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Ali Taghinezhad

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The Influence Of Teaching Metacognitive Reading Strategies On The Reading Self-Efficacy Beliefs Of Iranian Efl Learners: An Experimental Study, Ali Taghinezhad Dec 2015

The Influence Of Teaching Metacognitive Reading Strategies On The Reading Self-Efficacy Beliefs Of Iranian Efl Learners: An Experimental Study, Ali Taghinezhad

Ali Taghinezhad

The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of teaching metacognitive reading strategies on the reading self-efficacy beliefs of Iranian EFL learners. To this end, 90 upper-intermediate students (50 females and 40 males) were selected in several English language institutes in Shiraz, Iran. A pre-test of reading and a pre-test of reading self-efficacy beliefs were administered to the students to make sure about the homogeneity of their reading ability and their reading self-efficacy beliefs. They were then divided into experimental and control groups based on their scores. Therefore, 49 students were in control group (22 females and …


Syllabus Design And Needs Analysis Of Students In Educational System, Ali Taghinezhad Jan 2015

Syllabus Design And Needs Analysis Of Students In Educational System, Ali Taghinezhad

Ali Taghinezhad

Abstract A syllabus is a plan showing the subjects or books to be studied in a particular course, especially a course that leads to an exam. There are various syllabuses available for different purposes. This article represents the classification of syllabuses regarding different authors' views and perspectives. The aim of this article, after depicting available syllabuses, is to state that in order to have the most useful syllabus in education, one which results in the best learning outcome for the students, the educational system should take its selection principles based on students' needs.


The Analysis Of Elt Textbooks In Iran Through Critical Discourse Analysis Based On Fairclough’S Framework, Ali Taghinezhad Dec 2013

The Analysis Of Elt Textbooks In Iran Through Critical Discourse Analysis Based On Fairclough’S Framework, Ali Taghinezhad

Ali Taghinezhad

ABSTRACT The present study attempts to investigate the three facets of meaning namely Subject positions, social relations, and contents through critical discourse analysis in English Language Teaching (ELT) textbooks in Iran based on Fairclough’s (2001) framework. In order to investigate the frequency of these facets of meaning the conversations of two series of textbooks in Bahar and Navid Language Institutes (two famous Institutes in Shiraz, Iran) were selected to figure out the ideology behind these series of textbooks. To investigate subject positions, social relations, and contents, Fairclough’s (2001) framework was used. Results indicated that, educational and friends related positions were …