The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between translation students Locus of Control and their use of translation strategies as well as the relationship between their Locus of Control and their achievement. Participants of the study included 151 seniors who studied English Translation at Mashhad Universities and Institutes of higher education. Questionnaires were administered to both male and female students. To do so, the researchers first designed and then validated the Translation Strategies Questionnaire in order to measure the participants use of translation...

Due to developments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), distance language learning has attracted the interests of ESL/EFL teachers and learners over the world. This book tries to evaluate one way of distance language learning, i.e. Moodle-based context, by exploring language learning strategies among distance language learners. The book illustrates that although distance language learners have their own specific patterns of strategy, they are medium level strategy users. Furthermore, the work emphasizes that males and females at Moodle-based distance context do not show a...

The study examines the effect of unfocused vs. focused written corrective feedback on the writing accuracy of Iranian advanced EFL learners.The findings revealed that the participants in the focused group improved in their writing accuracy although the improvement was not significant. However, it was found that the unfocused group performed worse in comparison to the scores obtained from their pre-test. This might adhere to some researchers claims that corrective feedback might not be effective since learners acquisition of various grammatical features is slow and complicated and that when...