Join us for an insightful session, "The Changing Purposes of Language Teaching: from instrumentalism to humanistic education" with distinguished guest speaker Dr. Michael Byram. Don't miss this opportunity to explore innovative approaches in applied linguistics.

Join us for an insightful session, "English as a School Subject: Learning Effective Practices from Primary Sector English Language Teachers in the ‘Global South’" with distinguished guest speaker Dr. Sue Garton. Don't miss this opportunity to explore innovative approaches in applied linguistics.

Join us for an insightful session, "No Time Like the Present: The Influence of Temporal Experiences on Writing Processes and Identities" with distinguished guest speaker Dr. Bronwyn T. Williams. Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of applied linguistics.

Dr. Ken Hyland, a professor of Applied Linguistics at University of East Anglia, U.K. was the keynote speaker of the 4th session of TUMS Applied Linguistics Webinar Series II (2021) who delivered his talk on “Working with Writing: Understanding Texts, Writers, and Readers”. He gave an all-encompassing picture of writing and its predominant teaching approaches. Five types of knowledge essential to writing were enumerated: Content knowledge, System knowledge, process knowledge, Genre Knowledge and Reader Knowledge. Then three approaches to writing were expounded: Focus on Texts, Focus on Readers and Focus on Writers. Professor Hyland concluded his talk with some explications on mixed genre portfolios and audience analysis.

Dr. Bronwyn T. Williams, a professor of English at Louisville University, U.S.A. was the keynote speaker of the 3rd session of TUMS Applied Linguistics Webinar Series II on 08 May, 2021. In his talk entitled “Constructing Literate Identities: Genre, Response, and Student Writers’ Perceptions of Agency,” the speaker extended the notion beyond the conventional conceptualization of Literacy (i.e., an ability to read and write) to include a perception of agency, which can crucially affect how people respond to writing situations. He also touched upon some strategies for addressing issues of genre across disciplines, including questions of audience, authorial position, and style.

The 6th session of TUMS Applied Linguistics Webinar Series I (2021) which was hosted by the Department of Foreign Languages of Tehran University of Medical Sciences on January 9, 2021 was attended by over 300 professors, researchers, and students of applied linguistics from several countries. The keynote speaker was Dr. James P. Lantolf, Greer Professor Emeritus at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A., who delivered his talk on “Crisis in SLA: Cognitive ~ Social Divide and What to Do About It.” He expounded the crisis in terms of the relationship between cognitive orientation and the socio-cultural perspective, and proposed a potential solution grounded in Vygotsky’s theory of general psychology.

The third session of TUMS Applied Linguistics Webinar Series I was held virtually by the Department of Foreign Languages at Tehran University of Medical Sciences on 12 August, 2020. The keynote speaker was Dr. Javad Gholami, an assoc. Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Department of English at Urmia University, Iran. In his talk entitled “Principles of Instructed Language Learning and their Embodiment in EFL classes in Iran”, the speaker reviewed a spectrum of theories and models pertaining to instructed language acquisition and provided their down-to-earth practical representations in the actual contexts of EFL classes in Iran.

Dr. Bronwyn T. Williams, a professor of English at Louisville University, U.S.A. was the keynote speaker of the 3rd session of TUMS Applied Linguistics Webinar Series II on 08 May, 2021. In his talk entitled “Constructing Literate Identities: Genre, Response, and Student Writers’ Perceptions of Agency,” the speaker extended the notion beyond the conventional conceptualization of Literacy (i.e., an ability to read and write) to include a perception of agency, which can crucially affect how people respond to writing situations. He also touched upon some strategies for addressing issues of genre across disciplines, including questions of audience, authorial position, and style.

The first session of TUMS Applied Linguistics Webinar Series I was virtually held by Department of Foreign Languages, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) on 13 June, 2020. The keynote speaker was Dr. Gerhard Leitner, an emeritus Professor of English linguistics at the Department of English of the Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany. In his talk titled “From the ‘best [British] English’ to ‘Englishes’ and challenges for English Language Teaching”, Prof. Leitner chronologically reviewed through the main existing models of spread of English and touched upon a paradigm shift from World English into World Englishes across time.

Join us for an insightful session, "No Time Like the Present: The Influence of Temporal Experiences on Writing Processes and Identities" with distinguished guest speaker Dr. Bronwyn T. Williams. Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of applied linguistics.

Join us for an insightful session, "English as a School Subject: Learning Effective Practices from Primary Sector English Language Teachers in the ‘Global South’" with distinguished guest speaker Dr. Sue Garton. Don't miss this opportunity to explore innovative approaches in applied linguistics.

Dr. Behrooz Azabdaftari, an emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Tabriz University, Iran was the keynote speaker of the 2nd session of TUMS Applied Linguistics Webinar Series I on 11 July, 2020 who delivered his talk on “Halliday's Transitivity in EFL Context.” The speaker made ...

Introducing the principles of international marketing;procedures,necessities & strategies was presented by Dr. Shabani and Dr. Hosseini Moghaddam.

Dr. Ramin Kordi, Vice-Chancellor for Global Strategies and International Affairs at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, clarified a new educational model. “Internationalization needs well-organized training, knowledge and experience exchange with all universities cooperation’’ he explained.

The second day focused on the principles of international marketing presented by Dr. Shabani and Dr. Hosseini Moghaddam.

Dr. Neomy Storch, a professor of Applied Linguistics at the School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne, Australia was ...