دکتر شبنم مختارنیا
هیات علمی زبان انگلیسی
تجربه و فعالیت
| دکتر شبنم مختارنیا | |
| عضو هیات علمی گروه زبان انگلیسی | |
| دکتری – آموزش زبان انگیسی | |
| دانشگاه تربیت مدرس – مرتبه علمی: استادیار | |
| آدرس الکترونیکی: mokhtarnia@alborzq.ac.ir |
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سوابق تحصیلی
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سوابق آموزشی و تدریس
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سوابق اجرایی
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تالیف و ترجمه
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مقالات
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همایش ها
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طرح های پژوهشی
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راهنمایی پایان نامه و رساله ها
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سایر
| مقطع | رشته و گرایش تحصیلی | محل تحصیل |
| دکتری | آموزش زبان انگلیسی | دانشگاه تربیت مدرس۱۳۸۹-۱۳۹۳ |
| کارشناسی ارشد | آموزش زبان انگلیسی | دانشگاه الزهرا۱۳۸۳-۱۳۸۵ |
| کارشناسی | زبان و ادبیات انگلیسی | دانشگاه تهران۱۳۷۹-۱۳۸۳ |
• دانشگاه دانش البرز: عضو هیات علمی گروه زبان انگلیسی: ۱۴۰۴-۱۳۹۳
• موسسه ایران و اروپا: ۱۴۰۳-۱۴۰۲
• دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی کرج: ۱۳۹۳-۱۳۸۶
• دانشگاه تهران:۱۳۹۱-۱۳۹۰
• موسسه فرهیختگان دانشگاه (TOEFL): 1390-1388
• دانشگاه امیرکبیر: ۱۳۸۷-۱۳۸۶
• موسسه ایران و اروپا: ۱۴۰۳-۱۴۰۲
• دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی کرج: ۱۳۹۳-۱۳۸۶
• دانشگاه تهران:۱۳۹۱-۱۳۹۰
• موسسه فرهیختگان دانشگاه (TOEFL): 1390-1388
• دانشگاه امیرکبیر: ۱۳۸۷-۱۳۸۶
• مدیر روابط عمومی و روابط بین الملل، دانشگاه دانش البرز ۱۴۰۲-۱۳۹۵
• معاونت آموزشی، دانشگاه دانش البرز ۱۴۰۴-۱۴۰۲
• معاونت آموزشی، دانشگاه دانش البرز ۱۴۰۴-۱۴۰۲
TRANSLATION
Artificial Intelligence Applications in Higher Education: Theories, Ethics, and Case Studies for Universities, Edited by Helen Crompton and Diane Burke (2025), Routledge PublicationBOOK CHAPTERSThe Impact of Teacher Corrective Feedback on EFL Learners’ Computer-Mediated Writing. In Dara Tafazoli & Sebastian C. Chirimbu (Eds.(, Language and Technology: Computer Assisted Language Learning (2013, p. 166-171), Tehran: Khate-Sefid Press.
مقالات:
ARTICLES1 Aghai, M., & Mokhtarnia, S. (2021). Catford’s Translation Shifts in Translating Vocabulary-Learning Books from English to Persian. Translation Studies Quarterly, 19(73), 65–۸۰. Retrieved from https://journal.translationstudies.ir/ts/article/view/840
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۲ Mokhtarnia, S., & Ghafar-Samar, R. (2015). An analysis of the relationship between the attitudes of Iranian EFL learners to native English speakers and their reported identity change. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1-12. DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2015.1106548
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۳ Mokhtarnia, S., &Alavi, M. (2015). Computer-assisted writing: An investigation of metacognitive awareness of writing strategies of Iranian EFL learners. Journal of Social Sciences Research, 9 (3), 1894-1902.
—۴ Ghafar-Samar, R., Mokhtarnia, Sh., Akbari, R., & Kiani, Gh. (2015). Language ideologies in ELT: The role of mother tongue in learning and using English in Iran. Foreign Language Research Journal, (Spring and Summer).
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۵ Mokhtarnia, Sh., &Ghafar-Samar, R. (2015). American Vs. Iranian university websites: A critical discourse analysis of About pages. Journal of Social Sciences Research, 8 (3),1628-1640.
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۶ Mokhtarnia, Sh. (2011). The Interface Between Language and Culture: Exploring a Case of Resistance. The Journal of English as an International Language, 6 (2), 91-117.
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۷ Mokhtarnia, Sh. (2011). Language education in Iran: A dialogue between cultures or a clash of identities. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 15, 1998-2002.
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۸ Marandi, S., &Mokhtarnia, Sh. (2010). Reading Strategies in Electronic environment: An Emerging Concern. The Iranian EFL Journal, 6(1), 123-142.
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۹ Marandi, S., &Mokhtarnia, Sh. (2008). Strategic Reading Process in Two On-line and Printed Environments. The Journal Of Asia TEFL, 5(3), 171-198.
ARTICLES1 Aghai, M., & Mokhtarnia, S. (2021). Catford’s Translation Shifts in Translating Vocabulary-Learning Books from English to Persian. Translation Studies Quarterly, 19(73), 65–۸۰. Retrieved from https://journal.translationstudies.ir/ts/article/view/840
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۲ Mokhtarnia, S., & Ghafar-Samar, R. (2015). An analysis of the relationship between the attitudes of Iranian EFL learners to native English speakers and their reported identity change. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1-12. DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2015.1106548
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۳ Mokhtarnia, S., &Alavi, M. (2015). Computer-assisted writing: An investigation of metacognitive awareness of writing strategies of Iranian EFL learners. Journal of Social Sciences Research, 9 (3), 1894-1902.
—۴ Ghafar-Samar, R., Mokhtarnia, Sh., Akbari, R., & Kiani, Gh. (2015). Language ideologies in ELT: The role of mother tongue in learning and using English in Iran. Foreign Language Research Journal, (Spring and Summer).
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۵ Mokhtarnia, Sh., &Ghafar-Samar, R. (2015). American Vs. Iranian university websites: A critical discourse analysis of About pages. Journal of Social Sciences Research, 8 (3),1628-1640.
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۶ Mokhtarnia, Sh. (2011). The Interface Between Language and Culture: Exploring a Case of Resistance. The Journal of English as an International Language, 6 (2), 91-117.
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۷ Mokhtarnia, Sh. (2011). Language education in Iran: A dialogue between cultures or a clash of identities. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 15, 1998-2002.
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۸ Marandi, S., &Mokhtarnia, Sh. (2010). Reading Strategies in Electronic environment: An Emerging Concern. The Iranian EFL Journal, 6(1), 123-142.
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۹ Marandi, S., &Mokhtarnia, Sh. (2008). Strategic Reading Process in Two On-line and Printed Environments. The Journal Of Asia TEFL, 5(3), 171-198.
همایشها:
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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August, 29th, 2025: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Sharifi, S. (2025). A comparative study of interactional meta-discourse use by ELT PhD students in academic articles in Persian and Turkish journals. 16th International Conference on Psychology of Education Sciences and Lifestyle. Tbilisi, Georgia.
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September, 6th, 2025: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Sharifi, S. (2025). An exploration of Hyland’s model of metadiscourse use in academic articles written by Persian and Turkish ELT students. 6th International Conference on Educational Sciences, Counseling, Psychology and Social Sciences.
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June, 20th, 2024: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Roostayi, S. (2024). Investigating translation problems in Persian to English translation of literary texts by Google translate based on Nord’s model. 1st International Conference on Psychology, Educational Science, Management and Social Science.
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March, 7th, 2024: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Akbari, Sh. (2024). The impact of Task-based English Language Teaching (TBLT) and Content-based Instruction (CBI) on the writing performance of Iranian EFL learners. 7th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies in Psychology, Counselling, Education and Nature Sciences. Center for Development of Interdisciplinary Studies.
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February, 19th, 2024: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Nadernezhad, M. (2024). The relationship between the reported reading comprehension anxiety and reading strategy use among pre-intermediate EFL learners. 7th International Conference on Law, Psychology, Education and Behavioral Science. Development of Creativity and Innovation in Modern Science Center.—
December, 21, 2017: Presented “An Exploration of Scaffolding Strategies Employed by Iranian Expert-Expert Dyads for Conducting A Collaborative Reading Comprehension Task” at the 5th International Conference on Applied research in Language Studeies, AllamehTabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
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December, 14, 2017: Presented “An Exploration of Scaffolding Strategies Employed by Iranian Novice-Novice Dyads for Conducting A Collaborative Reading Comprehension Task” at the 6th International Conference on research in Science and Technology, Kuala Lampur, Malasia.
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October, 12, 2017:Presented “An Evaluation of Textbooks of Literary Translation: A Case of Teachers’ Perspective” at the International Conference on interdisciplinary Approaches to Translation Esucation, Khatam University,Tehran, Iran.
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September, 17, 2017: Presented”Professional Identity of Iranian ELT Managers: An Exploration of Ideal Self” at the Eighth Conference of Issues in English Language Teaching in Iran (IELTI-8) at University of Tehran.
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March 9-11th, 2017: Presented “An Exploration of ELT Managers’ Professional Identity” at 23rd TESOL Arabia International Conference and Exhibition, Dubai.
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November, 25, 2016: Presented “The role of textual enhancement devices on the acquisition of English conditional sentences” at 4th International Conference on Applied Research in Language Studies at University of Khaje Nasir Toosi, Tehran, Iran.
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December, 17, 2015: Presented“Language ideologies in ELT: The association between language learners’ mother tongue and learning and using English in Iran”at Sharif ELT Conference ,SELT.
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October, 6-7, 2015: Presented “A comparison of Language Ideologies of English Department Heads and Language Institute Managers”at the2nd conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Language Teaching, Literature and Translation Studies at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.
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February, 27, 2013: Presented“A Comparison of Requesting Strategies by Novice and Expert L2 Dyads”at the First National Conference of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Islamic Azad University of Karaj.
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February, 27, 2013: Presented “The impact of teacher corrective feedback on EFL learners’ computer-mediated writing”at the First National Conference of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Islamic Azad University of Karaj.
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January 23-25, 2013: Presented “American Vs. Iranian university websites: A critical discourse analysis of About ages” at the 2nd national conference on Language, Discourse and Pragmatics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran.
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January 23-25, 2013: Presented “Collaborative pragmatic task performance: Modeling the scaffolding strategies of novice and expert dyads” at the 2nd national conference on Language, Discourse and Pragmatics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran.
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October 16-19, 2012: Presented “English language teaching in Iran: Counteracting the cultural hegemony of the west or investing on one’s cultural repertoire” at the 10th international TELLSI conference, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran.
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July 18-20, 2012: Presented “Differences in identity change and attitudes: A case of Iranian English and non-English major undergraduates” at the 1st interdisciplinary conference on art, language and technology, Mashhad.
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July 18-20, 2012: Presented “Schwab vs. Kumaravadivelu: Recapping the art of practical” at the 1st interdisciplinary conference on art, language and technology, Mashhad.
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March 10-11, 2012: Presented “My attitude, my identity: Identity in an L2 setting” at the 2012 International Conference on Language, Medias, and Culture, Chennai, India.
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February 03-07, 2011: Presented “LanguageEducation in Iran: A Dialogue Between Cultures or a Clash of Identities” at the 3rd World Conference on Educational Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
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December 20, 2007: Presented “E-Learning: On the Horizon in ELT Profession”at theSecond Postgraduate Conference on issues in TEFL and English Literature, University of Tehran, December, 20,2007.
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July 19, 2007: Presented“Web Literacy: An Emerging Issue in ELT Profession”at theFourth Conference on Issues in English Language Teaching in Iran, University of Tehran, July 18-19, 2007.
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February 9, 2007: Presented“An Investigation of Metacognitive Awareness of Hypertext Reading Strategies of Iranian EFL learners”at the Fourth TELLSI Conference on Issues in Teaching English Language and Literature in Iran, University of Shiraz, February 8&9, 2007.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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August, 29th, 2025: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Sharifi, S. (2025). A comparative study of interactional meta-discourse use by ELT PhD students in academic articles in Persian and Turkish journals. 16th International Conference on Psychology of Education Sciences and Lifestyle. Tbilisi, Georgia.
—
September, 6th, 2025: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Sharifi, S. (2025). An exploration of Hyland’s model of metadiscourse use in academic articles written by Persian and Turkish ELT students. 6th International Conference on Educational Sciences, Counseling, Psychology and Social Sciences.
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June, 20th, 2024: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Roostayi, S. (2024). Investigating translation problems in Persian to English translation of literary texts by Google translate based on Nord’s model. 1st International Conference on Psychology, Educational Science, Management and Social Science.
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March, 7th, 2024: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Akbari, Sh. (2024). The impact of Task-based English Language Teaching (TBLT) and Content-based Instruction (CBI) on the writing performance of Iranian EFL learners. 7th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies in Psychology, Counselling, Education and Nature Sciences. Center for Development of Interdisciplinary Studies.
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February, 19th, 2024: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Nadernezhad, M. (2024). The relationship between the reported reading comprehension anxiety and reading strategy use among pre-intermediate EFL learners. 7th International Conference on Law, Psychology, Education and Behavioral Science. Development of Creativity and Innovation in Modern Science Center.—
December, 21, 2017: Presented “An Exploration of Scaffolding Strategies Employed by Iranian Expert-Expert Dyads for Conducting A Collaborative Reading Comprehension Task” at the 5th International Conference on Applied research in Language Studeies, AllamehTabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
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December, 14, 2017: Presented “An Exploration of Scaffolding Strategies Employed by Iranian Novice-Novice Dyads for Conducting A Collaborative Reading Comprehension Task” at the 6th International Conference on research in Science and Technology, Kuala Lampur, Malasia.
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October, 12, 2017:Presented “An Evaluation of Textbooks of Literary Translation: A Case of Teachers’ Perspective” at the International Conference on interdisciplinary Approaches to Translation Esucation, Khatam University,Tehran, Iran.
—
September, 17, 2017: Presented”Professional Identity of Iranian ELT Managers: An Exploration of Ideal Self” at the Eighth Conference of Issues in English Language Teaching in Iran (IELTI-8) at University of Tehran.
—
March 9-11th, 2017: Presented “An Exploration of ELT Managers’ Professional Identity” at 23rd TESOL Arabia International Conference and Exhibition, Dubai.
—
November, 25, 2016: Presented “The role of textual enhancement devices on the acquisition of English conditional sentences” at 4th International Conference on Applied Research in Language Studies at University of Khaje Nasir Toosi, Tehran, Iran.
—
December, 17, 2015: Presented“Language ideologies in ELT: The association between language learners’ mother tongue and learning and using English in Iran”at Sharif ELT Conference ,SELT.
—
October, 6-7, 2015: Presented “A comparison of Language Ideologies of English Department Heads and Language Institute Managers”at the2nd conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Language Teaching, Literature and Translation Studies at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.
—
February, 27, 2013: Presented“A Comparison of Requesting Strategies by Novice and Expert L2 Dyads”at the First National Conference of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Islamic Azad University of Karaj.
—
February, 27, 2013: Presented “The impact of teacher corrective feedback on EFL learners’ computer-mediated writing”at the First National Conference of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Islamic Azad University of Karaj.
—
January 23-25, 2013: Presented “American Vs. Iranian university websites: A critical discourse analysis of About ages” at the 2nd national conference on Language, Discourse and Pragmatics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran.
—
January 23-25, 2013: Presented “Collaborative pragmatic task performance: Modeling the scaffolding strategies of novice and expert dyads” at the 2nd national conference on Language, Discourse and Pragmatics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran.
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October 16-19, 2012: Presented “English language teaching in Iran: Counteracting the cultural hegemony of the west or investing on one’s cultural repertoire” at the 10th international TELLSI conference, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran.
—
July 18-20, 2012: Presented “Differences in identity change and attitudes: A case of Iranian English and non-English major undergraduates” at the 1st interdisciplinary conference on art, language and technology, Mashhad.
—
July 18-20, 2012: Presented “Schwab vs. Kumaravadivelu: Recapping the art of practical” at the 1st interdisciplinary conference on art, language and technology, Mashhad.
—
March 10-11, 2012: Presented “My attitude, my identity: Identity in an L2 setting” at the 2012 International Conference on Language, Medias, and Culture, Chennai, India.
—
February 03-07, 2011: Presented “LanguageEducation in Iran: A Dialogue Between Cultures or a Clash of Identities” at the 3rd World Conference on Educational Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
—
December 20, 2007: Presented “E-Learning: On the Horizon in ELT Profession”at theSecond Postgraduate Conference on issues in TEFL and English Literature, University of Tehran, December, 20,2007.
—
July 19, 2007: Presented“Web Literacy: An Emerging Issue in ELT Profession”at theFourth Conference on Issues in English Language Teaching in Iran, University of Tehran, July 18-19, 2007.
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February 9, 2007: Presented“An Investigation of Metacognitive Awareness of Hypertext Reading Strategies of Iranian EFL learners”at the Fourth TELLSI Conference on Issues in Teaching English Language and Literature in Iran, University of Shiraz, February 8&9, 2007.
محتوای برگه
راهنمایی پایان نامه و رساله:SUPERVISED MA THESIS1. Fathi, M. (2016).The effect of explicit rule presentation as a textual enhancement device on learning conditional sentences,Unpublished MA Thesis. Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲. Nazari, A. (2016).Investigating the relationship between willingness to communicate and emotional intelligence with learning styles of Iranian EFL learners,Unpublished MA Thesis.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۳. Parsaian, M. (2017).An exploration of scaffolding strategies employed by Iranian EFL dyads in collaborative reading task,Unpublished MA Thesis. Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۴. Monemi, N. (2018).The effects of pre-task planning on Iranian EFL students’ oral performance: A sociocultural approach, Unpublished MA Thesis.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۵. Shahidi, Z. (2018).The Effect of collaborative pre-task planning on Foreign language listening anxiety and listening comprehension of Iranian EFL learners, Unpublished MA Thesis.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۶. Aghai, M. (2018).Applying Catford’s translation shifts to the translation of English vocabulary books into Persian. Unpublished MA Thesis,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۷. Eskandari, Z. (2017).The impact of resilience on L2 learner’s motivated behavior:A case of Iranian EFL learners.Unpublished MA Thesis,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۸. Talebi, M. (2018).Textbooks of translating journalistic texts used in BA Translation Studies program: An evaluation study, Unpublished MA Thesis. Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۹. Rahimi, M. (2018).An Exploration of organizational culture in two different contexts of Iranian state schools and private language institutions from teachers’ perspective, Unpublished MA Thesis. Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۰. Akbari, S. (2017).An exploration of scaffolding strategies employed by Iranian EFL dyads in collaborative listening tasks, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۱. Hosseini, Sh. (2017).The Effect of collaborative pre-task planning on reading comprehension and motivation of Iranian EFL learners,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۲. Sadeqzadeh, S. (2017). Scaffolding strategies in collaborative writing tasks: A case of Iranian expert and novice dyads,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۳. Shabani, E. (2017).A comparison of elementary and advanced Iranian EFL learners’ writing anxiety, sources and types:A mixed method design,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۴. Khakzad, S. (2017).Textbooks of translating literary texts used in BATranslation Studies program: An evaluation study, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۵. Farhady, Zh. (2017).Textbooks of translating political texts used in BA Translation Studies program: An evaluation study,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۶. Yousefi, M. (2018).Quality Assessment of English-Persian Translation of Scientific Papers Based on Williams’ (۲۰۰۱) Argumentation-Centered Model, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۷. Sahranavard, A. (2018).An Exploration of Instructional Scaffolding Strategies of Iranian EFL Expert Advanced Level Teachers for Teaching English in Tehran Institute of Technology (MFT), Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۸. Khodai, Sh. (2018).An Exploration of Instructional Scaffolding Strategies of Iranian EFL Novice Female Teachers at Private Language Institutes, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۹. Gholi. S. (2018).An Exploration of Instructional Scaffolding Strategies of Iranian EFL Expert Elementary Level Teachers at Private English Institutes, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲۰. TahoonehChi, Sh. (2018).The Effect of Mobile Learning (MALL) on The Enhancement of Vocabulary Performance of Pre-intermediate EFL Students in Iran, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.
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۲۱. Jafariniay, F. (2018).The effects of digital L2 stories on Iranian elementary EFL learners Vocabulary learning presented telegram, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.
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۲۲. Shahbazi, M. (2019). Iranian private language institute supervisors’ professional identity: An exploration of executive self,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲۳. Ghaffarzadeh, N. (2019). The Relationship between the Reported Reading Anxiety Level and Reading Strategy Use of Iranian Elementary Level EFL Learners, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲۴. Nadernezhad, M. (2020).The Relationship between the Reported Reading Anxiety Level and Reading Strategy Use among Pre-Intermediate EFL learners, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲۵. Rahmani, Sh. (2021).Iranian EFL Male Students’ Perspective on the Organizational Culture of the Private Language Schools.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲۶. Ghorbani, F. (2022).A case study of Iranian EFL female student’s perspective about the organizational culture of private language institutes,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲۷. Karimnia, N. (2022).Iranian EFL Teacher`s Perceptions of Employee Voice at Private Language Institutes,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲۸. Akbari, Sh. (2022).The Effects of Task-based Language Teaching and Content-based Instruction on Writing Performance,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
SUPERVISING THESIS1. Naserbakht, M. (2020). The Effect of “Drops” Application as Gaming on Vocabulary Learning of Iranian EFL Young Learners, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.
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۲. Rostami, N. (2020). An Exploration of Ideal and Ought to Selves and Visionary Aspect of L2 Motivation among Iranian EFL Learners, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.
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۳. Asqari, P. (2020).An Exploration of the Relationship between Resilience and Motivated Behavior of Iranian Advanced Level EFL Learners at High School,Molana University, Abyek, Iran.
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۴. Moazeni, E. (2020). A Contrastive Study of Metadiscoursal Markers in the Introduction of English Literature, Translation Studies, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) MA thesis in Iranian Academic context, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.
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۵. Rafie, A. (2020). Interactive and Interactional Markers in Applied Linguistic Journal Articles Written by Iranian and Native Speaker Authors: A Contrastive Meta-Discourse Analysis of Introduction Section,Molana University, Abyek, Iran.
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۲. Nazari, A. (2016).Investigating the relationship between willingness to communicate and emotional intelligence with learning styles of Iranian EFL learners,Unpublished MA Thesis.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۳. Parsaian, M. (2017).An exploration of scaffolding strategies employed by Iranian EFL dyads in collaborative reading task,Unpublished MA Thesis. Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۴. Monemi, N. (2018).The effects of pre-task planning on Iranian EFL students’ oral performance: A sociocultural approach, Unpublished MA Thesis.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۵. Shahidi, Z. (2018).The Effect of collaborative pre-task planning on Foreign language listening anxiety and listening comprehension of Iranian EFL learners, Unpublished MA Thesis.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۶. Aghai, M. (2018).Applying Catford’s translation shifts to the translation of English vocabulary books into Persian. Unpublished MA Thesis,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
—
۷. Eskandari, Z. (2017).The impact of resilience on L2 learner’s motivated behavior:A case of Iranian EFL learners.Unpublished MA Thesis,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۸. Talebi, M. (2018).Textbooks of translating journalistic texts used in BA Translation Studies program: An evaluation study, Unpublished MA Thesis. Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۹. Rahimi, M. (2018).An Exploration of organizational culture in two different contexts of Iranian state schools and private language institutions from teachers’ perspective, Unpublished MA Thesis. Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۰. Akbari, S. (2017).An exploration of scaffolding strategies employed by Iranian EFL dyads in collaborative listening tasks, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۱. Hosseini, Sh. (2017).The Effect of collaborative pre-task planning on reading comprehension and motivation of Iranian EFL learners,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۲. Sadeqzadeh, S. (2017). Scaffolding strategies in collaborative writing tasks: A case of Iranian expert and novice dyads,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۳. Shabani, E. (2017).A comparison of elementary and advanced Iranian EFL learners’ writing anxiety, sources and types:A mixed method design,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۴. Khakzad, S. (2017).Textbooks of translating literary texts used in BATranslation Studies program: An evaluation study, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۵. Farhady, Zh. (2017).Textbooks of translating political texts used in BA Translation Studies program: An evaluation study,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۶. Yousefi, M. (2018).Quality Assessment of English-Persian Translation of Scientific Papers Based on Williams’ (۲۰۰۱) Argumentation-Centered Model, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۷. Sahranavard, A. (2018).An Exploration of Instructional Scaffolding Strategies of Iranian EFL Expert Advanced Level Teachers for Teaching English in Tehran Institute of Technology (MFT), Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۸. Khodai, Sh. (2018).An Exploration of Instructional Scaffolding Strategies of Iranian EFL Novice Female Teachers at Private Language Institutes, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۱۹. Gholi. S. (2018).An Exploration of Instructional Scaffolding Strategies of Iranian EFL Expert Elementary Level Teachers at Private English Institutes, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲۰. TahoonehChi, Sh. (2018).The Effect of Mobile Learning (MALL) on The Enhancement of Vocabulary Performance of Pre-intermediate EFL Students in Iran, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.
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۲۱. Jafariniay, F. (2018).The effects of digital L2 stories on Iranian elementary EFL learners Vocabulary learning presented telegram, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.
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۲۲. Shahbazi, M. (2019). Iranian private language institute supervisors’ professional identity: An exploration of executive self,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲۳. Ghaffarzadeh, N. (2019). The Relationship between the Reported Reading Anxiety Level and Reading Strategy Use of Iranian Elementary Level EFL Learners, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲۴. Nadernezhad, M. (2020).The Relationship between the Reported Reading Anxiety Level and Reading Strategy Use among Pre-Intermediate EFL learners, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲۵. Rahmani, Sh. (2021).Iranian EFL Male Students’ Perspective on the Organizational Culture of the Private Language Schools.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲۶. Ghorbani, F. (2022).A case study of Iranian EFL female student’s perspective about the organizational culture of private language institutes,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲۷. Karimnia, N. (2022).Iranian EFL Teacher`s Perceptions of Employee Voice at Private Language Institutes,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
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۲۸. Akbari, Sh. (2022).The Effects of Task-based Language Teaching and Content-based Instruction on Writing Performance,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
SUPERVISING THESIS1. Naserbakht, M. (2020). The Effect of “Drops” Application as Gaming on Vocabulary Learning of Iranian EFL Young Learners, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.
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۲. Rostami, N. (2020). An Exploration of Ideal and Ought to Selves and Visionary Aspect of L2 Motivation among Iranian EFL Learners, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.
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۳. Asqari, P. (2020).An Exploration of the Relationship between Resilience and Motivated Behavior of Iranian Advanced Level EFL Learners at High School,Molana University, Abyek, Iran.
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۴. Moazeni, E. (2020). A Contrastive Study of Metadiscoursal Markers in the Introduction of English Literature, Translation Studies, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) MA thesis in Iranian Academic context, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.
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۵. Rafie, A. (2020). Interactive and Interactional Markers in Applied Linguistic Journal Articles Written by Iranian and Native Speaker Authors: A Contrastive Meta-Discourse Analysis of Introduction Section,Molana University, Abyek, Iran.
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۱ تالیف و ترجمه:TRANSLATION
Artificial Intelligence Applications in Higher Education: Theories, Ethics, and Case Studies for Universities, Edited by Helen Crompton and Diane Burke (2025), Routledge PublicationBOOK CHAPTERSThe Impact of Teacher Corrective Feedback on EFL Learners’ Computer-Mediated Writing. In Dara Tafazoli & Sebastian C. Chirimbu (Eds.(, Language and Technology: Computer Assisted Language Learning (2013, p. 166-171), Tehran: Khate-Sefid Press.2 مقالات:
ARTICLES1 Aghai, M., & Mokhtarnia, S. (2021). Catford’s Translation Shifts in Translating Vocabulary-Learning Books from English to Persian. Translation Studies Quarterly, 19(73), 65–۸۰. Retrieved from https://journal.translationstudies.ir/ts/article/view/8402 Mokhtarnia, S., & Ghafar-Samar, R. (2015). An analysis of the relationship between the attitudes of Iranian EFL learners to native English speakers and their reported identity change. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1-12. DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2015.11065483 Mokhtarnia, S., &Alavi, M. (2015). Computer-assisted writing: An investigation of metacognitive awareness of writing strategies of Iranian EFL learners. Journal of Social Sciences Research, 9 (3), 1894-1902.4 Ghafar-Samar, R., Mokhtarnia, Sh., Akbari, R., & Kiani, Gh. (2015). Language ideologies in ELT: The role of mother tongue in learning and using English in Iran. Foreign Language Research Journal, (Spring and Summer).5 Mokhtarnia, Sh., &Ghafar-Samar, R. (2015). American Vs. Iranian university websites: A critical discourse analysis of About pages. Journal of Social Sciences Research, 8 (3),1628-1640.6 Mokhtarnia, Sh. (2011). The Interface Between Language and Culture: Exploring a Case of Resistance. The Journal of English as an International Language, 6 (2), 91-117.7 Mokhtarnia, Sh. (2011). Language education in Iran: A dialogue between cultures or a clash of identities. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 15, 1998-2002.8 Marandi, S., &Mokhtarnia, Sh. (2010). Reading Strategies in Electronic environment: An Emerging Concern. The Iranian EFL Journal, 6(1), 123-142.9 Marandi, S., &Mokhtarnia, Sh. (2008). Strategic Reading Process in Two On-line and Printed Environments. The Journal Of Asia TEFL, 5(3), 171-198.3 همایشها:
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONSAugust, 29th, 2025: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Sharifi, S. (2025). A comparative study of interactional meta-discourse use by ELT PhD students in academic articles in Persian and Turkish journals. 16th International Conference on Psychology of Education Sciences and Lifestyle. Tbilisi, Georgia.September, 6th, 2025: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Sharifi, S. (2025). An exploration of Hyland’s model of metadiscourse use in academic articles written by Persian and Turkish ELT students. 6th International Conference on Educational Sciences, Counseling, Psychology and Social Sciences.June, 20th, 2024: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Roostayi, S. (2024). Investigating translation problems in Persian to English translation of literary texts by Google translate based on Nord’s model. 1st International Conference on Psychology, Educational Science, Management and Social Science.March, 7th, 2024: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Akbari, Sh. (2024). The impact of Task-based English Language Teaching (TBLT) and Content-based Instruction (CBI) on the writing performance of Iranian EFL learners. 7th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies in Psychology, Counselling, Education and Nature Sciences. Center for Development of Interdisciplinary Studies.February, 19th, 2024: Mokhtarnia, Sh., & Nadernezhad, M. (2024). The relationship between the reported reading comprehension anxiety and reading strategy use among pre-intermediate EFL learners. 7th International Conference on Law, Psychology, Education and Behavioral Science. Development of Creativity and Innovation in Modern Science Center.December, 21, 2017: Presented “An Exploration of Scaffolding Strategies Employed by Iranian Expert-Expert Dyads for Conducting A Collaborative Reading Comprehension Task” at the 5th International Conference on Applied research in Language Studeies, AllamehTabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.December, 14, 2017: Presented “An Exploration of Scaffolding Strategies Employed by Iranian Novice-Novice Dyads for Conducting A Collaborative Reading Comprehension Task” at the 6th International Conference on research in Science and Technology, Kuala Lampur, Malasia.October, 12, 2017:Presented “An Evaluation of Textbooks of Literary Translation: A Case of Teachers’ Perspective” at the International Conference on interdisciplinary Approaches to Translation Esucation, Khatam University,Tehran, Iran.September, 17, 2017: Presented”Professional Identity of Iranian ELT Managers: An Exploration of Ideal Self” at the Eighth Conference of Issues in English Language Teaching in Iran (IELTI-8) at University of Tehran.March 9-11th, 2017: Presented “An Exploration of ELT Managers’ Professional Identity” at 23rd TESOL Arabia International Conference and Exhibition, Dubai.November, 25, 2016: Presented “The role of textual enhancement devices on the acquisition of English conditional sentences” at 4th International Conference on Applied Research in Language Studies at University of Khaje Nasir Toosi, Tehran, Iran.December, 17, 2015: Presented“Language ideologies in ELT: The association between language learners’ mother tongue and learning and using English in Iran”at Sharif ELT Conference ,SELT.October, 6-7, 2015: Presented “A comparison of Language Ideologies of English Department Heads and Language Institute Managers”at the2nd conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Language Teaching, Literature and Translation Studies at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.February, 27, 2013: Presented“A Comparison of Requesting Strategies by Novice and Expert L2 Dyads”at the First National Conference of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Islamic Azad University of Karaj.February, 27, 2013: Presented “The impact of teacher corrective feedback on EFL learners’ computer-mediated writing”at the First National Conference of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Islamic Azad University of Karaj.January 23-25, 2013: Presented “American Vs. Iranian university websites: A critical discourse analysis of About ages” at the 2nd national conference on Language, Discourse and Pragmatics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran.January 23-25, 2013: Presented “Collaborative pragmatic task performance: Modeling the scaffolding strategies of novice and expert dyads” at the 2nd national conference on Language, Discourse and Pragmatics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran.October 16-19, 2012: Presented “English language teaching in Iran: Counteracting the cultural hegemony of the west or investing on one’s cultural repertoire” at the 10th international TELLSI conference, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran.July 18-20, 2012: Presented “Differences in identity change and attitudes: A case of Iranian English and non-English major undergraduates” at the 1st interdisciplinary conference on art, language and technology, Mashhad.July 18-20, 2012: Presented “Schwab vs. Kumaravadivelu: Recapping the art of practical” at the 1st interdisciplinary conference on art, language and technology, Mashhad.March 10-11, 2012: Presented “My attitude, my identity: Identity in an L2 setting” at the 2012 International Conference on Language, Medias, and Culture, Chennai, India.February 03-07, 2011: Presented “LanguageEducation in Iran: A Dialogue Between Cultures or a Clash of Identities” at the 3rd World Conference on Educational Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.December 20, 2007: Presented “E-Learning: On the Horizon in ELT Profession”at theSecond Postgraduate Conference on issues in TEFL and English Literature, University of Tehran, December, 20,2007.July 19, 2007: Presented“Web Literacy: An Emerging Issue in ELT Profession”at theFourth Conference on Issues in English Language Teaching in Iran, University of Tehran, July 18-19, 2007.February 9, 2007: Presented“An Investigation of Metacognitive Awareness of Hypertext Reading Strategies of Iranian EFL learners”at the Fourth TELLSI Conference on Issues in Teaching English Language and Literature in Iran, University of Shiraz, February 8&9, 2007.3 طرحهای پژوهشی:۴ راهنمایی پایان نامه و رساله:SUPERVISED MA THESIS1. Fathi, M. (2016).The effect of explicit rule presentation as a textual enhancement device on learning conditional sentences,Unpublished MA Thesis. Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.2. Nazari, A. (2016).Investigating the relationship between willingness to communicate and emotional intelligence with learning styles of Iranian EFL learners,Unpublished MA Thesis.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.3. Parsaian, M. (2017).An exploration of scaffolding strategies employed by Iranian EFL dyads in collaborative reading task,Unpublished MA Thesis. Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.4. Monemi, N. (2018).The effects of pre-task planning on Iranian EFL students’ oral performance: A sociocultural approach, Unpublished MA Thesis.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.5. Shahidi, Z. (2018).The Effect of collaborative pre-task planning on Foreign language listening anxiety and listening comprehension of Iranian EFL learners, Unpublished MA Thesis.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.6. Aghai, M. (2018).Applying Catford’s translation shifts to the translation of English vocabulary books into Persian. Unpublished MA Thesis,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.7. Eskandari, Z. (2017).The impact of resilience on L2 learner’s motivated behavior:A case of Iranian EFL learners.Unpublished MA Thesis,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.8. Talebi, M. (2018).Textbooks of translating journalistic texts used in BA Translation Studies program: An evaluation study, Unpublished MA Thesis. Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.9. Rahimi, M. (2018).An Exploration of organizational culture in two different contexts of Iranian state schools and private language institutions from teachers’ perspective, Unpublished MA Thesis. Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.10. Akbari, S. (2017).An exploration of scaffolding strategies employed by Iranian EFL dyads in collaborative listening tasks, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.11. Hosseini, Sh. (2017).The Effect of collaborative pre-task planning on reading comprehension and motivation of Iranian EFL learners,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.12. Sadeqzadeh, S. (2017). Scaffolding strategies in collaborative writing tasks: A case of Iranian expert and novice dyads,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.13. Shabani, E. (2017).A comparison of elementary and advanced Iranian EFL learners’ writing anxiety, sources and types:A mixed method design,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.14. Khakzad, S. (2017).Textbooks of translating literary texts used in BATranslation Studies program: An evaluation study, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.15. Farhady, Zh. (2017).Textbooks of translating political texts used in BA Translation Studies program: An evaluation study,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.16. Yousefi, M. (2018).Quality Assessment of English-Persian Translation of Scientific Papers Based on Williams’ (۲۰۰۱) Argumentation-Centered Model, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.17. Sahranavard, A. (2018).An Exploration of Instructional Scaffolding Strategies of Iranian EFL Expert Advanced Level Teachers for Teaching English in Tehran Institute of Technology (MFT), Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.18. Khodai, Sh. (2018).An Exploration of Instructional Scaffolding Strategies of Iranian EFL Novice Female Teachers at Private Language Institutes, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.19. Gholi. S. (2018).An Exploration of Instructional Scaffolding Strategies of Iranian EFL Expert Elementary Level Teachers at Private English Institutes, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.20. TahoonehChi, Sh. (2018).The Effect of Mobile Learning (MALL) on The Enhancement of Vocabulary Performance of Pre-intermediate EFL Students in Iran, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.21. Jafariniay, F. (2018).The effects of digital L2 stories on Iranian elementary EFL learners Vocabulary learning presented telegram, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.22. Shahbazi, M. (2019). Iranian private language institute supervisors’ professional identity: An exploration of executive self,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.23. Ghaffarzadeh, N. (2019). The Relationship between the Reported Reading Anxiety Level and Reading Strategy Use of Iranian Elementary Level EFL Learners, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.24. Nadernezhad, M. (2020).The Relationship between the Reported Reading Anxiety Level and Reading Strategy Use among Pre-Intermediate EFL learners, Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.25. Rahmani, Sh. (2021).Iranian EFL Male Students’ Perspective on the Organizational Culture of the Private Language Schools.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.26. Ghorbani, F. (2022).A case study of Iranian EFL female student’s perspective about the organizational culture of private language institutes,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.27. Karimnia, N. (2022).Iranian EFL Teacher`s Perceptions of Employee Voice at Private Language Institutes,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.28. Akbari, Sh. (2022).The Effects of Task-based Language Teaching and Content-based Instruction on Writing Performance,Danesh Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran.
SUPERVISING THESIS1. Naserbakht, M. (2020). The Effect of “Drops” Application as Gaming on Vocabulary Learning of Iranian EFL Young Learners, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.2. Rostami, N. (2020). An Exploration of Ideal and Ought to Selves and Visionary Aspect of L2 Motivation among Iranian EFL Learners, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.3. Asqari, P. (2020).An Exploration of the Relationship between Resilience and Motivated Behavior of Iranian Advanced Level EFL Learners at High School,Molana University, Abyek, Iran.4. Moazeni, E. (2020). A Contrastive Study of Metadiscoursal Markers in the Introduction of English Literature, Translation Studies, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) MA thesis in Iranian Academic context, Molana University, Abyek, Iran.5. Rafie, A. (2020). Interactive and Interactional Markers in Applied Linguistic Journal Articles Written by Iranian and Native Speaker Authors: A Contrastive Meta-Discourse Analysis of Introduction Section,Molana University, Abyek, Iran.5 سایرTESOL CERTIFICATECertificate of Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages from Sussex Downs College, June, 2011.Ad Hoc Reviewer on Scholarly Journals1. Journal of Foreign Language Research (University of Tehran, Iran) (19 articles)
۲. Journal of Language Horizons (University of Alzahra, Tehran, Iran)(12 articles)
۳. The Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (United Kingdom)WORKSHOPS:January, 2016: An Introduction to Writing Research Proposals for MA Students of TEFL: Danesh Alborz University.January, 2017: Entesharat Nevisandeghan Javan: An Introduction to Writing Research Proposals for MA Students of TEFL: Dehkhoda Institute.July, 2023: General English Courses: Elementary Level: Danesh Alborz University.August, 2023: General English Courses: Intermediate Level: Danesh Alborz University.September, 2023: General English Courses: Advance Level: Danesh Alborz University.WORKSHOPS ATTENDEDJanuary, 29, 2017: “Analyzing Evaluative Meaning in translation and Contrastive Linguistics: An Introduction to Appraisal Work” by Dr. Peter White and Dr. Alexanne Don (University of New South Wales, Sidney, Australia) at AllamehTabatabi University, Tehran, Iran.February, 25, 2015: “Grounded Theory in Research in TESOL” at languages and Linguistics Center, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.February, 17, 2015: “Item response Theory in language Testing Research” at languages and Linguistics Center, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.May, 25, 2012: “Curriculum for English Language Teaching” by Professor Jack C. Richards (University of Sydney) at Organization for Educational Planning and Research, Tehran, Iran.AWARDSInternational Visitors Leadership Program project entitled “Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL)” for Iran, administered by World Learning (April 4-22, 2016):This program involved sponsored visit to American cities ofWashington, DC, Baltimore, Maryland (TESOL Annual Conference), Phoenix, Arizona (Arizona State University, Critical Languages Institute, and Arizona Language Center) and Seattle, Washington (University of Washington, International and English Language Programs, Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training, and North Seattle College: Intensive English Program).


