Volume 2, Number 6, November 2011

Table of Contents

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REGULAR PAPERS

The Impact of Perception Training on ELL Spelling: Preventing L1 Phonetic Transfer

Manuela Gonz¨¢lez-Bueno and Donita J. Massengill Shaw

 

Re-evaluation of Internationally and Locally Developed ELT Materials in Iran: A Bimodal Approach to Material Development

Mohammad Reza Talebinezhad and Masoud Mahmoodzadeh

 

The Critical Period of L2 Acquisition Studies: Implications for Researchers in Chinese EFL Context

Wuhan Zhu

 

The Relationship between Lexical Inferencing Strategies and L2 Proficiency of Iranian EFL Learners

Mansoor Tavakoli and Samira Hayati

 

On the Effect of Reciprocal Teaching Strategy on EFL Learners¡¯ Reading Proficiency

Seyyed Ali Ostovar-Namaghi and Mohammad-Reza Shahhosseini

 

Curricular Insights into Translingualism as a Communicative Competence

Clara Molina

 

Learning Vocabulary via Mobile Phone: Persian EFL Learners in Focus

Saeed Taki and Saeed Khazaei

 

An Investigation of Personality and L2 Oral Performance

Zhengdong Gan

 

Psycholinguistic Perspectives on Comprehension in SLA

Parisa Naseri Karimvand

 

Should We Teach the Impolite Language? A Study of Iranian EFL Learners, Teachers, Experts and Non-Iranian Experts¡¯ Attitudes

Alireza Ahmadi and Kamal Heydari Soureshjani

 

Taboo and Non-conventional Content as Attitude and Emotion Sensitive Tool

Yuliya Asotska and Agnieszka Strzałka

 

The Effects of Acquaintanceship with the Interviewers and the Interviewees' Sex on Oral Interview as a Test Technique in EFL Context

Mohiadin Amjadian and Saman Ebadi

 

Foreign Language Anxiety and Strategy Use: A Study with Chinese Undergraduate EFL Learners

Zhongshe Lu and Meihua Liu

 

The Effect of L2 Writing Ability on L1 Writing Ability

Mahmood Hashemian

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An Investigation into the Relationship between Self-esteem, Proficiency Level, and the Reading Ability of Iranian EFL Language Learners

Kamal Heidari Soureshjani and Noushin Naseri

 

Foreign Language Education in Lebanon: A Context of Cultural and Curricular Complexities

Nahla Nola Bacha and Rima Bahous

 

Linguistic Deviation in Poetry Translation: An Investigation into the English Renderings of Shamlu¡¯s Verse

Hossein Pirnajmuddin and Vahid Medhat

 

English¨CArabic Contrastive Analysis Redefinition of Goals

May F. Al-Shaikhli and Ibrahim Abdel-Latif Shalabi

 

Teaching and Testing ESP at Iranian Universities: A Critical View

Goodarz Alibakhshi, Hassan Ghand Ali, and Davoud Padiz

 

The Differing Effect of Computerized Dynamic Assessment of L2 Reading Comprehension on High and Low Achievers

Reza Pishghadam, Elyas Barabadi, and Ali Mehri Kamrood

 

Learning Experiences and Academic Adjustment of International Students: A Case Study from Pakistan

Fouzia Janjua, Samina Malik, and Fazalur Rahman

 

The Relationship between Attention and Consciousness

Mohammad Reza Ahmadi, Abbas Pourhossein Gilakjani, and Seyedeh Masoumeh Ahmadi

 

Speech Act Analysis to Short Stories

Sahar Farouq Altikriti

 

The Effect of E-mailing on Vocabulary Retention of Iranian Lower Intermediate EFL Learners

Mansoor Fahim, Khalil Motallebzadeh, and Zeinab Sazegar

 

Function of English Sub-tests of the INUEE for Male Candidates

Maryam Javadizad, Hossein Barati, and Akbar Hesabi

 

The Clash between the Desire and the Real World¡ªA Stylistic Analysis of the Short Story ¡°Theft¡±

Bing Sun

 

A Short Introduction to Semantics

Karim Nazari Bagha

 

Oedipus Complex in Literature Works

Yan Liu and Chencheng Wang

 

The Effect of Word Frequency on Answering Grammar Questions

Zahra Kordjazi

 

Teacher Correction or Word Processors: Which Is a Better Option for the Improvement of EFL Students¡¯ Writing Skill?

Fatemeh Behjat

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