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Masood Khoshsaligheh; Azadeh Eriss; Milad Mehdizadkhani; Elnaz Pakar – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024
Filmmakers increasingly resort to using multiple languages in their work to realistically reflect today's globalised world. However, this multiplicity poses specific challenges in the process of translation for dubbing. This study explores the rendition of Western multilingual films into Persian dubbed versions for the Iranian audience. Films as…
Descriptors: Translation, Language Processing, Second Languages, Films
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Zari Saeedi; Zia Tajeddin; Fereshteh Tadayon – International Journal of Language Testing, 2024
This research paper delved into the critical issue of applying English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) assessment principles in local English language tests used for non-native English speakers in Iranian language institutes. A qualitative content analysis was made on 60 local tests, dissecting them into domains, dimensions, and rating rubrics to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Nooshin Shakiba; Karyn Stapleton – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Swearing uses language forms that are taboo and potentially offensive. These are often used for emotional expression. Multilingual research shows that because the first language retains most emotional force (Dewaele [2004]. "The Emotional Force of Swearwords and Taboo Words in the Speech of Multilinguals." "Journal of Multilingual…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Indo European Languages, Native Language, Language Usage