Perspectives on academic Persian / / Abbas Aghdassi, editor

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 pages)
• Disciplina: 491.55
• Soggetto topico: Persian language; Academic language - Iran; Persa; Ús lingüístic
• Soggetto geografico: Iran
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Persona (resp. second.): AghdassiAbbas
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Language Policy Book Series: Our Aims and Approach -- Notes on Transliteration -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction: Perspectives on Academic Persian -- References -- Historical Grounds for a Rational Grammar in Academic Persian -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Formation of Modern Persian in Contemporary Times -- 3 Vocabulary and Life of Words -- 4 Grammar Structure of Intelligent Language -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Amendments to Linguistic Interdependence Hypothesis: Moderating Role of Affective Variables in L1 (Persian)-L2 (English) Academic Reading Relationship -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Unravelling the Context: Persian-English Reading -- 3 Behaviourist Perspective on Transfer -- 4 Cognitivist Perspective on Transfer -- 5 Multi-competence -- 6 Affective Aspects of Reading Across Languages -- 7 Reading Attitude in L1 and L2 -- 8 Reading Motivation in L1 and L2 -- 9 Reading Anxiety in L1 and L2 -- 10 Discussions and Conclusions -- References -- Writer-Reader Interaction in Written Discourse: A Comparative Corpus-Based Investigation of Metadiscourse Features in English and Persian Academic Genre -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 2.1 Data Gathering Regime and Corpus Compilation Scheme -- 2.2 Metadiscourse Typology -- 3 Procedure -- 4 Statistics -- 4.1 Persian Language Corpus -- 4.2 English Language Corpus -- 4.3 Persian & -- English -- 5 Results and Discussions -- 5.1 Interactive Metadiscourse Features of English and Persian Corpora -- 5.1.1 Transitions -- 5.1.2 Frame Markers -- 5.1.3 Endophoric Markers -- 5.1.4 Evidentials -- 5.1.5 Code Glosses -- 5.2 Interactional Metadiscourse Features of English and Persian Corpora -- 5.2.1 Hedges -- 5.2.2 Booster -- 5.2.3 Attitude Markers -- 5.2.4 Self-mentions -- 5.2.5 Engagement Markers. ; 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- One Concept, Many Names! Analyzing a Serious Challenge Lying Ahead of the Formation of Academic Persian Vocabulary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Academic Language: Definition and Attributes -- 3 From Academic Language to Academic English -- 4 From Academic English to Academic Languages -- 5 Terminology: The Main Component of Academic Persian -- 6 One Concept, Many Designations: Where the Problem Lies -- 7 What Is the Solution? -- 8 Concluding Remark -- References -- Neologisms in Contemporary Persian Approved by the Academy of Persian Language and Literature: A Case Study of Epidemiology Terms -- 1 Introduction: Living Languages and Language Planning -- 2 The Authority of Language Academies -- 3 Historical Background of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature -- 4 The Terminology Group in the APLL -- 5 Principles and Regulations of the Terminology Group -- 6 Terms Considered Originally Persian by the Academy -- 7 Approaches to Term Formation by the APLL -- 8 Terminological Activities -- 9 Case Study: Term Formation and the 2020 Corona Crisis -- 10 Methodology -- 11 Selected Terms -- 12 The Foreign Term vāksan -- 13 The Approved Term qaranṭīneh -- 14 The Foreign Term epīdemī and the Approved Term hamegīr* -- 15 The Foreign Term test and the Approved Term āzemāyeš -- 16 Conclusion -- References -- The Promises of Action Research to Develop Persian for Academic Purposes Teachers' Professionalism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Action Research: An Action Achieved Through Research -- 2.1 Critical Characteristics of Action Research -- 2.1.1 Action Research as a Cyclical and Dynamic Process -- 2.1.2 Action Research Has a Locally Situated Context -- 2.1.3 Action Research Can Be Done on a Wide Range of Topics -- 2.1.4 Action Research Has a Collaborative Nature -- 2.1.5 Action Research Can Develop Teacher Identity. ; 2.2 Summary of the Characteristics of Action Research -- 3 The Features of Teaching Persian for Academic Purposes -- 3.1 Needs Analysis in Teaching Persian for Academic Purposes -- 3.2 The Importance of Collaboration in Teaching Persian for Academic Purposes -- 3.3 The Vital Role of Consciousness Raising in Teaching Persian for Academic Purposes -- 3.4 Genre Pedagogy in Teaching Persian for Academic Purposes -- 3.5 Summary of the Features of Teaching Persian for Academic Purposes -- 4 The Promises of Action Research for PAP Teacher Education -- 5 A Model for Addressing Action Research in PAP Teacher Education -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Promoting the Status of an Academic Language: Participant Interaction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Academic Language -- 3 Different Approaches to Metadiscourse -- 4 Ädel's Reflexive Model of Metadiscourse -- 5 Academic Persian and Metadiscourse -- 6 Methodology -- 6.1 Data Selection Criteria -- 6.2 Procedures -- 7 Results and Findings -- 8 Discussion and Conclusion -- Appendix: The List of Articles Used as the Corpus for This Study -- References -- Application of Frame Semantics to Teach Persian Vocabulary to Non-native Speakers -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Review of the Literature -- 3.1 Frame Semantics -- 3.2 FrameNet -- 3.3 Semantic Frame and Frame Elements -- 3.3.1 Title -- 3.3.2 Definition -- 3.3.3 Frame Elements -- 3.3.4 Lexical Units -- 3.3.5 Annotated Texts -- 4 Proposing a Frame Semantic Model for Persian Learning -- 4.1 Properties of the verb /∫odæn/ in Persian -- 4.2 Semantic Domains and Frames of /∫odæn/ -- 4.3 Discussion about Advantages and Disadvantages of the Learning Method -- 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Academic Writing for Academic Persian: A Synthesis of Recent Research -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Writing and Academic Persian. ; 2.2 Theoretical Models for Researching Academic Writing -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Findings -- 4.1 Theoretical Models for Researching Academic Persian in Academic Writing -- 4.2 Similarities and Differences Between Academic Writers from Persian and English for Different Disciplines -- 4.2.1 Text Organization or Genre Moves -- 4.2.2 Linguistic and Rhetorical Devices -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Discussion of Findings -- 5.2 Teaching and Research Implications -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix: List of selected studies -- References -- Moving Forward in Writing a Persian Academic Text: an Introduction to Cohesive Devices -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Cohesion and Coherence in Academic Writing -- 3.1 Reference -- 3.2 Substitution -- 3.2.1 Nominal Substitution -- 3.2.2 Verbal Substitution -- 3.2.3 Clausal Substitution -- 3.3 Ellipsis -- 3.4 Conjunction -- 4 Specific Structures of Academic Texts -- 5 Cohesion in Persian -- 5.1 Reference -- 5.2 Substitution and Ellipsis -- 5.3 Conjunction -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Representations and Uses of Conjunctions in Persian Learners' Academic Writings: The Predictive Power of Saadi Foundation Writing Rubric -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methodology -- 2.1 Corpus -- 2.2 Data Analysis Procedure -- 3 Discussion and Conclusion -- English References -- Persian References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Perspectives on academic Persian
• ISBN: 3-030-75610-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910733714503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Language policy (Monographic series) ; ; Volume 25.