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Download full textAliakbari, Mohammad; Kamangar, Mohsen; Khany, Reza – English Language Teaching, 2016
Much has been written on the determinants that can expedite or hinder learners' willingness to communicate in second and foreign language contexts. Though the literature is abundant with studies on many of these variables, little if any can be found to have targeted EFL students of private institutes in Iran. An effort was made in this study to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction
Aliakbari, Mohammad; Gheitasi, Mojtaba – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
This paper intended to compare teaching English in private language institutes and public schools in Iranian Education system from the viewpoint of the English teachers who practice in both systems. It also aimed at examining teachers' preference to teach-in either place. 15 English teachers in Ilam city participated in the study and data were…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Aliakbari, Mohammad; Gheitasi, Mojtaba – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2014
This paper investigated the extent to which Iranian EFL students are aware of the appropriate use of request speech act in English speaking contexts in terms of formality, politeness and indirectness. A researcher made discourse completion test (DCT) including 16 scenarios was distributed among 130 advanced students in private English institutes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pragmatics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Aliakbari, Mohammad; Hemmatizad, Marzieh – English Language Teaching, 2015
The present study investigated de-motivation among Iranian secondary high school and university students with respect to gender, major, and level of education and explored students' experiences in overcoming de-motivation. Data were gathered from 485 participants who comprised 215 male and 270 female. A 35 Likert type item de-motivation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Aliakbari, Mohammad; Raeesi, Hossein – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
This paper was intended to examine teacher's corrective feedback and student's preferences in an advanced writing course. The study was conducted using a questionnaire as the instrument and 15 MA TEFL students from Ilam state university in Iran as the participants. The students were asked to prioritize among a list of ten aspects of error…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Writing Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Direct linkAliakbari, Mohammad; Tazik, Khalil – Educational Psychology, 2011
In the past few decades, research on gender and language learning styles (LLSs) across various EFL/ESL contexts has received remarkable attention. From these studies, a multitude of contradictory and heterogeneous findings has been observed which justify additional research in SLA contexts in general and EFL contexts like Iran in particular.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Second Language Learning, Gender Differences
