Assisting Language Learners of Dysgraphia: A Handbook for Teacher Candidates

A teacher with progressive headache, dyslexia, dysgraphia and seizure

A 56-year-old female teacher presented to Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran, with history of progressive headache, difficulty to read and write (dyslexia and dysgraphia), and seizure since 3 months ago. Neurological examination demonstrated mild bilateral papilledema and left side Babinski sign. The exam was otherwise normal. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed (Figure 1). 1What ...

Randomness among Teacher Raters Rating Language Learners’ Essays: A FACETS Approach

Learning Motivation of Teacher Candidates

The aim of this study is to examine whether the motivation level of recruited students differs in accordance with their sexes, success and department. The descriptive research method was used for the study, the population of which was composed of the recruited students in various Education Faculties from ten universities in country. 673 of the recruited students were female and 471 were male 47...

Handbook for Language Engineers

Characteristics of an Effective English Language Teacher (EELT) as Perceived by Learners of English

Abstract Literature review indicates that an effective and good teacher has an important role in students' performances and their success. Pivotal roles of teachers may affect students’ attitudes and motivations to language learning. Improving the field of foreign language teaching and learning without improving the qualities of EFL teachers seems impossible. This attempt, at first hand, requir...