Debate is considered as one of the best ways and interesting classroom activity speaking practice. It also most challenging practices among others. Furthermore, debate in foreign language generally helps English learners to develop their communicative abilities. Nevertheless, some learners’ still have problems doing debate. This study aims explore EFL student teachers’ strategies solve those pr...

The present research examined the effect of speech rate on listening comprehension of Iranian EFL learners. Initially, a sample of 108 sophomore EFL learners majoring in English translation was selected based on systematic random sampling from Abadan Islamic Azad University. Then, based on an ECCE proficiency test, 62 participants were chosen and divided into two homogeneous groups of 31. One g...

The present study employed an interpretive approach to investigate individual learners’ viewpoints on foreign language learning boredom (FLLB). To this aim, a Q method, which shares features of both qualitative and quantitative research approaches, was used explore 37 Iranian English as (EFL) perceptions potential sources in the classroom. Nonprobability purposeful sampling select participants ...

This study investigated Iranian English as a foreign language teachers’ attachment styles and possible influential factors such age, teaching experience, gender, educational degree. The participants were 108 female 79 male teachers, chosen through convenience snowball sampling. Using Google forms, researcher-made questionnaire was sent to the participants. There positive relationship between ag...

This study explored the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and self-efficacy in 71 Iranian EFL teachers in private language institutes. The participants’ EI and self-efficacy were rated through questionnaires. They were also administered a demographic sheet. The findings revealed that EFL teachers’ EI was significantly and positively correlated with their self-efficacy, and it cou...