Dr Samaneh Zandian

Lecturer in Language Education

Qualifications

MA in English Translation Studies. Allameh Tabataba’i University

MA in English Language Teaching. University of Warwick

PhD in English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics. University of Warwick

Postgraduate teaching

Language and the Learner ( MSc Language Education)

Teaching Languages to Young Learners (MSc Language Education)

 

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Areas of interest for supervision

I am interested in supervising PhD students in these areas:

Young language learners

Social psychology and cross-cultural adaptation processes in children

Inclusive, participatory research with children which includes working with children

Intercultural Education

Intercultural Communication

Current PhD students supervised

  • Xuande Wu (Year 3)
  • Fumika Koshiba (Year 3)

Past PhD students supervised

Dr Giulia Pinton

Research summary

  • Second/ foreign language acquisition and learning for children of all ages
  • Innovative participatory research methodologies with children
  • Intercultural communication, social psychology and cross-cultural adaptation processes

Current research interests

I am currently interested in exploring international students’ educational, social and linguistic experiences in the UK higher education.

Past project grants

2018: Seedcorn fund (£1240)

Invited speaker

‘Pushing boundaries in research with young learners’. Warwick International Conference in Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, 27-29/6/2017

‘Children’s perceptions of cross-cultural encounters: an exploration into an Iranian context’. Department of Education, University of Bath, Bath Spa, UK, 10/2/2016