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Sheikhbanooie, Milad; Farahian, Majid – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: Since reflectivity has a crucial role in education, it has attracted researchers' attention in the last decades. As such, the present study aimed to construct and validate a questionnaire to assess the barriers to reflective practices of Iranian ESP (English for Specific Purposes) instructors. Furthermore, this study aimed to investigate…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Amini, Mina A.; Kruger, Cornè G. – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2022
Globally various barriers hinder English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners from developing English communicative competence. Concern in this regard is also raised in the context of Iran. Two themes that strongly emerge from the vast number of publications on the causes of poor EFL learning outcomes in Iran include the need for teacher…
Descriptors: Role, Language Teachers, Professional Autonomy, Second Language Instruction
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Rahimi, Masoud; Weisi, Hiwa – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
This study examined the relationships among English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' reflective practices, self-efficacy, and research practice. Data were collected from a survey of 150 EFL teachers engaging both with (i.e. through reading) and in (i.e. through doing) research in English language teaching (ELT). The results of multiple…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Reflective Teaching, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Pazhoman, Hamzeh; Sarkhosh, Mehdi – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
The study examined the relationship between English teachers' reflective practices and their self-regulation. It also explored the relationships between self-regulation and teachers' teaching experiences. To achieve the goal of the study, 103 English teachers from different senior and junior high schools were selected through convenience sampling…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Metacognition
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Kheirzadeh, Shiela; Sistani, Nafiseh – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
High quality teaching, student learning, and students achievement is dependent on the skills teachers use and the existence of professional expertise such as teachers reflectivity. The purpose of this study was to see whether there was any relationship between Iranian EFL teachers reflectivity and their students' language achievement and whether…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Academic Achievement, Check Lists, Observation
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Tajeddin, Zia; Aghababazadeh, Yasaman – TESL Canada Journal, 2018
Reflection is a key component of teacher quality assessment and a venue for professional development. Among many tools for teacher reflection, keeping blogs as a user-friendly, technology-enhanced tool has recently come to the forefront in teacher education. To contribute to the body of literature on the potentiality of blogs for teacher…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Teacher Attitudes, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Ramezanzadeh, Akram – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2017
This grounded theory study explored the conceptualization of authenticity in language education. The participants were 30 Iranian English language educators, who were studied as adult learners. The findings revealed that authenticity was conceptualized by language educators as a social and reflective practice under the influence of the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)