Ali Jahangard
List of John Benjamins publications in which Ali Jahangard is involved.
Articles
2019 A comparative analysis of the effect of using translation, definition, etymology, and imageable expressions on the retention of idioms Journal of Second Language Studies 2:1, pp. 119–139 | Article
The present study aimed to examine the effect of four prevailing teaching methods, i.e., translation, definition, etymology, and imageable expressions on the immediate and delayed retention of idioms in the receptive and productive modes. To meet this end, 120 EFL Iranian learners participated… read more
2017 Translation from L1 to L2 vs. direct writing: A new assessment model Translation and Translanguaging in Multilingual Contexts 3:2, pp. 210–228 | Article
This study explores the issue of non-native speakers writing a text in their first language (L1) and then translating the text to the second language (L2) to enhance the final text in L2. Writing samples taken from 25 Iranian engineering students in an intermediate level compulsory general… read more

