This article is intended to highlight the linguistic principle proposed by anthropological linguists, “Language a mirror of culture.” The purpose study attempts explore foreign language teaching and learning from perspective shapes thought improve through cross cross-cultural communication. first part this article, principle, reflected in Sapir–Whorf hypothesis or Whorfian briefly highlighted. ...

This study examines the effect of selfie video reflection, model lesson and peer-coaching relating to videos on TEFL student-teachers' receptive skills teaching practices. An observation checklist (11) practices was used by participants during reflection. Four groups (6) carried out two practice days each week for three months met with researcher monthly. The first group recorded their lessons ...

This study was an attempt to evaluate the undergraduate TEFL program at Farhangian University. The university specializes in educating prospective teachers and the program is important since it is expected to equip the student teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary for qualified teachers. Hence, in this study, measures were taken to investigate the...

For the vast majority of the Iranian M.A. students of TEFL, thesis writing is the first individual engagement with research. Despite having some pedagogical merits, such an academic activity generally poses some intellectual and affective challenges to such students. During thesis completion, if students are not effectively scaffolded by supervisors and not supported by universities, they are l...

This study set out to explore the impact of three levels of task planning on the accuracy of task-based oral performance with narrative task types among sixty Iranian sophomores majoring in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) at Islamic Azad University – Tabriz Branch. It was hypothesized that simultaneous pre-task/on-line planning would lead to more accurate performance. To test the ...