Elham Farahani

Department of English
(2020 - present)



Elham Farahani (born 1985, Qom) ) is an Assistant professor of MU’s Department of English. He received a Bachelor's degree in "English Language and Literature" from the University of Qom in 1995, a Master's degree in TEFL in 2010 and a PhD in TEFL in 2019 from Arak University.

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Farahani, E., Firoozalizadeh, M., & Panahi, S. (2017). The most common errors in English abstracts in MA theses: The case of Knowledge and Information Science. Sciences and Techniques of Information Management, 2 (4), 103-126

Ahmadian, M., Poulaki, S., & Farahani, E. (2016). Reading strategies used by high scoring and low scoring IELTS candidates: A think-aloud study. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 6(2),408-416

Ahmadian, M. & Farahani. E. (2014). A CDA of Los Angeles Times and Tehran Times on the representation of Iran’s nuclear program. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 4(10), 114-122

Farahani, E., & Ahmadian, M. (2014). What is the truth? A demonstration of language manipulation in two newspapers and the pedagogical implications, International Journal of Research Studies in Language Learning, 3(7), 89-100

Attarzadeh, S. & Farahani, E. (2013). The effect of task complexity on Iranian EFL learners’ listening comprehension across aptitude. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 9, 314- 323

Farahani, E. (2013). The ticking mind and beating heart: Speaking, imagination, and emphatic intelligence, Theory and Practice in Language Studies,4(10), 123-134
2015-present: Faculty member, English Language Department, Mofid University, Qom, Iran

(Idioms and Metaphorical Expressions in Translation, English Grammar 1 &2,b Language Teaching Methodology, Research Methodology, Advanced writing, Essay Writing, Reading Comprehension 2 & 3)


2014-present: Lecturer, Department of English language and literature, University of Arak, Iran

(Speaking and Listening Comprehension 1 & 2, Grammar 1 & 2, Oral Reproduction 1 & 2)


2012-2013: Lecturer, Payam Nour University, Qom and Markazi, Iran.

(English for Tourism Management, Specialized English for Business Management, English for Industrial Management, English for Business Management, and General English)

International


2017: “Shedding Light on the Use of Idiom in Applied Linguistics Research Articles”, 3rd International Conference on New Trends in English Language Teaching and Testing, Istanbul, Turkey

2012: “Russia Lashes out at or Agrees with Iran? A Demonstration of Language Manipulation in Two Newspapers and the Pedagogical Implications in ELT”, the 10th International TELLSI Conference: Bridging the Gap between Research, Policy, and Practice, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

2012: “A CDA of Los Angeles Times and Tehran Times on the Representation of America's Financial Problems and the Pedagogical Implications”, the 10th International TELLSI Conference: Bridging the Gap between Research, Policy, and Practice, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

2012: "The Effect of Task Complexity on Iranian EFL Learners’ Listening comprehension across Aptitude", International Conference on Current Trends in ELT: Putting the Learner in the Spotlight, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

2008: “A CDA of Los Angeles Times and Tehran Times on the Representation of Iran’s Nuclear Program”, the 9th International TELLSI Conference: Global Perspective, Local Practice, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

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Recipient of the first COIL Project Certificate in Iran (1st KU-MU COIL project Iran-Japan) by Dr. Yutaka Maeda, Director of Institute for Innovate Global Education, Kansai University, Japan.

Recipient of the second COIL Project Certificate for the Course of Research Methodology (2nd KU-MU COIL project Iran-Japan) by Dr. Takao Fujita, the vice President of Institute for Innovate Global Education, Kansai University, Japan.