Peyman, Neda

PhD Candidate in Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. She has got the top 300th rank in the nation-wide University Entrance Exam, 2000; and also ranked 10th in nation-wide MA Entrance Exam, 2005. She is a member of Academic Circles such as Asia Teachers of English as Foreign Language (Asia TEFL), and Teaching English Language and Literature Society of Iran (TELLSI). She has more than 10 years of teaching experience in different universities of Iran, especially Sadjad University of Mashhad; and has got some expertise in research methodology and softwares such as SPSS, End-note, and Amos. She has published an English to Persian translation book, and has authored about 20 book chapters and articles in scientific journals and Inter/national conferences. She has attended international expert workshops in material development and is a member of SAMT (Iranian National Organization for developing Official University textbooks) project of revising university English books. Her main areas of interest include English as an International Language (EIL) and TEIL, Intercultural communication, Language policy/planning/ culture /protectionism, critical applied linguistics, and material development.