Cambridge Scholars Publishing Challenges in Foreign Language Teaching in Iran

Product Description This volume is a clear reflection of the realities and dynamics of language teaching in Iranian classrooms and the new trends within the Iranian EFL community over the last decade. It covers a variety of recent topics within the context of English language teaching in Iran, such as assessment and testing, Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), task-based methodology, and vocabulary learning, among others. The book offers readers insights into what is actually going on in language classrooms in Iran and the most effective methods, techniques and strategies to employ in promoting learning in a foreign language context. About the Author Seyed Mohammad Reza Amirian is an Assistant Professor of TEFL at Hakim Sabzevari University, Iran, where he is currently teaching both undergraduate and post-graduate courses such as language testing, research methodology, language skills, and applied linguistics. He has published several articles in various journals including Language Testing Journal, and has presented at a number of national and international conferences. His research interests are language testing and assessment, assessing language skills, test fairness and DIF, and teacher education. Gholamreza Zareian is currently an Assistant Professor of TEFL at Hakim Sabzevari University, Iran. His main research interests are material development, ESP, and CALL. He has been teaching both general English courses and English teaching courses to undergraduate and graduate students for over 20 years, and has published several articles in research journals.