Saeed Rezaei
Biographic Data
| ID | 3843480 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Saeed Rezaei |
| GIVEN NAMES | Saeed |
| FAMILY NAME | Rezaei |
| SIGNATURE | REZAEI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sharif University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0296-0382 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Higher education English language professors' conceptualisation of peace: A call for integrating critical peace practices into teaching and teacher education programmes
Values and identities in Iranian primary school social studies textbooks: A discursive approach
Textbooks provide the most serious source of knowledge construction and transmission for children at schools. This paper used a discursive and qualitative content analysis approach to extract the dominant values, ideologies and identities in four social studies textbooks taught nationwide to children in primary schools in Iran. Textual and visual analysis were applied on these textbooks and the results showed the saliency of four dominant discour…
Religious Debates on the Coronavirus Pandemic in Iran: Examination of their Discourses, Rationales, and Implications
Iran was one of the first countries that was severely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in the Middle East in February of 2020. What is unique about Iran is that religious leaders from the early stages have been involved with debates concerning its cause, preventive measures, and moral significance. Relying on textual analyses of media coverage, herein we examine religious debates in Iran that are increasingly gaining public attention amid the pa…
Family language policy among Kurdish–Persian speaking families in Kermanshah, Iran
Minority language studies have received increasing attention over the last decade in Iran. Drawing on Spolsky’s (Spolsky, Bernard. 2004. Language policy . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) language policy theoretical framework, this inquiry reports on the language ideologies, practices, and management efforts of an under-explored group of Kurdish families residing in the city of Kermanshah. To this end, semi-structured interviews and ethnogr…
Effect of Virtual Reality Exercises on the Cognitive Status and Dual Motor Task Performance of the Aging Population
Aging is a global phenomenon affecting numerous developed and developing countries. During this process, the functional state of the body, especially the cognitive state, declines. This research investigated the impact of virtual reality exercises on the cognitive status and dual-task performance in the elderly of Tabriz city, Iran. Forty men with a mean age of 71.5 were selected and assigned to either the experimental ( n = 20) or control groups…
On the dissemination of the discourse of going: The case of Iranian for-profit study abroad institution's chronotopic representation of ideal life there
Attitudes toward World Englishes among Iranian English language learners
The current study investigated the attitudes of 140 Iranian English language learners toward World Englishes. The participants were required to listen to recordings of the same natural speech from a series of speakers with five different accents. The results showed that the participants had a more positive attitude toward American and British English. On the other hand, African-American Vernacular English received the lowest level and Persian Eng…
Reconceptualising Authenticity in Tesol: A New Space for Diversity and Inclusion
This study sought to probe higher education English language professors’ experiences in cultivating their learners’ authenticity. Using Barnett's (2007) theory of authenticity as the conceptual framework, the researchers explored authenticity as an authentic voice rather than a feature in materials provided by native speakers. The data were collected through interviews and personal documents. The data analysis was based on the interpretation proc…
The conceptualization and exploration of socially just teaching: A qualitative study on higher education English professors
Linguistic landscape in the city of Isfahan in Iran: The representation of languages and identities in Julfa
This paper reports on the diversity of languages displayed in the linguistic landscape of Julfa district, a largely Armenian dominated area, in the city of Isfahan in Iran. The data included a corpus of 323 photographs taken from the top-down and bottom-up signage in this quarter of the city. Ethnographic fieldwork was also conducted to reach a deeper understanding of the linguistic landscape in Julfa. The results of the analyses indicated that J…
Attitude towards Azeri language in Iran: A large-scale survey research
This survey research investigated the attitude of Iranian Azeri native speakers towards Azeri language. A questionnaire was developed and its reliability was estimated (r = 0.74) through a piloting phase on 54 Azeri native speakers. The participants, for the main phase of this study, were 400 Azeri native speakers with different social and educational backgrounds and from some densely Azeri-populated provinces in Iran. They completed either the o…
Maryam Borjian: English in post-revolutionary Iran: From indigenization to internationalization
Language identity among Iranian English language learners: A nationwide survey
The present study is a nationwide survey of language identity among English language learners in Iran. The participants who completed the survey in this research included 1851 English language learners from different parts of the country who belonged to different genders, age groups and English language proficiency levels. The main instrument was a validated questionnaire which included 19 items and was administered online and by hand. The result…
Academic Dishonesty at Universities: The Case of Plagiarism Among Iranian Language Students
A model and questionnaire of language identity in Iran: A structural equation modelling approach
This study consisted of three main phases including the development of a hypothesised model of language identity in Iran, developing and validating a questionnaire based on this model and finally testing the model based on the questionnaire data. In the first phase of this research, a hypothesised model of language identity in Iran was developed based on the literature and consultations with a panel of experts. After that, a questionnaire was dev…
Attitude towards Azeri language in Iran: A large-scale survey research
This survey research investigated the attitude of Iranian Azeri native speakers towards Azeri language. A questionnaire was developed and its reliability was estimated (r = 0.74) through a piloting phase on 54 Azeri native speakers. The participants, for the main phase of this study, were 400 Azeri native speakers with different social and educational backgrounds and from some densely Azeri-populated provinces in Iran. They completed either the o…
Language identity among Iranian English language learners: A nationwide survey
The present study is a nationwide survey of language identity among English language learners in Iran. The participants who completed the survey in this research included 1851 English language learners from different parts of the country who belonged to different genders, age groups and English language proficiency levels. The main instrument was a validated questionnaire which included 19 items and was administered online and by hand. The result…
On the dissemination of the discourse of going: The case of Iranian for-profit study abroad institution's chronotopic representation of ideal life there
Academic Dishonesty at Universities: The Case of Plagiarism Among Iranian Language Students
A model and questionnaire of language identity in Iran: A structural equation modelling approach
This study consisted of three main phases including the development of a hypothesised model of language identity in Iran, developing and validating a questionnaire based on this model and finally testing the model based on the questionnaire data. In the first phase of this research, a hypothesised model of language identity in Iran was developed based on the literature and consultations with a panel of experts. After that, a questionnaire was dev…
Higher education English language professors' conceptualisation of peace: A call for integrating critical peace practices into teaching and teacher education programmes
Linguistic landscape in the city of Isfahan in Iran: The representation of languages and identities in Julfa
This paper reports on the diversity of languages displayed in the linguistic landscape of Julfa district, a largely Armenian dominated area, in the city of Isfahan in Iran. The data included a corpus of 323 photographs taken from the top-down and bottom-up signage in this quarter of the city. Ethnographic fieldwork was also conducted to reach a deeper understanding of the linguistic landscape in Julfa. The results of the analyses indicated that J…
Academic Dishonesty at Universities: The Case of Plagiarism Among Iranian Language Students
A model and questionnaire of language identity in Iran: A structural equation modelling approach
This study consisted of three main phases including the development of a hypothesised model of language identity in Iran, developing and validating a questionnaire based on this model and finally testing the model based on the questionnaire data. In the first phase of this research, a hypothesised model of language identity in Iran was developed based on the literature and consultations with a panel of experts. After that, a questionnaire was dev…
Language identity among Iranian English language learners: A nationwide survey
The present study is a nationwide survey of language identity among English language learners in Iran. The participants who completed the survey in this research included 1851 English language learners from different parts of the country who belonged to different genders, age groups and English language proficiency levels. The main instrument was a validated questionnaire which included 19 items and was administered online and by hand. The result…
Maryam Borjian: English in post-revolutionary Iran: From indigenization to internationalization
Attitude towards Azeri language in Iran: A large-scale survey research
This survey research investigated the attitude of Iranian Azeri native speakers towards Azeri language. A questionnaire was developed and its reliability was estimated (r = 0.74) through a piloting phase on 54 Azeri native speakers. The participants, for the main phase of this study, were 400 Azeri native speakers with different social and educational backgrounds and from some densely Azeri-populated provinces in Iran. They completed either the o…
The conceptualization and exploration of socially just teaching: A qualitative study on higher education English professors
Linguistic landscape in the city of Isfahan in Iran: The representation of languages and identities in Julfa
This paper reports on the diversity of languages displayed in the linguistic landscape of Julfa district, a largely Armenian dominated area, in the city of Isfahan in Iran. The data included a corpus of 323 photographs taken from the top-down and bottom-up signage in this quarter of the city. Ethnographic fieldwork was also conducted to reach a deeper understanding of the linguistic landscape in Julfa. The results of the analyses indicated that J…
Attitudes toward World Englishes among Iranian English language learners
The current study investigated the attitudes of 140 Iranian English language learners toward World Englishes. The participants were required to listen to recordings of the same natural speech from a series of speakers with five different accents. The results showed that the participants had a more positive attitude toward American and British English. On the other hand, African-American Vernacular English received the lowest level and Persian Eng…
Reconceptualising Authenticity in Tesol: A New Space for Diversity and Inclusion
This study sought to probe higher education English language professors’ experiences in cultivating their learners’ authenticity. Using Barnett's (2007) theory of authenticity as the conceptual framework, the researchers explored authenticity as an authentic voice rather than a feature in materials provided by native speakers. The data were collected through interviews and personal documents. The data analysis was based on the interpretation proc…
Effect of Virtual Reality Exercises on the Cognitive Status and Dual Motor Task Performance of the Aging Population
Aging is a global phenomenon affecting numerous developed and developing countries. During this process, the functional state of the body, especially the cognitive state, declines. This research investigated the impact of virtual reality exercises on the cognitive status and dual-task performance in the elderly of Tabriz city, Iran. Forty men with a mean age of 71.5 were selected and assigned to either the experimental ( n = 20) or control groups…
On the dissemination of the discourse of going: The case of Iranian for-profit study abroad institution's chronotopic representation of ideal life there
Values and identities in Iranian primary school social studies textbooks: A discursive approach
Textbooks provide the most serious source of knowledge construction and transmission for children at schools. This paper used a discursive and qualitative content analysis approach to extract the dominant values, ideologies and identities in four social studies textbooks taught nationwide to children in primary schools in Iran. Textual and visual analysis were applied on these textbooks and the results showed the saliency of four dominant discour…
Religious Debates on the Coronavirus Pandemic in Iran: Examination of their Discourses, Rationales, and Implications
Iran was one of the first countries that was severely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in the Middle East in February of 2020. What is unique about Iran is that religious leaders from the early stages have been involved with debates concerning its cause, preventive measures, and moral significance. Relying on textual analyses of media coverage, herein we examine religious debates in Iran that are increasingly gaining public attention amid the pa…
Family language policy among Kurdish–Persian speaking families in Kermanshah, Iran
Minority language studies have received increasing attention over the last decade in Iran. Drawing on Spolsky’s (Spolsky, Bernard. 2004. Language policy . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) language policy theoretical framework, this inquiry reports on the language ideologies, practices, and management efforts of an under-explored group of Kurdish families residing in the city of Kermanshah. To this end, semi-structured interviews and ethnogr…
Higher education English language professors' conceptualisation of peace: A call for integrating critical peace practices into teaching and teacher education programmes
Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Linguistics (7 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (7 works) · Pedagogy (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (5 works) · Mathematics education (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Anthropology (4 works)