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International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research – Volume 8, Issue 33, Winter 2020 International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch License Holder and Publisher: Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran Director-in-Chief: Omid Tabatabaei, Associate Professor, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University Editor-in-Chief: Hossein Vahid Dastjerdi, Associate Professor, University of Isfahan, Iran Managing Editor: Mohammad Reza Talebinejad, Associate Professor, University of Isfahan, Iran Editorial Board Dr. Bulbaw, Lynn M., Professor, Texas A&M University, USA Dr. Eslami Rasekh, Zohreh, Professor, Texas A&M University, USA Dr. Hayati, A., Majid, Professor, Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran Dr. Larke, J., Patricia, Professor, Texas A&M University, USA Dr. Marashi, Hamid, Associate Professor, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran, Iran Dr. Tabatabaei, Omid, Associate Professor, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University Dr. Talebinejad, M. R., Associate Professor, University of Isfahan, Iran Dr. Tavakoli, Mansour, Professor, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Dr. Vahid Dastjerdi, Hossein, Associate Professor, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Volume 8, Issue 33, Winter 2020 License No. issued by Islamic Azad University, Deputy Office of Research Affairs; 87/171272. Date issued: Khordad ISSN: 2322-3898 Production Manager: Mostafa Salehi Sedeh Persian & English Editor: Shima Ghobadi, Lecturer, Islamic Azad University, Journal Office Coordinator: Lili Rezaei Cover Designer: Mohsen Ghasemi Address: International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://jfl.iaun.ac.ir Tel: +98-31-42292704, 42291110 Fax: +98-31-4229-1110 Disclaimer Neither the editor nor the EdiEditorialtorial Board is responsiresponsibleble for authors’ expressed views and the contents of the published articles in the journaljournal.. The originality, proofreading of manuscrimanuscriptspts and language problemsproblems are the sole responsibility of the individual authors. International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research – Volume 8, Issue 33, Winter 2020 2 Referees for this issue Dr. Ahmadi, Alireza, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran Dr. Ameri-Golestan, Ahmad, Islamic Azad University, Majlesi Branch, Isfahan, Iran Dr. Baharlooie, Roya, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Najafabad, Iran Dr. Chalak, Azizeh, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, Isfahan, Iran Dr. Heidari Darani, Laya, Islamic Azad University, Falavarjan Branch, Isfahan, Iran Dr. Heidari Shahreza, M. A., Islamic Azad University, Shahreza Branch, Isfahan, Iran Dr. Heidari Tabrizi, Hossein, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, Isfahan Iran Dr. Marashi, Hamid, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran, Iran Dr. Nezakat-Alhossaini, Marzieh, University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Dr. Rezvani, Ehsan, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, Isfahan Iran Dr. Roohani, Ali, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran Dr. Salehi, Hadi, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Najafabad, Iran Dr. Shafie, Sajjad, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord Branch, Shahrekord, Iran Dr. Tabatabaei, Omid, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Najafabad, Iran Dr. Taki, Saeed, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza Branch, Shahreza, Iran Dr. Talebinezhad, M. R., Islamic Azad University, Shahreza Branch, Shahreza, Iran Dr. Vahid Dastjerdi, Hossein, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research – Volume 8, Issue 33, Winter 2020 3 International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Contents Task-based Language Teaching in L2 English Writing Classrooms: Insights from Chinese Senior Secondary Schools 11-28 Miner Chen* A Qualitative Investigation of Students' Perceptions of Flipped learning 29-38 Shahriar Jalili, Hamidreza Khalaji*, Hossein Ahmadi Exploratory-cumulative vs. Disputational Talk on Cognitive Dependency of Translation Studies: Intermediate level students in focus 39-57 Samaneh Yazdani, Hossein Heidari Tabrizi*, Azizeh Chalak Exploring Effects and Learner Attitudes of Gadget-Based Internet Multimedia Reading Hani Mansooji, Ahmad Mohseni*, Alireza Ameri 59-79 The Most Common Challenges Facing Iranian English Majors in the Translation Process from English into Persian 81-97 Narcisse Memarzia, Rahman Sahragard*, Seyyed Ayatollah Razmjoo, Shahram Afraz How Does Explicit and Implicit Instruction of Formal Meta-discourse Markers Affect Learners’ Oral Proficiency? 99-113 Mohammad Ebrahim Moghaddasi, Mohammad Bavali*, Fatemeh Behjat Hedges in English for Academic Purposes: A Corpus-based study of Iranian EFL learners Hossein Khazaee, Parviz Maftoon, Parviz Birjandi,Ghafour Rezaie Golandouz 115-129 A Comparison of ESLE Web-based English Vocabulary Learning Application with Traditional Desktop English Vocabulary Learning Application: Exceptional learner parents’ point of view 131-146 Shima Ghobadi, Shahrokhi Mohsen*, Ahmad Abedi International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research – Volume 8, Issue 33, Winter 2020 International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research – Volume 8, Issue 33, Winter 2020 5 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH Notes for Contribution The International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research, the refereed journal sponsored by Islamic Azad University–Najafabad, solicits and welcomes the submission of papers on various aspects of English language teaching and learning. Submissions should mirror relevant theoretical foundations and pedagogical implications, and should reflect a clear understanding of the contribution in the related literature. Manuscripts should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication elsewhere in any form. In addition, IJLTR will consider only one submission per author per volume. Manuscripts undergo a two-phase evaluation process. First, they are read by in-house committee. If the topic and scope are considered appropriate, they are then sent out for blind review to at least three readers selected from the editorial board. The research areas include, but are not limited to, the following topics: Teaching foreign language (including technology in the classroom) Theories and methods Language acquisition Linguistics and ASL Language Assessment Language Planning Sociolinguistics and ASL Psycholinguistics and ASL Discourse Analysis & CDA Phonology and Phonetics Language Attrition Cross-linguistic Influence Individual Differences Age effects and Ultimate attainment translation and Language Teaching Translation Studies Issues Submission Guidelines Please read the following guidelines carefully and adjust your paper accordingly before final submission. For more information, refer to Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association and submit your paper online through the Journal website. · Font size of the title: 14 and bold. 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