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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)
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Sohbati, Amir Hossein; Boroumand, Mohsen; Esfahlan, Farzaneh Khakzad – Online Submission, 2021
The present study examined two input modification techniques, namely lexical elaboration (LE) and typographical enhancement (TE), and the combination of these two (LE & TE) to seek the difference among them as far as incidental vocabulary learning through reading is concerned. Ninety six Iranian EFL students whose reading proficiency was at…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Incidental Learning, Linguistic Input, Second Language Learning
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Amerian, Majid; Tajabadi, Azar – Intercultural Education, 2020
Textbooks used in foreign language instruction cannot be simply separated from cultural contexts because the mere study of the abstract system of language does not equip learners with the required knowledge, skill, and attitudes to interact effectively and meaningfully in real situations. This is the premise of the intercultural approach that aims…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Rasti-Behbahani, Amin; Shahbazi, Maryam – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
This study investigates the probable effect of a digital game-based vocabulary learning (DGBVL) task on the acquisition of some components of a word knowledge framework. In so doing, 124 Persian speakers (56 males and 68 females) were randomly assigned to either a control or an experimental group. The experimental group participants completed a…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Game Based Learning, Comparative Analysis, Task Analysis
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Dolati, Zahra; Tahriri, Abdorreza – SAGE Open, 2017
This study sought to investigate whether there are differences among EFL instructors of various intelligence types in terms of the types of activities that they implement in their classes. It also sought to investigate teachers' perceptions about the theory of multiple intelligences. To this end, 30 male and female EFL instructors teaching the…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Kheirzadeh, Shiela; Sistani, Nafiseh – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
High quality teaching, student learning, and students achievement is dependent on the skills teachers use and the existence of professional expertise such as teachers reflectivity. The purpose of this study was to see whether there was any relationship between Iranian EFL teachers reflectivity and their students' language achievement and whether…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Academic Achievement, Check Lists, Observation
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Shabani, Karim; Ghasemian, Atefeh – Cogent Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to identify the most frequent techniques of teaching pronunciation used by Iranian EFL teachers and, (b) to find out any relationship between teacher's extroversion/introversion personality type and their techniques of teaching pronunciation. To this end, following an online survey a cohort of 60 teachers…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Personality Traits, Pronunciation Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Ebadi, Saman; Beigzadeh, Maryam – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2016
As the main applicable language resources in classrooms, textbooks provide the primary source of information, and they serve the foundation of instruction and transfer the curriculum objectives. Therefore, teachers should be conscious in choosing the right textbooks and activities for their students. The purpose of this study is to investigate one…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Teaching Methods, Textbook Content, Content Analysis
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Khany, Reza; Boghayeri, Mahnaz – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
The study of creativity has been of great interest to educationalists in general and language teaching practitioners in particular. With all these, very little if any has been reported on the issue in Iranian EFL context. Having this in mind and drawing on the latest profile of creativity, effort was made to see how creative Iranian EFL teachers…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Azadsarv, Mehdi; Tahriri, Abdorreza – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
As the means of transferring knowledge between teachers and students, coursebooks play a significant role in educational practices all over the world. Evaluation of coursebooks is also of great significance as it manages to a better understanding of the nature of a specific teaching/learning situation. The present study is an attempt to evaluate…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Taase, Yoones – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2012
The purpose of this study is to investigate locally designed ELT textbooks in the light of multiple intelligences theory. Three textbooks (grade 1.2.3) used in guidance school of Iranian educational system were analyzed using MI checklist developed by Botelho, Mario do Rozarioand. Catered for kinds of intelligences in the activities and exercises…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Ahour, Touran; Towhidiyan, Bayezid; Saeidi, Mahnaz – English Language Teaching, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the appropriateness of "English Textbook 2" for Iranian EFL second grade high school students from the teachers' perspectives. The participants of the study consisted of 25 English teachers (8 females and 17 males) randomly selected from different high schools in Boukan, Iran. The evaluation…
Descriptors: Textbook Evaluation, Course Descriptions, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
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Aris, Baharuddin; Gharbaghi, Alireza; Ahmad, Maizah Hura; Rosli, Mohd Shafie – International Education Studies, 2013
The main purpose of this study is to introduce a check list for evaluating persuasive features of mathematics courseware. Since mathematics is a source of anxiety among students (Zeidner & Matthews, 2010), this research is an attempt to employ persuasive features that can be used in mathematics courseware. Specifically, we sought to determine…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Courseware, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Alemi, Minoo; Sadehvandi, Nikan – English Language Teaching, 2012
The present paper is an attempt to evaluate "Pacesetter" Series (Strange and Hall, 2005), an EFL course book series, in four levels of "starter", "elementary", "pre-intermediate", and "intermediate", being currently instructed at several language institutes in Iran. The purpose of this study is to…
Descriptors: Textbook Evaluation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction