Massood Yazdanimoghaddam

[ 1 ] - Modeling and Non-modeling Genre-based Approach to Writing Argument-led Introduction Paragraphs: A Case of English Students in Iran

Despite the crucial role of introductory sections in argumentative academic writing, the effects of genre- based approaches to writing introductory paragraphs have not been much explored yet. The present study aimed to investigate whether the provision of genre knowledge through modeling and non-modeling could enhance learners’ ability in writing introductory paragraphs of argumentative essays....

[ 2 ] - The Effect of Instructing Speaking Strategies Used by Successful EFL Learners on Unsuccessful Learners’ Speaking Improvement in Iran

Over the recent years, the study of language learning strategies has received much attention worldwide in general, and in Iran in particular. Many scholars have tried to investigate the function of language learning strategies in EFL learning and teaching. Not enough attention, however, has been paid to language skills, especially speaking skill, in Iran. Therefore, the present study aimed at s...

[ 3 ] - The Relationship between Teachers' Teaching Efficacy and their Multiple Intelligences

[ 4 ] - تدریس فرمهای تعدیل کننده درخواست در زبان دوم: بررسی میزان تأثیر فعالیت های ورود محور و تولید محور

این تحقیق به بررسی تأثیر فعالیت های تمرکزی(focused tasks) بر روی پیشرفت توانش کاربردی زبان آموزان انگلیسی به عنوان زبان خارجه پرداخته است. بدین منظور، محققین تأثیر آگاهی انگیزی  (Consciousness Raising) به عنوان یک فعالیت ورود محور واملاء-انشاء)  Dictogloss که یک فعالیت مشارکتی تولیدی محسوب می گردد) را به عنوان یک فعالیت تولید محور مورد مقایسه قرار داده اند. در آغاز، 147 زبان آموز انگلیسی ایرانی...

[ 5 ] - An Investigation of Teachers’ Perceptions of KARDS in an EFL Context

Kumaravadivelue’s (2012) language teacher education for a global society known as KARDS has gathered little momentum in the context of Iran due to scarcity of studies on it. To fill this gap, the present research investigated Iranian EFL teachers’ perceptions of KARDS with regard to variables including teaching context, gender, and teaching experience. To this end, a KARDS questionnaire was des...

[ 6 ] - Contributions of Kumaravadivelu’s Language Teacher Education Modular Model (KARDS) to Iranian EFL Language Institute Teachers’ Professional Identity

This research aims to investigate the contributions of KARDS (knowing, analyzing, recognizing, doing, and seeing) to Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) institute teachers’ professional identity reconstruction. The researchers employed purposive sampling to choose twenty teachers. A KARDS questionnaire (Hassani, Khatib, & Yazdani Moghaddam, 2019a, 2019b) was used to classify the teacher...

[ 7 ] - The Impact of Implementing Critical Appraisal on EFL Teachers’ Data Analysis Knowledge

Condemning a laissez faire approach to English Language Teaching (ELT), English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher trainers unanimously agree that the building blocks of teachers’ teaching framework are profoundly influenced by conducting research. Focusing on quantitative research, this study endeavored to scrutinize the impact of the Critical Appraisal of Published Research (CAPR) in undergr...

[ 8 ] - The Impact of Implementing Critical Appraisal on EFL Teachers' Quantitative Research Literacy

This study was an attempt to scrutinize the impact of the Critical Appraisal of Published Research (CAPR) in undergraduate teacher training programs on EFL teachers’ Quantitative Research Literacy (QRL). To meet this objective, 30 male and female ELT teachers were non-randomly selected and randomly assigned to two groups. In two research classes, the experimental group received the CAPR, wherea...

[ 9 ] - Building Intercultural Sensitivity in Pre-Service EFL Teachers through Interactive Culture-Focused Speaking Tasks

One way to develop intercultural sensitivity in learners is through the inclusion of intercultural training in ELT and teacher training courses. This study aimed at enhancing the intercultural sensitivity of EFL pre-service teachers through interactive culture-focused speaking tasks. Therefore, a task-based syllabus was designed based on the principles of constructivism and intercultural themes...

[ 10 ] - An Investigation into Norm Extraction with Regard to Domestication and Foreignization of Culture-Specific Items: A Case of Children’s Literature in the Past Four Years

The aim of this research was an investigation into norm extraction regarding the domestication and foreigni- zation of culture specific items (CSIs) in the children‟s literature in the last four years (from 1393 to 1396). The corpus of this study was 8 English children‟s books with their Persian translated versions. The theoreti- cal fra...

[ 11 ] - ارزیابی کیفی ترجمة اصطلاحات حقوق مدنی در قرآن کریم

در ترجمة اصطلاحات حقوقی توجه به نکاتی مانند انتقال جنبه‌های معنایی، متنی و کاربردشناسی ضروری به نظر می‌رسد. بخشی از متون مقدس، مانند قرآن کریم، حاوی دستورهایی است که غالباً بار حقوقی دارند و از آنجا که این گونه دستورها می‌توانند منشاء برخی سوء‌برداشت‌ها از سوی خوانندگان شوند، لذا در ترجمة آن‌ها باید دقت فراوانی کرد. از جمله مهم‌ترین موضوعات حقوقی در قرآن، می‌توان به ارث، ازدواج...

[ 12 ] - The Effect of System-Nested, Genre-Oriented, Structurally-Mediated Model (SGSM) of Writing Instruction, and Swalesian Model (SM) upon Iranian Learners’ Writing Performance: A Comparative Study

The purpose of the present study was first to offer a tentative solution to the problems observed in writing pedagogy in Iran by devising a more comprehensive approach to genre-based writing instruction. In the second phase, a quasi-experimental research design was adopted to determine how effective the model was in writing instruction, compared with the traditional, product-oriented approach, ...

[ 13 ] - Recognizing Stalactites and Stalagmites of ELT Vodcasting in Teacher Education Based on Activity Theory and Visual Thinking Strategies

Teachers need to know new applications for developing online materials and then they should become aware of different ways to present them to online audience. This study tries to help ELT teachers to overcome challenges and difficulties of vodcasting by recognizing their social and biological motives (Activity Theory), and using Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). It can alter teachers’ negative ...

[ 14 ] - Yardsticks for Evaluating ELT Pod/Vodcasts in Online Materials Development and Their Implications for Teacher Education and Art Assisted Language Learning

ELT online materials development, which is a multifaceted multidisciplinary area, is not welcomed by many teachers, because it is demanding, challenging and confusing. They fear facing new technologies in their teaching sessions to avoid failing or being caught by other audiences. Furthermore, they struggle hard in evaluating their pod/vodcasts. In order to remove the fears and barriers, ...

[ 15 ] - Developing Intercultural Awareness and Skills in English Majors: A Constructivist Approach

In the fast-changing modern world of today, learners need global skills for life-long learning and effective communication. Among these skills are intercultural competence and critical thinking. Although teachers have acknowledged the importance of the inclusion of global skills in their actual teaching procedures, they still need more concrete methodology and tangible pedagogical frame...