Volume 7. Issue 2 April 2011.

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Foreword:
Drs. Rajabali Askarzadeh Torghabeh & Paul Robertson

Welcome to the second edition of the year 2011. The Iranian EFL Journal is a bi-monthly journal from 2011. The journal has had strong growth over the last few years with a monthly readership now exceeding 2000 readers. For a journal examining the topic of EFL/ESL, Literature and Translation studies, the growth and readership has been pleasing. Statistically, readers are coming from almost 80 countries. In the second issue of volume 7 we present 15 articles for your reading.  In the first article, the author Reza Pishghadam in a groundbreaking article has introduced applied ELT as a new approach to second/foreign language studies. He believes that ELT is not a part of applied linguistics any more, requiring a fresh look at its principles. In the second article, Keivan Zahedi and Mohammad Ali Shams have explored the IELTS candidates’ use of formulaic sequences in the writing tasks.

In the next article, Masoud Sharififar and Mahboubeh Akbarzadeh have investigated demotivation of English learners to identify common demotivating factors among university students. In the fourth article, Mehdi Mardani and Ahmad Moinzadeh have investigated the effect of vocabulary learning strategy on retention and recall of idioms in Iranian EFL context. In the next article, Aram R. Sadeghi and Ali Asadi have examined the applicability of critical discourse analytical tools in an EFL classroom. In the next article, Sima Khezrlou, Ali Akbar Khomeijani  Farahani and Fateme Layeghi have explored the way adult Persian-speaking foreign language learners of English attempted to resolve ambiguities of relative clause type. In the next article, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Amirian and Reza Bagheri Nevisi investigated the status of Overt Pronoun Constraint (OPC) in Persian. In the next article, Abbas Pourhosein Gilakjani and Seyedeh Masoumeh Ahmadi have examined the effect of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on Iranian EFL learners’ language learning.

In the next article, Sanaz Ghobadi Mohebi and Ebrahim Khodadady have investigated the beliefs, students usually held about language learning, based on the beliefs about language learning inventory questionnaire and comparing them with teachers. Naser Atasheneh and Ahmad Izadi have explored the similarities and differences between Iranian EFL learners’ use of English and Persian refusals, using role play scenarios. Moreover, Ali Rahimi and Nabi. A Ebrahimi have introduced the field of learning environment research to ELT practitioners. In the next article, Reza Keshavarz and Rasool Roozegar have introduced a method for assessing English language ability of the learners. Mahboobeh Abhaji Ezabadi determined the effect of the construction of mental images on FL learners' ability to recall narrative passages.  

In the next article, Roya Khoii and Nazli Shamsi have investigated the effect of the test method on trait by comparing the construct validities of two different formats of error-identification grammar. In the last article of the issue, Mansoor Fahim and Shahla Azarnioushi have attempted to examine whether there is any relationship between the critical thinking ability of language learners and their performances using rule driven/ discovery learning approaches to teaching grammar.

We hope you enjoy this edition and look forward to your readership.

Volume 7-2 April 2011.
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Table of Contents

1- Foreword: Dr. Paul Robertson & Dr. Rajabali Askarzadeh Torghabeh 

2- Reza Pishghadam.  Introducing Applied ELT as a New Approach in Second / Foreign Language Studies
                       
3- Keivan Zahedi and Mohammad Ali Shams. Exploring the Iranian Candidates’ Use of Formulaic Sequences in the Writing Module of IELTS

4- Masoud Sharififar and Mahboubeh Akbarzadeh.   An Analysis of Demotivators in English Classes for Iranian university students

5- Ehsan Ghassemi and Nasser Shahsavari. What is not working? A study of students’ perceptions of problems and concerns over English language learning at Islamic Azad University, Hajiabad Branch
  
6- Aram R. Sadeghi and Ali Asadi. Critical Discourse Analysis in an EFL Classroom

7- Sima Khezrlou, Ali Akbar Khomeijani and Farahani Fateme Layeghi. Foreign Language Learners' Processing of Relative Clause Ambiguity: A Relevance Theory Perspective

8- Seyyed Mohammad Reza Amirian and Reza Bagheri Nevisi. Overt Pronoun Constraint in Persian

9- Abbas Pourhosein Gilakjani and Seyedeh Masoumeh Ahmadi.   The Effect of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation on Iranian EFL Learners’ Language Learning

10- Sanaz Ghobadi Mohebi and Ebrahim Khodadady. A study on Iranian University Students’ and Teachers’ Beliefs about Language Learning

11- Naser Atasheneh and Ahmad Izadi. Refusals in English and Persian: A pragmalinguistic investigation

12- Ali Rahimi and Nabi. A Ebrahimi. Guiding a Persian EFL Instructor to Create Individualized Classroom Environments: Novel Opportunities for ELT Practitioners

13- Reza Keshavarz and Rasool Roozegar. Assessing Iranian Students’ English ability: Semantic Competence vs. Pragmatic Competence

14- Mahboobeh Abhaji Ezabadi. The Effect of Image Generation on Remembering Story Details in  Iranian EFL learners

15- Roya Khoii and Nazli Shamsi. The Effect of the Method on the Trait: Investigating the Function of  No-Error Options in Grammar Error-Identification Items in Admissions
Tests

16- Mansoor Fahim and Shahla Azarnioushi. The Relationship between Critical Thinking and Deductive/Inductive  Teaching of Grammar to Iranian EFL Learners