Volume 16 (2025)
Volume 15 (2024)
Volume 14 (2023)
Volume 13 (2022)
Volume 12 (2021)
Volume 11 (2020)
Volume 10 (2019)
Volume 9 (2018)
Volume 8 (2017)
Volume 7 (2016)
Volume 6 (2015)
Volume 5 (2014)
Volume 4 (2013)
Volume 3 (2012)
Volume 2 (2011)
Volume 1 (2010)
A Comparative Study of the Childish Tone in the Persian and Arabic Dubbings of the Animated Film The Boss Baby
A Comparative Study of the Childish Tone in the Persian and Arabic Dubbings of the Animated Film The Boss Baby

Abdulbasit Arab Yousefabadi; Moslem fatollahi

Volume 16, Issue 2 , December 2025, , Pages 121-136

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2025.51496.2066

Abstract
  The tone in children's films should be simple, based on standard language, following standard grammar. It should also have a descriptive and dynamic style, using mostly simple sentences ...  Read More
Methods of Revealing the Presence of the Narratee and Its Signs in the Short Stories of the Weekly 
Methods of Revealing the Presence of the Narratee and Its Signs in the Short Stories of the Weekly 

Mahbood Fazeli; Yasaman Majidi

Volume 16, Issue 2 , December 2025, , Pages 137-152

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2025.51274.2064

Abstract
  Narrative is not merely a diverse array of literary genres; it is a fundamental human impulse to both tell and hear stories. This is a universal characteristic of all narratives, irrespective ...  Read More
The Necessity of Revising Maktab Texts
The Necessity of Revising Maktab Texts

Mokhtar Komaily

Volume 16, Issue 2 , December 2025, , Pages 153-172

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2025.52142.2080

Abstract
  Prior to the establishment of modern educational systems in Iran, the educational framework during the Qajar era was centered on maktab-khaneh or maktab (traditional schools). This ...  Read More
 The Effects of Fiction on Learning Paragraph Writing Skills of Sixth-Grade Elementary School Students
 The Effects of Fiction on Learning Paragraph Writing Skills of Sixth-Grade Elementary School Students

Nargess Mohammadpour; Batool Sabzeh; Hosein Ghasempour

Volume 16, Issue 2 , December 2025, , Pages 173-188

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2025.51589.2069

Abstract
   Writing skills, as one of the four essential skills –listening, speaking, reading, and writing– hold significant importance in elementary education, enabling students ...  Read More
Representation of the Elements of Environmental Conservation in the Novel Ghosts of the Burnt Forest
Representation of the Elements of Environmental Conservation in the Novel Ghosts of the Burnt Forest

Arash Mehraban; Faezeh ArabYousefabadi; Alireza Mahmoodi

Volume 16, Issue 2 , December 2025, , Pages 189-206

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2025.51164.2063

Abstract
    Eco-criticism is an interdisciplinary approach in literary studies that examines the interactions between humans and nature in literary works. This approach, particularly ...  Read More
A Reading of the Tale “Friendship of the Pigeon, the Crow, the Mouse, the Tortoise, and the Deer” from Kalileh and Dimneh Based on the Narrative Features of Philosophy for Children (P4C) with a Critical Perspective on Its Rewriting
A Reading of the Tale “Friendship of the Pigeon, the Crow, the Mouse, the Tortoise, and the Deer” from Kalileh and Dimneh Based on the Narrative Features of Philosophy for Children (P4C) with a Critical Perspective on Its Rewriting

Atefeh Yousefi

Volume 16, Issue 2 , December 2025, , Pages 207-224

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2025.50569.2053

Abstract
   Kalileh and Demneh, which is considered a part of the Persian didactic literature, is a book filled with social, political, and moral lessons in the form fables. The high potential ...  Read More
Analyzing the Rewritten Stories of Kelileh va Demneh Based on Nikolajeva’s ‎Narrative Dimensions
Analyzing the Rewritten Stories of Kelileh va Demneh Based on Nikolajeva’s ‎Narrative Dimensions

Zahra Amini; Sajjad Najafi behzadi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , May 2025, , Pages 1-18

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.49764.2029

Abstract
  Ancient literary texts not only convey valuable educational contents and concepts to children and young adults, but provide them with the opportunities to engage in fantasy and experiencing ...  Read More
The Analysis of the View of “Love as a Story” in the Young Adult Novel On a Hot ‎Summer Noon a Girl Came from Basra Based on Robert Sternberg’s Model‎
The Analysis of the View of “Love as a Story” in the Young Adult Novel On a Hot ‎Summer Noon a Girl Came from Basra Based on Robert Sternberg’s Model‎

Mehrnush Bayat; Mohamadhasan Hasanzade niri; Ayoob Moradi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , May 2025, , Pages 19-34

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.48687.2014

Abstract
  According to psychological researches, there is an important period in the psychological development of a person, which is between childhood and adulthood, and it is called adolescence. ...  Read More
The Effective Narrative Infrastructures on Love Representations in 10 Persian Young Adult’s Novels
The Effective Narrative Infrastructures on Love Representations in 10 Persian Young Adult’s Novels

Atefeh Jamali; Faramarz Khojasteh; Zahra Movassagh

Volume 16, Issue 1 , May 2025, , Pages 35-52

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.50539.2052

Abstract
  Persian literature, with its rich background in lyrical literature, has created unique patterns and metaphors for expressing love, which have been widely utilized in both popular and ...  Read More
Analysis of Gender stereotypes in the Published stories of the Institute for the ‎Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in the 60s (A and B ‎Age Groups)‎
Analysis of Gender stereotypes in the Published stories of the Institute for the ‎Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in the 60s (A and B ‎Age Groups)‎

Najmeh Hosseini Sarvari; Mohammad Sadegh Basiri; Mahla Sadat Hosseini Saber

Volume 16, Issue 1 , May 2025, , Pages 53-70

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.47993.2000

Abstract
  Socialization is the process through which an unaware child gradually becomes a self-aware, knowledgeable, and skilled individual who respects the values ​​and teachings of the ...  Read More
The Intra-textual  Interactions of the Title Logotypes in the Cover Desings of Young ‎Adult Novels Based on Scott-Nikolajeva’s Theory
The Intra-textual Interactions of the Title Logotypes in the Cover Desings of Young ‎Adult Novels Based on Scott-Nikolajeva’s Theory

Amir Hossein Zanjanbar; Rahim Rahimi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , May 2025, , Pages 71-90

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.50102.2036

Abstract
  Logotype is a written sign which has both a reading aspect (a linguistic concept) and a visual aspect (an aesthetic concept). The titles of children’s and young adults’ ...  Read More
Features of Interactive Intelligent Storytelling Art of
Features of Interactive Intelligent Storytelling Art of "StoryTick" from Aidan ‎Chambers’ Perspective

maryam sheikhzade; zahra rahbarnia

Volume 16, Issue 1 , May 2025, , Pages 91-106

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.50140.2038

Abstract
  Storytelling has always been a joint activity between parents and children. It provides many educational benefits such as improving children's language fluency, communication skills, ...  Read More
Functions of E-pistolary Writing in Young Adult Literature
Functions of E-pistolary Writing in Young Adult Literature

Zahra Taheri

Volume 16, Issue 1 , May 2025, , Pages 108-124

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.50475.2050

Abstract
   Adolescence is a period full of emotional and physical conflicts due to the onset of a young adult’s interaction with all kinds of power structures, including family, school, ...  Read More
Manifestations of the Other in Young Children's Poetry from an Intercultural Hermeneutic ‎Approach: Case Study of Tayyebeh Shamani’s Poetry
Manifestations of the Other in Young Children's Poetry from an Intercultural Hermeneutic ‎Approach: Case Study of Tayyebeh Shamani’s Poetry

Firouz Fazeli; Somayeh Ghorbanpor delivand

Volume 16, Issue 1 , May 2025, , Pages 125-142

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.50541.2051

Abstract
  If we consider culture as a set of semiotic systems or a set of interconnected semantic systems, we can say that these extensive semantic systems are especially crystallized in the ...  Read More
A Study of Intertextuality sings from Genet,te 's Point of view   in
A Study of Intertextuality sings from Genet,te 's Point of view in "Dialogue between the great magician and the queen of the island colors"

Maryam Kohansal

Volume 16, Issue 1 , May 2025, , Pages 143-160

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.49152.2020

Abstract
  Fiction marks the beginning of a grand and magical dialogue: a dialogue between the author and the audience, the characters within the text, the characters and the audience, and notably, ...  Read More
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Children’s Story Books Based on Van Leeuwen’s Socio-‎Semantic Framework
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Children’s Story Books Based on Van Leeuwen’s Socio-‎Semantic Framework

Ramin Golshaie; Sima Bazmi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , May 2025, , Pages 161-180

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.48602.2011

Abstract
  Children’s literature plays an important role in shaping children’s characters by means of affecting their values and beliefs. Since every text has its own ideologies, critical ...  Read More
The Effectiveness of Narrative Techniques in Interacting with the Audience and ‎Improving the Quality of Inducing Educational Concepts in the Novel The Beautiful ‎Heart of Babur
The Effectiveness of Narrative Techniques in Interacting with the Audience and ‎Improving the Quality of Inducing Educational Concepts in the Novel The Beautiful ‎Heart of Babur

Mehri Mossaed

Volume 16, Issue 1 , May 2025, , Pages 181-198

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.49662.2028

Abstract
  Adolescence is a critical period in finding identity and achieving independence of thought. Young adult literature should correspond to the spiritual, physical, mental and emotional ...  Read More
Children's Poetry (Age Groups A and B) and Its Need for Emotional Representation
Children's Poetry (Age Groups A and B) and Its Need for Emotional Representation

mansoure maleki kotmehr; Narges Oskouie; Hoseyn Dadashi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , May 2025, , Pages 199-218

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.50152.2039

Abstract
  The conceptualization of the inner world of human beings and the projection of diverse and extensive perceptions and feelings by borrowing from the experiences of the objective world ...  Read More
Comparing Parvin Dowlatabadi’s Children’s and Adults’ Poetry Based on the Idea of “the Implied Reader”
Comparing Parvin Dowlatabadi’s Children’s and Adults’ Poetry Based on the Idea of “the Implied Reader”

Zahra Aghababaii khuzani; Hosein Masjedi; Samane Abedi dolat abadi

Volume 15, Issue 2 , March 2025, , Pages 1-22

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.40536.2012

Abstract
  Parvin Dowlatabadi has written remarkable poems both for children and for adults. She is one of the few poets whose poems have had a permanent place in textbooks in the recent 60 years. ...  Read More
Ahmad’s Phallocentric Adventure: A Psychoanalytical Reading of the Picturebook, The Story of Ahmad and the Clock
Ahmad’s Phallocentric Adventure: A Psychoanalytical Reading of the Picturebook, The Story of Ahmad and the Clock

Amin Izadpanah

Volume 15, Issue 2 , March 2025, , Pages 23-40

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.47988.1999

Abstract
  The objective of this article is to undertake a psychoanalytical analysis of The Story of Ahmad and the Clock, an Iranian picturebook, drawing upon Sigmund Freud's psychosexual theory ...  Read More
Investigating the Narrative Mental Space Blending in Children's Novels: A Case Study of Farhad Hassanzadeh’s Biz… Biz… Business
Investigating the Narrative Mental Space Blending in Children's Novels: A Case Study of Farhad Hassanzadeh’s Biz… Biz… Business

Sara Poorfarah; Mohamad javad Mahdavy; Samira Bameshki

Volume 15, Issue 2 , March 2025, , Pages 41-60

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.48647.2013

Abstract
   In this article, the Narrative Mental Spaces Blending model (NMSB-model) has been applied on a long story for the first time. As a case study, the children’ novel Biz Biz ...  Read More
Children Audiences on a Horizon Beyond the Story: A Reflection on the Stories which Direct the Attention of Children toward the Mistakes of the Fictional Character
Children Audiences on a Horizon Beyond the Story: A Reflection on the Stories which Direct the Attention of Children toward the Mistakes of the Fictional Character

Hamid Reza Tavakoli

Volume 15, Issue 2 , March 2025, , Pages 61-78

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.47748.1994

Abstract
  This article examines those children's stories that present the events to the young audience in a particular way; as a result, the audience finds him/herself as more intelligent and ...  Read More
An Analysis of the Myth of the Abandoned Child in the Folktale “Zarraban” with an Emphasis on Its Similarities and Differences with the story of “Zaal” in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh
An Analysis of the Myth of the Abandoned Child in the Folktale “Zarraban” with an Emphasis on Its Similarities and Differences with the story of “Zaal” in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh

Azim Jabbareh Naserou

Volume 15, Issue 2 , March 2025, , Pages 79-92

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.46663.1973

Abstract
  AbstractThe myth of the abandoned child is a frequent motif in the ancient myths and legends of nations. One of the most famous written narratives on this subject in Iran is the story ...  Read More
An Analysis of Two Stories by Susan Taqdis, “At the Deep Bottom of the Well” and “The Shadow which Had No Head, No Tail, And Even No Body” from the Perspective of Directional Conceptual Metaphor
An Analysis of Two Stories by Susan Taqdis, “At the Deep Bottom of the Well” and “The Shadow which Had No Head, No Tail, And Even No Body” from the Perspective of Directional Conceptual Metaphor

Omid Zakerikish; Shiva Alirezaee Qarneh

Volume 15, Issue 2 , March 2025, , Pages 93-110

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2023.47263.1983

Abstract
  Conceptual metaphor as a discourse in cognitive semantic studies was first introduced by Lakoff and Johnson. The directional conceptual metaphor, among all metaphors of that sort, tends ...  Read More
Techniques of Humor in the Children’s Stories “Haza al-Tanbouri and al-Arands” by Kamel al-Kilani and “The Demon with a Pot on Its Head and Bon Appétit Mr. Goat” by Farhad Hassanzadeh
Techniques of Humor in the Children’s Stories “Haza al-Tanbouri and al-Arands” by Kamel al-Kilani and “The Demon with a Pot on Its Head and Bon Appétit Mr. Goat” by Farhad Hassanzadeh

Isa Zare Dorniani; Mohammad Moradi; Ghorbanali Ebrahimi

Volume 15, Issue 2 , March 2025, , Pages 111-128

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2023.47823.1997

Abstract
   Humor is an artistic way of expressing goals and includes techniques that have been prominently used in contemporary Arabic and Persian literature by many writers. Among the satirists, ...  Read More