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Download full textNazari, Mostafa; Karimpour, Sedigheh; Xodabande, Ismail – TESL-EJ, 2023
While research on second language teacher cognition (SLTC) has significantly developed over the past three decades, this line of inquiry has not paid adequate attention to material development/evaluation as compared to the key role that materials play in teachers' daily practice. In response to this gap, in this study we adopted the theoretical…
Descriptors: Schemata (Cognition), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Direct linkMostafa Morady Moghaddam; Seyyedeh Fahimeh Parsaiyan – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2025
In the field of TESOL, teacher guides are widely used resources providing instructional support and guidance to English language teachers. Drawing upon Vygotskian sociocultural theory, this research explored how novice language teachers perceive the mediational roles of these artifacts in shaping their teaching practices and the affordances and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Nazari, Mostafa; Xodabande, Ismail – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Mobile phones are turning into a growingly widespread educational tool across various contexts. However, the scope of research on teachers' role in mobile-oriented instruction is limited, much less examining how professional development influences their associated beliefs and practices. Grounded in sociocultural theory, this study aimed to fill…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Meihami, Hussein; Husseini, Fateme – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2022
Research in second language teacher education (SLTE) is critical for making short- and long-term policies and decisions about SLTE programs, materials, methods, etc. Therefore, it is essential to know the "what," "how," and "where" of SLTE research. Hence, the purpose of this synchronic study was to investigate…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Policy
Nazari, Mostafa; Xodabande, Ismail – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2021
Although studying teachers' online interactions has gained momentum in recent years, little is known about interactional development in online communities. The present study addressed this gap by exploring discursive change in second language teachers' interactions in an online professional development (PD) course structured around mobile phone…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning
Mirzaee, Alireza; Aliakbari, Mohammad – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2017
The sociocultural orientation in general education, which has gradually leaked into second language teacher education, argues that teachers usually employ social relations, cultural artefacts, and theoretical concepts to mediate their thinking and practice. Against this background, the present study aimed to explore how three male Iranian English…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction
