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Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Iran

Biography

Zainab Abolfazli holds a PhD in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) from Urmia University. She is currently an academic member of Kosar University of Bojnord, Iran. Zainab does research in language and applied linguistics (particularly language learning and teaching as well as language assessment and testing). Her most recent publication is 'Connecting the dots to see the whole: Learner variables, wellbeing and coping strategies in student narratives'.

Activities

Employment (1)

Kosar University of Bojnord: Bojnourd, IR

2018 to present | Assistant Professor of TEFL (English Language and Literature)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Urmia University: Urmia, IR

2013-09-20 to 2017-09-02 | PhD (Department of English Language and Literature)
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Urmia University: Urmia, IR

2010-09-20 to 2012-07-15 (Department of English Language and Literature)
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Works (44)

Attitudes towards English: The case of Iranian and Turkish EFL students

The 3 rd International Conference on Comparative Education: Contemporary Studies in Comparative Education: Innovations and Challenges
2022 | Conference paper
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli
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Cross-linguistic comparative study of rhetorical structure of academic book reviews in Persian and English

The 3 rd International Conference on Comparative Education: Contemporary Studies in Comparative Education: Innovations and Challenges
2022 | Conference paper
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Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication. Guido Ringes and Sebastian Rasinger. Cambridge University Press (2020). XIV + 538 pp, ISBN: 978-1-108-42969-6 (Hardback).

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Inside the spider’s web: character strengths in an MA TEFL programme

Current Psychology
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85109253717

Part of ISSN: 19364733 10461310
Contributors: Abolfazli, Z.; Sadeghi, K.
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Connecting the dots to see the whole: Learner variables, wellbeing and coping strategies in student narratives<sup>‡</sup>

Innovations in Education and Teaching International
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85041634111

Part of ISSN: 14703300 14703297
Contributors: Sadeghi, K.; Abolfazli Khonbi, Z.
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Evaluating the MATEFL programme in Iran following the wellbeing theory

The 2 nd International Conference on Comparative Education: Contemporary Studies in Comparative Education: Innovations and Challenges
2019 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli
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Wellbeing, learner variables, and coping strategies in MATEFL students’ narratives

The 2 nd International Conference on Comparative Education: Contemporary Studies in Comparative Education: Innovations and Challenges
2019 | Conference abstract
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Improving English language learners’ idiomatic competence: Does mode of teaching play a role?

The 17 th International TELLSI Conference: New Horizons in Language Studies
2019 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli
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Iranian EFL student-teachers’ multiple intelligences and their self-efficacy: Patterns and relationships

The 17 th International TELLSI Conference: New Horizons in Language Studies
2019 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli
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BOOK REVIEW: Encyclopedia of Language and Education: Language Testing and Assessment (3rd ed.)

2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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Examining the status of Well-Being in the MA TEFL Curriculum in Iran (Viewpoints of Students and Professors) (IN PERSIAN)

Educational Measurement and Evaluation Studies
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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Iranian Language Learners’ Attitudes towards Teaching/Learning English: The Role of University Major, Gender, and Age

2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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Linguistic interactions with children: the impact of age and parental literacy level (IN PERSIAN)

Persian Language Teaching Studies
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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Language learning histories and learner variables in an MA TEFL programme: A wellbeing perspective

2 nd National Conference in Challenges in Foreign Language Teaching in Iran
2017 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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An overview of differential item functioning in multistage computer adaptive testing using three-parameter logistic item response theory

Language Testing in Asia
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85065137001

Part of ISSN: 22290443
Contributors: Sadeghi, K.; Abolfazli Khonbi, Z.
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Attitudes towards English in Iran

International Conference on Current Issues of Languages, Dialects, and Linguistics
2017 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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Evaluating MA TEFL programme in Iran in light of the wellbeing theory

the 1 st international conference on current issues in ELT
2017 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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Improving English Language Learners’ Idiomatic Competence: Does Mode of Teaching Play a Role?

2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi; Karim Sadeghi
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Language Learning Histories and Learner Variables in an MA TEFL Programme: A Well-being Perspective

2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi; Karim Sadeghi
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Teacher-Made Assessments: How to Connect Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Learning (2 nd ed.). Christopher, R. Gareis, and Lesli, W., Grant. Routledge (2015). xvi + 192 pp, ISBN: 978-1-315-77341-4 (ebk).

2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Karim Sadeghi; Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi
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LLA and LLS use among Iranian university EFL students: patterns and relationships

12th International Conference of Teaching English Language and Literature Society of Iran
2015 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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The Relationship between Iranian University EFL Students’ Multiple Intelligences and their Use of Language Learning Strategy

12th International Conference of Teaching English Language and Literature Society of Iran
2015 | Conference abstract
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Iranian EFL Student-Teachers’ Multiple Intelligences and Their Self-Efficacy: Patterns and Relationships

2015 | Journal article
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi; Javad Gholami
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Iranian university students’ experiences of and attitudes towards alternatives in assessment

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84930927887

Contributors: Sadeghi, K.; Abolfazli Khonbi, Z.
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Language Learning Aptitude (LLA) and Language Learning Strategy (LLS) use among Iranian university EFL students: Patterns and relationships

2015 | Journal article
Contributors: Karim Sadeghi; Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi
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The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing. Glenn Fulcher and Fred Davidson. Routledge (2012). Xiv + 536 pp, ISBN: 978-0-415-57063-3 (hbk).

2015 | Journal article
Contributors: Karim Sadeghi; Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi
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Relationship Between Iranian University EFL Students’ Language Learning Aptitude and Language Learning Strategy Use

Research in Applied Linguistics
2015-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi; Karim Sadeghi
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The relationship between Iranian university EFL students’ multiple intelligences and their use of language learning strategies: An exploratory study

E-JournALL
2015-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi; Mohammad Mohammadi
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Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course (4th ed.). Susan M. Gass, Jennifer Behney, and Luke Plonsky. Routledge, New York (2013). xxiv + 624 pp, ISBN: 978-0-415-89495-1 (pbk).

2014 | Journal article
Contributors: Karim Sadeghi; Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi
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The effect of self-, peer-, and teacher-assessment on Iranian university EFL students’ academic achievement

1 st International ELT symposium: A historical evaluation of ELT in international context: Lessons from the past to shape the future
2013 | Conference paper
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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An investigation of letter writing problems of Iranian EFL students

1 st National Conference on Teaching, Literature, and Translation
2013 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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Learners' Starting age of learning EFL and use of language learning strategies

English Language Teaching
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84871541982

Part of ISSN: 19164742 19164750
Contributors: Sadeghi, K.; Khonbi, Z.A.
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Self-, peer-, and teacher-assessment: An investigation into Iranian University EFL students’ attitudes

International Conference on Current Trends in ELT: Putting the Learner in the Spotlight
2013 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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Self-, peer-, and teacher-assessment: An investigation into Iranian EFL students’ attitudes

2013 | Journal article
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi; Karim Sadeghi
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The estimation of survival function for colon cancer data in Tehran using non-parametric Bayesian model

Iranian Journal of Cancer Prevention
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84883616943

Contributors: Abadi, A.; Ahmadi, F.; Alavi Majd, H.; Akbari, M.E.; Abolfazli Khonbi, Z.; Davoudi Monfared, E.
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The Relationship between Cognitive Style and Use of Reading Strategies by Iranian EFL Learners

Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching
2013 | Journal article
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi; Elmira Pourghafour Langroudi
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Spatial analysis of CO and PM10 pollutants in Tehran city

Archives of Advances in Biosciences
2013-06-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Amir Kavousi; Reyhaneh Sefidkar; Hamid Alavimajd; Yousef Rashidi; Zeinab Abolfazli Khonbi
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The Effect of Type of Corrective Feedback (Direct vs. Indirect) on Iranian Pre-Intermediate EFL Learners' Writing

The Journal of Applied Linguistics and Discourse Analysis
2013-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Karim Sadeghi; Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi; Fatemeh Gheytaranzadeh
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The Effect of Assessment Type (Self Vs. Peer) on Iranian University EFL Students’ Course Achievement

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
2013-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi; Karim Sadeghi
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An examination of letter writing problems of Iranian intermediate EFL learners

1 st international interdisciplinary conference on Art, Language, and Technology
2012 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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The effect of self- and peer-assessment on Iranian university EFL students’ course achievement

1 st Akdeniz Language Studies Conference
2012 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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The effect of assessment type (self vs. peer vs. teacher) on Iranian university EFL students’ course achievement

1 st Conference on English Language Studies
2012 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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Alternative Assessment in ELT: The effect of self, peer and teacher assessment on academic achievement

Lambert Academic Publishing
2012 | Book
Contributors: Zainab Abolfazli; Karim Sadeghi
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The Effect of Assessment Type (self vs. peer vs. teacher) on Iranian University EFL Students' Course Achievement

Language Testing in Asia
2012 | Journal article
Contributors: Zainab Khonbi; Karim Sadeghi
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Peer review (10 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Current psychology : (5)
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Review activity for The Asia-Pacific education researcher. (3)