Dr. Atena Attaran

Assistant Lecturer
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from University of Ottawa, Canada

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Area of Interest:

Social Sciences
English Language Education
Psychology of Language
Discourse Analysis
Language Studies

Selected Publications

  1. Attaran, A., B. Ghonsooly, A.H. Fatemi and H. Shahriari, 2019. Immunology of language learners: A social psychological perspective. Interchange, 50: 57-76.
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  2. Khodadady, E. and A. Attaran, 2017. Evaluation of “Ready for first certificate of English”: Microstructural approach. Int. Multidiscip. J. Social Sci., 6: 1-22.
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  3. Pishghadam, R. and A. Attaran, 2016. Discourse analysis of "Qesmat" in Iranian culture and language. J. Cult. Commun. Stud., 17: 127-149.
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  4. Pishghadam, R., S. Sharifi and A. Attaran, 2015. Analysis of the verb "Go" in Mashhadi and English: Similarities and differences. J. Ling. Khorasan Dialects, 6: 55-77.
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  5. Yahyazade, M., M.M. Moghaddam and A. Attaran, 2014. Towards an interactive EFL class: Using active learning strategies. Res. Humanit. Social Sci., 4: 190-194.
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  6. Ghodrati, M., L. Bavandian, M.M. Moghaddam and A. Attaran, 2014. On the relationship between problem-solving trait and the performance on C-test. Theory Pract. Lang. Stud., 4: 1093-1100.
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  7. Pishghadam, R. and A. Attaran, 2013. Rhetorical patterns of argumentation in EFL journals of Persian and English. Int. J. Res. Stud. Lang. Learn., 2: 81-90.
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