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Mohammad Reza Keramati; Robyn M. Gillies; Fahimeh Ansarizadeh; Ali Keramati – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2025
The purpose of this study is to identify the challenges and solutions associated with implementing cooperative learning (CL), based on the lived experiences of teachers in Iran. Thirty-two primary school teachers participated in a 16-session CL workshop. However, only thirty participants were able to implement this approach in their classrooms,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Program Implementation, Barriers, Elementary School Teachers
Zahra Karimi; Hamid Marashi; Behdokht Mall-Amiri – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2025
The present study sought to investigate the effect of implementing choice theory-based instruction and clinical supervision on EFL teachers' self-efficacy. Accordingly, a total of 30 Iranian EFL teachers were selected through nonrandom convenience sampling based on their willingness to participate in the study. At the outset, they responded to the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Golnoush Haddadian; Sadaf Radmanesh; Nooshin Haddadian – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
The contributions of Computerized Formative Assessment (CFA) to teachers' instructional practices and students' learning outcomes necessitate the development of valid and reliable instruments for measuring teachers' literacy. To address this necessity, this study adopted an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design via drawing on a dual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Mitra Rayati – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
The present study investigates the application of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) as an innovative approach in second language teaching (SLT) to explore its impact on the professional identity of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers. Employing a sequential explanatory mixed methods design, the research involved 148 Iranian EFL teachers…
Descriptors: Neurolinguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Reza Dashtestani; Ahmad Mohamadi – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Educational directors and teachers have shown tremendous interest in developing interactive learning environments in educational contexts. This study examined the conceptualization of face-to-face teachers (n = 35) and online teachers (n = 26) in implementing interactive learning. A mixed-methods design using questionnaires and interviews was…
Descriptors: Interaction, Electronic Learning, In Person Learning, Barriers
Nazari, 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
Mostafa 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
Estaji, Masoomeh; Savarabadi, Maryam Faraji – Journal of English as an International Language, 2020
The spread of English all around the world has raised the need for English instructors to be aware of the new trends of English as an International Language (EIL) in order to enable their students to communicate internationally. In this Qualitative study, which aimed to examine the cultural awareness of EFL teachers with regard to EIL, 16 Iranian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), 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
Pourhassan, Asqar; Nazari, Mostafa – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Purpose: Despite the growth of theory and research on young English learners and the widely-recognized importance of critical incidents (CIs) in teachers' professional development (PD), little research has examined young-learner teachers' CIs. This study investigated the impacts of a PD course structured around CIs sharing/discussing on 14 L2…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Critical Incidents Method, Faculty Development, English (Second Language)
Karimi, Mohammad Nabi; Nazari, Mostafa – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
Despite the recognition of the importance of teachers' professional development, the exploration of teachers' Critical Incidents (CIs) as a type of professional development initiative has received insufficient attention in L2 teaching contexts. Motivated by the dearth of research in this area and building on complexity theory as its conceptual…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Language Teachers
Firoozkohi, Amir Hossein; Nushi, Musa – MEXTESOL Journal, 2021
The present study examines Iranian EFL instructors' conceptualizations of task-based language teaching (TBLT) to identify whether teaching experience plays a significant role in their familiarity with the theoretical underpinnings of TBLT. One hundred sixty-two EFL instructors, reportedly practicing CLT, took part in the study; they were grouped…
Descriptors: Experienced Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Teaching Experience, Language Teachers
Bagheri, Morteza; East, Martin – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2021
Exploration of second language teacher cognition in general and factors influencing it in particular has attracted the attention of many researchers over the last four decades. The study presented here explored potential factors that influenced teachers' cognitions and practices with regard to listening instruction and the development of this…
Descriptors: Schemata (Cognition), Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Gilakjani, Abbas Pourhosein; Sheikhy, Reihaneh; Montashery, Iraj; Alizadeh, Mitra – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
This mixed study investigates the attitudes teachers in English institutes have about computer pronunciation software in teaching English pronunciation. Pronunciation Power 2 was used for this purpose. First, a survey was used as the quantitative method. 55 teachers from 5 English institutes took part in this research and these institutes were…
Descriptors: Pronunciation Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language)
Saberi, Leila; Sahragard, Rahman – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
The issues and the underlying motives behind second/foreign language teachers' professional development have been increasingly investigated by the experts and practitioners in the field due to its vital role in determining teachers' success. In line with such concerns, the current study was conducted to explore the underlying factors constituting…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning