This study on contrastive rhetoric reports metadiscourse functions in sociology articles Persian and English. The results have revealed a higher number of elements the English texts. Among different used, text connectors are most frequently employed both languages. Modality markers second frequent languages although writers used nearly twice these markers. Overall, it is found that frequency textual greater than interpersonal language samples. It was further texts less interested explicitly...

The aim of this study is two-fold: 1) to identify the editorials six English and Persian newspapers (two native English, two Farsi written by non-natives) in terms generic structures 2) investigate role that each factor (structure, content, context) plays comprehension a particular genre.At first stage 90 samples were collected analyzed using Systemic Functional approach language analysis.Then, four texts from American writers Iranian non-native English) administered 27 EFL students Shahid...

Based on the analysis of 267 tokens derived from editorial columns primarily drawn two Persian newspapers, following earlier studies by Chafe, Jahani, Lazard, Dahl, Adel, and Dafouze, inspired a series Hyland’s metadiscourse signals, this study has aimed at investigating evidential markers in these columns. In order to come grips with types evidentials, first, we classify them into major – inferential reportative; reportative evidentials are further classified four types. The classification...

This article explicates on how the post-adjunct reading comprehension questions existing in Iranian high school and pre-university English textbooks affect of related students.It further purports to see if there is a significant gender difference texts by these student groups.To this end, 240 third-grade students (equal number male female) participated investigation.The results demonstrated superiority subjects' when they answered with questions, designed researchers for purpose.The also...

This study was intended to determine whether or not the genre of a reading text affects incidental vocabulary acquisition L2 learners while reading. To this aim, 40 Iranian EFL students whose knowledge within limited range (already determined by Nation’s Vocabulary Levels Test) were divided into two groups 20 each for sections. The Narrative Group comprised participants who read narratives, and Expository those expository texts. Three types tests (i.e., Form recognition, Meaning translation...

The present study investigates ideological strategies mainly embodied in X-phemism light of Van Dijk's and Charteris-Black's frameworks the construction reality news reports. To this aim, a representative sample 239 reports was selected for one-year period (end January 2010 to end 2011) from two Iranian newspapers published English—the Tehran Times Kayhan International. A total 11,938 10,676 clauses these were analyzed, both quantitatively terms frequency occurrence each strategy,...

Foreign language learners encounter difficulties utilizing metaphorical expressions in everyday language, particularly because the use of metaphors discourse context is inescapable.In this study, efforts have been made to provide an effective way for Iranian acquire and employ conceptual image metaphors.The instruction took place on 60 junior students studying at University Petroleum Engineering Ahvaz, a southern city Iran, who were selected basis their high marks English proficiency...

This study seeks to determine the possible interactions between listening proficiency and state of strategic self-awareness; second, more importantly, investigate effects learned strategies on comprehension recall; finally describe most common real-time problems faced by EFL learners compare differences with different abilities. After ten training sessions, an assessment was made see whether or not well-learned could provide students ample opportunity practice recall processes. The analyses...

Abstract This study investigates the impact of cultural and politico-religious dominance on practice critical reading (CR) texts by a group Iranian postgraduate students in Australia. Four were interviewed individually four times (each time for one text) understanding two pairs Persian texts, each with opposing viewpoints, current socio-political nationalistic debates Iran. They then involved focus discussion further critique other’s viewpoints. Findings indicate major constructs that...

Abstract This paper investigates participants’ reflections on power relations embedded in the cultural-pragmatics of unsourced evidentials Persian texts. Using Fairclough’s (2013) critical discourse analysis, we adopted Hanks’ (2018) ethnography referential practices and Foucault’s (1980) dynamics to analyse 16 texts through follow up interviews focus group discussions two opposing pairs – one pair Iranian national identity versus literature, another politics religion. Our analysis revealed...

The present study aimed to analyze reprint request e-mail messages written by postgraduates (MA students) of two fields study, namely Physics and EFL, realize the differences similarities between email types. To investigate purpose a sample 100 messages, 50 were analyzed according Swales’ (1990) model for requests modified moves, strategies some microstructural features corpora. results showed that corpora much alike at level move schemata while there concerning features. writers within each...

Abstract This paper presents findings from a study investigating the engagement of migrant and refugee parents in supporting distance education their children amidst Covid-19 lockdowns Australia. While existing research has extensively addressed challenges within online during pandemic, there is dearth examining opportunities afforded to parents. In pursuit this, 20 participated individual interviews as part data collection process. The transcribed underwent thematic analysis, drawing on...

This paper investigates readers' recognition of unsourced evidentials in texts association with critical reading. To this end, we involved four Iranian postgraduate students at an Australian university a collective case study where each student read Persian and participated in-depth interviews focus group discussions. Data analysis employed discourse discursive power relations to examine participants' positionalities subjectivities. Our findings general confirm the students' evidential as...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant educational disruption globally. When the forced schools to switch emergency home-schooling, parental engagement in education became more critical. Some parents found home-schooling as an opportunity form stronger relationships with their children. Others acquired enhanced insight into children’s schoolwork. However, emerging literature shows that, not all were equally positioned support learning at home, has resulted a loss. Guided by concept of...