Rahman Sahragard
Biographic Data
| ID | 761594 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rahman Sahragard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rahman |
| FAMILY NAME | Sahragard |
| SIGNATURE | SAHRAGARD R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Shiraz University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6615-9466 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Teachers’ personality
Many controlled experiments, even in the realm of English language teaching (ELT), champion group work, in one form or another, as a magic bullet to educational problems, capable of improving achievement, motivation, and peace. However, it is not extensively used, so that its full benefits are reaped. Among the factors known to plague the use of group work in classes— including learners’ culture, time limitations, and free-riding—the attention to…
Americans’ cultural attitudes to group work
The role of culture, especially the American culture, in group work is relatively understudied because it is often presumed to be no different from the colonialist West, or is alternatively stereotyped as individualistic and competitive. Thus, this paper studies English-language proverbs used in America, as culturally rich symbols, at three levels of discourse, conceptual metaphor, and content to discern what attitude American culture, as represe…
The evisceration of 'truth
In the neoliberal discourse of education, the notion of truth, as a fantasmatic concept, has a pivotal status. In order to actualise its non-existent yet highly captivating utopia of perfection, progress and prosperity, this discourse needs to present a homogeneous picture of human ontology whose needs and desires can be satisfied as far as s/he believes in the envisaged utopia. Analysing the Polish drama film, Ida (2013), from a psychoanalytic-L…
Actor analysis and action delegitimation of the participants involved in Iran’s nuclear power contention
The present research aimed at spotting any possible biased coverage a typical Western newspaper such as The Economist gives to the issue of Iran’s nuclear power program at large and specifically to the way in which the main actors involved in the controversy are portrayed and the actions thereof – most notably, the act of delegitimating Iran’s nuclear program – are represented. To this end, a critical discourse analytic approach centered around W…
Actor analysis and action delegitimation of the participants involved in Iran’s nuclear power contention
The present research aimed at spotting any possible biased coverage a typical Western newspaper such as The Economist gives to the issue of Iran’s nuclear power program at large and specifically to the way in which the main actors involved in the controversy are portrayed and the actions thereof – most notably, the act of delegitimating Iran’s nuclear program – are represented. To this end, a critical discourse analytic approach centered around W…
The evisceration of 'truth
In the neoliberal discourse of education, the notion of truth, as a fantasmatic concept, has a pivotal status. In order to actualise its non-existent yet highly captivating utopia of perfection, progress and prosperity, this discourse needs to present a homogeneous picture of human ontology whose needs and desires can be satisfied as far as s/he believes in the envisaged utopia. Analysing the Polish drama film, Ida (2013), from a psychoanalytic-L…
Actor analysis and action delegitimation of the participants involved in Iran’s nuclear power contention
The present research aimed at spotting any possible biased coverage a typical Western newspaper such as The Economist gives to the issue of Iran’s nuclear power program at large and specifically to the way in which the main actors involved in the controversy are portrayed and the actions thereof – most notably, the act of delegitimating Iran’s nuclear program – are represented. To this end, a critical discourse analytic approach centered around W…
Americans’ cultural attitudes to group work
The role of culture, especially the American culture, in group work is relatively understudied because it is often presumed to be no different from the colonialist West, or is alternatively stereotyped as individualistic and competitive. Thus, this paper studies English-language proverbs used in America, as culturally rich symbols, at three levels of discourse, conceptual metaphor, and content to discern what attitude American culture, as represe…
The evisceration of 'truth
In the neoliberal discourse of education, the notion of truth, as a fantasmatic concept, has a pivotal status. In order to actualise its non-existent yet highly captivating utopia of perfection, progress and prosperity, this discourse needs to present a homogeneous picture of human ontology whose needs and desires can be satisfied as far as s/he believes in the envisaged utopia. Analysing the Polish drama film, Ida (2013), from a psychoanalytic-L…
Teachers’ personality
Many controlled experiments, even in the realm of English language teaching (ELT), champion group work, in one form or another, as a magic bullet to educational problems, capable of improving achievement, motivation, and peace. However, it is not extensively used, so that its full benefits are reaped. Among the factors known to plague the use of group work in classes— including learners’ culture, time limitations, and free-riding—the attention to…
Linguistics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Action (physics (1 work) · Action Observation and Synchronization (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Ambivalence (1 work)