A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal
Delving into the Future of Iran's English Language Teaching in Light of Technology
Authors: Yaghooty S, Pishghadam R
Publisher: TAMKANG UNIV
Publication year: 2016
Journal: Journal of Futures Studies: Epistemology, Methods, Applied and Alternative Futures
Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF FUTURES STUDIES
Journal acronym: J FUTURES STUD
Volume: 21
First page : 49
Last page: 62
Number of pages: 14
ISSN: 1027-6084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6531/JFS.2016.21(1).A49
Abstract
This article examines the prospect of replacing EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers with technology in Iran. It has adopted the approach of Causal Layered Analysis (CLA) to analyze the data collected from interviews with 10 EFL experts in Iran. The four layers of CLA do suggest that it is unlikely that technology will replace EFL teachers in Iran by 2030. Iran, being a hierarchical, collectivist, and restrained society with a normative cultural orientation and preference for avoiding uncertainty, will be reluctant to accept technological innovation so quickly which would replace EFL teachers. Further research covering a time frame beyond 2030 would be needed.
This article examines the prospect of replacing EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers with technology in Iran. It has adopted the approach of Causal Layered Analysis (CLA) to analyze the data collected from interviews with 10 EFL experts in Iran. The four layers of CLA do suggest that it is unlikely that technology will replace EFL teachers in Iran by 2030. Iran, being a hierarchical, collectivist, and restrained society with a normative cultural orientation and preference for avoiding uncertainty, will be reluctant to accept technological innovation so quickly which would replace EFL teachers. Further research covering a time frame beyond 2030 would be needed.
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