Volume 6-4. December 2010.

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Foreword

Welcome to the fourth edition of the year 2010. The Iranian EFL Journal has had strong growth over the last few years with a monthly readership now exceeding 1,800 readers. For a new journal examining the topic of English second language acquisition from a local perspective, the growth and readership has been pleasing. Statistically, readers are coming from almost 80 countries. In the fourth issue of volume 6 we present 5 articles for your reading.  

In the first article, the authors  Rajabali Askarzadeh Torghabeh, Mohamad Reza Hashemi and Hesamoddin Shahriari Ahmadi have argued that by integrating literature into the writing syllabus, teachers can avoid both extremes and, at the same time, increase the motivation to write among learners.

In the second article, Fatemeh Mahbod Karamouzian has analyzed the content of a reading comprehension series entitled Reading through Interaction used at the university level in Iran.  In the next article, Hamide Ghaemi and Hamed Ghaemi have investigated the impact of item format on the reading comprehension ability of dyslexic children.

In the fourth article, Zahra Amirian and Mansoor Tavakoli have analyzed the Introduction sections of applied linguistic research articles across English and Persian languages and compared them with the Introduction sections of English RAs written by Persian EFL writers.

In the last article Seyyed Mohammad Ali Soozandehfar and Marzieh Souzandehfar have made a comparison between integratively motivated students of English at Shiraz University and their instrumentally motivated peers in terms of their speaking achievement.

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

Volume 6-4. December 2010.
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Table of Contents

1. Foreword: Dr. Paul Robertson and Dr. Rajabali Askarzadeh Torghabeh 
                              
2. Rajabali Askarzadeh Torghabeh,  Mohamad Reza Hashemi and Hesamoddin Shahriari Ahmadi. Writing Through Literature: A Novel Approach to EFL Writing Instruction

3. Fatemeh Mahbod Karamouzian. A Post-Use Evaluation of Current Reading Comprehension Textbooks Used in TEFL Programs

4. Hamide Ghaemi and Hamed Ghaemi. Item Format Influence on the Reading Comprehension Ability of Dyslexics

5. Zahra Amirian and Mansoor Tavakoli. A Swalesian Genre Approach to the Investigation of the Introduction Sections of English, Persian, and EFL Applied Linguistic Research Article

6. Seyyed Mohammad Ali Soozandehfar and Marzieh Souzandehfar. Which Learner Speaks Bettter Integratively Motivated or Instrumentally Motivated