Ismail Xodabande

Biographic Data

ID8315835
NAMEIsmail Xodabande
GIVEN NAMESIsmail
FAMILY NAMEXodabande
SIGNATUREXODABANDE I
AFFILIATIONSKharazmi University
ORCID0000-0001-5599-8582
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • A thematic synthesis of emerging research on English language teachers’ use of ChatGPT for language teaching

    Open AccessIsmail XodabandeARTICLEDiscover Education2026

    The integration of ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies into English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education has rapidly transformed pedagogical practices, teacher development, and student engagement. This thematic review synthesizes findings from thirteen recent empirical studies conducted between 2023 and 2024, offering a comprehensive examination of EFL teachers’ experiences, perceptions, and uses of ChatGPT in diverse educational contex…

  • Comparing the impact of individual and collaborative games on young language learners' spelling skills in English

    Open AccessMahsa Taati Jeliseh, Abbas Pourhosein Gilakjani et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences & Humanities Open2026

    This study examined the comparative effects of individual and collaborative game-based learning approaches on the development of English spelling skills among young learners, addressing the persistent difficulty that children encounter in mastering English orthography. Conducted in a private elementary school in northern Iran, the research involved 50 Persian-speaking students aged 9–11 who were divided into three groups: an individual game group…

  • English language teachers' emotional labor and coping strategies in digital learning environments

    Open AccessZhila Kiyanfar, Parisa Zohdi Jalal et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences & Humanities Open2025

    This study explored the emotional labor and coping strategies of Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in digital learning environments, focusing on how they perceive and manage emotional challenges inherent in online teaching. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, in-depth data were collected from 10 female EFL teachers through semi-structured interviews and reflective journals. The findings revealed that online teaching …

  • Developing an academic word list for mathematics research articles

    Mina Mahdevar, Mohammadreza Valizadeh et al.ARTICLESouthern African Linguistics and…2025

    In the burgeoning field of English for specific purposes (ESP), understanding the vocabulary demands of specialised disciplines is crucial for both language instruction and academic success. This study specifically addresses the gap in vocabulary resources for the mathematics discipline, an area less explored compared to other sciences. To this end, a corpus of 27.5 million words from 4000 mathematics research articles (RAs) was compiled using sy…

  • Evaluating the Effects of a Brief Mindfulness‐Based Intervention on Stress Reduction Among Language Teachers

    Open AccessSedigheh Shakib Kotamjani, Mahsa Taati Jeliseh et al.ARTICLEPsychology in the Schools2025

    This study investigated the efficacy of a 2‐week mindfulness‐based intervention aimed at reducing stress among teachers. The intervention involved a self‐guided program consisting of daily reflective journaling and three times‐weekly assigned readings from a mindfulness training book tailored for teachers. Sixty Iranian teachers were divided into an experimental group and a control group, with the latter receiving the intervention post‐study. Str…

  • Enhancing Language Teachers' Well‐Being Through Positive Psychology Interventions

    Open AccessMahsa Taati Jeliseh, Mohammadreza Valizadeh et al.ARTICLEPsychology in the Schools2025

    Despite increasing attention to teacher well‐being over the past years, few studies have explored the outcomes resulting from implementing low‐cost, teacher‐directed interventions grounded in a positive psychology perspective. In addressing this gap, this study investigated the effects of an 8‐week gratitude journaling intervention on the well‐being of language teachers in Iran, using a convergent mixed‐methods approach. A total of 40 EFL teacher…

  • Learning academic vocabulary with digital flashcards

    Open AccessZahra Zarrati, Mohammad Zohrabi et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences & Humanities Open2024

    This study systematically evaluates the comparative efficacy of digital flashcards on mobile and computer platforms versus traditional paper-based flashcards in augmenting academic vocabulary knowledge development among Iranian undergraduate university students. A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 112 subjects, allocated into three distinct groups: one utilizing digital flashcards via smartphones, another via laptops, and a control g…

  • English Language Teachers’ Emotion Labor in Response to Online Teaching

    Open AccessMostafa Nazari, Sedigheh Karimpour et al.ARTICLEJournal of Education2024

    Recent iterations of online education emphasize gaining a deeper understanding of teachers’ professional skills, competencies, and performances. In line with this growing scholarship, the present study adopted an interpretative phenomenological analysis approach and examined Iranian English language teachers’ emotion labor in response to online teaching. To this end, data were collected from semi-structured interviews, reflective journals, and na…

  • Developments in teachers’ corpus literacy following a professional development course

    Ismail Xodabande, Mostafa NazariARTICLEJournal of Education for Teaching…2023

    Over the past two decades, the pedagogical applications of corpus linguistics to language teaching have gained increased recognition. Consequently, there has been a growing interest in developing language teachers’ corpus literacy as a required knowledge base for the successful implementation of corpus-based pedagogy. Following this line of research, the current study reports on the impacts of a professional development (PD) course on six Iranian…