The present Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) study aimed to explore the probable ideological man... more The present Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) study aimed to explore the probable ideological manipu- lations exerted in three translations of an English political book entitled The Coup by Ervand Abraha- mian. This comparative qualitative study was conducted based on Farahzad‘s three-dimensional CDA model. The textual, paratextual, and semiotic aspects were critically scrutinized in the text of the three translations (TT1, TT2, and TT3). The findings revealed that TT1 utilized more kinds of manipulations (lexical choices, nominalization, and paratextual level) and less foreignization compared to the other two translations. Considering the amount of lexical choices, addition, and foreignization, TT3 was ranked the second; at the semiotic level, the third translator exercised greater manipulations in comparison to the first one. For TT2, however, only in terms of deletion, passivization, and covering page significant changes could be spotted. TT2‘s stance was apparently similar to th...
European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, 2016
The present study aimed to investigate the effect of using mobile-assisted language learning (MAL... more The present study aimed to investigate the effect of using mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) on pre-intermediate learners’ writing performance. The participants were selected based on the interview and PET test at the beginning of the term. Subjects were assigned into two homogenous groups, one as experimental and the other as the control group. The subjects participating in this study were 30 female pre-intermediate learners. The whole course consisted of 15 sessions and each session took 90 minutes. Both control and experimental groups, benefited from every aspects of the same teaching. To study the impact of using technology on teaching writing, first, the experimental subjects joined a Viber group. At the beginning of every week, the same topic was selected for experimental and control groups, and subjects were required to write the most relevant materials and ideas concerning the selected topic. Learners in experimental group were motivated to participate in Viber group ...
This study attempted to investigate the manipulation of slang expressions, the genre of children ... more This study attempted to investigate the manipulation of slang expressions, the genre of children literature i.e. cartons, the case of SpongeBob out of Water in terms of the strategies which the subtitlers adopted in its subtitling from English into Persian. Further, it has been attempted to determine the types of slangs which were used in both English and Persian versions of this cartoon in a bottom-up way. To do so, the researcher did not act based on any predetermined model of slang terms and strategies of manipulation of slang terms, but the Persian and English versions of SpongeBob out of Water were studied and reviewed to extract the slang terms and expressions and tabulate them; further, the type of slangs were identified and a model of slangs was developed. In the case of manipulative strategies, the researcher identified the applied strategies and developed a model of slang translation/subtitling. However, the strategies of TSE, TCE, TSW, LT, SE, TSWW, TRW, TNSW, TSWE, IDT, ...
This study explored males and females binary translations from perspective of gender and ideology... more This study explored males and females binary translations from perspective of gender and ideology. The investigation of males and females gender based ideological behavior was been accomplished following Weatherall (2002) model. Further, for this purpose, English novels of Wuthering Heights andStrangerwhich have been translated into Persian by male and female translators were selected to be used as the corpus. The sentences, phrases and words of ideology and gender load were extracted and investigated according to the three categories of character description, ideology and gender stereotypes and disappearing of agent effect of Weatherall (2002). The comparisons were accompanied by examples. The comparisons indicated that these translationsare not under gender ideological considerations and neither males nor females describe each other as negative or positive; though, cases of male negative description of males and females negative description of females reported. Moreover, the resul...
In this study, the researcher attempted to investigate the effect of computer-mediated collaborat... more In this study, the researcher attempted to investigate the effect of computer-mediated collaborative learning on Iranian advanced female English Learners' critical thinking and writing performance. In order to do this, initially 90 participants were chosen. To assure the homogeneity regarding language proficiency, they participated in a TOEFL exam which was used to select 60 out of 90 students whose scores fell between +1 and -1 SD for this study. Participants were then randomly assigned to two 30-member control and experimental groups. In this study, Watson–Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal-Form A (Watson & Glaser, 1980) was used as a pretest to see to what extent the participants think critically. A writing test was also administered to assess the writing performance of the learners as writing pre-test. This writing was adapted from TOEFL Writing section and the results were scored by 3 raters. Then, two groups participated in ten sessions. The experimental group was provided...
Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, 2020
In the present study, the researchers have investigated foreign language teachers’ familiarity wi... more In the present study, the researchers have investigated foreign language teachers’ familiarity with scaffolding techniques and where Iranian instructors have learnt such scaffolding techniques. This study follows a descriptive-survey method. For this purpose the researchers used a questionnaire of scaffolding techniques. The questionnaires were distributed among 41 instructors in three university language centers. A binomial Test was carried out to investigate the rate of Iranian instructors’ acquaintance with scaffolding. As the result of the first question showed, the majority of Iranian instructors were familiar with the scaffolding techniques and used them while teaching. Furthermore, according to the results of the second question more than half of the Iranian instructors have learnt most of scaffolding techniques in MA level. The results also clearly showed that there are weaknesses in the educational system (here MA courses) for foreign language teaching skills.
The present Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) study aimed to explore the probable ideological man... more The present Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) study aimed to explore the probable ideological manipu- lations exerted in three translations of an English political book entitled The Coup by Ervand Abraha- mian. This comparative qualitative study was conducted based on Farahzad‘s three-dimensional CDA model. The textual, paratextual, and semiotic aspects were critically scrutinized in the text of the three translations (TT1, TT2, and TT3). The findings revealed that TT1 utilized more kinds of manipulations (lexical choices, nominalization, and paratextual level) and less foreignization compared to the other two translations. Considering the amount of lexical choices, addition, and foreignization, TT3 was ranked the second; at the semiotic level, the third translator exercised greater manipulations in comparison to the first one. For TT2, however, only in terms of deletion, passivization, and covering page significant changes could be spotted. TT2‘s stance was apparently similar to th...
European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, 2016
The present study aimed to investigate the effect of using mobile-assisted language learning (MAL... more The present study aimed to investigate the effect of using mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) on pre-intermediate learners’ writing performance. The participants were selected based on the interview and PET test at the beginning of the term. Subjects were assigned into two homogenous groups, one as experimental and the other as the control group. The subjects participating in this study were 30 female pre-intermediate learners. The whole course consisted of 15 sessions and each session took 90 minutes. Both control and experimental groups, benefited from every aspects of the same teaching. To study the impact of using technology on teaching writing, first, the experimental subjects joined a Viber group. At the beginning of every week, the same topic was selected for experimental and control groups, and subjects were required to write the most relevant materials and ideas concerning the selected topic. Learners in experimental group were motivated to participate in Viber group ...
This study attempted to investigate the manipulation of slang expressions, the genre of children ... more This study attempted to investigate the manipulation of slang expressions, the genre of children literature i.e. cartons, the case of SpongeBob out of Water in terms of the strategies which the subtitlers adopted in its subtitling from English into Persian. Further, it has been attempted to determine the types of slangs which were used in both English and Persian versions of this cartoon in a bottom-up way. To do so, the researcher did not act based on any predetermined model of slang terms and strategies of manipulation of slang terms, but the Persian and English versions of SpongeBob out of Water were studied and reviewed to extract the slang terms and expressions and tabulate them; further, the type of slangs were identified and a model of slangs was developed. In the case of manipulative strategies, the researcher identified the applied strategies and developed a model of slang translation/subtitling. However, the strategies of TSE, TCE, TSW, LT, SE, TSWW, TRW, TNSW, TSWE, IDT, ...
This study explored males and females binary translations from perspective of gender and ideology... more This study explored males and females binary translations from perspective of gender and ideology. The investigation of males and females gender based ideological behavior was been accomplished following Weatherall (2002) model. Further, for this purpose, English novels of Wuthering Heights andStrangerwhich have been translated into Persian by male and female translators were selected to be used as the corpus. The sentences, phrases and words of ideology and gender load were extracted and investigated according to the three categories of character description, ideology and gender stereotypes and disappearing of agent effect of Weatherall (2002). The comparisons were accompanied by examples. The comparisons indicated that these translationsare not under gender ideological considerations and neither males nor females describe each other as negative or positive; though, cases of male negative description of males and females negative description of females reported. Moreover, the resul...
In this study, the researcher attempted to investigate the effect of computer-mediated collaborat... more In this study, the researcher attempted to investigate the effect of computer-mediated collaborative learning on Iranian advanced female English Learners' critical thinking and writing performance. In order to do this, initially 90 participants were chosen. To assure the homogeneity regarding language proficiency, they participated in a TOEFL exam which was used to select 60 out of 90 students whose scores fell between +1 and -1 SD for this study. Participants were then randomly assigned to two 30-member control and experimental groups. In this study, Watson–Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal-Form A (Watson & Glaser, 1980) was used as a pretest to see to what extent the participants think critically. A writing test was also administered to assess the writing performance of the learners as writing pre-test. This writing was adapted from TOEFL Writing section and the results were scored by 3 raters. Then, two groups participated in ten sessions. The experimental group was provided...
Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, 2020
In the present study, the researchers have investigated foreign language teachers’ familiarity wi... more In the present study, the researchers have investigated foreign language teachers’ familiarity with scaffolding techniques and where Iranian instructors have learnt such scaffolding techniques. This study follows a descriptive-survey method. For this purpose the researchers used a questionnaire of scaffolding techniques. The questionnaires were distributed among 41 instructors in three university language centers. A binomial Test was carried out to investigate the rate of Iranian instructors’ acquaintance with scaffolding. As the result of the first question showed, the majority of Iranian instructors were familiar with the scaffolding techniques and used them while teaching. Furthermore, according to the results of the second question more than half of the Iranian instructors have learnt most of scaffolding techniques in MA level. The results also clearly showed that there are weaknesses in the educational system (here MA courses) for foreign language teaching skills.
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