Teaching  English  in  an  Iranian  and  Islamic  culture  poses  complex  questions  for  both  teachers and learners. In this paper, the authors intend to shed light on what it means to teach English as a  foreign  language  (TEFL)  in  an  Islamic-Iranian  context.  Having  reviewed  the  colonial  and postmodern views of English language teaching, the authors took a look beyond the current ...

This cross-sectional study explored the reasons behind academic failure among Iranian students of teaching English as a foreign language. Interviews were used to collect data from 56 graduate (19 men and 37 women) three officials university. Results indicated that four main factors led students, namely, (1) student, (2) professor, (3) university, (4) source materials. Moreover, results chi-squa...

plagiarism is considered to be a very serious offence in most academic communities, particularly among western academia. there has been much discussion regarding the influential factors which result in plagiarism, such as ignorance and cultural attitudes. in the case of efl/esl students, it has been suggested that acts of plagiarism are often committed because students lack the proficiency to p...

although some piecemeal efforts have been made to investigate the validity and use of the iranian phd exam, no systematic project has been specifically carried out in this regard. the current study, hence, tried to attend to this void. as such, to ensure a balanced focus on test interpretation and test consequence, and to track evidence derived from a mixed–method study on the validity of irani...

Washback refers to the effect of testing on teaching and learning. The university entrance exam for Iranian MA candidates of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (hereinafter TEFL MA UEE) is a nationwide high-stakes test administered every year, and significant decisions will be made based on the examinees’ performance on this exam; therefore, it is prone to bring about degrees of washback at...