"English Language Instruction in Iran" by Zarrin Khatami

Publication Date

1977

Abstract

The present paper is an overall study of English language instruction in Iran. Several aspects of instruction have been considered:

I. Educational curriculum in the schools of Iran, from kindergarten to eleventh grade.

II. The language background of Iran.

III. Problems in learning/teaching English as a Foreign language in public secondary schools in Iran.

IV. A close look at the two aspects of Graded English, Book 1, ( a textbook being used in the public secondary schools of Iran), as an example of the problems mentioned above.

V. A discussion of the phonemic problems of Farsi speakers learning English with a suggestion for vowel and consonant contrast charts.

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Curriculum and Instruction | Education | Secondary Education and Teaching | Teacher Education and Professional Development

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