Dr Samaneh Zandian
Lecturer in Language Education
- Moray House School of Education and Sport, ILE
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 651 6424
- Email: s.zandian@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Moray House School of Education and Sport, CH 5.09A
- City
- University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
- Post code
- EH8 8AQ
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
Undergraduate teaching
Primary Literacies 1: Developing literacy in the early stages (Primary Education with Gaelic (MA Hons))
Postgraduate teaching
Second Language Teaching Curriculum (MSc TESOL)
TESOL Methodology (MSc TESOL)
TESOL Dissertation (MSc TESOL)
Teaching Languages to Young Learners (MSc Language Education)
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)
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Constructing joint understandings of research with children
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800411432-004
Research output: › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (Published) -
A questionnaire study of Iranian children’s understanding of intercultural issues
Research output: › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (Published) -
‘I thought it would be tiny little one phrase that we said, in a huge big pile of papers': children’s reflections on their involvement in participatory research’
(26 pages)
In:
Qualitative Research, vol. 15, pp. 235-250
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794112465637
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
"‘We can talk with them in English. It’s the main language, and everyone should know it!’: Young language learners in Iran and their perceptions of intercultural interaction"
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Paper (Published) -
Migrant literature and teaching English as an international language in Iran
Research output: › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (Published) -
Developing intercultural education in Iran: starting with young foreign language learners
(2 pages)
Research output: › Conference contribution (Published) -
"A large diaspora abroad and millions of refugees at home: Developing intercultural competence in Iran"
Research output: › Paper (Published) -
‘I don’t ever want to leave this room’: benefits of researching ‘with’ children
(11 pages)
In:
ELT Journal, vol. 68, pp. 64-74
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/cct057
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Participatory activities, research and language classroom practice
Research output: › Conference contribution (Published)
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