Amin Saed

Eötvös Loránd University · Faculty of psychology and Education

Informed by constructivism, the present qualitative case study first aimed to explore the effectiveness of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) instruction, as the case of the study, at a Hungarian university to understand the strengths, weaknesses, and difficulties that EFL teacher trainees (TTs) experience during their studies. Second, it aimed to...

This study investigated the effect of role-playing tasks on the speaking ability of Iranian pre-intermediate ESP learners. To this aim, the researchers examined the students' speaking ability in two groups: the experimental group and the control group. Twenty four male and female ESP learners at pre-intermediate level were selected after taking a p...

This study was administered to examine the impact of employing Mobile Social Networking Application (MSNA) as a teaching and learning tool on improving writing ability of Iranian IELTS candidates. The current research study also examined the students’ attitudes regarding learning in MSNA. Thirty-two undergraduate students at Chabahar Maritime Unive...

This study investigated the effect of role-playing tasks on the speaking ability of Iranian pre-intermediate ESP learners. To this aim, the researchers examined the students' speaking ability in two groups: the experimental group and the control group. Twenty four male and female ESP learners at pre-intermediate level were selected after taking a p...

Language proficiency tests have become common instruments to judge people based on their performance. Thus, the scores on language proficiency tests, such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), play a crucial role in the test-takers’ lives. Because of increasing demands on the...

With the development of educational technology, the concept of technology-enhanced multimedia instructions is using widely in the educational settings. Technology can be employed in teaching different skills such as listening, reading, speaking and writing. Among these skills, reading comprehension is the skill in which EFL learners have some probl...

Online learning is an educational instruction that is delivered via technology and internet to the students. Online courses can be delivered through different learning platforms. This study intends to investigate the benefits and drawbacks of the online instruction with the use of Telegram, a mobile application which is widely utilized by Iranians....

Due to the significant role of idioms in second language learning and the difficulties EFL learners experience in learning them, finding ways to improve the learning process of idioms is of high importance. The present study investigated the effect of audiovisual vs. written contexts on idiom learning of Iranian Intermediate EFL learners. It was al...

Abstract This study examined the impact of Clear Pronunciation 2 software on teaching English suprasegmental features, focusing on stress, rhythm and intonation. In particular, the software covers five topics in relation to suprasegmental features including consonant cluster, word stress, connected speech, sentence stress and intonation. Seven Iran...

This study examined the impact of Clear Pronunciation 2 software on teaching English suprasegmental features, focusing on stress, rhythm and intonation. In particular, the software covers five topics in relation to suprasegmental features including consonant cluster, word stress, connected speech, sentence stress and intonation. Seven Iranian EFL l...

This is a longitudinal case study of two Farsi-speaking children learning English: ‘Bernard’ and ‘Melissa’, who were 7;4 and 8;4 at the start of data collection. The research deals with the presence or absence of functional categories (CP),in our case Yes/no questions, Wh-questions, and embedded clauses as well as their production rate in early sta...

Abstract Dynamic assessment is an approach based on sociocultural theory of mind aimed to combine instruction and assessment in which learners’ development is simultaneously assessed and improved with regard to their Zone of Proximal Development. This study aimed to integrate principles of dynamic assessment in providing feedback with process-genre...

This study investigated Iranian intermediate EFL learners’ vocabulary learning within the paradigm of Task Based Language Teaching through instructing jigsaw and information-gap tasks. To this end, 60 intermediate EFL learners were selected. They were all female and their age range was between 16-17 years old. Then the experimental groups in which...

Abstract: The present study represents the efforts to determine whether exposing the language learners to an intralingually subtitled film can improve their listening comprehension or not. In order to find that out, an experiment in which two groups of five intermediate level students studying in Chabahar maritime university were exposed to a serie...

Abstract The present research aims at measuring the effects of using bilingual and monolingual dictionaries as well as pictures regarding the retention and recalling new vocabulary items. To this end, eighty intermediate Iranian students studying English as a Foreign Language (EFL) were selected as the participants of the study. To determine t...

The main purpose of the present quasi-experimental study is to investigate the effect of storytelling technique on writing ability of Iranian intermediate EFL learners. To this end, 40 female intermediate EFL learners with the age range of 14- 16 attending Chabahar Maritime University High School were initially selected. The homogeneity of their pr...

Abstract: This study investigated the effectiveness of Concept Mapping used as a learning strategy to improve the spontaneous speaking of Iranian intermediate EFL learners. To this end, forty EFL learners were selected based on their performance on a standardized proficiency test and randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups. The s...

Vocabulary learning has always been a major concern for second language learners. Particularly for those who are just beginning to learn English. Usually a long list of vocabulary items is given to learners and they have to memorize all of them. The present study using a quasi-experimental design aimed to determine whether teaching vocabulary throu...

Abstract The main concern of this study was communication strategies (CSs) which are used to compensate for communication breakdown. The goals of this study were to examine whether proficiency level of Iranian students had any relationship with their choice of CSs. This research was descriptive in nature. The participants were 15 pre-intermediate...

Abstract In recent decades, vocabulary as a top priority in second language learning and a most challenging concern of EFL and ESL learners persuade most researchers to specific consulting on learning strategies. In this vein, sophisticated problems of most EFL learners in vocabulary learning rooted in lack of immediate exposure has posed crucia...

Abstract This study investigated the effects of concept mapping strategy on Iranian EFL learners’ attitude in vocabulary learning. In addition, along with various debates related to gender-based differences on learners' performance in language learning, the current study attempted to explore and compare the effectiveness of concept mapping strateg...

This study investigated the effectiveness of Concept Mapping used as a learning strategy to improve the spontaneous speaking of Iranian intermediate EFL learners. To this end, forty EFL learners were selected based on their performance on a standardized proficiency test and randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups. The speaking pr...

A growing body of research indicates learning differences between the genders that affect the way males and females think, communicate, and behave (Chastain, 1988). These differences illustrate themselves at school, at hom e, at work, and importantly in groups of learning. Accordingly, this study was conducted to investigate the gender differences...

ABSTRACT English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has become one of the predominant approaches to language teaching in tertiary education, as it is directed towards the specific needs of the particular specialty students. The study concerns about the role of needs analysis and materials evaluation in designing ESP courses meeting the needs of students...

Abstract To date, many researchers have attempted to offer an optimal listening instruction for FL learners in different language learning contexts. Despite this interest, the characteristics of the listening comprehension problems experienced by FL listeners are not well understood. The problem appears to be thornier when it comes to teaching...

Abstract Cooperative learning (CL) refers to small groups of learners working together as a team to solve a problem, complete a task, or accomplish a common goal. It refers to a method of teaching in which students are organized in groups of 2 to 6 in that they can work together to obtain a common goal. To test the effectiveness of the method,...

Cooperative learning refers to small groups of learners working together as a team to solve a problem, complete a task, or accomplish a common goal. It refers to a method of teaching in which students are organized in groups of 2 to 6 in that they can work together to obtain a common goal. In a cooperative environment one’s success is directly rela...