Language acquisition socialization: Sociocognitive and complexity theory perspectives; by Assia BAGHDADI (pp. 1-22); The impact of background knowledge on test performance: A multivariate G-theory approach; by Seyyed Mohammad ALAVI & Hossein KARAMI (pp. 23-44); A pragmatic analysis of diminutives in Palestinian society; by Mahmood K. M. ESHRETEH (pp. 45-62); Second language teacher education: Preparing teachers for the needs of second language learners; by Aseel KANAKRI (pp. 63-94); Exploring a novice Chinese EFL teacher's writing beliefs and practices: A systemic functional perspective; by Xiaodong ZHANG (pp. 95-118); A pragma-semiotic analysis of the Catholic bishops' communiqué on the Ebola epidemic: Impact on the University of Ibadan Catholic faithful; by Patience Obiageri SOLOMON-ETEFIA & Gerald Okechukwu NWEYA (pp. 119-142); Book Review by Azizeh Chalak (pp. 143-151).

(1-30) by Hansong CAI & Luna Jing CAI; (31-58) by Heiko WIGGERS; (59-82) by Lozzi Martial MEUTEM KAMTCHUENG; (83-100) by Jack Jinghui LIU; (101-108) by Fereshteh AHANGARI & Masumeh MAHLUJIZADEH MAHABADI; (109-130) by Fitria A. MARFUATY & Ribut WAHYUDI; (131-146) by Milisi SEMBIRING; (147-154) by Keith ALLAN & Mohammad Ali SALMANI NODOUSHAN; (155-160) by Azizeh CHALAK.

CONTENTS: Manual and automatic corpus compilation: A case study for legal translations by Patrizia GIAMPIERI (1-16); Teaching purposefully: Considering the perspectives of foreign language learners in language skill development by William K. BIMPONG (17-36); A conversation analytic study of virtual vs. CALL language classes: With reference to adjacency pairs by Ali KAZEMI & Farshad AZIMIFAR (37-60); "I deeply regret that some perceive my being here as political": Rhetorical analysis of Netanyahu's speech on the Iran nuclear deal as a securitizing move by Forough AMIN & Alessandra GAGARIDIS (61-86); Dovetailing focus on form instruction with cognitive styles: A constructive endeavor by Farzin KHALILI & Zhila MOHAMMADNIA (87-108); An etymological exploration and dissection of Sogdian loanwords in Modern Persian by Farrokh HAJIANI (109-134); English for Specific Purposes (ESP): The state of the art (An online interview with Mohammad Hassan Tahririan) by Mohammad Hassan TAHRIRIAN & Azizeh CHALAK (135-141)

Papers in this issue by: James Dean BROWN (1-32); Peter MASTER (33-58); Glenn S. HADIKIN (59-78); Mohammad Ali SALMANI NODOUSHAN (79-102); Noparat TANANURAKSAKUL (103-116); Jonathan Rante CARREON & Richard WATSON TODD (117-138); Eliza C. ANDERSON, Aaron M. VANDERHOFF & Peter J. DONOVICK (139-150); Stephen Pax LEONARD (151-174); Azizeh CHALAK & Hossein HEIDARI TABRIZI (175-184)

Papers in this issue by: Louise CUMMINGS (1-32); Finex NDHLOVU (33-58); Justin P. WHITE & Andrew J. DEMIL (59-88); Richard BALTUS & Hassan BELHIAH 89-118 (); Lan-fen HUANG (119-136); Gibreel Sadeq ALAGHBARY (137-140)

Special issue on Systemic Functional Linguistics and (Critical) Discourse Analysis (Guest Editors: Grisel Salmaso & Nick Moore)

Papers in this issue by: Louise CUMMINGS (1-30); Theresa CATALANO & Linda R. WAUGH (31-60); Zhi LI (61-82);Wen Hsien YANG (83-108); D. Catalina MÉNDEZ VALLEJO (109-142); Fereshteh AHANGARI & Nafiseh MORADI (143-153); Şakire ERBAY (154-156)

Professional reflection: Forty years in applied linguistics, by James Dean BROWN; Factors affecting multiple-choice cloze test score variance: A perspective from generalizability theory, by Takaaki KUMAZAWA; Modern Standard Arabic in Algeria: Problems and challenges, by Fatima Nor El-Houda DAHOU; Two approaches to the teaching of grammar and their implications, by Tamilla MAMMADOVA; Using learner corpora in language teaching, by Tsoghik GRIGORYAN; Linguicism and nationalism: A post-colonial gaze on the promotion of Afrikaans as a national language in apartheid South Africa, by Nene Ernest KHALEMA; Improving English conversation skills through online conversation lessons and classroom interactions with English speakers, by Hayas SANIBOO & Kemtong SINWONGSUWAT; La bindi nga que tu know-la nyass jusqu'a le feu sort seulement: Examining strategies of intensification in Camfranglais, by Lozzi Martial MEUTEM KAMTCHUENG; Book Review, by Patharaorn PATHARAKORN & Kendi HO.