Modular Educational Program in Teaching English as a Foreign Language : Modular Education & EFL

Sahar Sadat Afshar Imani

ISBN 10: 3659350117 / ISBN 13: 9783659350115

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - One of the most crucial prerequisites of an effective educational program is having codified standards which act as an impeccable criterion upon which a program can be implemented and evaluated.Hence,carrying out evaluation studies seems to be an essential mission of every successful educational program.Modular Education Program exercised commonly at global level and in Iranian educational setting by the University of Applied Science in general and in EFL education in particular is an innovation in Iranian educational system oriented to creating better job opportunities.Contrary to significant academic achievements,the program has been subject to continuous scholarly criticisms;which undermine the validity of the Program. However, no explicit empirical studies could be traced on both internal and external validity measures as well as on the extent of compatibility of the EFL courses with the standards of scientific educational program.In a bid to address these issues and investigate applicability and validity of the Modular Program,this study attempted to investigate the issue more empirically in the field of EFL education.The outcomes render constructive lessons at global circle.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Modular Educational Program in Teaching English as a Foreign Language : Modular Education & EFL
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659350117
• ISBN 13: 9783659350115
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 12D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 292 grams

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Synopsis

One of the most crucial prerequisites of an effective educational program is having codified standards which act as an impeccable criterion upon which a program can be implemented and evaluated.Hence,carrying out evaluation studies seems to be an essential mission of every successful educational program.Modular Education Program exercised commonly at global level and in Iranian educational setting by the University of Applied Science in general and in EFL education in particular is an innovation in Iranian educational system oriented to creating better job opportunities.Contrary to significant academic achievements,the program has been subject to continuous scholarly criticisms;which undermine the validity of the Program. However, no explicit empirical studies could be traced on both internal and external validity measures as well as on the extent of compatibility of the EFL courses with the standards of scientific educational program.In a bid to address these issues and investigate applicability and validity of the Modular Program,this study attempted to investigate the issue more empirically in the field of EFL education.The outcomes render constructive lessons at global circle.

About the Author

Gholam-Reza Abbasian, holds a PhD in Applied linguistics and is a faculty member of Imam Ali and Islamic Azad universities in Tehran, Iran for 20 years. Sahar Sadat Afshar Imani, MA in TEFL, researcher and teacher at public and private English institutions in Tehran, Iran.