output pp. 175

Qiaoying Wang and Carolyn D. Castro

A Strategic Speculation of English Teaching Methodology in the 21st Century pp. 187

Jing’ai Jin

A Solution to Plato’s Problem: Faculty of Language as A Complex Non-Linear System pp. 192

Mohammad Javad Ahmadian and Ahmad Moinzadeh

On the Influence of Naturalism on American Literature pp. 195

Xiaofen Zhang

The Effects of Anxiety on Cognitive Processing in English Language Learning pp. 199

Zaved Khan

A Brief Analysis of Sister Carrie’s Character pp. 210

Hanying Yu

The Impact of Self-Assessment on Iranian EFL Learners’ Writing Skill pp. 213

Mohammad Reza Javaherbakhsh

Assess the Critical Period Hypothesis in Second Language Acquisition pp. 219

Lihong Du

Volume 3, issue 1, 2010

Teachers’ Voice vs. Students’ Voice: A Needs Analysis Approach of English for Acadmic Purposes (EAP) in Iran pp. 3

Zohreh Eslami

Facing Finality: Cognitive and Cultural Studies on Death and Dying “Arabic Culture†pp. 12

Amna.A.Hasan Al-Meshhedany and Nabiha.S.Mehdi Al-Sammerai

Effect of Explicit Language Learning Strategy Instruction on Language-test and Self-assessment Scores pp. 16

Violeta Jurkovic

Interactive Cultural Cultivating in FLT pp. 28

Youwen Yang

The Relationship between Teacher and Peer Support and English-Language Learners’ Anxiety pp. 32

Shufen Huang, Zohreh Eslami and Rou-Jui Hu

Dictogloss as an Interactive Method of Teaching Listening Comprehension to L2 Learners pp. 41

Zorana Vasiljevic

Investigating the Perception of Student Teachers in Hong Kong Towards Peer-editing pp. 53

KaYu Chong

A Survey of the Measurements of Morphological Productivity pp. 60

Lifang Du and Xuezhong Zhang

Children's Literature in Traditional Arab Classrooms for Teaching English as a Foreign Language pp. 64

Ruwaida Abu Rass and Susan Holzman

Vocabulary Knowledge of Adult ESL Learners pp. 71

Ahmad Azman Mokhtar, Rafizah Mohd Rawian, Mohamad Fadhili Yahaya, Azaharee Abdullah, Mahani Mansor, Mohd Izwan Osman, Zahrullaili Ahmad Zakaria, Aminarashid Murat, Surina Nayan and Abdul Rashid Mohamed

Investigation Report on the Teaching of Practical English Writing of English Majors pp. 81

Xiaojuan Liu

Team Teaching and the Application in the Course English Teaching Methodology by CET and NSET in China pp. 87

Dianjian Wang

The Effect of Metadiscourse Awareness on L2 Reading Comprehension: A Case of Iranian EFL Learners pp. 92

Mansoor Tavakoli, Azizollah Dabaghi and Zohreh Khorvash

An Action Research on Deep Word Processing Strategy Instruction pp. 103

Limei Zhang

On Rater Agreement and Rater Training pp. 108

Binhong Wang

Direct Spoken English Testing Is still a Real Challenge to be Worth Bothering About pp. 113

Majid N. Al-Amri

Study on the Features of English Political Euphemism and its Social Functions pp. 118

Xiaonan Zhao and Jingping Dong

Is “Absorb Knowledge†An Improper Collocation? pp. 122

Yujie Su

The Motivation of L2 Learners: Does it decrease with age? pp. 128

Pauline Ghenghesh

The Application of Context Theory in English Teaching of Reading pp. 142

Jiang Zhu and Lemeng Han

Cultural Differences on Chinese and English Idioms of Diet and the Translation pp. 148

Chunli Yang

Theories Analyzing Communicative Approach in China’s EFL Classes pp. 159

Yang Xu

Study on the Causes and Countermeasures of the Lexical Collocation Mistakes in College English pp. 162

Hansheng Yan

Investigation of Burnout among Instructors Working at ESOGU Preparatory School pp. 166

Ümit Özkanal and Nadire Arikan

Using High Level Upperclass Undergraduates as TAs in Large Lower Division EFL Classes pp. 173

Yeli Shi

Strategies for Preventing and Resolving Temporary Fossilization in Second Language Acquisition pp. 180

Manqiu Qian and Zhihong Xiao

Teaching English Speaking and English Speaking Tests in the Thai Context: A Reflection from Thai Perspective pp. 184

Attapol Khamkhien

An Experimental Study on the Effectiveness of Multimedia in College English Teaching pp. 191

Jing Liu

Cultural and Social Interpretation of Chinese Addressing Strategies pp. 195

Yahui Yin

ESP at the Tertiary Level: Current Situation, Application and Expectation pp. 200

AbdulMahmoud Idrees Ibrahim

Vol. 3, No. 1, March 2010

Cindy Xu