The present study aimed to explore the strategies that could be potentially employed in the Iranian ELT context to bridge the gap between research and practice. Data were collected through conducting a "focus group discussion" with a number of practitioner-researchers. The findings showed that to improve the relationship between researchers and practitioners both teacher and researcher reward systems should be restructured, so as to encourage teachers toward an evidence-based practice, and researchers toward a problem-based research. Developing professional and social networks, founding an organization for promoting collaboration and cooperation between researchers and practitioners, supporting the involvement of teachers in academic activities, and revising and updating educational materials are also required for improving the link between research and practice.