Guest editors
Dr Mojtaba Maghsudi,
Department of English, Farhangian University, Shahid Bahonar Branch, Arak, Iran
Dr Fahimeh Rezai Niaraki
Department of Psychology, Farhangian University, Nasibe Branch, Tehran, Iran
Table of Contents
Social science section
| The Correlation between English Sentences and Their Voices in the Process of Translation | |
| Fatemeh Alinejad Rad, Fatemeh Azizmohammadi | pp. 1-5 |
| EFL Teachers with Different Attitudes in One Educational System: Will They Impact Their Learners’ Achievement Differently? | |
| Mana Esmaeili | pp. 6-14 |
| The Effects of Explicit Instruction of Grammatical Cohesive Devices on Intermediate Iranian Learners' Writing | |
| Masoumeh Rassouli, Mehdi Abbasvandi | pp. 15-22 |
| Bilingual versus Monolingual Learners’ Reading Comprehension Ability Regarding their Interest in Reading Comprehension Topics | |
| Fatemeh Samadi, Mojtaba Maghsoudi | pp. 23-34 |
| The Effect of Vocabulary Strategy Training among Autonomous and Non-Autonomous Learners in Iranian EFL Context | |
| Fatemeh Seyed Rezaei, Alireza Karbalaei, Shahram Afraz | pp. 35-49 |
| A Contrastive Socio-pragmatic Analysis of Anger Metaphors in English and Persian | |
| Mehdi Abbasvandi, Mojtaba Maghsoudi | pp. 50-58 |
| Design, Construction, and Validation of a Critical Pedagogy Attitude Questionnaire in Iran | |
| Vahideh Pishvaei, Seyed Ahmad Kasaian | pp. 59-74 |
| Can direct corrective feedback in learners’ mother tongue and in foreign language affect the EFL learners’ writing accuracy differently? | |
| Sahar Saeedi, Mojtaba Maghsoudi | pp. 75-93 |
| The role of bilingualism and personal variables in reading literacy performance of bilingual students based on the PIRLS study (2001) | |
| Leila Shahdosti, Ayatollah Fathi, Ali Akbar Malekirad, Azam Taheri | pp. 94-100 |
| The Interaction between Iranian EFL Learners’ Interest in Reading Comprehension Topics and their Reading Comprehension Ability | |
| Fatemeh Samadi, Fatemeh Aziz Mohammadi | pp. 101-108 |
| The Effect of Thematic Clustering on Enhancing Monolingual and Bilingual EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Acquisition | |
| Mozhgan Zargosh, Alireza Karbalaei, Shahram Afraz | p. 109-121 |
| Is Changing the Voice of English Sentences Accompanied with any Changes in Their Tenses? | |
| Fatemeh Alinejad Rad, Mojtaba Maghsoudi | pp. 122-129 |
| The Relationship between Two Different Text Types and Reading Comprehension Strategy Use of Advanced EFL Learners | |
| Anis Behzadi, Fatemeh Azimi Amoli | pp. 130-142 |
| The Study of the Relationship between Multiple Intelligences and Learning Strategies among Iranian EFL learners | |
| Roya Davar Asl Bandarabbasi, Alireza Karbalaei | pp. 143-149 |
| Effect of Life Skill Training on Self -Esteem of High School Students in Iran | |
| Fahimeh Rezai Niaraki, Hassan Rahimi | pp. 150-159 |
| The Effect of Explicit and Implicit Instruction on Monolingual Bilingual EFL learners and Acquisition of L2 Grammar | |
| Maryam Yeganeh, Marzieh Ghoreyshi, Rahil Darabi | pp. 160-167 |
| The Effect of Teaching Critical Thinking on Educational Achievement and Test Anxiety among Junior High School Students in Saveh | |
| Zahra Haseli, Fahimeh Rezaii | pp. 168-175 |
| Mobile-Assisted Language Learning: Practices among Iranian EFL Learners | |
| Mona Khabiri, Mohammad Bagher Khatibi | pp. 176-190 |
| The Effect of Bubble Cards on Word Stress Errors and Retention of EFL Learners: A Comparison of Turkish and Farsi Native Speakers | |
| Yaser Kheyrkhahnia, Shahram Afraz, Hamidreza Khiyabani | pp. 191-201 |
| Effectiveness of False Belief Training (Theory of Mind) on Decreasing Behavioral Problems among First Grade Students | |
| Fatemeh Nanvaii, Fahimeh Rezaii Niaraki | pp. 202-208 |
| The Study of the Relationship between Managers' Transformational and Transactional Leadership Styles and School Effectiveness in Secondary Schools in Iran | |
| Alireza Rezaei Abgoli, Zahra Sabeti | pp. 209-218 |
| Cultural Differences in Writing English Native and Non-Native Acknowledgment texts: A Contrastive Study | |
| Rezvan Davaei, Alireza Karbalaei | pp. 219-228 |
| The Role of Schema or Background Knowledge ActivationandGraphic Organizer on Increasing Iranian EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension | |
| Mohammad Hassan Kashani Mahmood, Farahnaz Reymani Nikoo, Alireza Bonyadi | pp. 229-241 |
| A comparative study of Iranians and Indians about the types of domestic violence | |
| Rahamatollah Saidi, Y S Siddegowda | pp. 242-250 |
| A Psychoanalytic Review of ‘Endgame’ | |
| Behruz Mansuri, Maryam Ghorbani, Iman Kiyaee, Fatemeh Azizmohammadi | pp. 251-255 |
| A Marxist Reading of ‘The Madwoman of Chaillot’ | |
| Behruz Mansuri, Iman Kiyaee, Maryam Ghorbani, Fatemeh Azizmohammadi | pp. 256-261 |
| Effectiveness of Simple to Complex Sequences and Composition Instructional Strategies in Learning and Retention of Concept of Experimental Science in Secondary School | |
| Yousef Rezapour, Kiumars Taghipour | pp. 262-272 |
| Evaluation of academic self-efficacy based on implied intelligence beliefs | |
| Sajjad Purbaghban, Joseph Rezapour, Ayatollah Fathi, Ali Akbar Malekirad | pp. 273-278 |
| The Effectiveness of Social Skills Training on Communication Empowering Deprived Students | |
| Fateme Nequee, Mehri Rahmani, Ali Rahmani, Sahar Jadidoleslam, Abdollah Rahimi | pp. 279-284 |
| Romantic Relationship and Mental Health among Payame Noor University Students in East Azarbayjan | |
| Ali Akbar Malekirad, Aiatollah Fathi, Mehdi Aghapoor Bishak, Fatemeh Azammofidi, Kobra Rahzani | pp. 285-290 |
| Interpersonal Metadiscourse in Compositions Written by Iranian ESP Students | |
| Rezvan Davaei, Alireza Karbalaei | pp. 291-300 |
| The relationship between Iranian EFL Learners’ Linguality and their General English Proficiency | |
| Fatemeh Aziz Mohammadi, Fatemeh Samadi | pp. 301-312 |
| Descriptive study on Gibran Khalil Gibrans‘ Point of view about Religion and Religious Thought | |
| Abdolah Rahimi, Rooholah Samadi | pp. 313-316 |
| Effectiveness of Self-Differentiation Training on Self-Differentiation, Test-Anxiety and Self-Efficacy among Students in Saveh City | |
| Sara Naimi, Fahimeh Rezai Niaraki | pp. 317-322 |
| A Textbook Evaluation of Speech Acts and Language Functions in High School English Textbooks (I, II AndIII) and Interchange Series, Books I, II, And III | |
| Afshin Moradi, Alireza Karbalaei, Shahram Afraz | pp. 323-335 |
| The Effect of Teacher’s Scaffolding and Peers’ Collaborative Dialogue on the Acquisition of English Tenses in the Zone of Proximal Development: A Sociocultural Perspective | |
| Abolfazl Khodamoradi, Hasan Iravani, Manoochehr Jafarigohar | pp. 336-346 |
| The Effect of Hemispheric Dominance on Learning Vocabulary Strategies among Iranian EFL Learners | |
| Zahra Bavand Savadkouhi, Mohammad Taghi Hassani, Ramin Rahmani | pp. 347-361 |
| The Relationship between Teachers' and Students' Preferences about Different Classroom Activities among EFL Learners in National Iran Oil Company(NIOC) in Iran | |
| Darush Rezaei, Alireza Karbalaei, Shahram Afraz | pp. 362-375 |
| The Effect of Stress Management Teaching Skills to Reduce Student’s Avoidance Coping Style | |
| Mehri Rahmani, Ali Rahmani, Fateme Nequee | pp. 376-385 |
| A Comparison of Pursuing – Distancing and Dependency on Others among Monolinguals and bilinguals | |
| Arezoo Fathi, Fahime Mirkamali | pp. 386-389 |
| Investigating the Relationship between Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorders | |
| Narges Dolat Yari, Ali Akbar Maleki Rad, Abdollah Rahimi, Ayatolah Fathi | pp. 390-395 |
| The Study of Irrational Beliefs of Monolinguals and Bilinguals | |
| Marzie Heydari Beni, Ali Abar Malekirad, Masoome Mohamadi, Hassan Jafari | pp. 396-400 |
| Comparison of learning approaches in successful and unsuccessful students in Arak University of Medical Sciences, 2010 | |
| Korosh Rezaei, Hamidreza Kouhestani, Zohreh Anbari, Kobra Rahzani | pp. 401-409 |
| Comparative Conflict Resolution Tactics among Monolinguals and Bilinguals | |
| Masoomeh Mohamadi, Ali Abar Malekirad, Marzie Heydari Beni, Mojtaba Maghsoudi, Hassan Jafari | pp. 410-416 |
| Predicting Variables of Academic Achievement and Science Self-Concept of Students in Third Year Guidance School Based on Parents' Education Level and Attitude towards Science | |
| Ayatollah Fathi, Nasrin Teimori, Ali Akbar Malekirad, Eskandar Fathi Azar, Haddad Poorbaghban, Karim Abdol Mohamadi, Leila Shahdosti | pp. 417-425 |
| Diabetes Knowledge among people without diabetes living in Iran | |
| Samereh Abdoli, Maryam Tavana | pp. 426-433 |
| A Comparison of Sexual Desire and Self-esteem among Monolinguals and Bilinguals | |
| Arezoo Fathi | pp. 434-438 |
| On the Relationship between Teachers' Sense of Responsibility and their Job Satisfaction: The Case of Iranian High School Teachers | |
| Mohammad Aliakbari, Neda Babanezhad Kafshgar | pp. 487-501 |
| The Study of parents’ attitudes toward the status of execution of physical education course in Iranian elementary schools | |
| Sarvenaz Anousheh, Soheila Abdi Nemat Abad | pp. 502-508 |
| The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence, Perceived Stress and Academic Performance among Iranian High School Students | |
| Auoob Ebrahimi | pp. 509-522 |
| Classroom Observation: A Factor for Iranian EFL Teachers’ Professional Development and Their Students' Achievements | |
| Elham Asa'di, Khalil Motallebzadeh | pp. 523-532 |
| The Impact of Leadership Style, Thinking Style and Job Satisfaction on Iranian EFL Teacher Retention | |
| Reza Khany, Fatemeh Azimi Amoli | pp. 533-544 |
| On the Evaluation of Master of Arts Program in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) at Ilam University | |
| Mohammad Aliakbari, Marzieh Ghoreyshi | pp. 545-558 |
| Corrective Feedback During Communicate Tasks: Do Recasts, Clarification Requests and Explicit Correction Affect EFL Learners’ Second Language Acquisition Equally? | |
| Mohammad Golshan | pp. 559-571 |
| Mobile-facilitated Time and Place among Iranian EFL Learners | |
| Mona Khabiri, Mohammad Bagher Khatibi | pp. 572-583 |
| On the Network of Associations among EFL Learners' Language Learning Strategies, Mindfulness and Personality Traits: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach | |
| Reza Khany, Neda Babanezhad Kafshgar | pp. 584-600 |
| The Nexus between Iranian EFL Students’ Big Five Personality Traits and Foreign Language Speaking Confidence | |
| Reza Khany, Marzieh Ghoreyshi | pp. 601-611 |
| Iranian EFL Teachers' Familiarity, Attitudes and Willingness towards Different Internet Tools and their Applications | |
| Reza Khany, Marzieh Ghoreyshi | pp. 612-621 |
| The Analysis of the Relationship between the Theoretical Knowledge of Translators and Their Practical Translation Skills: An Evaluation of Graduate Translation Courses | |
| Leila Lotfi Kashmar, Seyed Mohammad Hosseini-Maasoum, Mohammad Reza Hashemi | pp. 622-629 |
| The Study of the Effect of Teaching Styles (Interventional, Interactional, Non-Interventional) on Self –Efficacy: A Case Study of Secondary School Female Students | |
| Azam Motamedi, Mohammad Reza Yousefzadeh Chosari | pp. 630-639 |
| The Moral Vision of Iris Murdochin her First Novel “Under the Net” | |
| Soghra Ghasemi, Sayyed Hassan Alamdar Moghaddam | pp. 640-649 |
| The Study of the Relationship among Emotional Intelligence, Peer Social Support, and Family Social Support and GPA among Iranian High School Students | |
| Yeganeh Azizi | pp. 650-658 |
| Investigating the Effectiveness of Task Types on Vocabulary Learning in Multilevel Language Ability Classes | |
| Ali Ziyaeemehr | pp. 659-667 |
| The Impact of Conscientiousness Personality Trait on Language Learning Strategy Application in EFL Context | |
| Akbar Molaei | pp. 668-673 |
Natural science section
| Living in the Shadow and Light: Iranian Youths’ Responses to Diabetes-Related Stigma | |
| Samereh Abdoli, Mehri Doosti Irani, Soroor Parvizi, Naimeh Seyed Fatemi, Massoud Amini | pp. 439-448 |
| Comparing the Mental Health of Children’s’ Mothers With ADHD And Normal Children’ Mothers In Hamedan | |
| Samaneh Sanaei Kamal, Jalil Babapor Kheyradin, Karim Abdol Mohamadi, Ayatollah Fathi, Narges Dolatyari | pp. 449-460 |
| The Study of the Effect of Magnetic Therapy on Improvement of Neuropsychological Functions in Children with Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity | |
| Kambiz Pushaneh, Susan Emami Poo, Maryam Rabib, Daryoosh Nasabi Tehrani | pp. 461-471 |
| The Relationships between Mental Health Status, Achievement Motivation, Job Satisfaction and Oxidative Stress in Subjects Exposed to Nickel Welding Fumes | |
| Ali Akbar Malekirad, Ahmad Goodarzi, Ahmad Reza Tohidnejad, Tahereh Sadeghi, Melika Heydari, Najmeh Egani, Ahmad Akbari | pp. 472-479 |
| A Comparative Study of Psychiatric Disorders and Coping Strategies between HIV Patients and Healthy Subjects in Khorramshahr | |
| Azam Taheri, Zahra Zarimoghadam | pp. 480-486 |