Morady Moghaddam, Mostafa and Murray, Neil (2019) English Language Teaching in Iran : a case of shifting sands, ambiguity, and incoherent policy and practice. International Journal of Society, Culture & Language, 7 (1). pp. 96-105. 10. ISSN 2329-2210.
Abstract
English language teaching (ELT) in Iran has experienced a turbulent history reflecting an often dynamic context and changing attitudes toward English, yet framed within a discourse of tolerance rather than one of embrace, as this study is going to show. The discourse was much brighter before the Islamic Revolution and this study reveals that there were much fewer adverse policies toward the spread of English (mostly because of economic reasons). However, after the Islamic Revolution, the discourse can be seen as a product of a postcolonial perspective and an accompanying unease – even antipathy – concerning Westernisation and Western values that are seen as being at odds with Iran’s identity and aspirations as an Islamic state. It is discussed in this study that at its current status, language policy and planning in the Iranian context is blatantly at odds with the ‘educational’ and ‘social’ needs of the nation.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics |
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Society, Culture & Language |
| Publisher: | Katibeh-ILCRG |
| ISSN: | 2329-2210 |
| Official Date: | September 2019 |
| Dates: | Date Event September 2019 Published 28 March 2019 Accepted |
| Volume: | 7 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Page Range: | pp. 96-105 |
| Article Number: | 10 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons open licence) |
| Open Access Version: | |
| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/117430/ |
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