A. Majid Hayati
Education:
Ph.D., Linguistics, The University of Newcastle, Australia, 1995
Concentrations: Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Dissertation: A Contrastive Analysis of English and Persian Intonation
M.A., Applied Linguistics, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran, 1989
Concentrations: Linguistics, TEFL
Thesis: A Contrastive Analysis of English and Persian Stress
B.A, TEFL, Shahid Chamran University University, Iran, 1986
Experience:
Instructor of English
Dept. of Education
Instructor, 1986 – continued.
Shahid Chamran University
Courses: Contrastive Analysis, Conversation, Writing, Testing TEFL
Head of the English Department, 2009-continued.
Shahid Chamran University
Associate Professor of English
Shahid Chamran University
Courses: Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Syllabus Design, ESP, Testing, etc.
Presentations:
A. Majid Hayati (2007) A Comparative Study on Objective and Subjective Scoring Measures for Testing Oral Language Proficiency of University EFL Students. Paper presented at the ELT Conference at the University of Tehran.
Publications:
1. Hayati, A. M. (1997). Contrastive Linguistics: Re-evaluation and Re-formulation. Papers and Studies in Contrastive Linguistics (PSiCL) 32, 21-28.
2. Hayati, A. M. (1997). A Contrastive Analysis of English and Persian Stress. PSiCL, 32, 51-56.
3. Hayati, A.M. (1998). A Contrastive Analysis of English and Persian Intonation. PSiCL. 34, 53-72.
4. Hayati, A.M. (2001). Notes on the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis. Journal of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities (Shahid Chamran University Press).2, 29-39.
5. Hayati, A.M. (2005). The Computer and Language Teaching. Asian EFL Journal. 4, 1-8. www.asian-efl-journal.com
6. Hayati, A.M. (2005). “The Methodology of Teaching English Intonation: A General Perspective”. Journal of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities (Shahid Chamran University Press), 1(3), 79-102.
7. Hayati, A.M. & Fattahzadeh, A. (2006). The Effect of Monolingual and Bilingual Dictionaries on Vocabulary Recall and Retention of EFL Learners. Journal of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities (Shahid Chamran University Press), 2(1 2), 75-98.
8. Hayati, A.M. (2006). Take 2, Act 1:Feeding Two Birds with One Scone. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education (Sage Publications), 5(2), 209-219.
9. Hayati, A.M. (2007). Games and Fun in Language Teaching. ILI, 2(2). 73-84.
10. Hayati, A.M. (2008). Teaching ESP in Iran: Problems and Suggestions. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education (Sage Publications), 7(2). 167-183.
11. Jalilifar, A. Hayati, A. M. & Saki, A. (2008). Question strategies in reading comprehension: pre-questining, infixing and post-questioning. Iranian Journal of Language Studies (Lulu Publications), 2(2). 215-236.
12. Hayati, A. M. & Askari, E.(2008). Testing Oral Proficiency of EFL learners. Asian EFL Journal, 30(2). 26-38.
13. Hayati, A. M. & Ostadian, M. (2008). The Effect of Self-esteem on Listening Comprehension. The Journal of GlOSSA, 3(2). 300-312.
14. Hayati, A. M. & Nickghojogh, A. H. (2008). Test-wiseness strategies in higher education. ELT (Canada). 1(2). 169-181.
15. Hayati, A.M. & Ghassemi, E. (2008). The effect of anxiety on reading comprehension across genders: A case of Iranian EFL learners. Iranian EFL Journal, 2, 101-123.
16. Hayati, A.M & Kalanzadeh,GH. (2008). A Contrastive Study of English and Persian Linking verb Complementation. GLOSSA. 4(1)146-172.
17. Hayati, A. M. & Shariatifar, S. (2009). Mapping strategies. Journal of College Reading and Learning, USA. 39(2). 53-67.
18. Hayati, A. M. & Jalilifar, A.R. (2009). The relationship between note-taking strategies and listening comprehensions skills in academic contexts. ELT (Canada). 2(1). 101-111.
19. Hayati, A.M & Mohammadi, M. (2009). Task-based instruction vs. translation method in teaching vocabulary: the case of Iranian secondary school students. Iranian Journal of Language studies. 3(2). 153-176.
20. Hayati, A.M. (2009). No news is bad news. IH Journal. 27(Autumn). 15-17.
21. Hayati, A. M. (2009). The impact of cultural knowledge on listening comprehension of EFL learners. ELT (Canada). 2(3). 144-152.
22. Hayati, A. M. (2009). Captioning Comprehension: Using Movies in the EFL classroom. ESL Magazine. March. April. (68).18-20.
23. Hayati, A. M. (2009). M-Learning. English Teaching Professional. September (64). 56.58.
24. Hayati, A.M. (2010). The effect of speech rate on listening comprehension of EFL learners. Creative Education, 1(2), 107-114.
25. Hayati, A.M., & Gooniband Shooshtari (2010).The effect of systematic dictation on listening comprehension. Ferdowsi Review: An international Journal of TESL, Literature and Translation Studies. 1(3), 53-74.
26. Hayati, A. M. & Mashhadi, A. (2010). Language planning and language-in-education policy in Iran. Language Problems and Language Planning. 34(1). 24-42.
27. Hayati, A. M. & Shahriari, A. (2010). The Impact of L1 equivalents versus context on vocabulary recall of pre-university EFL students. Journal of Teaching Language Skills (JTLS). 2(3). 27-51.
28. Hayati, A. M. & Maniati, M. (2010). Beggars are sometimes the choosers! Discourse and Society. 21(1). 41-58.
29. Hayati, A. M. & Deheiminejad, Kh. (2010). A comparative study of monolingual and bilingual EFL learners on language learning strategies use: A case of Iranian High school students. Asia TEFL, 7(4). 79-101.
30. Hayati, A. M. (2010). Notes on teaching pronunciation to EFL learners: A case of Iranian high school students. ELT (Canada). 3(4). 121-126.
31. Hayati, A. M. & Jalilifar, A.R.(2010). Task-based teaching of microskills in an EAP situation. ESP Journal, 2(2), 49-65.
32. Hayati, A. M & Mohmedi, F. (2011). The effect of films with and without subtitles on Listening Comprehension of EFL learners. British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET). 42 (1).181-192.
33. Hayati, A. M., Gooniband Shooshtari, Z. & Shakeri, N. (2011), Using Humorous Texts in Improving Reading Comprehension of EFL Learners. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 1(6), 567-571.
34. Hayati, A. M., Jalilifar, A. & Mashhadi, A. (2011). Using Short Message Service (SMS) to teach English idioms to EFL students. British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET). 7 DEC 2011, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2011.01260.
35. Hayati, A. M. & Ziyaeimehr, Z. (2011). A Study on the Effect of Scaffolding through Joint Construction Tasks on the Writing Composition of EFL Learners. Studies in Literature and Language, 2(3). 92-102.
36. Hayati, A. M. , Jalilifar, A., & Bardideh, A. (2011). A comparative study of morphosyntactic and discourse errors of intermediate and advanced EFL learners’ writing, PSICL. 47, 361-379.
37. Hayati, A. M., Shokouhi, H., & Hadadi, F. (2011).A genre analysis of reprint request e-mails written by EFL and Physics Professionals. Journal of Teaching Language Skills (JTLS). 3(3). 21-42.
38. Hayati, A. M., Jalilifar, A. & Namdari, N. (2011). (Forthcoming). A Comparative Study of Research Article Discussion Sections of Local and International Applied Linguistic Journals, Asia TEFL.
English Book
Hayati, A. M. (2005) Contrastive Analysis: Theory and Practice. (2nd ed.) Shahid Chamran University Publications. Iran.
Hayati, A. M., Monjezi, M., Validi, M. Maniati, M. & Hemati, A. (2012). Issues in second language acquisition. Shahid Chamran university Publications. Iran:Ahvaz.
كتاب فارسي
1. راز سيلي، انتشارات كنگره سرداران و 16 هزار شهيد كربلاي خوزستان. 1379
2. توفيق اجباري، انتشارات كنگره سرداران و 16 هزار شهيد كربلاي خوزستان. 1379
3. هفت مقاله: مروري بر آموزش زبان. انتشارات كردگار. 1386
4. سكوت و ديگر هيچ (مجموعه شعر). انتشارات كردگار. 1386
5. سايه ها ( مجموعه نمايشنامه). انتشارات كردگار. 1386
6. ده گفتار درباره آموزش زبان انگلیسی 1391.
Online Publication
Hayati, A.M. & Pourmohammadi, M. (2005) "A Comparative Study of Using Bilingual and Monolingual Dictionaries in Reading Comprehension". Reading Matrix. www.readingmatrix.com
Awards and Honors:
1. Accepted as the outstanding researcher by the International Biographical Center (IBC) as a result of which his biography was included in the following titles: Outstanding People of the 20th Century - Second Edition; 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 20th Century, First Edition; Outstanding People of the 21st Century - First Edition.
2. Accepted as the outstanding researcher by the Research Center of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in 2006, 2008.
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