Textbook Evaluation and Teachers’ Perceptions of Task-Based Language Teaching: A Case of Iranian Bilingual Schools [PDF]
Research in English Language Pedagogy, 2021 Task-based language teaching (TBLT) with its strong theoretical bases and emphasis on meaningful and interactive use of language has received substantial attention in the context of foreign language teaching.
Fatemeh Pirzad +2 more
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English Language Teaching Policy in Iran and Singapore: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Applied Research on English Language, 2022 This study intends to conduct a systematic qualitative meta-analysis that focuses on research studies into English Language Teaching (ELT) policy in Iran and Singapore.
Reza Shahi, Reza Khany, Leila Shoja
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Cross-cultural study of stance and engagement markers in motivational speeches [PDF]
نشریه پژوهشهای زبانشناسی, 2023 This cross-cultural study aims to examine how Iranian and American motivational speakers employ metadiscourse devices as a convincing tool to interact with their audience.
Maryam Farnia, Zahra Shirzadkhani
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The Effects of Audio-Only and Audio-Video Materials on Listening Comprehension and Critical Thinking among Dental Students: A Focus Group Analysis [PDF]
Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences, 2020 Background: Listening is a fundamental skill in learning a second language and improving speaking proficiency. Despite the growing tendency among EFL teachers to test listening comprehension using computer-based audiovisual materials, the reported ...
Zahra Ahmadpour Kasgari +2 more
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Exploring the Relationship between Teacher Burnout, Personality Traits, and Psychological Distress among Iranian EFL Teachers: A Mixed-Methods Study [PDF]
Journal of Language Horizons, 2020 This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between burnout, personality traits, and psychological distress among Iranian EFL teachers.
Sasan Baleghizadeh +1 more
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Investigating Thanking Speech Act in Ilami Kurdish [PDF]
مطالعات زبانها و گویشهای غرب ایران, 2020 This study aimed at investigating the speech act of condolence in Ilami Kurdish in the light of Austin (1962) and Searle (1969) speech acts theories. A discourse completion test (DCT) was developed to collect the data.
Reza Khany +2 more
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Online vs. offline Problem-based Learning Affecting Foreign Language Learners’ willingness to communicate, self-efficacy, and classroom anxiety [PDF]
Fanāvarī-i āmūzish, 2023 Background and Objectives: The essence of Problem-based Learning (PBL) is to find a prêt-à-porter solution to a problem, which is also known as scenario.
S. Moslemi Nezhad Arani +2 more
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Ethical Challenges of Designing on Application for Reading Instruction Management System (RIMS): A Phenomenological Study [PDF]
Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, 2022 This study aimed at identifying the ethical challenges encountered when developing a language education virtual environment that acts as a smart platform for managing reading comprehension instruction for EFL/ESL learners.
Arezou Shahmoradi +3 more
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A phenomenographic study on language assessment literacy: hearing from Iranian university teachers
Language Testing in Asia, 2021 This study aims to disclose the Iranian university teachers’ perceptions of the fundamentals of language assessment literacy (LAL). To this aim, using purposive sampling, eighteen university teachers from two Iranian universities were invited to ...
Afsheen Rezai +3 more
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The Role of Vocabulary and Syntax in EFL Reading Comprehension among Iranian Graduate Students: Evaluation of Two Causal Models [PDF]
زبان پژوهی, 2020 Inability to read in one’s language is now too difficult to get along with as there is an increasing hidden inclination by the human beings toward the written language.
Mohsen Shirazizadeh
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