Vahid Shahidipour

Department of English
(2023-present)

 

Vahid Shahidipour (28 August 1988) is an assistant professor of the English Department at Mofid University. He received his BA in ‘English Language and Literature’ from the University of Qom in 2011, MA in ‘Teaching English as a Foreign Language’ from Azad University in 2013, and PhD in ‘Teaching English as a Foreign Language’ from Sheikhbahaee University in 2019.

 

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Books


Dahmardeh, M. ، Safari, M. ، Baqerzadeh Hosseini, S. M. ، Jalili, A. R. ، Shahidipour, V. ، & Imaniragheb, A. (۲۰۱۸). Glocal English ۲: Developing effective English reading comprehension. Qom: Al-Mustafa University.

Dahmardeh, M. ، Safari, M. ، Baqerzadeh Hosseini, S. M. ، Jalili, A. R. ، & Shahidipour, V. (۲۰۲۱). Glocal English ۳: Developing effective English reading comprehension. Qom: Al-Mustafa University.

Karimi, L. ، Shahidipour, V. ، Mirzaei, K. ، Esmaeili Salumahale, A. ، & Ebrahimi, M. (۲۰۱۳). English methodology in one look. Hamedan: Sepehr Danesh.

Zarei, A. A. ، Hasani, M. T. ، & Shahidipour, V. (۲۰۱۳). Language learning strategies as predictors of L۲ idiom learning. Germany: Lambert academic publishing.

Articles


Shahidipour, V. (۲۰۱۷). A study on the speech act of compliment response in Persian: The effect of age. Iranian Journal of Sociolinguistics, ۱ (۲)، ۷۲-۸۳.

Shahidipour, V. ، & Alibabaee, A. (۲۰۱۷). Syntactic structures and rhetorical functions of electrical engineering, psychiatry, and linguistics research article titles in English and Persian: A cross-linguistic and cross-disciplinary study. Journal of Teaching Language Skills, ۳۶ (۱)، ۱۴۵-۱۷۵.

Shahidipour, V. ، & Tahririan, M. (۲۰۱۷). Evaluation of newly developed EAP textbooks for the students of medicine published by SAMT. Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, ۴ (۴)، ۶۵-۸۳.

Shahidipour, V. ، & Tahririan, M. (۲۰۱۸). Difficulties facing Iranian EFL senior high school learners and strategies they use to understand English idioms. Issues in Language Teaching, ۷ (۲)، ۱۲۱-۱۴۶.

Shahidipour, V. ، & Zarei, G. R. (۲۰۱۶). Investigating age–based compliments in Persian. English Review: Journal of English Education, ۴ (۲)، ۲۷۵-۲۸۸.

Shahidipour, V. ، & Zarei, G. R. (۲۰۱۷). Investigating the use of compliments and compliment responses in Persian: Effect of educational background. International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature, ۶ (۱)، ۲۲۷-۲۳۹.

Talebinezhad, M. R. ، & Shahidipour, V. (۲۰۱۵). A critical look at CLIL on the basis of KARDS model. International Journal of Language Learning and Applied Linguistics World, ۹ (۲)، ۲۵۴-۲۷۱.

Zarei, A. A. ، & Shahidipour, V. (۲۰۱۳). Language learning strategies as predictors of L۲ idioms comprehension. International Journal of Language Learning and Applied Linguistics World, ۴ (۲)، ۳۱۳-۳۳۰.

Zarei, A. A. ، & Shahidipour, V. (۲۰۱۳). Language learning strategies as predictors of L۲ idioms production. In S. O'Neill & A. Maleki (Eds.), Advances in TESOL for 21st century practitioners: Leaders, learners and strategies (pp. ۱۴۵-۱۵۸). Sydney: ADAM House PRESS.

PhD Courses: PhD TOEFL (TOEFL Vocabulary, Grammar and Reading Comprehension), English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
MA Courses: General English, English for Specific Purposes for the Students of Psychology, Advanced Writing, Paragraph Writing

BA Courses: General English, English for Specific Purposes for the Students of Library and Information Science, Basic and Advanced Writing Skills, Paragraph Writing, Letter Writing, English Correspondence, Basic and Advanced Reading Comprehension, Basic and Advanced Grammar, Grammar and Writing, Essay Writing, Basic and Advanced Listening-Speaking Skills, Lecturing and Oral Presentation, Study Skills, Linguistics, Language Teaching Methodology, Teaching Language Skills, Testing, Language Assessment, Research Methodology, Materials Development, Textbooks Evaluation, Interlanguage

Teaching different English language courses to the:

BA students in English Language and Translation and Linguistics at Hazrat Masoumeh University, Qom, Iran, since 2020;

MA and BA students in English Language and Literature and other majors at the University of Qom, Qom, Iran, since 2015;

PhD and MA students in various majors at Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute, Qom, Iran, since 2014;

BA students in English Language and Translation and Teaching English as Foreign Language and PhD students in other majors at Mofid University, Qom, Iran, since 2022;

BA students in English Language and Translation and other majors at Toolo-e-Mehr University, Qom, Iran, since 2014;

young adult EFL learners at the Iran Language Institute (ILI), since 2013; and

EFL learners at all proficiency levels (i.e., beginner, elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced) at various high schools, language centers, and institutes in Qom, Iran, since 2008.

Director of the Iran Language Institute (Qom), since 2022
Head of the Language Department, Mofid University, Qom, Iran, since 2023

International


Participating at International Conference on Current Trends in ELT: Putting the Learner in the Spotlight organized by department of English language and literature, Urmia University, May 20-22, 2013.

Presenting a paper entitled 'English Language Learning Strategies as Predictors of L2 Idioms Production' at islPAL- Middle East, the 1st International Conference on Improving TESOL - Pedagogies, Learning and Assessment organized by Middle East Language Development Institute, ROCMELIA & APAMALL, Tehran, Iran, September 22-23, 2013.

Presenting a paper entitled 'English Language Learning Strategies as Predictors of L2 Idioms Comprehension' at The 3rd International Conference on English Language Teaching, Equatorial Hotel Melaka, Malaysia, November 18-20, 2013.

Presenting a paper entitled 'A Cross-linguistic and Cross-disciplinary Study of Syntactic Structures of Research Article Titles Written in English and Persian in the Three Different Disciplines of Electrical Engineering, Psychiatry, and Linguistics' at Annual National Conference on Recent Research in English Language Teaching, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran, February 9, 2017.

Presenting a paper entitled 'Evaluation of Newly Developed EAP Textbooks for the Students of Medicine Published by SAMT' at Annual National Conference on Recent Research in English Language Teaching, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran, February 9, 2017.

Presenting a paper entitled 'Evaluation of CLIL Approach with the Yardstick of KARDS Model' at The 2nd National Conference in Challenges in Foreign Language Teaching in Iran, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran, May 3-4, 2017.

Presenting a paper entitled 'A Study on the Speech Act of Compliment Response in Persian: Effect of Age' at The 2nd National Conference in Challenges in Foreign Language Teaching in Iran, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran, May 3-4, 2017.

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Honors


Earning the highest GPA scores during all semesters in the MA and PhD programs.

Earning the best total GPA in class in the MA program (i.e., 19.05).

Earning superior total GPA in class in the PhD program (i.e., 18.50).

Earning superior score in the PhD comprehensive examination in class (i.e., 17.88).

Being considered as an elite and brilliant talent by Iran's National Elites Foundation (INEF) in 2020.

Being selected as one of the top ten professors of Hazrat Masoumeh University in 2020-21.

Winning the first place as the best professor in the English Language Department and the sixth place in the Faculty of Humanities of Qom University based on the student surveys in the first semester in 2016.

Winning the first place as the best professor in the English Language Department and the Faculty of Humanities of Mofid University based on the student surveys in the first semester in 2022.

Winning the third place as the best professor in the English Language Department and the Faculty of Humanities of Mofid University based on the top student surveys in the first semester in 2022.

Winning the seventh place as the best professor in Mofid University based on the student surveys in the first semester in 2022.

Workshops


Conducting a workshop on language teacher training which was held at Qom University, Qom, Iran, Fall, 2017.

Conducting a workshop on proposal writing which was held at Hazrat Masoumeh University, Qom, Iran, October, 2021.

Conducting a workshop on MA program in teaching English as foreign language which was held at Hazrat Masoumeh University, Qom, Iran, November, 2021.

Conducting a workshop on advanced English grammar which was held at Mofid University, Qom, Iran, August, 2022.

Conducting a workshop on MA program in teaching English as foreign language which was held at Mofid University, Qom, Iran, October, 2022.

Attending a workshop on the language learners’ frequent issues in online classes which was held by the Iran Language Institute, Tehran, Iran, December, 2022.

Conducting a workshop on advanced English grammar which was held at Mofid University, Qom, Iran, May, 2023.