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.
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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.
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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.
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Persian language & the media webinar was held on January 10, 2022. Dr. Fateme Azimifard, researcher and lecturer at IRIB was the keynote speaker. Given that television is one of the most influential media, she stated: “it can be considered as one of the best tools for expanding and teaching Persian language and literature.” Dr. Azimi Fard responded to the participants at the end and introduced various television or radio programs that seek teaching Persian language and literature
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Closing Ceremony of the Second Internationalization of Higher Education in Medical Sciences took place on Wednesday, November 17, in the presence of Dr. Kurdi (former International Vice President and Head of the Medical-Sports Research Center), Dr. Hassanzadeh (Secretary of the Planning Council) Ministry of Health), Dr. Ziaei (Vice Chancellor for International Campus of Tehran University of Medical Sciences) and Dr. Shab-Bidar (Vice Chancellor for International College).
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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.
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