MA, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Azad University

BA, Translation Studies, Azad University

Areas of Interest & Expertise

• Teacher cognition

• Corrective feedback

• Second language pronunciation

• Automated writing evaluation

Recent Courses Taught

• ENGL 4043 Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

• ENGL 5693 Research Writing for International Graduate Students

• ENGL 1223 International Freshman Composition II 

• GRAD 5092 ITA Training – Language in the American Classroom

• GRAD 5082 ITA Training – Oral Proficiency

Selected Publications

• Saeli, H., Rahmati, P., & Koltovskaia, S. (forthcoming). Learner Engagement with Written Corrective Feedback: The Case of Automated Writing Evaluation. Journal of Response to Writing.

• Saeli, H., Rahmati, P. (2023). Developments in Learners’ Affective Engagement with Written Peer Feedback: The Affordances of in Situ Translanguaging. Assessing Writing, 58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asw.2023.100788 [Link to the article]

• Rahmati, P., Dalman, M., & Saeli, H. (2023). Oral corrective feedback on pronunciation errors: Implications for teacher trainers. The Journal of Asia TEFL, 20(1), 197-206. http://dx.doi.org/10.18823/asiatefl.2023.20.1.16.197 [Link to the article]

• Saeli, H., Rahmati, P. (2022). Development in a Teacher’s Cognition about Written Corrective Feedback: A Sociocultural Theory-driven Perspective. Language Teaching Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/13621688221142018 [Link to the article]

• Saeli, H., Rahmati, P., & Dalman, M. (2021). Oral corrective feedback and pronunciation errors: The mediating effects of learners’ engagement with feedback. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 12(4), 68-78. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.12n.4.p.68 [Link to the article]

• Saeli, H., Dalman, M., & Rahmati, P. (2020). How do learners engage with oral corrective feedback on lexical stress errors? Effects of learner engagement on the working of corrective feedback. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 43(3), 247–276. https://doi.org/10.1075/aral.19010.sae [Link to the article]

• Marashi H. & Rahmati P. (2017). The Effect of teaching reading strategies on EFL learners’ reading anxiety. International Journal of Research in English Education, 2(2), 43-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.18869/acadpub.ijree.2.2.43 [Link to the article]

Selected Conference Presentations

• Learner engagement with written corrective feedback of automated writing evaluation. Paper to be presented at AAAL; Portland, OR (with Hooman Saeli and Svetlana Koltovskaia)

• Background factors shaping EFL teachers' cognitions and practices of corrective feedback on pronunciation errors. (2022); Paper presented at AAAL; Pittsburgh, PA (with Mohammadreza Dalman, and Hooman Saeli).

• S. undergraduates’ perceptions of ITAs’ speech: Does accentedness render ITAs’ speech less acceptable? (2021); Paper presented at AAAL; Virtual (with Mohammadreza Dalman, and Hooman Saeli).

• Pronunciation in EFL classrooms: A study of the Iranian teachers’ training, attitudes and practices. (2021); Paper presented at Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT); Purdue University, IN (with Mohammadreza Dalman and Hooman Saeli).

• S. undergraduates' perceptions of ITAs' acceptability: Does intelligibility override accentedness in acceptability judgements? (2020). Paper presented at Second Language Research Form (SLRF); Nashville, TN., USA (with Mohammadreza Dalman).

• The correlation between the use of formulaic sequences and temporal measures of utterance fluency. (2019). Paper presented at ​Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT)​; Flagstaff, AZ., USA.

• Listening anxiety, listening comprehension strategies, and listening performance among university EFL students. (2019). Paper presented at Second Language Research Form (SLRF); East Lansing, MI, USA (with Mohammadreza Dalman).

Professional Appointments and Professional Service

• Teaching assistant at the Language Studies Lab; January 2020 – May 2021.

• International Teaching Assistant (ITA) Examiner; January 2019 – present.

• International Teaching Assistant (ITA) Exam Room Supervisor; January 2022 – present

• Academic Chair at TESLing Student Organization; May 2020 – May 2021.

• President at TESLing Student Organization; May 2019 – May 2020.

• Coordinator at Friends of Oklahoma and Language Studies (FOOLS); Fall 2020 – Fall 2021.

• Coordinator at Lab Research and Tools Training Sessions (LabRATTS); Fall 2020 – Fall 2021.

Awards and Recognition

• The Carol Guagliardo Preston TESLing Award. (2023) Oklahoma State University, Department of English

• The OSU Dr. Ravi Sheorey Travel Grant. (2022). Paper presentation at ​AAAL Conference​; Pittsburgh PA., USA.

• The OSU Dr. Ravi Sheorey Travel Grant. (2020). Paper presentation at AAAL (virtual conference).

• The OSU Dr. Ravi Sheorey Travel Grant. (2019). Paper presentation at ​Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) Conference​; Flagstaff, AZ., USA.

• The Gene B. Halleck Annual Award for Outstanding Student Teacher. (2022) Oklahoma State University, Department of English.

• The TESLing Excellence in Leadership (2021). Oklahoma State University, Department of English.

• The TESLing Board of Administration (2021). Oklahoma State University, Department of English.

• The TESLing President’s (2020). Oklahoma State University, Department of English.

• The TESLing Excellence in Leadership Award. (2020). Oklahoma State University, Department of English.

Volunteer Experience

• Manuscript reviewer for “Language and Speech”