Personal Information

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Gholam Reza Kiany

Date of Birth: 10/9/1961 Place of Birth: Mazandaran, Iran

Academic Status: Associate Professor

PhD: Language & Linguistics; Specialty: TEFL

Affiliation: Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran (www.modares.ac.ir)

Fax: 82884633; Email: rezakiany@yahoo.com; rezakiany_gh@modares.ac.ir

Education

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§ BA : TEFL, University for Teacher Education, Tehran, Iran, 1989.

§ MA : TEFL, Tarbiat Modarress University, Iran, 1992.

§ PhD : Language and Linguistics, University of Essex, Colchester, UK, 1998.

Title of PhD dissertation: Extraversion and Pedagogical Setting as Sources of Variation inDifferent Aspects of English Proficiency

Teaching Experience3

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§ Research Method; Testing, Psycholinguistics (MA Level, TEFL & Non-TEFL Majors)

§ ESP/EAPA (TEFL & Non-TEFL Majors)

§ Data Analysis & Validity Studies using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to PhD Levels

§ Program Evaluation

§ Advanced Research, SPSS; and Data Analysis (Ph.D Level)

§ TOEFL, General English, Reading, Conversation; Testing; Research; ESP (Undergraduate)

§ General English, Conversation, TOEFL, Listening (Graduate Non-English Majors)

Professional Experience

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§ Project Manager (project title: Theoretical Bases, Goals, and Policies of English Language Education in the Ministry of

Education of Iran, Ministry of Education), Iran, 2009-2011.

§ Project Supervisor (project title: Development and Research on “English for Non-TEFLstudents”), SAMT, 2006-2008, Iran.

§ Editorial Board: Modares Journal, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran, 2009-2012.

§ Editorial Board: The Journal of “Critiques on Foreign Language & Literature”, ShahidBeheshti University, Iran, 2009-2012.

§ Chancellor of Shomal University , Amol, Mazandaran, (www.shomal.ac.ir) , 2002-2006.

§ Editorial Board: Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Tabriz, 06/06/2008–continued.

§ Member of the Establishers & the Central Council of Iranian Non-governmentalUniversities Union. 2003-continued.

§ Member of “the council of developing issues of Higher Education”, Ministry of HigherEducation, 11/12/2008 –continued.

§ Editorial Boards: International Journal of Humanities, 09/06/2007 –continued.

§ Editorial Board: Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Shiraz, 09/12/2007-

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continued.

§ University Chancellor, Shomal Institute of Higher Education, Amol, Iran, 06/06/2002 -06/06/2005

§ Head of the Board of Establishers: Khazar Institute of Higher Education,Mahmoodabad, Iran , 06/06/2002- continued.

§ Head of the board of the trustees, Khazar Institute of Higher Education,Mahmoodabad, Iran , 2008-continued.

§ Head of ELT Department of Tarbiat Modares University, 06/06/1999 - 06/06/2001.

§ Managing Director of Neshat English Institute, 06/06/1998 - 06/06/2000.

§ Head of the Foreign Languages and ESP Department: Center for Research andDevelopment of Materials in the Humanities Tehran, Iran, 06/06/1999 –2008.

§ Associate Professor of Tarbiat Modarress Universityr , 06/06/2007 –

§ Assistant Professor, Tarbiat Modarress Universityr, 06/06/1998 - 06/06/2005.

§ Lecturer: Tarbiat Modarress Universityr, 06/06/1992 - 06/06/1998.

▪ Referee of Kharazmi Festival, Tehran, Iran, 2002

Publications

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A. Books:

2009. English for the Students of Welfare and Planning. Joint with Shayestefar,Talebzade & Kiany, SAMT Publication.

2005. Full Paper Proceedings of the First ESP/EAP Conference. Joint Edited workwith Khayamdar, M. SAMT Publication, (1).

2005. Full Paper Proceedings of the First ESP/EAP Conference. Joint Edited workwith Khayamdar, M. SAMT Publication, (2).

2004. English for the Students of Tourism. Joint with Khezrinejad, M. SAMTPublication.

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2004, English for the Students of Curriculum. Joint with Mehrmohammadi, M. andKhezrinejad, M., SAMT Publication.

2000. Communication between Cultures. Joint with Mirhassani, BAZ Publication:Tehran.

2002. Post-modernism and Globalization. (by Turner, Bryan, S.), Translation,Published by Farhang Gofteman: Tehran.

B. International Journal:

§ In Press, 2010. “High School Students’ Perceptions of EFL Teacher Control Orientations andtheir English Academic Achievement”. Joint with Shayestefar. British Journal of EducationalPsychology.

§ In Press. 2010.“Authenticity in ESP/EAP Selection Tests Administered at Iranian Universities”.Joint with Akbari & Alibakhshi. Asian ESP Journal, Vol 6, No 2.

§ 2004. “ On the Relationship between Impulsivity/Reflectivity Cognitive Style and Performanceon TMU English Exam”. Joint with Salimi. I.T.L. Review of Applied Linguistics.

§ 2004. “ Vocabulary Learning and Recall of Iranian Elementary EFL Learners in Audio-lingualand Total Physical Response”. Joint with Salimi. I.T.L. Review of Applied Linguistics, Vol.145-146.

§ 2002. “The Effect of Frequent Dictation on the Listening Comprehension Ability of ElementaryEFL Learners”. Joint with Shira Miry. TESL Canada Journal, Vol. 20, No. 1.

§ 2001. “On the Relationship between English Proficiency, Writing Ability and the Use ofConjunctions in Iranian EFL Learners' Compositions”. Joint with Khezri Nejad .T.L. Review ofApplied Linguistics,

§ 1998. “'English Proficiency and Academic Achievement in Relation to Extroversion: APreliminary Study”., International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Vol. 1, No. 8.

§ 1997. “On the Role of Personality in SLA”. , I.T.L. Review of Applied Linguistics,.

§ 1995. “Reliability and Validity of Close Test, in Aspects of Language Teaching, Learning andResearch Methodology in the Context of Education”. Cortazi, M., et al, LeicesterUniversity.02

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C. Peer-Reviewed National Journals:

§ In Press. “The Washback Effects of ESP Tests on Teaching ESP at Iranian Universities”. Jointwith Akbari & Alibakhshi. TELL.

§ In press. "On the Consequential Validity of ESP Tests: a Qualitative Study in Iran". Joints withAkbari & Alibakhshi. The Journal of Applied Linguistics (Azad University).

§ Forthcoming. “ Foreign Language Education Policies in Iran: Pivotal Macro Considerations”.Joint with Mirhosseini & Navidi Nia. The Journal of Studies in Teaching & Learning English.

§ 2009. “Theoretical and Practical Comparison of Classical Test Theory and Item-Response Theory.Joint with Jalali. IJAL, 12 (1), 167-198.

§ 2008. “Teachers’ Teaching Styles, Sense of Efficacy and Reflectivity as Correlated of Students’Achievement Outcomes”. Joint with Akbari, Imani & Karimi Alvar. IJAL, 11 (1), 1-28.

§ 2008. “The Effect of Visual Organizer and Types of Passages on EFL Learners’ ListeningComprehension”. Joint with Jalali. The Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1 (2), 99-116.

§ 2008. “The relationship between advance organizers and listening performances of advanced EFLlearners”. Joint with Jalali. Applied Linguistics, 99-111.

▪ 2006. “Relationship between modality, types of passages, and performance of advance EFLlearners on listening comprehension tests”. Joint with Jalali. Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics,51-78.

§ 2006. “‘On the reliability and validity of TMU English examination. using I.R.T” joint withSalimi., Journal of Humanities,

§ 2006. “The Relationship between Risk Taking and Syntactic Complexity and GrammaticalAccuracy of the Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners' Descriptive and Expository Writing”. Jointwith Pournia. Pazhuhesh-e Zabanha-ye Khareji, 143-164.

§ 2006. “ Exercise Type and Word Meaning Remembrance”. Joint with Ghafar-Samar, R. andRahimi. M. Modarres Humanity Science,1-12.

§ 2006. “On the Reliability and Validity of TMU English Examination Using IRT”. Joint withHaghighi. Journal of Humanities, No. 34, 55-73.

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§ 2005. “The Relationship between Impulsivity Cognitive Style and Performance on ReadingComprehension” joint with Ghafar Samar & Pakdel. New Trends in Linguistics and LanguageTeaching, SAMT.

§ 1999. “Performance on Different Test Methods as a Function of Extroversion and PedagogicalSetting”. Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics,…

§ 1999. “On the Relationship between L1 Reading Ability, L2 General Proficiency and L2 ReadingAbility. Modares Humanity Sciences, 1 (3),

Refereed International & National Conference Proceedings

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1. Domestic

2010. Unveiling the Blind Spots: Unstated Policies in English Language Education ofIran, Moradkhani & Momenian, The First Conference on ELT in the Islamic World,ILI, Iran.

2010. "A Comprehensive Analysis of a Nation-Wide Language Proficiency Test: theRole of Gender and the Relationship among Skill, Sub-skill, and Item-Types". Mosavi,I. & Shirazizadeh. The First Conference on ELT in the Islamic World, ILI, Iran.

§ 2010. The effect of CALL Software on ESP vocabulary achievement”. Joint with Ghane'.TELLSI-8, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

§ 2010. Challenges of Learner Assessment in the National English Language Program of Iran.Joint with Mahdavi. IELTI-5. Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

§ 2010. The Need for a Comparative Program Evaluation of Teacher Education: the Cases ofEuropean Framework of Reference vs. Iran. Joint with Ravanbod, Kashani, Banisaeed,Abdolzade. IELTI-5. Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

§ 2010. Applying Multiple Evaluation Approaches in Examining Iranian University EntranceCriteria for the English Majors. IELTI-5. Tehran University, Tehran. Iran.

§ 2009. Need for a Curriculum Reform in ELT: Theoretical Idealization vs. PracticalConsiderations. Regional Conference on English Literature, TEFL, and Translation Studies.Ghaemshahr, Iran.

§ 2009. Washback Effects of ESP Tests on Teaching ESP. Joint with Alibakhshi. TELLSI-7,University of Yazd, Yazd, Iran.

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§ 2008. Present and Target situation needs of students of engineering. Joint with Atai & Adabi.TELLSI -6. Guilan, Iran.

§ 2007. Words' frequency rate and students' performance on cloze test. Joint with Mansuri. IELTI-4 ,Tehran, Iran.

§ 2007. 'Item response theory vs. True score model: theoretical and practical considerations'. IELTI-4 , Tehran, Iran .

§ 2007. 'The effects of planning condition and task structure on different aspects of Iranianintermediate EFL learners' written performance. Joint with Jafari, S. IELTI- 4, TehranUniversity, Tehran. Iran.

§ 2007. 'Iranian EFL Teachers' presentations of Task-based language teaching (TBLT) andpracticality of TBLT in Iranian contexts'. Joint with Eghtesadi, IELTI- 4, Tehran, Iran.

§ 2007. 'Qualitative vs. Quantitative research: ironing the confusion out', the 4th conference onissues in English language teaching in Iran Joint with Karimi Alvar.Tellsi, Shiraz, Iran.

§ 2007. 'Grouping strategies and writing achievement in cooperative learning',.Joint with GhafarSamar & Ghanbari. Tellsi, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

§ 2007. A critical look at language testing in Iran: the case of high school'. Joint with Dadvand &Azimi. Tellsi, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

§ 2007. 'The relationship among types of TOFEL (p &p vs. CBT) , anxiety level of participants,and their performance on the Toefl'. Joint with Jalali. Tellsi, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

§ 2006. 'On the Effect of Visual Advance Organizers and Modality on the Performance of IranianEFL Learners in Listening. Joint with Jalali & Mirhassani. , TELLSI-3, Razi University ofKermanshah, Kermanshah, Iran.

§ 2006. 'Writing Performance Assessment: The role of Writer's/Rater's ContentFamiliarity/Unfamiliarity, Joint with Karimi-Alvar, N TELLSI-3, Razi University ofKermanshah, Kermanshah, Iran.

§ 2005. 'Planning Time Condition and Performance on Writing Tasks', Joint with Ghafar-Samar, R.and Rahmanian. M, IELT-3, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

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§ 2003. 'The Relationship Between Difficulty levels of Reading Comprehension Questions andLevels of Information ', Joint with Ghafar-Samar, R. and Pakdel, M, ICOLLT1, TarbiatModarress University, Tehran.

§ 2003. 'On the Construct Validity of TMU English Examination', Joint with Nazarpour, M. TheFirst National Conference on Issues of ELT and Related Fields, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz,pp.

§ 2003. 'The Relationship between Impulsivity Cognitive Style and Performance in Referential andInferential Reading Comprehension Questions', Joint with Ghafar-Samar, R. and Pakdel, M.ICOLLT1, Tarbiat Modarress University, Tehran, Iran.

§ 2001. 'Exposure, Instruction, and Extroversion in Relation to English Proficiency ', IELT-1,Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

§ 2000. 'The Structure of Language Proficiency', Joint with Hosseiniun, the 4th LinguisticConference, Allameh Tabatabaee University, Tehran, Iran.

§ 2000. ' Intercultural Communication and the Problem of Equivalence in Translation', TranslationSeminar, Ghaem-shahr Azad University, Iran.

2 . Foreign International Conferences

§ 2009. "Detecting differentia item functioning through 2 DIF procedures: IRT & LogisticRegression". Joint with Jalali S. Armenia.

§ 2007. 'The relationship between the types of TOEFL (P & P VS CBT) : Anxiety level of EFLlearners and their TOFEL performances', joint with Jalali, S.Asian TEFL InternationalConference , Malaysia.

§ 2006. ' The Transfer of Persian in the Use of Collocations by Iranian Language Learners'. Jointwith Alibakhshi. The 4th Asia TEFL International Conference: Spreading Our Wings; MeetingTEFL Challenges, Seinan-Gakuin University, Fukuoka, Japan .

§ 2006, 'The Relationship among Modality of Listening Passages, the Presence of VisualOrganizers, and Iranian Advance EFL Learners Performance on Listening Comprehension Test',joint with Jalali & Mirhassani. The 4th Asia TEFL International Conference: Spreading OurWings; Meeting TEFL Challenges, Seinan-Gakuin University, Fukuoka, Japan.

§ 2006. 'Speech Modality and Advance Organizer', Joint with Jalali, S. TALGS, University ofCarolina, Carolina, U.S.

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§ 2002. 'On the Relationship between Impulsivity/Reflectivity Cognitive and Performance on TMUEnglish Exam', EUROSLA 12, University of Basel, Switzerland.

§ 2001. ' On the relationship between English Proficiency, Writing Ability and the Use ofConjunctions', EUROSLA 11, University of Paderborn, Germany.

§ 2000. 'Divisibility- Indivisibility of English Proficiency', EUROSLA 10, Jagielonian Universityand University of Silesia, Krakow, Poland.

§ 2000. 'The Factorial Structure of English Proficiency', TESOL 2001, U.S.: Gateway to theFuture.

§ 1997. ' Extroversion as a Source of Variation in Second Language Acquisition ', EUROSLA 7:Views on the Acquisition and Use of Second Language, Spain.

§ 1995.'Proficiency and Academic Achievement in Relation to Extroversion/Introversion: A PilotStudy', by Iranian Ph.D Students in the UK and Ireland Proceeding of the First Seminar on Artsand Humanities. UK.

Symposium

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§ 2010. From Proposal to Appraisal of a multiplex model of the components of languageproficiency: A symposium on Structural Equation Modeling. Joint with Shirazizadeh &Mosavi. TELLSI-8. Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

§ 2010. A Structural Euation Modeling in language testing and assessment: conceptual issues &practical application. Joint with Momenian, Moradkhani, Mosavi & Shirazizade. IELTI-5.Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

§ 2009. Educational language policy as part of educational reform: pivotal micro-considerations.Joint with Mehrani, Navidi Nia, Mirhosseini, Amiri & Mohammadi. TELLSI-7. YazdUniversity, Yazd, Iran.

§ 2008. Toward dynamic reform in English language education in iran: an all-inclusiveresearch-based proposal. Joint with Eghtesadi, Talebzade, Shayestefar, Tavasoli, Mahdavi &Tajik. TELLSI-6. Guilan University, Iran.

§ 2008. Item - response theory: a stage by stage orientation to the theory and practice throughBilog, joint with Sara Jalali & Asoodar, . TELLSI-6. Guilan University, Iran.

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Award

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§ 1998. Scholarship, European Summer School in Data Analyses.

§ 2008. The Distinguished Figure , Mazandaran. Iran.

Membership in Academic Societies

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§ Member of the Establishing Board, Teaching English Language and Literature Society of Iran(TELLSI), 2000 –continued.

§ Member of European Second Language Association (EUROSLA), 06/06/1997 –

§ Member of ASIA TEFL, 06/06/2006 –

§ Member of the directing board of TELLSI (Teaching English Language & Literature Societyof Iran), 2008-continued.

Supervised PhD Dissertations & Theses10

§ 2010.

- 2010. PhD. Jalali, S. "Theoretical & Practical Comparisons of two PsychometricFrameworks: Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory and Designing theComputer Adaptive Test on the Basis of Item Response Theory".

▪ 2009.

- 2009. PhD. Alibakhshi, G. " Assessment in EAP: Development and ConstructValidation based on a new Model".

§ 2010 (PhD Candidates Under Supervision)

- 2008-2011. Shayestefar. P. “Evaluation of the Changing High-Stakes UniversityEntrance Assessment of English Language: Learning from Multiple EvaluationApproaches”.

- 2007-2010. Mahdavi, B. "Toward the Development of an Evaluation Model for IranianHigh Scholl Based on Program Evaluation".

- 2009-2012. Navidi Nia, H. "Designing a Model for Evaluation of Iranian EnglishLanguage Teachers".

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- 2008-2011. Rajabi, P. " A Comparative Model of ESP Education Considering the Roleof English Major & Non-Major ESP Instructors".

§ 2010 (MA. Students Under Supervision)

- Movahedian, M. " A Comparative Studies on English Language Policies of Iran, China,and Singapoor".

§ 2009

- Mashhadi Heidar. D. "The Effect of Critical Period on Second Language Learning:Reading, Writing, and Grammar of English Language".

- Mohammadi Rad, S. "On the Washback Effects of Standardized High-Stake UniversityEntrance Exams on English Language Learning at High Schools".

- Mossavi, I. "Gender & Personality Differences and Unwillingness to Communicate in aForeign Language".

- Khazaee, A. "On the Effect of English Language Teachers' Tasks Organization & TasksTypes on Advance EFL Learners' Speaking Skill".

- SoleimaniFar, R." On the Effect of Teaching Explicit Strategies of Listening on IranianEFL Learners' Listening Comprehension".

- Ghane’, M. "The effect of CALL Software on ESP vocabulary achievement”

- Asadian, Vafa. " English Students' Abilities in Answering TOEFL ListeningComprehension Questions: The Case of High- & Low-Ability Students"

- Amiri, F. "Task-based Interactions among Iranian EFL learners: Exploring the Role ofGender".

- Bordbar, F. " Processes used by EFL Learners in Cloze Tests: A Comparison betweenProfessional & non-professional Readers"

§ 2008

- Adabi, Firoozjaee, F. " Present and Target situation needs of students of engineering".

- Diani, M. "On the Role of Application of Short Drama, Traditional, and Task-BasedReading in the Development of Reading, Grammar, and Vocabulary Skills of EFL Upper-Intermediate Adults Iranian Learners of English".

- Zahedi, Mi. The Effects of Task Difficulty (Code Complexity, Cognitive Complexity, andCommunicative Stress) on the Accuracy, Complexity, and Fluency of Iranian EFL LearnersPerformance in Oral Narrative Tasks".

- Abdolahi, Z." Bidirectional Transfers in the Language of Iranian EFL Learners".

§ 2007

- Shayestefar, P. " High School Students Perceptions of EFL Teacher ControlOrientations and their Performances on National Achievement Tests".

- Akhalghi, A. " Listening strategies and the performance of Iranian EFL students onTOFEL and IELTS listening exams".

- Jafari, S. " The Effects of Planning Condition , Task structure , and gender on differentaspects of Iranian intermediate EFL learns' performance (fluency, accuracy, complexity,and lexical density) in written tasks".

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§ 2006

- Mansoori, Behzad. "The relationship between deleted words' frequency rate andstudents performance on cloze test".

- Jalali, S. "'The Relationship among Modality of Listening Passages, the Presence ofVisual Organizers, and Iranian Advance EFL Learners Performance on ListeningComprehension Test".

- Khalife, A. "On the Reliability and Construct validity of C-Tests Based on NarrativeDescriptive, and Argumentative Texts".

▪ 2005:

- Mashalhai, A. , " The Relationship between Use of Reading Strategies on the EFLLearners' Performances on Cloze Tests".

▪ 2004:

- Poornia, Y. "The Relationship Between Risk-taking and the Syntactic Complexity andGrammatical Accuracy of the Iranian Intermediate EFl Learners' Descriptive andExpository Writing"

- Rahmanian, M. "The Relationship Between Pre-task & on-line Planning and Fluency,Accuracy and Complexity of Iranian EFL Students Production in Written Narrative andDescriptive Tasks".

And several othere theses supervised during the following yesra:

§ 2003: 2 MA Theses

§ 2001: 2 MA Theses

§ 2000: 1 MA Thesis

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