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Ganji, Mansoor; Ketabi, Saeed; Shahnazari, Mohammadtaghi – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
This study aims to paint a vivid picture of the English teacher training courses held in Iranian private language institutes, both to critically analyse their aims and content, and to find their strengths and weaknesses. In line with this, qualitative data were gathered through information available on 34 institutes' websites, narrative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Teacher Education Programs, College Second Language Programs
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Zare-ee, Abbas; Shirvanizadeh, Maryam – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
The study of factors influencing undergraduate learners' participation and/or reticence in second/foreign language classrooms, a relatively recent line of research, can contribute to the betterment of language teaching and learning practices. In this work, we attempt to investigate the causes of a population of undergraduate English as a foreign…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level, English (Second Language)
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Zohrabi, Mohammad – English Language Teaching, 2011
This study reports on how a heterogeneous mixed-ability large class (63 students) turned into a cohesive and functioning class. To promote learner autonomy, students were made responsible to identify their own needs and objectives. The participants of this study consisted of undergraduate chemistry students who had taken the English for General…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning