A New Outlook on EAP Literacies: General and Specific English Territories

( Mohammad Zohrabi ) 범태평양 응용언어학회 2010 Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Ling Vol.14 No.2

In designing an EAP (English for Academic Purposes) course it is necessary that we consider several factors: students` objectives, needs, levels and interests, course and institution`s goals, and availability of resources. In this paper it is strived to elucidate the differences between EGP (English for General purposes) and ESP (English for Specific purposes) courses. The experience of teaching in EFL situation indicates that our students largely need general English rather than specific English. Also, it is endeavored to discuss the role of EAP teachers and learners. Meanwhile, we will try to illustrate the crucial role that common core, content-based instruction, needs analysis, materials, and classroom activities serve in EAP syllabuses. It is discussed that before embarking on teaching, we need to take heed of students` levels, aims and needs. This paper can have significant implications for EAP teachers, graduate students, syllabus designers, material developers, and researchers in the field of EAP.

Researching into Curriculum Components

( Mohammad Zohrabi ) 범태평양 응용언어학회 2008 Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Ling Vol.12 No.2

Any curriculum consists of several components: objectives, attitudes, time, students and teachers, needs analysis, classroom activities, materials, study skills, language skills, vocabulary, grammar and assessment. Before setting up a program or course of study, these components should be determined and described in detail. In fact, these elements help to clarify various dimensions of the curriculum and consequently enhance its productivity. Practically, proper consideration of each aspect of these constructs can exert a tremendous influence on the richness of the program. Therefore, curriculum or course designers need to scrutinize these components one by one and determine their role in the program. Essentially, these elements should be explored at length prior to, during and after the program. Thus, this article attempts to shed some light on the various constructs of a teaching-learning course.

An Introduction to Course and/or Program Evaluation

( Mohammad Zohrabi ) 범태평양 응용언어학회 2011 Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Ling Vol.15 No.2

Program and/or course evaluation is, in fact, one of the essential aspects of any curriculum. It is a kind of quality control in which various aspects of an instructional program are explored. Program evaluation is an attempt in which different elements of a given curriculum are scrutinized in depth. To this end, an evaluator makes every effort to collect information from different sources such as students, teachers, administrators, course designers, program staff, and so on. Also, the evaluator tries to gather data through different procedures such as questionnaires, interviews, observations, course documentations etc. Collecting hybrid type of information helps increase validity and reliability of the study. The main concern of program evaluation is to ensure that acquisition is taking place, teaching techniques and strategies are useful, materials are relevant and interesting, resources are available and adequate, and so forth. In the beginning, program evaluation wasmerely quantitative and/or experimental in nature. However, with the passage of time it was realized that qualitative and/or natural approaches are more useful than laboratory-like artificial experimental methods. The important issue in any course evaluation is to bring about some necessary changes. This article tries to elaborate on the preliminary aspects of program evaluation.

Preliminary Aspects of Language Course Evaluation

( Mohammad Zohrabi ) 범태평양 응용언어학회 2012 Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Ling Vol.16 No.1

Program and /or course evaluation is a process in which different types of data are collected systematically in order to study the virtues and weaknesses of a language instruction program. Program evaluation is, in fact, one of the essential aspects of any curriculum. It is a kind of quality control in which various aspects of an instructional program or course are explored. Program evaluation is an attempt in which different elements of a given curriculum are scrutinized in depth. To this end, an evaluator makes every effort to collect information from different sources such as students, teachers, administrators, course designers, program staff, and so on. Also, the evaluator tries to gather data through different instruments such as field notes, questionnaires, interviews, observations, and course documentations. Collecting hybrid type of information helps increase validity and reliability of the study. The main concern of program evaluation is to ensure that acquisition is taking place, teaching techniques and strategies are useful, materials are relevant and interesting, resources are available and adequate. Finally, the end product of an evaluation endeavor is the improvement and modification of a course of study. This article tries to elaborate on the preliminary aspects of program evaluation.

Preliminary Aspects of Language Course Evaluation

( Mohammad Zohrabi ) 범태평양 응용언어학회 2012 Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Ling Vol.16 No.2

Program and /or course evaluation is a process in which different types of data are collected systematically in order to study the virtues and weaknesses of a language instruction program. Program evaluation is, in fact, one of the essential aspects of any curriculum. It is a kind of quality control in which various aspects of an instructional program or course are explored. Program evaluation is an attempt in which different elements of a given curriculum are scrutinized in depth. To this end, an evaluator makes every effort to collect information from different sources such as students, teachers, administrators, course designers, program staff, and so on. Also, the evaluator tries to gather data through different instruments such as field notes, questionnaires, interviews, observations, and course documentations. Collecting hybrid type of information helps increase validity and reliability of the study. The main concern of program evaluation is to ensure that acquisition is taking place, teaching techniques and strategies are useful, materials are relevant and interesting, resources are available and adequate. Finally, the end product of an evaluation endeavor is the improvement and modification of a course of study. This article tries to elaborate on the preliminary aspects of program evaluation.

Recent advances in liquid-phase microextraction techniques for the analysis of environmental pollutants

Hashemi, Beshare,Zohrabi, Parvin,Kim, Ki-Hyun,Shamsipur, Mojtaba,Deep, Akash,Hong, Jongki Elsevier 2017 Trends in analytical chemistry Vol.97 No.-

<P>The liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) method is a sample pretreatment technique that uses small volumes of organic solvents to extract a wide variety of analytes from different matrices prior to instrumental analysis. The development of these techniques focuses on providing simple, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly extraction procedures for sample preparation or pretreatment. In this review, the most recent developments in LPME techniques for the analysis of various environmental pollutants are summarized after being categorized into several groups such as dispersive liquid liquid microextraction (DLLME), ferrofluid-based microextraction, supramolecular-based liquid phase micro extraction, and vortex-assisted liquid liquid microextraction. Moreover, the extraction principles, the solvent production mechanism, and the historical development of the LPME techniques are also discussed. Finally, recent reports on the applications of these methodologies are reviewed. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</P>

Metal-organic frameworks as advanced sorbents for the extraction and determination of pollutants from environmental, biological, and food media

Hashemi, Beshare,Zohrabi, Parvin,Raza, Nadeem,Kim, Ki-Hyun Elsevier 2017 Trends in analytical chemistry Vol.97 No.-

<P>Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), composed of metal ions and organic connector, are a new group of novel porous materials. In light of their advantageous features (e.g., high porosity, uniform cavities, good thermal stability, and high surface area), this class of materials has recently attracted a great amount of attention in analytical chemistry. This review mainly focuses on the up-to-date information on the analytical applications of MOF5 as novel adsorbent materials. To this end, we compiled and reviewed all available data for the extraction and separation of diverse organic and inorganic pollutants from a variety of samples representing environmental, food, and biological media. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</P>