S. Susan Marandi
Alzahra University,
[ 1 ] - Reading English in the Computer Lab
The present study compares the performance of two TEFL reading classes: one taking place in a regular classroom and the other held in a computer lab, with the learners practicing reading online. The results of an independent samples t-test showed that the difference between the learners’ scores on their reading comprehension post-tests and pretests did not differ statistically significantly fro...
[ 2 ] - Peer-Assessment and Student-Driven Negotiation of Meaning: Two Ingredients for Creating Social Presence in Online EFL Social Contexts
With the current availability of state-of-the-art technology, particularly the Internet, people have expanded their channels of communication. This has similarly led to many people utilizing technology to learn second/foreign languages. Nevertheless, many current computer-assisted language learning (CALL) programs still appear to be lacking in interactivity and what is termed social presence, w...
[ 3 ] - Iranian EFL Teachers' Language Assessment Literacy (LAL) under an Assessing Lens
Despite being trained in pre-service teacher education programs, most EFL teachers are underprepared when faced with language assessment-related activities. Part of the problem emanates from the fact that Language Assessment Literacy (LAL) as a construct has not been well defined by experts. The purpose of this study was to pinpoint the components of LAL in the Iranian EFL context using an adap...
[ 4 ] - VoA Special English for Persian Learners from the Perspective of Persian Speakers: A Critical Analysis
Using modern, electronic technology to promote the culture and worldview of technology producers and to subjugate its consumers is the gist of what McPhail (2006) calls electronic colonialism theory (ECT). As an example of electronic technology, Internet-mediated English educational materials are rapidly growingbut they do not appear to have been critically analyzed in terms of their potential ...
[ 5 ] - A Qualitative Analysis of the Language Learning Experiences of Students with Dyslexia
Objective: Although certain dimensions of foreign language learning in dyslexia have already been examined in the literature, no study has yet explored the language learning experiences of Iranian students with dyslexia, and parents’ views of the language learning experience of their children has also been neglected in the international literature despite its importance. The present study aimed...