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Kavoshian, Saeedeh; Ketabi, Saeed; Tavakoli, Mansoor; Koehler, Thomas – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
The purpose of the study reported in this article was to investigate the contribution of engaging in an online Teacher Professional Development (oTPD) course to improving different facets of English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' Professional Development (PD). To this end, ten EFL teachers of a language institute participated in the study to…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Check Lists
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Kavoshian, Saeedeh; Ketabi, Saeed; Tavakoli, Mansoor; Koehler, Thomas – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
The purpose of this study was three-fold: first, it aimed to develop a scale to shed light on English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' perceptions of using Mobile Social Network Sites (MSNSs) in language teaching and learning. To this end, a 36-item MSNSs Utility Perceptions Inventory (MUPI) was developed. Second, the current study made an…
Descriptors: Barriers, Social Networks, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Baniasad-Azad, Somayeh; Ketabi, Saeed – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2013
This study examined demotivational factors among Iranian and Japanese college teachers of English. To achieve the purpose, the study used a 35-item questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The results were compared with the similar study in Japan by Sugino (2010). The findings of the study revealed that Iranian and Japanese lecturers are much…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Khazaie, Saeed; Ketabi, Saeed – English Language Teaching, 2011
As mobile connectedness continues to sweep across the landscape, the value of deploying mobile technology at the service of learning and teaching seems to be both self-evident and unavoidable. To this end, this study employed multimedia to develop three types of vocabulary learning materials. Due to the importance of short-term memory in the realm…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Handheld Devices, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning