Research Center
Safir Language Teacher Training Research Center specializes in fields such as educational research and collaborations with universities for master’s and doctoral theses in language teaching. It invites heads of reputable academic centers and engages in bilateral collaborations with educational centers and the academic sector for language teaching and teacher training, enhancing the educational quality in the country. It organizes conferences and workshops to elevate language teaching standards, hosts regular English article reading sessions, introduces innovative teaching methods, and updates on language teaching, especially in English teacher training. The center also conducts in-service training courses for Safir’s teachers and initial training for new instructors, and organizes regular language teaching seminars and workshops, inviting foreign lecturers and researchers to improve the quality of language education.
Collaboration with Researchers in Teacher Education Safir Language Academy has always valued research as an integral part of the educational process. To this end, the academy is open to collaborating with students and researchers in data collection for teacher education.
The Research and Development Department at Safir focuses on conducting ELT research, particularly in teacher education. Annually, numerous researchers approach Safir Language Academy for collaboration, utilizing its extensive data bank to design large-scale projects and access a wide age range of populations across the country for research purposes.
To facilitate research initiation and execution, researchers can access the Safir system at any time to submit their research requests. The forms are designed for researchers to easily provide details about their projects, including the number of participants, type of data needed, duration, and other specifics.
Our experts review these forms and contact researchers within 24 hours of submission.
Reading Sessions As a leading teacher education center, Safir Language Academy prioritizes professional development and organizes various educational programs to achieve this goal.
The academy places great importance on teacher education research, hosting monthly article reading sessions to expand teachers’ knowledge and encourage research. Before each session, new and relevant ELT articles are introduced, and these topics are discussed. Such sessions foster support and research groups where teachers and colleagues share ideas, interests, and experiences.
This collaborative environment promotes critical thinking, enhancing analytical skills and fostering a greater interest in research.
Teacher Education Research Center at Safir
Teacher Education Webinars As a leader in teacher education research and training, Safir Language Academy aims to provide the latest findings in modern teaching methodologies. The Research and Development Department, in collaboration with the Digital Marketing Department, facilitates this by organizing monthly teacher training webinars on various topics.
Interested individuals can register for new webinars on www.safirmall.com and purchase recordings of past webinars. Participants receive a digital certificate after attending these webinars.
STEP Workshops Safir Teacher Education Programs (STEP) include seminars, workshops, and Q&A sessions with renowned international educators.
These sessions introduce and discuss new trends in ELT, offering strategies for classroom application.
The aim of STEP is to assist teachers in professional growth and keeping their knowledge current through engagement with the global academic community.
Teacher Training Research Center at Safir
Participation in National Conferences Safir Language Academy, a major supporter of teacher education research in Iran, encourages its instructors to participate in national language education conferences, challenging their knowledge and keeping it up-to-date.
The organization provides facilities for interested instructors, including travel expenses, conference registration, hotel accommodation, publication costs, and additional benefits for presenting papers at national conferences.
To strengthen the academic and research capabilities of instructors, the academy conducts courses in scientific writing, abstract composition, standard research methods, data collection, and statistical analysis, enabling confident conference participation.
Instructors interested in national conferences can contact the Research and Development Department for necessary consultations.
The articles presented in the language education conferences by the Safir Language Institute are as follows:
2nd national conference on English language studies and applied linguistic perspectives to EFL
Venue: Tabriz Date: 9th and 10th of Ordibehesht, 1397
Topic:
Teachers’ Perceptions on Traditional Vs. Digitally-Based Language Assessment
Authors and Presenters: Shahram Kianoush and Elmira Soltani
Article #2
Topic: Teacher Autonomy Questionnaire
Author and Presenter: Dr. Hossein Samoodi
First National Conference on Applied Linguistics and Materials Development
Venue: Bojnurd Date: 19th and 20th of Ordibehesht, 1397
Topic: An in-depth evaluation of ELT textbooks for teenage learners in a language school
Author and Presenter: Mohsen Norouziye
3rd Conference on New Trends in English Language Teaching and Testing
Venue: Tehran – Allameh Tabataba’i University Date: 13th and 14th of Shahrivar, 1397
Article #1
Topic: The role of the policy change in observation on the behavior of EFL teachers; a case study
Presenter: Gelare Nasiri
Authors: Mohsen Norouziye and Gelare Nasiri
Article #2
Topic:
The relationship between cognitive styles and performance on achievement test of Iranian EFL learners
Presenter: Mohsen Norouziye
Authors: Mohsen Norouziye and Fatemeh Taheri
Article #3
Topic: The relationship between teachers’ self-efficacy and dynamism in EFL classes
Presenter: Parichehr Afzali
Authors: Mohsen Norouziye and Parichehr Afzali
Article #4
Topic: An Analysis of Corrective Feedback Techniques Used by Novice Iranian EFL Teachers
Presenter: Elmira Soltani
Authors: Priya Parsa Rad and Elmira Soltani
Article #5
Topic: The Impact of Digitally-Based Exams on Teacher Performance and Student Exam Results
Presenter: Shahram Kianoush
Authors: Shahram Kianoush and Elmira Soltani
Article #6
Topic: The effect of I-TALK sessions on intermediate students’ WTC through speaking
Presenter: Aida Sedghi Nasab
Authors: Aida Sedghi Nasab and Amir Akbar Nozari
Article #7
Topic:
Differential Effectiveness of Corrective Feedback Techniques on the Development of Advanced Iranian EFL Learners’ Grammar Ability
Author and Presenter: Pariya Parsa Rad
Article #8
Topic:
A Triangulated Study on the Impact of Digitally-Based Exams on Iranian EFL Teachers’ Development and Job Satisfaction
Author and Presenter: Dr. Saeed Sayyad Chamani
Article #9
Topic: Development and Validation of a Classroom Quality Control Observation Instrument
Author and Presenter: Maryam Khaksar
Article #10
Topic:
Input Processing and Processing Input to Bridge the Form-Meaning relationships in teaching grammar
Author and Presenter: Mostafa Shahrokhi
Article #11
Topic: Pragmatically-oriented Input in Business English Textbooks: The Case of Act Realization
Author and Presenter: Hassan Solooki
Article #12
موضوع : Dysfluency and Stuttering in Foreign Language Acquisition The Case of an Iranian Learner
Author and Presenter Dr. Ali Aaj
Article #13
Topic: I Am in Power Simply Because I Am ‘A Professor
Author and Presenter: Fouzieh Aaj
Conference: 16th International TELLSI Conference Futurology of English Language Teaching & Literature Venue: Shiraz Date: November 21 to 23, 2018
Article #1 Epistemological Turns in Science:
Anti-Cartesian Manifestations in Woman on the Edge of Time and “The Yellow Wallpaper”
Author and Presenter: Vafa Keshavarzi
Article #2
Ask less to get more: An investigation of teachers’ elicitation techniques and students’ production of the target language
Author and Presenter: Parichehr Afzali
Article #3
Emotion regulation in Iranian English Language Schools’ Context
Author and Presenter: Maryam Khaksar
Conference: Fifth International Conference on Language, Discourse, and Pragmatics
Venue: Ahvaz – Shahid Chamran University
Date: January 26 to 28, 2019
Article #1
Lexical bundles: Uses and misuses in the argumentative writing by Iranian students
Author and Presenter: Parichehr Afzali
Article #2
A Longitudinal Study of the Relationship between Teacher Performance at Different Levels and Final Exam Scores of EFL Learners
Authors and Presenters: Shahram Kiyanoosh and Almira Soltani
Article #3
Teacher Evaluation: Finding the Relationship between EFL Learners’ Final Exam Scores and Teacher Performance and Development
Author and Presenter: Shahram Kiyanoosh
Conference: The Fifth National Conference on English Studies (Teaching and Learning Literature, Translation, and Linguistics)
Venue: Ahvaz – Amiralmomenin University
Date: February 1 to 2, 2019
Article Title: The Repetition Patterns in Persian Language
Author and Presenter: Hassan Salouki (Professor at Sadeqiyeh Brothers Unit)
Conference: National Conference on New Trends in Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies
Venue: Isfahan, Sheikh Bahaei University
Date: February 21, 2019
Article #1
Topic: Audiovisual Aids made by students_ the more involved, the more motivated
Author and Presenter: Dr. Ali Aaj
Article #2
Topic:
Using illustration to avoid the use of L1 in students’ fossilized grammatical errors in ESL & EFL classes :Author and Presenter
Nastaran Eyzi
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