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Yazdani, Akram; Salehi, Hadi – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2016
The aim of the present study was to illuminate the differences between Persian and English in online headlines in terms of applying metadiscourse markers in the first two months of the year 2015. To fulfill this purpose, 100 Persian and English online headlines (each 50 headlines) were chosen randomly from English and Persian newscasts such as…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, Indo European Languages, Computational Linguistics
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Solati-Dehkordi, Seyed Amir; Salehi, Hadi – International Education Studies, 2016
Studying explicit vocabulary instruction effects on improving L2 learners' writing skill and their short and long-term retention is the purpose of the present study. To achieve the mentioned goal, a fill-in-the-blank test including 36 single words and 60 lexical phrases were administrated to 30 female upper-intermediate EFL learners. The EFL…
Descriptors: Writing Achievement, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Writing Skills
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Salehi, Hadi – International Journal of Learning and Change, 2017
This study aims to investigate whether there is any benefit in using IVGs among the Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners or not. Therefore, 60 EFL learners from Padideh Derakhshan Institute in Sahinshahr, Isfahan, Iran were chosen as the sample. First, a test of novelty was administered at the early stage to ensure the novelty of to-be-instructed…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Video Games, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Salavati, Maryam; Salehi, Hadi – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
This study aimed at investigating the impact of Instructional Video Games (IVGs) on the vocabulary retention of Iranian language learners. To do so, 32 male and 43 female, between the ages thirteen to thirty one years old, in Padideh Derakhshan Institute, Sahinshahr, Isfahan, Iran were selected as a whole population. First, the World English…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Video Games, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Adelnia, Rezvan; Salehi, Hadi – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
This study is an attempt to investigate impact of using a technique, namely, genre-based approach on improving reading ability on Iranian EFL learners' achievement. Therefore, an attempt was made to compare genre-based approach to teaching reading with traditional approaches. For achieving this purpose, by administering the Oxford Quick Placement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Skills, English (Second Language), Literary Genres
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Yunus, Melor Md; Salehi, Hadi; Amini, Mahdi – English Language Teaching, 2016
In recent years, a great number of attempts have been made on teachers' cognition with the aim of understanding the complications reinforcing the teachers' cognitions and their classroom practices. Such studies shed light on how teachers' cognitions expand over time and how they are reflected in their classroom practices. The aim of the present…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Pronunciation Instruction
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Ashiyan, Zahra; Salehi, Hadi – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
During the recent technological years, language learning has been attempted to transform its path from the conventional methods to instrumental applications. Mobile phone provides people to reach and exchange information through chats (WhatsApp). It is a tool or mode that means the facilities are used for main purposes. The unique features of the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, English (Second Language)