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Exploring Identity Construction in Team Teaching: The Case of Iranian Student-Teachers
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Aliakbari, Mohammad; Valizadeh, Peyman – Cogent Education, 2023
The present study examined the professional identity development of five student-teachers in the context of team-teaching. Data were collected from stimulated recall sessions, semi-structured interviews, and reflective reports, which were analyzed through thematic analysis. Findings indicate that the student-teachers' professional identity was…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Student Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Student Teacher Attitudes
Comparing Local and International English Teacher Training Courses: Lessons Learned
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Ganji, Mansoor; Ketabi, Saeed; Shahnazari, Mohammadtaghi – Cogent Education, 2018
This article presents an overall exploratory comparison of the English teacher training courses (TTCs) held in Iranian private language institutes and Certificate in Teaching English to Adults (CELTA). Data were gathered through Iranian institutes' websites; interviews with Iranian English teachers, English teachers holding CELTA certificate, and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Comparative Analysis
Research Practice in Higher Education: Views of Postgraduate Students and University Professors in English Language Teaching
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Rahimi, Masoud; Yousoffi, Nouroddin; Moradkhani, Shahab – Cogent Education, 2018
As part of a large-scale project, the present study explores research conception, research engagement (both reading and doing research), the impact of research on professional development, the setbacks for research engagement, and the suggestions for improving the dominant research practice in English language teaching (ELT) higher education. The…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Faculty
Capturing Student Voice on TEFL Syllabus Design: Agenticity of Pedagogical Dialogue Negotiation
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Ahmadi, Reza; Hasani, Morteza – Cogent Education, 2018
Over the last decades, attempts at empowering student voice have captured, cross-culturally, the attention of educators as a means for improving educational landscapes. Hence, students have been repositioned as invaluable resources in schooling, research, and reform movements. To this aim, this study is to capture how the Iranian MA TEFL students'…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
L1 Domain-Specific Knowledge as Predictor of Reading Comprehension in L2 Domain-Specific Texts: The Case of ELT Student Teachers
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Darabi Bazvand, Ali – Cogent Education, 2019
The present study examined the effect of L1 domain-relevant knowledge on L2 reading comprehension texts among student teachers of ELT (N = 90), drawn from a population of 270 student teachers studying at an undergraduate program in some state universities in Iran. A proficiency test was applied to control language proficiency of students. Among…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)