International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) Ð volume 11(1)


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Language acquisition socialization: Sociocognitive and complexity theory perspectives; by Assia BAGHDADI (pp. 1-22); The impact of background knowledge on test performance: A multivariate G-theory approach; by Seyyed Mohammad ALAVI & Hossein KARAMI (pp. 23-44); A pragmatic analysis of diminutives in Palestinian society; by Mahmood K. M. ESHRETEH (pp. 45-62); Second language teacher education: Preparing teachers for the needs of second language learners; by Aseel KANAKRI (pp. 63-94); Exploring a novice Chinese EFL teacher's writing beliefs and practices: A systemic functional perspective; by Xiaodong ZHANG (pp. 95-118); A pragma-semiotic analysis of the Catholic bishops' communiqué on the Ebola epidemic: Impact on the University of Ibadan Catholic faithful; by Patience Obiageri SOLOMON-ETEFIA & Gerald Okechukwu NWEYA (pp. 119-142); Book Review by Azizeh Chalak (pp. 143-151).







International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) – volume 10(1)


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Professional reflection: Forty years in applied linguistics, by James Dean BROWN; Factors affecting multiple-choice cloze test score variance: A perspective from generalizability theory, by Takaaki KUMAZAWA; Modern Standard Arabic in Algeria: Problems and challenges, by Fatima Nor El-Houda DAHOU; Two approaches to the teaching of grammar and their implications, by Tamilla MAMMADOVA; Using learner corpora in language teaching, by Tsoghik GRIGORYAN; Linguicism and nationalism: A post-colonial gaze on the promotion of Afrikaans as a national language in apartheid South Africa, by Nene Ernest KHALEMA; Improving English conversation skills through online conversation lessons and classroom interactions with English speakers, by Hayas SANIBOO & Kemtong SINWONGSUWAT; La bindi nga que tu know-la nyass jusqu'a le feu sort seulement: Examining strategies of intensification in Camfranglais, by Lozzi Martial MEUTEM KAMTCHUENG; Book Review, by Patharaorn PATHARAKORN & Kendi HO.




International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) – volume 6(4)


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Papers in this issue: Aziyana Bayyr-ool & Vitaly Voinov (pp. 1 - 24); Ellen Thompson, Maria Omana, Javier Collado-Isasi & Amanda Yousuf (pp. 25 - 40); Nancy Sullivan, Robert T. Schatz & Carol Ming-hung Lam (pp. 41 - 70); Brian G. Rubrecht & Kayoko Ishikawa (pp. 71 - 96); Thuy Nga Nguyen & Ghil'ad Zuckermann (pp. 97 - 118); Mohammad Ali Salmani Nodoushan (pp. 119 - 140); Judith Runnels (pp. 141 - 153); Peter Kosta & Diego Gabriel Krivochen (pp. 154 - 182)




International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) Ð volume 13(4)


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Special issue on ESP: Reflections and perspectives; includes and editorial, an introduction, and nine papers on English for Specific Purposes and CLIL.




International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) - Volume 13(3)


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CONTENTS: Manual and automatic corpus compilation: A case study for legal translations by Patrizia GIAMPIERI (1-16); Teaching purposefully: Considering the perspectives of foreign language learners in language skill development by William K. BIMPONG (17-36); A conversation analytic study of virtual vs. CALL language classes: With reference to adjacency pairs by Ali KAZEMI & Farshad AZIMIFAR (37-60); "I deeply regret that some perceive my being here as political": Rhetorical analysis of Netanyahu's speech on the Iran nuclear deal as a securitizing move by Forough AMIN & Alessandra GAGARIDIS (61-86); Dovetailing focus on form instruction with cognitive styles: A constructive endeavor by Farzin KHALILI & Zhila MOHAMMADNIA (87-108); An etymological exploration and dissection of Sogdian loanwords in Modern Persian by Farrokh HAJIANI (109-134); English for Specific Purposes (ESP): The state of the art (An online interview with Mohammad Hassan Tahririan) by Mohammad Hassan TAHRIRIAN & Azizeh CHALAK (135-141)




International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) – volume 13(1)


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Papers in this special issue: (1) Andrew DEMIL: Vocalising motherhood: Effectiveness of grammar activities in Portuguese teaching: An exemplar (pp. 1-18); (2) Scott KISSAU, et al.: The motivational profile of adolescent foreign language learners: An international comparison (pp. 19-40); (3) Abdulloh WAEDAOH & Kemtong SINWONGSUWAT: Enhancing English language learners' conversation abilities via CA-informed sitcom lessons: A case study of Thai high school students (pp. 41-56); (4) Fateme EMRANI & Mozhgan HOOSHMAND: A conversation analysis of self-initiated self-repair structures in advanced Iranian EFL learners (pp. 57-76); (5) Yunisrina Qismullah YUSUF, Chairina NASIR & Nurzaleni ANDIB: Power and solidarity: The pronoun of address ke [ke] used in Indonesian by Acehnese speakers (pp. 77-98); (6) John Odo ONU & Patience Obiageri SOLOMON-ETEFIA: A functional-semiotic investigation of traditional funeral rites and rituals in Elugwu Ezike in Igboland (pp. 99-128).







International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) – volume 9(4)


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The effect of storytelling format (dialogic vs. narrative) on linguistic recall and comprehension (1-28) by Alfonso Abad MANCHENO; practicing what they preach? A comparison of teacher candidate beliefs and practices (29-54) by Scott KISSAU, Marion RODGERS & Helga HAUDECK; Teaching the Dutch how to pronounce English (55-80) by Frans HERMANS & Peter SLOEP; Superstition in the works of Nizami Ganjavi: A phenomeno-semiotic analysis (81-90) by Fereshteh AHANGARI; An optimality-based account of diachronic lenition in Persian (91-108) by Mozhgan HOOSHMAND; On demystifying L2 learner goal differences in task-based production (109-132) by Mohamed Ridha BEN MAAD; Language testing: The state of the art (An online interview with James Dean Brown) (133-143) by James Dean BROWN & Mohammad Ali SALMANI NODOUSHAN.




International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) – volume 7(3)


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Papers in this issue by: Louise CUMMINGS (1-32); Finex NDHLOVU (33-58); Justin P. WHITE & Andrew J. DEMIL (59-88); Richard BALTUS & Hassan BELHIAH 89-118 (); Lan-fen HUANG (119-136); Gibreel Sadeq ALAGHBARY (137-140)