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Article's Title :
Translation Quality and Awareness of Functional Translation Theories
Pages Range :From Page 1 To 16
Authors :Farzaneh Farahzad, Parviz Azhideh, Leila Razmjou
KeyWords :Translation Theories, Functional Theories, Translation Pedagogy, Translation Quality, Translator Training
Abstract
The present article reports a study carried out to investigate whether or not awareness of functional translation theories
has any impact on the translation quality of translator trainees. 2oo Iranian undergraduate students took part in this
study. They were divided into four groups -two- experimental and two control groups. After homogenizing the
participants by a TOEFL test, a translation pre-test was administered and then functional theories of translation like
Translational Action and Skopos Theory were taught to the experimental groups who were later required to use the
material taught in their classroom translation practice during one academic semester. The control groups were
instructed traditionally as widely practiced in Iranian undergraduate translation classes. A translation post-test was
given to all the groups at the end of the semester. The statistical results demonstrated a significant difference between
the pre- and post- test in the two experimental groups as compared with the control groups.
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Globalization, Standardization, and Dialect Leveling in Iran
Pages Range :From Page 17 To 30
Authors :Reza Ghafar Samar, Hossein Navidinia, Mehdi Mehrani
KeyWords :Globalization, Standardization, Dialect Leveling, Sociolinguistics, Persian Dialects
Abstract
This paper is an attempt to shed light on the effects of modernization, urbanization, monolingual educational system,
and mass media as well as the process of globalization on dialect leveling among Persian dialects. In so doing, the first
part of the paper elaborates on the relationship between globalization and sociolinguistics, and on the concept of
standardization. Also, it discusses some factors accelerating dialect leveling among Persian dialects. The second part
of the paper presents some empirical evidence for the change, based on the data collected from 3 Persian dialects,
namely: Birjandi, Neyshaboori, and Yazdi. Three spoken language sample corpora from two age cohort groups in each
speech community were collected. Having transcribed the data, the researchers juxtaposed the phonological,
morphological, and syntactic conventions of the two groups of each speech community for further in-depth analysis.
Comparing the speech samples of the two age cohorts in each corpus revealed significant movements towards standard
dialect. However, the quality and quantity of the observed movements did not appear to be the same across the dialects
in question.
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Validation of Motivational Self-regulatory Strategies Questionnaire and Examination of Its Relation to
Title :
L2 Reading, L2 Writing and Use of Language Learning Strategies
Pages Range :From Page 31 To 62
Authors :Behzad Ghonsooly, Majid Elahi Shirvan
KeyWords Motivational Self-regulatory Strategies, L2 Writing Achievement, L2 Reading Achievement, Use of Language
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Learning Strategies
Abstract
The effect of motivational self-regulatory strategies on L2 learners’ achievement has scarcely been examined within
the context of our country, Iran. This study is concerned with examining the relationship between motivational self-
regulatory strategies and their L2 reading and L2 writing achievement. It also explores the relationship of motivational
self-regulatory strategies and use of language learning strategies among EFL learners. The results of the study indicate
that 1. There is a significantly positive relationship of EFL learners’ motivational self-regulatory strategies and both
their L2reading and L2 writing achievement; 2. There is a significant and positive relationship between motivational
self-regulatory strategies and use of language learning strategies among EFL learners. The results of the interviews are
also clearly in line with those of the questionnaires. The findings of these study postulate that EFL teachers should
enrich their learners’ motivational self-regulatory to help them sustain their efforts and motivation while performing
L2 reading and writing tasks.
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Article's Title Iranian TEFL Graduates’ Conceptions of Measurement Error in Research: A Genealogical Narrative
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Inquiry
Pages Range :From Page 63 To 84
Authors :Azar Hosseini Fatemi, Saeedeh Shamsaee, Mohammad Ali Shams
KeyWords TEFL Research, Measurement Error, Narrative Positivism, Optimal Matching Analysis, Event History
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Modeling, Cox Proportional Regression Analysis, Algorithmic Knowledge
Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate Iranian TEFL graduates’ conception of measurement error in research. Adopting
a sequential explanatory multi-method strategy (Borg, 2009), the researchers analyzed causal and temporal relations in
the research narratives elicited from 30 TEFL graduates. Gee’s (1986) framework for identifying narrative discourse
units (lines, stanzas, and episodes) was adopted to investigate participants’ conceptions of logical orders in measure
development algorithms and their knowledge of error sources. In addition, taking a narrative positivistic approach, the
narratives were rated based on Optimal Matching Analysis (OMA). Finally in ‘continuous event history modeling’
phase of the study, Cox Proportional Regression Analysis showed how temporal markers in research narratives can be
used to predict one’s knowledge of measure development in research design. The results suggest that researchers’
error-awareness and algorithmic knowledge correlate significantly with each other and constitute knowledge of
measure development in general. The contribution of dimensionality and validity testing to this knowledge was also
found to be statistically significant.
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Article's Title :
Review of Lars Johanson and Christiane Bulut (eds)
Pages Range :From Page 85 To 92
Authors :Birsel Karakoç
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Article's Title :
Natural Phonological Processes in Sistani Persian of Iran
Pages Range :From Page 93 To 120
Authors :Farideh Okati, Abbas Ali Ahangar, Erik Anonby, Carina Jahani
KeyWords Natural Phonological Processes, Sonority Hierarchy, Assimilation, Dissimilation, Epenthesis, Metathesis,
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Syllable Structure, Sistani Persian
Abstract
This article provides an overview of natural phonological processes in the dialect of Sistani Persian spoken in Iranian
Sistan, and reviews theoretical implications of these processes. A representative selection of processes in the language
is examined in reference to conditioning by surrounding segments and conditioning in reference to syllable structure.
While assimilation and dissimilation are tied to segmental context, deletion, epenthesis and metathesis are considered
in light of syllable structure requirements. Synchronically, natural processes include those that are of an allophonic
nature as well as those which involve morphophonological alternation. The description of these phenomena is
corroborated by a discussion of the application of natural processes in diachronic changes. The authors show that, in
some cases, the Sonority Sequencing Principle (SSP) is violated in Sistani Persian. This phenomenon is attributed not
to language-internal factors, but rather to the generalization of marked structures as a result of interference from
Standard Persian.
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Article's Title :
Developing a Textbook Evaluation Scheme for the Expanding Circle
Pages Range :From Page 121 To 136
Authors :Seyyed Ayatollah Razmjoo
KeyWords :Evaluation Schemes, Materials Development, Textbooks, Textbook Evaluation
Abstract
Among the four important factors in the educational contexts, namely, teachers, learners, textbooks and contexts,
textbooks play an important role in English Language Teaching (ELT), particularly in the English as a Foreign
Language (EFL) classroom where it provides the primary source of linguistic input. The wealth of published material
for English language teaching (ELT) available in the market makes selecting the right coursebook a challenging task.
As such, it necessitates developing a textbook evaluation scheme so that the stakeholders benefit from the proposed
model as a dependable criterion with regard to selecting the most appropriate textbook among the wealth of published
textbooks. Taking these points into consideration, this study aimed at investigating and evaluating the available
textbook evaluation schemes and checklists and seeking the experts’ viewpoints with the objective of developing and
designing a textbook evaluation scheme pertinent and beneficial to the expanding circle. As such, the existing
textbooks evaluation schemes were reviewed critically and the experts’ viewpoints were sought. Accordingly, a
textbook evaluation scheme consisting of 6 main factors containing 41 items has been developed and proposed
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Article's Title :
Use of Cohesive Ties in English as a Foreign Language Students’ Writing
Pages Range :From Page 137 To 156
Authors :Ali Asghar Rostami Abusaeedi
KeyWords :Cohesion, Coherence, Cohesive Ties
Abstract
This study aims to understand certain linguistic and semantic resources for the text construction, namely the constructs
of cohesion, coherence. The analysis of cohesive ties was conducted on the writing samples of 40 subjects (20 most
coherent and 20 least coherent) Iranian undergraduates of English. This prompted us to identify the dominant types of
cohesive devices used in most coherent writing samples. The analysis of data revealed that both the writing samples
were found highly dense in the use of reference. The correlation analysis also didn’t show any overlap between the
referential ties and coherence.. Hence, we can claim that referential ties don’t play any role in making a text coherent.
Among the five major types of cohesive classes, substitution and ellipsis were found least frequently used in both the
writing samples. Their occurrence was less than 1%. It, therefore, seems that the two types of cohesive devices aren’t
widely used in written discourse. In the collective data, since, their occurrence is not even noticed in any of the writing
scripts where as they could be the most dominant type of cohesion of spoken discourse.
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Article's Title :
Lexical Cohesion in English and Persian Abstracts
Pages Range :From Page 157 To 168
Authors :Fatemeh Seddigh, Nasrin Shokrpour, Reza Kafipour
KeyWords :Cohesion, Lexical, Persian, English Abstracts, Genre
Abstract
This study compares and contrasts lexical cohesion in English and Persian abstracts of Iranian medical students’ theses
to appreciate textualization processes in the two languages. For this purpose, one hundred English and Persian
abstracts were selected randomly and analyzed based on Seddigh and Yarmohamadi’s (1996) lexical cohesion
framework, a version of Halliday and Hasan’s (1976) and Halliday’s (1985) taxonomies. For contrastive analysis, the
SPSS package was used. The results revealed some similarities and differences in the use of lexical cohesion subcategories in the parallel English and Persian texts. The occurrence of all sub-types is nearly the same in the two
groups of texts and the two- tailed t-test employed showed that the differences are not statistically significant. Both
languages exhibit a general tendency in using repetition, but synonymy and meronymy are the least used subcategories. Regarding the density of the texts, the analysis indicates that Persian abstracts are denser than their
corresponding English ones.
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Article's Title Applicability of Newmark’s Procedures to Translation of Religious Cultural Elements from English
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into Persian
Pages Range :From Page 169 To 190
Authors :Masoud Sharififar
KeyWords :Religious Culture, Newark’s Strategies, Cultural Elements, Procedures
Abstract
This paper aimed to investigate the differences between English and Persian religious elements which may be
problematic in translating from English into Persian. The study aimed also to investigate the way cultural elements in
general and religious ones in particular were dealt with in the selected corpora and to check whether the procedures
proposed by Newmark, were sufficient and adequate for translation of these elements from English into Persian. One
book The Pilgrim’s Progress by J. Bunyan and its corresponding translated Persian version were analyzed. This paper
was mostly narrowed down to religious cultural elements. The findings indicated that there was no evidence to show a
consistent effort on the part of translator to use any particular translation approach in the process of achieving adequate
translation. The findings showed that procedures suggested by Newmark have accounted well for the transfer of
cultural as well as religious elements; it was observed that Newmark’s range of procedures was comprehensive and
worked well nearly for cultural elements included in the selected corpuses.
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