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 CURRICULUM VITA/RESUME

Assistant Professor Seyed Jalal Abdolmanafi Rokni

Department of English Language and Literature, Golestan University

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone: 98-9366774849

Education

B.A. Foreign Language teaching (TEFL), University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran, 1999

M.A. Foreign Language teaching (TEFL), University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran, 2003

Ph.D. Studies in Linguistics (TEFL), University of Mysore, Mysore, India, 2010

Academic Experience

2011-present   Assistant professor, Golestan University

2012-2013       Assistant professor, Golestan Azad University

2010-1011       Assistant professor, Farhangian University

2010-2011       Instructor of English, Applied Science University

2007-2008       Instructor of English, Payam Noor University

2005-2006       Instructor of English, Babol Islamic Azad University

2004-2005       Instructor of English, Sari Teacher Training Center

2004-2005       Instructor of English, Sari Islamic Azad University

2003-2011       Instructor of English, Qaemshahr Islamic Azad University

2004-2006       Instructor of English, Sari Management & Planning Organization

2003-2004       Instructor of English, University of Mazandaran

Courses Taught

(a) Research Method (b) Methodology (c) Theories of Second Language Acquisition (d) Essay Writing (e) Oral Reproduction of Short Stories (f) Translation (g) Simple Poetry (h) Simple Texts Translation (i) General Linguistics (j) Phonetics and Phonology (k) Letter Writing (l) Advanced Writing (m) Reading Joualistic Material (n) Using Idioms (o) General English (p) ESP for students of Medicine (q) ESP for students of engineering (r) ESP for students of Persian literature.

Publications in English

Dissertations

1. An Investigation of Native/Non-Native’s Perception of English Multiple WH-Questions. Isfahan University M.A. Thesis, May, 2003

2. The Effects of Explicit Grammar Instruction on the Acquisition of Relative Clauses by Persian Leaers of English. Mysore University Ph.D. Dissertation, May, 2010

Articles

1.                  Jafarigohar, M., Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. & Karimi, N. (2013). The Effect of Teaching Vocabulary Leaing Strategies on Collocation Recall in an EFL Context. Inteational Joual of English and Education, 2(1), 136-150.

2.                  Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. & Rahmani, Z. (2012). An Investigation of the Leaability of Relative Clauses by EFL Leaers. World Joual of English Language, 2(3), 29-37.

3.                  Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2012). Cross-Linguistic Influence in Iranian EFL Leaers: The Case of Relative Clauses. Iranian EFL Joual, 8(4), 358-374.

4.                  Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. & Rezaee, A. (2012). The Difficulty Hierarchy in the Acquisition of English Relative Clauses by Persian Leaers. Inteational Joual of English and Education, 1(2), 170-179.

5.                  Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2012). The impact of Focus on Form on the Acquisition of Relative Clauses. Language Forum, 38(1), 23-36.

6.                  Rahmani, Z. & Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2012). An Investigation into Setting Head Parameters in English as a Head-initial Language from the Minimalist Perspective. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 2(10), 2109-2116.

7.                  Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2012). The acquisition of multiple wh-questions by natives and non-natives. Inteational Joual of Social Science & Interdisciplinary Research, 1(10), 95-107.

8.                  Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2012). Effects of form-focused instruction on the leaing of relative clauses. The Joual of Language and Linguistic Studies, 8(1), 192-210.

9.                  Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2011). Investigating the Effect of Explicit Grammar Instruction on the Types of Tests in the Acquisition of Relative Clauses, ELTWeekly, 3(106), 45-58.

10.              Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. & Ebadi, M. (2010). The Role of Focus-on-Form in Second Language Acquisition. Asian Joual of Development Matters, 4(3), 81-90.

11.              Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. & Zakizadeh, M. (2010). Presenting grammar consciousness-raising tasks in EFL classrooms: The case of relative clauses. Asian Joual of Development Matters, 4(3), 81-90.

12.              Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2010). Effects of Focus on Form on the Leaing of Relative Clauses in an EFL Context. The Mode Joual of Applied Linguistics, 2(1), 27-39.

13.              Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2010). Relative Pronoun in the Acquisition of Relative Clauses. Inteational Joual of Dravidian Linguistics, 39(1) 17-23.

14.              Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2010). On the Relationship of Grammar Instruction and Communicative Language Teaching. Lucknow Joual of Humanities, 7(1), 23-33.

15.              Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2009). A Comparative Study of the Effect of Explicit-inductive and Explicit-deductive Grammar Instruction in EFL Contexts. Language in India, 9(11), 151-175.

16.              Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2009). Explicit Grammar Instruction, Language in India, 9, 117-127.

17.              Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2009). Task-based Instruction versus Traditional Instruction. SAJOSPS Inteational Joual, 9(2), 37-43.

18.              Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2009). Relative Clause and Its Predictor Hypotheses. Asian Joual of Development Matters, 3(2), 21-28.

19.              Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2009). Importance of Grammar Instruction in Second Language. Southe economist, 48(2), 57-62.

20.              Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (2009). Role of Noticing in L2 Grammar Instruction. Southe economist, 48(10) 40-42.

21.              Abdolmanafi Rokni, S.J. (in press). Effects of Explicit Grammar Instruction on the Acquisition of English Relative Clauses. South Asian Language Review.

Seminars & Conferences

1.                  Attended “6^th Inteational Conference of Iranian Society for the Promotion of Persian Language and Literature (ISPL)”, 8^th-10^th June 2011, Babolsar (Mazandaran), Iran

2.                  Presented a paper entitled “An Investigation of Relative Pronoun in the Acquisition of English Relative Clauses” to the 1^st Inteational Multidisciplinary Conference on Current Research Method, 20^th & 21^st November 2009, Mysore, India

3.                  Presented a paper named “A Study of the Acquisition of Relative Clauses by Persian Leaers of English” to the 9^th Inteational Conference on Optimization and Development in Sciences, 17^th December 2009, Pune, India

4.                  Presented an article called “Techniques for a Better Method of Teaching and a Well-disciplined Classroom” to a three-day Inteational Conference on “Education, Research and Innovations for Inclusive Societies”, 19^th & 20^th March 2009, Dravidian University, Kuppam, A.P. State, India

5.                  Presented a paper titled “Study on the Importance of Feedback in Language Teaching” to the 3^rd Inteational Conference on Impact of Economic Crisis in Global Business Scenario, 24^th & 25^th September 2009, Chennai, India

6.                  Submitted a paper with the title of “Relative Clauses” to eighth Academic Seminar of the Iranian Researchers in India on Arts & Science, 8^th & 9^th November 2008, Mysore, India

7.                  Attended “User Awareness Program on Access to e-Resources of UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium”, 21^th & 22^nd October 2008, Mysore, India

Workshops

1.                  Participated in a five day workshop on “Research Methodology for Research scholar” at the Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), 16^th & 29^th February 2009, Mysore, India

2.                  Attended “2^nd Inteational workshop on Research Methodology”, 20-21 December 2008, Mysore, India

3.                  Taken part in the “Awareness Program on ISO 9001: 2000” for Educational Institutions, at Continuing Education Center, SJCE-STEP, 13^th November 2008, Mysore, India

Research Interests

·                     TEFL

·                     Contrastive Linguistics

·                     Form-focused instruction

·                     Second Language Acquisition and Pedagogy 

·                     Psycholinguistics

Languages

·                     Mazndarani (Mother Tongue)

·                     Persian (First Language)

·                     Arabic

·                     English

·                     French