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Shakeebaee, Golshan; Pishghadam, Reza; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan – International Journal of Instruction, 2017
Given the importance of ethnocentrism in social interactions and its influence on language learning and teaching, the present study intends to explore the possible relationships between using life syllabus and "emotionalization" on ethnocentric views using the foreign language achievement (FLA) scores. To this end, 273 Iranian English…
Descriptors: Ethnocentrism, Second Language Learning, Emotional Response, Second Language Instruction
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Pishghadam, Reza; Saboori, Fahime; Samavarchi, Laila; Hassanzadeh, Tahereh – Issues in Educational Research, 2016
The present study pursued two goals: first, to construct and validate a masculinity/femininity scale (MFS); and second, to reveal and compare the dominant gender identity of English, Arabic, and Persian teachers. Regarding the first goal, a 30- item gender identity scale was designed and, using the data collected from 300 junior high school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexual Identity, Language Teachers, Masculinity
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Pishghadam, Reza; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
This study examined the role of metacognition and intelligence in foreign language achievement on a sample of 143 Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. Participants completed Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices as a measure of intelligence, and Metacognitive Awareness Inventory as a measure of metacognition. Learners' scores at…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Metacognition
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Pishghadam, Reza; Shams, Mohammad Ali – Language Testing in Asia, 2012
The aim of this paper was to investigate the role of linguistic and intelligence factors in L2 writing. The sample included 347 Iranian learners of English. Six tests were administered to measure the participants' grammar knowledge, depth of vocabulary knowledge, breadth of vocabulary, verbal intelligence, narrative intelligence, and writing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Writing (Composition)