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Centralized Curricula and Classroom Realities: A Qualitative Study of EFL Pedagogy in Iran | ||
| Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies | ||
| دوره 13، شماره 2، تیر 2026، صفحه 77-99 اصل مقاله (526.55 K) | ||
| نوع مقاله: Research Paper | ||
| شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.30479/jmrels.2025.22752.2568 | ||
| نویسندگان | ||
| Mehdi Solati1؛ Shima Ahmadi Azad* 2؛ Mohammad Hossein Yousefi3 | ||
| 1Department of English Language Teaching, Sara. C., Islamic Azad University, Sarab, Iran. | ||
| 2Assistant Professor, Department of English Language Teaching, Sara. C., Islamic Azad University, Sarab, Iran. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor, Department of English Language Teaching, Bon. C., Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran. | ||
| تاریخ دریافت: 01 مهر 1404، تاریخ بازنگری: 23 آبان 1404، تاریخ پذیرش: 04 آذر 1404 | ||
| چکیده | ||
| This qualitative study examined pedagogical practices in Iranian public secondary school English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) settings, in particular the use of textbooks, language in the classroom, teaching strategies, and teacher agency. Drawing on 12 classroom observations and semi-structured interviews with 12 English teachers, it investigated the degree of adherence to the government-prescribed Vision textbook series, patterns and reasons for L1 (Persian) and L2 (English) use, methodological approaches used, and teacher agency within systemic constraints. Findings revealed a high dependence on textbooks and teacher manuals, little adaptation of the material, and heavy reliance on teacher-centered presentation-practice-production (PPP) approaches. In the classroom, Persian is used 65 percent of the interactions especially to support lower-proficiency learners. Institutional factors—centralized curricula, inadequate resources, exam-oriented culture, and teachers' limited language proficiency—curtail professional autonomy. Although many teachers are interested in communicative approaches, structural barriers prevent their adoption. The study highlights the need for context-sensitive teacher preparation, textbook revisions, and pedagogical flexibility to improve the effectiveness of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) in centralized education systems. | ||
| کلیدواژهها | ||
| classroom language؛ classroom observation؛ teaching methodology؛ textbook use؛ translanguaging | ||
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