International Journal

of

Language
and

Applied Linguistics
March 2015
Volume 1 Number 1

ISNN 2383-0514 (Online)

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International Journal of Language and Applied Linguistics

IJLAL
2383-0514 (Online)
Quarterly
March, June, September, December
Applied Linguistics; English Language Teaching
Khate Sefid Press
Iran
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Editor in Chief
Seyyed Mohammad Reza Amirian
(Ph.D. in English Language Teaching, Hakim Sabzevari University, Iran)
Managing Editor
Dara Tafazoli
(M.A. in English Language Teaching, Islamic Azad University, Iran)

Editorial Board Members

Reza Bagheri Nevisi (PhD in ELT, University of Qom, Iran)
Mohammad Davoudi (PhD in ELT, Hakim Sabzevari University, Iran)
Mahmood Dehghan (PhD in ELT, University of Mazandaran, Iran)
Zohreh R. Eslami (PhD in ESL, Texas A & M University College Station, USA)
Abolfazl Khodamoradi (PhD in ELT, Farhangian University, Iran)
Akram Nayernia (PhD in ELT, University of Science and Technology, Iran)
Micha B. Paradowski (PhD in Linguistics, University of Warsaw, Poland)
Margarida Romero (PhD in Educational Technology, Laval University, Canada)
Mahdi Sarkhosh (PhD in ELT, Urmia University, Iran)
Karim Shabani (PhD in ELT, Allameh Mohaddes Nouri University, Iran)
Amir Zand Moghaddam (Ph.D. in ELT, Allameh Tabatabai University, Iran)
Gholamreza Zareian (PhD in ELT, Hakim Sabzevari University, Iran)
Ivan H. Williams (PhD in Applied Linguistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
Reza Nemati Moghadam (MA in ELT, Khate Sefid English Educational Group, Iran)
Mohammad Ali Kowsary (MA in ELT, Khate Sefid English Educational Group, Iran)

Reviewers of this issue:

Mahnaz Azad (Islamic Azad University, Tehran North Branch, Iran)
Lora M. Beseler (Winona State University, USA)
Amin Davoodi (Razi University of Kermanshah, Iran)
Marina Duarte (Polytechnic Institute of Porto , Portugal)
Ali Khodi (Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Iran)
Konstantinos M. Pitychoutis (Al Yamamah University, Saudi Arabia)
Maria del Mar Snchez Prez (University of Almeria, Spain)
Marjan Vosoughi (Islamic Azad University, Sabzevar Branch, Iran)

March 2015

Vol. 1. No. 1.
ISSN 2383-0514 (Online)

Table of Contents
Editorial Note
Seyyed Mohammad Reza Amirian
EFL Learners Perceptions of (im)politeness: The Possible Gender Differences
Mavadat Saidi & Mohadese Khosravi ..1 - 11
A Naturalistic Inquiry into an Innovative Teaching Practice of Establishing Students
Research Agendas
Igor Smerdov.....................................................................................................................12 - 18
A Comparison between the Effectiveness of Mnemonic versus Non-mnemonic Strategies in
Foreign Language Learning Context
Fatemeh Ahmadniay Motlagh & Naser Rashidi19 - 26
Reaching the Compromise: An Iranian EFL Teachers Treatment of Vocabulary in Reading
Reza Farhang.27 - 35
Online Learning Communities and Formative Peer Assessment: Two Case Studies in the
Field of Humanities
Mara J. Vera-Cazorla...36 - 43

Editorial Note

International Journal of Language and Applied Linguistics is a scholarly journal aiming at

promoting original research and supporting the academic creativity and innovation. This
Journal intends to present information and ideas on theories, research, methods and materials
related to language learning and teaching. As a fully peer-reviewed international journal
benefiting from knowledgeable international editorial board and reviewers, this journal
publishes original research and review articles on language education. This is the first issue of
the journal and contributions in different areas of enquiry such as first and second language
learning and teaching, language and culture, discourse analysis, language planning, language
testing, multilingual education, stylistics, translation and information technology are
welcome. As the chief editor of International Journal of Language and Applied Linguistics, I
am happy to launch the first issue of journal and its hoped that this journal can contribute to
the advancement of research and practice in applied linguistics.

Editor-in-Chief,
Mohammad Reza Amirian