Leyla N. M. Norman; Amirpooya D. Dardashti; Sara Zohoor; Keith M. Graham; Zohreh R. Eslami
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This systematic review synthesized current research on primary and secondary school teachers’ views toward the English as a lingua franca (ELF) perspective. The evolving status of English as a global language has spurred much discussion among scholars, especially in language education. The so-called ...
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This systematic review synthesized current research on primary and secondary school teachers’ views toward the English as a lingua franca (ELF) perspective. The evolving status of English as a global language has spurred much discussion among scholars, especially in language education. The so-called native speaker was historically considered the standard model for teaching and learning English. However, this ideology has been challenged on several grounds. Efforts have been made to encourage English language teachers to take an ELF perspective. This study used a systematic review method to examine ELF education research using a conceptual framework of three dimensions: language features, English users, and learner needs. First, we examined the methodological approaches and instruments used in previous studies to examine how teachers views toward ELF perspective have been measured. Second, we report findings on teachers’ views toward the ELF perspective to provide insights into its uptake in English language classrooms. The findings highlight areas needing greater attention in teacher preparation and professional development programs.
Ali Derakhshan; Zohreh R. Eslami; Azizeh Chalak
Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2021, , Pages 28-48
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Given the importance of complimenting and responding to compliments in everyday interactions, several studies have investigated the strategies used to compliment and also to respond to compliments. This systematic study offers a thorough review of research on Compliment Responses (CRs) in the Persian ...
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Given the importance of complimenting and responding to compliments in everyday interactions, several studies have investigated the strategies used to compliment and also to respond to compliments. This systematic study offers a thorough review of research on Compliment Responses (CRs) in the Persian language conducted over the past three decades. It outlines the theoretical frameworks, the categorization schemes used, and the main findings of the reviewed studies. The bibliographical search on this area yielded a database of 35 studies on Persian CRs for this systematic review. We provide a synthesis of the research conducted in this area, the theoretical frameworks, and the methodologies used in different studies, including data analysis and data collection procedures. We then scrutinize the studies conducted on compliment response patterns in Persian, addressing similarities and differences and any emerging trends. Based on the review of the existing literature, recommendations are provided with guidelines and directions for future research in this area.
Shuan Wei-Hong Ko; Zohreh R. Eslami; Lynn M. Burlbaw
Volume 3, Issue 1 , March 2015, , Pages 1-15
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The present study investigated learners’ interlanguage pragmatic development through analysis of 99 requestive emails addressed to a faculty member over a period of up to two years. Most previous studies mainly investigated how non-native English speaking students’ (NNESs) pragmalinguistic ...
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The present study investigated learners’ interlanguage pragmatic development through analysis of 99 requestive emails addressed to a faculty member over a period of up to two years. Most previous studies mainly investigated how non-native English speaking students’ (NNESs) pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic competence differed from native English speaking students (NESs) and compared learners with different linguistic and cultural backgrounds with NESs. In addition, most of the existing literature on developmental pragmatics has used elicited data. Naturally occurring data, in the form of emails, offer a more valid reflection of learners’ pragmatic competence. This study adopted speech event analysis approach, which seeks to account for all parts of requestive emails and recognizes the “work” each part does in the production of the speech event. Results indicated that, although NNES students did not show much pragmatic development in the frequency and type of strategies they used, the NNES students used a more deferential style in the opening and closing of their emails compared to native speakers. Additionally, the findings revealed the merits of analyzing natural data in interlanguage pragmatics and offered the benefit of recognizing email requests as a situated event.