Delving into the Future of Iran's English Language Teaching in Light of Technology



: Yaghooty S, Pishghadam R

Publisher: TAMKANG UNIV

: 2016

: Journal of Futures Studies: Epistemology, Methods, Applied and Alternative Futures

: JOURNAL OF FUTURES STUDIES

: J FUTURES STUD

: 21

: 49

: 62

: 14

: 1027-6084

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6531/JFS.2016.21(1).A49


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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