Brief CV
I have worked intensively on discourse analysis (mainstream and CDA) with special interest in Systemic Functional Linguistics. Language assessment is my another area of interest. I have published in reputable refereed journals and I welcome international research collaborations related to my areas of interest. I am also a fiction writer. I have published a collection of short stories "The Chronicle of a Literary Crime" (2016) and a novella "The Lasso Thrown" (2019) in Persian, my mother tongue.
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An Investigation into the Representation of Social Actors in Chinua Achebe's Novel "Thing Fall Apart ' and its Two Farsi Translations
ملیحه راشد
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Investigation Involvement Strategies Employes by EFL Teachers: The Case of Experience and Educational Background
الناز عادل نیا
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Chronological Investigation on Twists in Translation Strategy Choices by Animation Translators Regarding Gottlieb's Category
فرهاد شکیبامنش
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Exploring the relationship betweenIranian advanced EFL learners’ social/cultural capital background and their performance on reasoning-gap activities
اکبر بایرامی
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The Effect of Political Stance on News Translation in Iraninan English Newspapers
علی ارسلان شهلا
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Investigating Cross-cultural Variation in the Generic Structure and Evaluative Language of Ph.D. Examiners’ reports in WRELFA Corpus
اتوسا ثابت
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Exploring the Lingustic Landscape of Tehran
رضا کرمی فرد
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Ideology in Translation of Childrens Literature
انسیه گرگانی فیروزجائی
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On Mono-Modal Objective Translation Quality of Motion Picture Translation A Case of Dubbed Animation
مهدی نوروزی کوچکسرائی
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An Investigation on Proximity in online Video Courses
امیدرضا رجبی
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A Critical Discourse Analysis of How Western and Middle Eastern Media Reported 2011 Syrian War
حسین المحیمید
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL ANDLINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCES AND THE USE OF LOGICAL FALLACIES IN ARGUMENTATIVE AND PERSUASIVE THE CASE OF :PARAGRAPH WRITINGTEFL STUDENTS IN IRAN
سروش حاجی زاده مقدم
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A Social Semiotic Analysis of International Inflight Magazines as a Tourism Discourse: A Cross-cultural Study
شیماسادات قاسمی
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A Critical exploration of Western Culture in the Iranian EFLContext
عباس پارسازاده
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A Multimodal Analysis of Visual –Verbal Representations of TED Talks : A Social Semiotic Study of Four Disciplines
فائزه منصورسمائی
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Semiotic Analysis of Iranian Film Posters in National and International Festivals : A Translational Orientation
اکرم اقالو
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An Investigation of the Current Status of Dynamic Assessment in Iran and the Possible Ways to Enrich the Iranian EFL Teachers Cognition and Practice of Dynamic Assessment A Multifaceted Study
سعید محمدی
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politeness in a cross-cultural perspective: A study of foreign multilingual seminary students in Iran
محدثه موحدی
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Investigating faithfulness in children’s literature via appraisal theory: a comparative study of two translations of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
سهیل صالح زهی گرگیج
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A comparative study of emotive expressions in locally developed and international teenage learner’s textbooks
ژاله صادقیان صادق اباد
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The role of localized stories
on vocabulary learning:
a case study of senior students of a school in East Azarbayjan
سحر فرامرزی جلفایی
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The relationship between English language learning proficiency and Talysh learner’s ethnic identity changes
شیرین اسماعیلی
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A Multimodal Analysis of Popular Iranian EFL educational Videos on Media Sharing Applications
امیررضا پورکاظم
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Investigating Metacultural Competence in Iranian Undergraduate ELT Curriculum: Policy, Planning, and Implementation
علی دباغ
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Exploring the Challenges and Feasibility of Incorporating World Englishes in Assessing Language Practices
سجاد عارف صدر
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Literature Use in Applied Linguistics: A Grounded Theory
سیامک مرادی
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Exploring Iranian Teachers' Pedagogical knowledge and Beliefs about Dynamic Assessment.
فروزان غلامی
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A Cross Disciplinary Topical Structure of Structure Analysis of the Discussion Sections in MA thesis Manuscript
سارا نظامی ناو
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Revisiting In-service English Teacher Education Curriculum in Iranian High School System
سیداسداله اسدی
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A Reappraisal study of the ESP Curriculum at Iran Language Institute: Policy, Planning, and Practice
محمدشاهین تقدمی
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Pseudo Translation in Iran: A Case Study on Dr. Ali Shariati's Books
مینا عبدی
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An investigtion into the effects of joint planning on CAF across complexity
مرتضی نصیری
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the correspooncence of EFL teacher beliefs and practices toward reading strategies
مهرنوش دهقانی
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The correspondence between teachers' dispositionstowardstask-language teaching and their 5 TBLT-rlated instructional practices
مصطفی نظری عباس بلاغی
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Teacher Learning: from Investigating the processes and Means to Developing an ESP Teacher Education Framework
بهروز لطفی گسگریی
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The effect of pre-task and online planning on L2 learners' oral performance: a study across learners' proficiency levels
فرشته پورطهماسب پیچا
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A Study on work engagement and fulfilment of basic psychological needs between experienced and novice EFL teachers in Iran
رسول عظامی
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Exploring Plagiarism in the Genre of Research Article The Case of Iranian Graduate Students and Professors of Agricultural Sciences
الهه فضل اللهی مله
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Translation as Re-narration A Narrative Analysis of the Translations of Iran s Nuclear Program News Reports in the English Western Media based on Mona Baker s Narrativity Paradigm
سپیده محمودی انوری
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The Impact of Applying Christiane Nords Looping Model on Iranian Translation Students Quality of Translation
مرضیه جویا
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Comparative analysis of Comics Translation from English to Persian A Case Study of the Adventures of Tintin
اسماء حسنی
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An Investigation of Correspondence between Iranian EFL Teachers' Beliefs of CCA and Their Actual Teaching Practices
ثریا حاتمی
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A critical appraisal of the Iranian education policies affecting the Iranian EAP Instruction: Voices from the micro- and macro- level stakeholders
محسن نیلی احمدابادی
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Language Learners exposure to Impoliteness Strategies and Their Responses A Comparative Pragmatic Analysis of Materials/ Sources Popular Among Iranian Leamers of English
مرضیه خضرائی شولای فر
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Investigating the effect of Modality on EFL Young Learners Reading Comprehension Performance
نازنین رحیمی
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Relative Clause Attachment Ambiguity Resolution Among LI-Persian Speakers and LI- Persian Learners of L2- English: The Effects of Semantic Priming, Proficiency, and Working Memory Capacity
اسکندر صمدی
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Elements of Social Practice in the Nursery Rhymes of Children and Young- adult Global ELT Textbooks
ابراهیم عیسوی کانسبی
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A Study of the Representations of Sustainable Development Goals as Stated in Iranian Policy Documents the Case of EFL Textbooks
سیما مشعوف
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the relationship between selective attention and simultaneous interpreting performance in undergraduate translation students
مرضیه عاشوری دهنه سری
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identity representation of female and male Iranian English teachers in Instagram . a social semiotic approach
کیمیاسادات رشیدی
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A Comparative Multimodal Study of Gender Representation in ESP Textbooks
مهتاب شیخی
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Bilingual Children’s L1-based and L2-based Perceptual Simulation Abilities and Oral Narrative Comprehension
مرضیه محققی
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The Effect of Playing World of Warcraft as an Online Video Game on Iranian Gamer’s Application of Communication Strategies and their Speaking Fluency: A Qualitative Study
امیرحسین سروی
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The Impact of EFL Students' Task Motivation on their Classroom Willingness to Communicate and Speech Fluency
همیلا سعادت
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The Effect of Playing World of Warcraft as an Online Video Game on Iranian Gamer's Application of Communication Strategies and their Speaking Fluency: A Qualitative Study
امیرحسین سروی
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Exploring lexical bundles in TED Talks as sources for developing listening proficiency of Iranian EFL learners
مینا حیدری
Published books
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The Routledge Handbook of Language and the Global South/s
Esmat Babaii
راتلج
2022
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Research Questions in Language Education and Applied Linguistics A Reference Guide
Esmat Babaii
اشپرینگر
2021
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The Assessment of L2 Written English across the MENA Region: A Synthesis of Practice
Esmat Babaii
پلگریو مک میلان اشپرینگر
2020
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Metacultural competence and ELT curriculum: The case of Iranian undergraduate ELT program
Ali Dabbagh, Esmat Babaii, Mahmood Reza Atai
international journal of language studies
2023
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Let Their Voices be Heard: IELTS Candidates' Problems with the IELTS Academic Writing Test
Sajjad Aref Sadr, Esmat Babaii
TESL-EJ
2023
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Literature Use in Iranian and International Journals of Applied Linguistics: A Grounded Theory Study
Siamak Moradi, Esmat Babaii, Mohammad R. Hashemi
the journal of english language pedagogy and practice
2023
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Adopting Reflective Learning through Semi-Structured Reflection Writing to Improve EFL Learners' Reading and Metacognitive Awareness
Neda Karami, Esmat Babaii, Parisa Daftarifard
Journal of Language and Translation
2022
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The Effectiveness of Reflective Learning through Semi-structured Reflection Writing in Reading Performance and Metacognitive Awareness of Iranian EFL Learners
Neda Karami, Esmat Babaii, Parisa Daftarifard
Journal of Language and Translation
2022
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The Dynamic Assessment of Reading Comprehension: An Exploration of EFL Teachers' Perception and Practice
Saeed Mohammadi, Esmat Babaii
journal of modern research in english language studies
2022
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Exploring Cultural Schemas in Foreign Language Education Policy (FLEP) Documents of Iran
Ali Dabbagh, Esmat Babaii, Mahmood Reza Atai
2022
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Mixed?methods research proficiency for applied linguists: a PLS?path modelling approach
Mohammad Amini Farsani, Esmat Babaii, Maryam Beikmohammadi, Maysam Babaii Farsani
QUALITY and QUANTITY
2022
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Why IELTS Candidates Score Low in Writing: Investigating the Effects of Test Design and Scoring Criteria on Test-Takers' Grades in IELTS and World Englishes Essay Writing Tests
Sajjad Aref Sadr, Esmat Babaii, Mohammad R. Hashemi
International Journal of Language Testing
2022
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A Social Semiotic Analysis of International Inflight Magazines as a Tourism Discourse: A Cross-cultural Study
Shima Sadat Ghasemi, Esmat Babaii
teaching english as a second language quarterly
2022
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ELT as necessary evil: resisting Western cultural dominance in foreign language policy in the context of Iran
Esmat Babaii
Critical Inquiry in Language Studies
2022
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Doctors' Orders vs. Politicians' Bafflegab: Analysis of Iranian President's and Deputy Health Minister's Speeches on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Farid khezrminaei, Esmat Babaii
Studies in Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis
2022
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Plagiarism and Academic Literacies: The Case of Iranian Graduate Students of Agricultural Sciences
Mahmood Reza Atai, Esmat Babaii, Elahe Fazlollahi
journal of modern research in english language studies
2021
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L1 Pragmatic Cultural Schema and Pragmatic Assessment: Variations in Non-Native Teachers' Scoring Criteria
Ali Dabbagh, Esmat Babaii
TESL-EJ
2021
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Relative Clause Attachment Ambiguity Resolution in L1-Persian Learners of L2 English: The Effects of Semantic Priming and Proficiency
Mohammad Nabi Karimi, Eskandar Samadi, Esmat Babaii
journal of modern research in english language studies
2021
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Contributions of assessment-related critical incidents to language teacher identity development
Esmat Babaii, Khazar Molana, Mostafa Nazari
Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching
2021
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Motivational and Textual Factors and Affordances in Iranian EFL Learners' Reading: Using Semi-Structured Reflec-tions Written During Reflec-tive Learning Process
neda karami, Esmat Babaii, Parisa Daftarifard
journal of language horizons, alzahra university
2021
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"If a black hole is an oyster, then . . .": The discoursal trends of popularization in science fiction movies
Esmat Babaii, Fatemeh Asadnia
PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE
2021
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Directed Motivational Currents (DMCs) in Self-directed Language Learning: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Ismail Xodabandelu, Esmat Babaii
Journal of Language and Education
2021
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Strategies in Performing a Multi-Level C-Test: Applying Think-Aloud Protocols
Esmat Babaii, Tatiana Permyakova, Ekaterina Pozdeeva
Vestnik Tomskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta, Filologiya
2021
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The Feasibility of Testing Academic Literacy in EAP Reading Comprehension Tests
Esmat Babaii
Journal of Asia TEFL
2021
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The Relationship between Selective Attention and Simultaneous Interpreting Performance in Undergraduate Students of Translation
Ashouri Marzieh, Hossein Bahri, Esmat Babaii
Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics
2021
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A call for international recognition of culture-specific words from the Middle East
Esmat Babaii, Mahmood Reza Atai, Abbas Timcheh Memar
Asian Englishes
2020
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applied linguistics research in three decades A methodological synthesisof graduate theses in an EFL context
Mohammad Amini Farsani, Esmat Babaii
QUALITY and QUANTITY
2020
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Inform and Entertain: An Oxymoron in Serious Science Communication?
Mvadat Saidi, Esmat Babaii
Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics
2020
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One, Two, ... , Many: The Outcomes of Paired Peer Assessment, Group Peer Assessment, and Teacher Assessment in EFL Writing
Esmat Babaii, Aylar Adeh
The Journal of Asia TEFL
2019
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EFL faculty members' research engagement: voices from Iran
Mohammad Amini Farsani, Esmat Babaii
Research in Post-Compulsory Education
2019
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Developing and validating a second language
Nasrin Sedaqatgoftar, Mohammad Nabi Karimi, Esmat Babaii, Susanne Reiterer
Cogent Education
2019
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Interlanguage Pragmatics: Iranian EFL Teachers' Cognition
Mohammad Reza Masrour, Esmat Babaii, Mahmood Reza Atai
Alberta Journal of Educational Research
2019
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A long walk to language assessment literacy: EFL teachers' reflection on language assessment research and practice
Esmat Babaii, Fatemeh Asadnia
Reflective Practice
2019
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A Visual Analysis of English Language Textbooks: Celebrities' Role as Cultural Figures
Esmat Babaii, Mahmood Reza Atai, Abbas Timcheh Memar
Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning
2019
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Classroom Interactional Teacher Language Awareness: Expert Talk Contextualizing Pedagogical Content Knowledge
, Mahmood Reza Atai, Esmat Babaii
Journal of Modern Research in English Language
2019
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Realisation of Proximity in Online Video Courses A Study with Reference to Coursera
Esmat Babaii, Mahmood Reza Atai, Omid Reza Rajabi
international journal of english language and translation studies
2018
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A Narrative Study of In-service EAP Teachers cognition on Language Teacher Role Identities
Mahmood Reza Atai, Esmat Babaii, Behruz Lotfi Gaskaree
Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research
2018
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Visual Representation of Social Actors in ELT Nursery Rhymes
Mahmood Reza Atai, Esmat Babaii, Ebrahim Isavi Kanesbi
Applied Research on English Language
2018
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Multiculturalism An asset or a problem Implications for Intercultural education
Esmat Babaii
Intercultural Communication Education
2018
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EFL teachers' role in English: Letting the silent majority voice their words
Esmat Babaii, Abbas Timcheh Memar, Mahmood Reza Atai
ExELL
2018
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Evaluation of EAP Programs in Iran: Document Analysis and Expert Perspectives
Aboutaleb Iranmehr, Mahmood Reza Atai, Esmat Babaii
Applied Research on English Language
2018
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Representation of social actors in Chinua
Esmat Babaii, Maliheh Rashed
Translation and Interpreting
2017
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Plagiarism Among Iranian Graduate Students of Language Studies Perspectives and Causes
Esmat Babaii, Hassan Nejadghanbar
ETHICS and BEHAVIOR
2017
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Reliable predictors of reduced redundancy test performance The interaction between lexical bonds and test takers depth and breadth of vocabulary knowledge
, Esmat Babaii
Language Testing
2017
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Reply articles Where impoliteness and judgment coincide
Mohadese Khosravi, Esmat Babaii
Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture
2017
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Reverse Transfer Exploring the effects of foreign language rhetorical patterns on L1 writing performance of Iranian EFL learners
Esmat Babaii,
RELC Journal
2017
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Are scientists objective An investigation of appraisal resources in English popular science articles
Esmat Babaii, Mahmood Reza Atai, Mavaddat Saidi
Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research
2017
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Traces of neoliberalism in English teaching materials a critical discourse analysis
Esmat Babaii, Mohammad Sheykhi
Critical Discourse Studies
2017
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Stepping into mindful education A teacher educators narrative of contextualizing a SLTE curriculum
Mahmood Reza Atai, Esmat Babaii,
Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics
2017
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The question of power in language classes from a critical discourse analysis perspective
Esmat Babaii, Abbas Timcheh Memar, Hassan Moradi
Pragmatics and Society
2017
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EAP Teacher Cognition A Qualitative Study of Iranian In-Service EAP Teachers Cognitions
Mahmood Reza Atai, Esmat Babaii, Behruz Lotfi Gaskaree
Journal of Language Horizons
2017
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Developing a Questionnaire for Assessing Iranian EFL Teachers Critical Cultural Awareness (CCA)
Mahmood Reza Atai, Esmat Babaii, Davood Taghipour Bazargani
The Journal of Teaching Language Skills
2017
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Exploring Iranian EAP Teachers Pedagogic Content Knowledge and Teaching Practices and Students Beliefs about EAP Teachers Methodology
Mahmood Reza Atai, Esmat Babaii,
Issues in Language Teaching
2017
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Investigating the Processes and Means Involved in EAP Teacher Learning: A Sociocultural Analysis of In-Service Teachers' Experience as They Professionally Learn
Mahmood Reza Atai, Esmat Babaii, Behruz Lotfi
Iranian Journal of English for Academic Purposes
2017
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Speaking self-assessment Mismatches between learners and teachers criteria
Esmat Babaii, Mohammad Shahin Taghaddomi, Roya Pashmforoosh
Language Testing
2016
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A social semiotic analysis of social actors in English-learning software applications
Esmat Babaii, Mahmood Reza Atai, Masoumeh Kafshgarsouteh
The Journal of Teaching Language Skills
2016
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A Comparison of Thematic Choices and Thematic Progression Patterns in the research articles of established and emerging disciplines
Esmat Babaii, Mahmood Reza Atai, Leila Shoja
Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics
2016
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Tracing Metadiscursive Stance over Time and Across Disciplines A Comparative Study of English Research Articles
Esmat Babaii, Mahmood Reza Atai, Vali Mohammadi
Issues in Language Teaching
2016
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Exploring standards and developing a measure for evaluating Iranian EFL teachers professional competence in the private sector
Malihe sadat Mousavi, Mahmood Reza Atai, Esmat Babaii
Iranian Journal of English for Academic Purposes
2016
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Stance in English research articles Two disciplines of the same science
Esmat Babaii, Mahmood Reza Atai, Vali Mohammadi
Teaching English Language And Literature Society Of Iran
2015
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Whose Culture and How Far Culture Presentation in Current Business English Textbook Series
Roya Pashmforoosh, Esmat Babaii
Journal of Teaching in International Business
2015
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The washback effect of Iranian high school final examinations on students test-taking and test-preparation strategies
Meysam Damankesh, Esmat Babaii
Studies in Educational Evaluation
2015
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Towards a More Child-friendly Discourse in Primary School Textbooks
Esmat Babaii
Poetics and Linguistics Association (PALA) conference - ENGLAND
1400/04/16
Oral