Behzad Nezakatgoo
Allameh Tabatabai University
[ 1 ] - Challenges in Teaching ESP at Medical Universities of Iran from ESP Stakeholders' Perspectives
The status of teaching ESP has been studied both internationally and locally. However, it seems that the challenges of teaching ESP in medical universities of Iran have not been studiedappropriately. The main objective of the present study was to explore the main challenges of teaching ESP in medical universities of Iran. Due to the nature of the study, a qualitative res earch design (Phenomeno...
[ 2 ] - Assessing Task- based English Language Needs of Medicine Students: Are They Aligned with Pedagogical Tasks in EMS Courses?
Assessing learners’ present and real life language needs can contribute to learners’ active participation in learning processes. , Assessing learners’ task-based needs and aligning them with pedagogical tasks are significant in English for medical purpose (EMS) courses. The main objectives of the present study were to assess learners’ needs and to determine whether they are practiced in EMS cou...
[ 3 ] - اثربخشی آموزش زبان با کمک مودل برعملکرد درک مطلب زبان آموزان ایرانی
ابزارهای مبتنی بر وب و اپلیکیشنهایی که پتانسیل لازم جهت افزایش انگیزه و تعامل میان زبان آموزان را دارند، توجهات زیادی را در میان جامعهی آموزش زبان انگلیسی به خود جلب کردهاند. یکی از جدیدترین تکنولوژیهای مبتنی بر وب که برای اهداف آموزشی به کار گرفته شده است مودل است که یک محیط یادگیری مجازی با منبع آزاد است. با توجه به اهمیت تکنولوژی به‌طورکلی و نادر بودن مطالعات مربوط به استفاده از مودل در ...
[ 4 ] - Iranian EFL teachers' willingness to implement postmethod pedagogy: A mixed methods study
The aim of this study was to investigate the Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' willingness to implement postmethod pedagogy in the Iranian context. In so doing, a mixed methods approach was employed in which first a validated postmethod questionnaire was administered to a nationally representative sample of 711 Iranian EFL teachers. Then, a series of focus group discussions ...
[ 5 ] - Second language Writing Through Blogs: An Investigation of Learner Autonomy
Employing an explanatory sequential design, the present study investigated the effect of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) blog-mediated writing instruction on the students’ learner autonomy. A number of 46 learners who were the students of two intact classes were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. Over a 16-week semester, the control group students (n = 21) were taught ba...
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