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Download full textSa'd, Seyyed Hatam Tamimi; Rajabi, Fereshte – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2018
Vocabulary constitutes an essential part of every language-learning endeavour and deserves scholarly attention. The objective of the present study was three-fold: 1) exploring Iranian English language learners' Vocabulary Learning Strategies (VLSs), 2) examining language learners' perceptions of vocabulary learning, and 3) exploring Iranian…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Best Practices
Sardabi, Narges; Biria, Reza; Golestan, Ahmad Ameri – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
Considering the significant position of critical pedagogy in teaching English as a foreign language, there is a need for in-depth investigations of novice teachers' professional identity construction through the interaction with critical notions introduced in teacher education programs. As the impact of such programs on novice teachers'…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Critical Theory, Teacher Education Programs, Beginning Teacher Induction
Exploring Novice and Experienced Iranian EFL Teachers' Beliefs Representations: A More Vivid Picture
Mehrpour, Saeed; Moghaddam, Meisam – Online Submission, 2018
As part of a larger scale research on teachers' beliefs and practices, the present study examined the categories of pedagogical beliefs of novice and experienced EFL teachers (gleaned from the administration of 'Importance of Pedagogical Knowledge Scale' (IPKS)) and their verbal reports through semi structured interviews and stimulated recall, and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
Direct linkSafari, Parvin – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2016
Recently, there has been a change from traditional language testing approaches, with a focus on psychometric properties towards critical language testing (CLT) with its social practice nature. CLT assumes tests not as neutral devices but as instruments of power and control which are related to authorities' policy agendas to shape individuals' and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Educational Practices, High Stakes Tests
Mellati, Morteza; Fatemi, Mohammad Ali; Motallebzadeh, Khalil – English Language Teaching, 2013
Teachers play different roles in multidimensional process of language teaching and their beliefs about language teaching might influence their practices. Donaghue (2003) stated that beliefs guide teachers in their practice. However, Argyris and Schon (1978) claimed that there is almost a discrepancy between teachers' beliefs about language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Baleghizadeh, Sasan; Moghadam, Maryam Saneie – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2013
This study explores tensions between three Iranian EFL teachers' beliefs and practices with respect to teaching culture. The teachers were observed and interviewed over a period of eight weeks. The observations provided insight into how they taught culture in practice, while the interviews tried to elicit their beliefs. Drawing on the distinction…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Education Programs
