Katayoon Afzali
Sheikhbahaee University, Isfahan
[ 1 ] - Bilingual and Monolingual EFL learners’ Use of Writing Metacognitive Strategies and Writing Performance
Research has shown that writing skill of Iranian learners is not at a satisfactory level. One of the ways to develop writing ability is to improve strategic behavior of learners. The current study set out to compare writing performances and patterns of using metacognitive strategies in bilinguals and monolinguals as well as seniors and freshmen students. A...
[ 2 ] - A Critical Needs Analysis of Practicum Courses at Farhangian University: Mentors and Students’ Perspectives
Practicum is a significant component of teacher education which links theory to practice and prepares student teachers for their job. The purpose of the courses, as defined within the Curriculum of Teacher Education at Farhangian University, is to prepare student teachers for their teaching career by observing and analyzing the real situation at schools and relating it to their theoretical ...
[ 3 ] - The Role of Institutional Rules in Translators’ Manipulation of Texts: The Case of Patient Information Leaflets in Iran
Since the emergence of the cultural turn in translation studies, external factors affecting translation have re- ceived attention in this field. Macro factors such as culture, politics in target contexts, history, ideological manipulation, and translators’ institutional rules have become the concern of translation studies. Consider- ing these factors, the current...
[ 4 ] - Teachers’ Strategies Used to Foster Teacher-Student and Student-Student Interactions in EFL Conversation Classrooms: A Conversation Analysis Approach
Despite the fact that there are a wide range of strategies used to foster interactions in EFL conversation classrooms, many novice teachers are not aware of them. In view of this problem, the current study aimed to identify such strategies commonly used by EFL teachers in conversation classrooms. To this end, fifty sessions of college level conversation classrooms were observed andtheir teacher...
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