Payam Rahmati
PhD Student, TESOL and Applied Linguistics
Graduate Teaching Assistant
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. & RahmatiP. (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 inSecond 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”