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Rezai, Afsheen; Alibakhshi, Gudarz; Farokhipour, Sajjad; Miri, Mowla – Language Testing in Asia, 2021
This study aims to disclose the Iranian university teachers' perceptions of the fundamentals of language assessment literacy (LAL). To this aim, using purposive sampling, eighteen university teachers from two Iranian universities were invited to participate in semi-structured interviews. Their viewpoints were audio-recorded, transcribed, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Phenomenology, Alternative Assessment, Testing Problems
Sayyadi, Ali – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2022
The study examined university-level English instructors' assessment training experiences, classroom-based assessment practices, and assessment training needs in Iran. Sixty-eight instructors who were randomly selected through academic social networks filled out a questionnaire. Eight instructors were also interviewed. The results indicated that…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Faculty Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Nushi, Musa; Momeni, Ali – Teaching English with Technology, 2020
Technological developments have been changing the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) instruction. Although there is a wide literature on (the effects of) application of various educational technologies in EAP courses, there is scarcely any literature on the inclusion of such technologies in EAP textbooks. This study addresses that gap and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Textbooks, English for Academic Purposes
Moradkhani, Shahab; Haghi, Sara – Language Learning Journal, 2022
This study examined whether and how attending university-based teacher education programmes may alter EFL teachers' self-efficacy. Comparisons were drawn across teachers with no academic credentials in L2 teacher education (uncertified teachers), teachers with Bachelor of Arts in L2 teacher education (BA teachers) and teachers with master of art…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Estaji, Masoomeh; Zhaleh, Kiyana – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2022
Although the investigation of justice has gained momentum in in-person, traditional classes during the last two decades, not much is known about this phenomenon and its violation (known as injustice) during COVID-19 imposed online classes. To address this gap, university students' experiences of injustice during online classes were examined, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, COVID-19
Moradkhani, Shahab – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2017
The aim of the current study was twofold: identifying the constituent components of language teacher educators' pedagogical knowledge, and investigating possible differences among teachers, teacher educators, and university professors' opinions about these components. Data were collected from 436 participants using a questionnaire. The results of…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Khodamoradi, Abolfazl; Maghsoudi, Mojtaba; Saidi, Mavadat – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2022
This study aimed to explore the washback effects of implementing online formative assessment (OFA) in Iranian Teacher Education Universities. To this end, a sample of 227 prospective teachers majoring in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and 21 teacher educators were randomly selected. In an explanatory sequential design, their perceptions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Testing, Formative Evaluation, Preservice Teachers
Kiany, Gholam-Reza; ShayesteFar, Parvaneh; Amoosi, Yasser – International Journal of Language Testing, 2017
Teacher evaluation and certification is a proper approach taken to assess teacher knowledge base and to guarantee that teacher candidates are qualified and have met particular teaching standards. To this end, teacher-education university (i.e., Farhangian University) of Iran recently adopted a teacher evaluation and certification policy,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Construction, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
Kormi-Nouri, Reza; MacDonald, Shane; Farahani, Mohammad-Naghy; Trost, Kari; Shokri, Omid – International Journal of Higher Education, 2015
The present study investigates academic stress in two different cultures, the Iranian as a collectivist culture, and the Swedish as an individualist culture. A total of 616 university students (312 Iranian and 304 Swedish) participated in the study. The results show that Swedish students experience more academic stress than Iranian students.…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Collectivism, Individualism, Stress Variables
Abedini, Farahnaz; Bagheri, Mohammad Sadegh; Sadighi, Firooz – Cogent Education, 2018
To capture the unique nature of collective teacher efficacy as reflected in ELT settings, the current study attempted to develop and validate a context-specific collective efficacy scale and use it in exploring collective efficacy beliefs in different ELT contexts. To achieve this goal, guided by the related literature, the most prominent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Language Teachers
Mohammaditabar, Mohammad; Bagheri, Mohammad Sadegh; Yamini, Morteza; Rassaei, Ehsan – Cogent Education, 2019
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore EFL teachers' perspectives of qualities of a good language teacher and to examine the possible differences in their perspectives as a function of educational contexts including language institutes, junior/senior high schools, and universities. To this end, 386 Iranian EFL teachers completed a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, High School Teachers
Exploring L3 Motivational Profiles of EFL Teachers as Successful EFL Learners: A Mixed Methods Study
Azizi, Mohammad; Nazariani, Sara; Gholami, Javad – Cogent Education, 2020
Addressing language learning motivation, Dörnyei's second language (L2) Motivational Self-system (L2MSS) theory consists of three components: (1) "Ideal L2" self which refers to all the language-related characteristics a person wishes to have in the future, (2) "Ought-to L2 self" which concerns the language-related attributes…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Gholami, Javad; Qurbanzada, Isa – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2016
Recently, teacher training courses have attracted the researchers' special attention, while teacher education programs have not received as much attention. The present study investigated the attitudes key stakeholders in a teacher education program (i.e., student teachers, in-service teachers, and teacher educators) hold toward the appropriateness…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Experienced Teachers
Soleimani, Neda; Lovat, Terence – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2019
In this study, we attempt to explore a distinctive worldview as it pertains to Iranian education. We do this by focusing on the moral component implicit in English Language Teaching (ELT) in Iran and the challenges that might be experienced among ELT teachers when engaging in moral teacher practice, including making moral decisions in relation to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Moral Values, Religious Factors, Language Teachers
Sohrabi, Sarah; Rahimi, Ramin; Arjmandi, Masoume – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
This study aims at investigating the practicality of the current curriculum for translation studies at national level (Iranian curriculum). It is going to have a comprehensive idea of translation students and teachers (university lecturers) over the current translation syllabus at BA level in Iran. A researcher-made CEQ questionnaire (Curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Curriculum, Translation, Course Descriptions