Samira Golshani

English Teacher, Supervisor, Researcher

EDUCATION

 2017 - 2013 - Teaching English as a foreign language, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah branch — MA - 

(Master Thesis: An investigation of grey matter volume in early bilinguals: the effect of language switching on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex) 

Industrial Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah branch— BA- 2005-2009 - 

WORK EXPERIENCES

Language College — Teacher - Supervisor -

Sep 2019 – PRESENT

Hassanzade Ielts House — Teacher -

Aug 2015 - Sep 2019 

Modalal Industrial Group, Qarb Carton Company—Sale and Communication Expert -

Aug 2009 - Sep 2011

CERTIFICATES and WORKSHOPS

Ielts Train the Trainer, Speaking module —IDP, Anna Hasper- 2019-

Language Supervisor Training Course — ELT academia- 2020-

Language Supervisor Training Course — Milad college academia- 2022-

ContinuesPprofessional Development  (CPD) — 2019-

 Innovations in Classroom Practice (ICP) — 2021-

Teacher Training Course (TTC)— by Leila Afkhami- 2018-

Teacher Training Course (TTC)— by Dr. Hamid Gholami- 2019-2020-

A classroom observation and teacher assessment - by Jangal Publication – 2021-

What’s hot, What’s not; practical tips for English teachers from hot topics in educational psychology — by Jonathan Newton – 2018-

A step-by-step introduction to different techniques and strategies inteaching grammar — by Mohamad Golmohamadi – 2019-

A 3-hour workshop on ‘how to teach teen to teen’— by Dorna Golshani – 2020-

How to design discussion based classes- by Leila Afkhami -2020-

Engaging teen, it’s not all about technology - by Anna Hasper -2020-

Strategies for Reducing Teacher Talk Time" by Elham Misaghi-2022-

DO’S and DONTS in Teaching Online- by Dr. Motalebzade-2020-

Effective lesson planning- by Dr. Motalebzade-2020-

RESERACH

Golshani, S., & Gholami, H. (2019). Language exposure and inhibitory control in Persian-Kurdish bilinguals. 17th International TELLSI Conference: New Horizons in Language Studies held on Nov. 21-22, 2019 at Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch.

Golshani, S., & Gholami, H. (2018). The Impact of Synthetic Phonics Teaching on the Development of Spelling in the Short and Long Term. The 8th international research conference on education , language and literature. Tbilisi, Georgia

Gholami, H., Aramesh, E., & Golshani, S. (2022). Learning Styles and Attention Control; the Case of Iranian Female EFL Learners. Research in EnglishLanguage Pedagogy, 10(4), 565-580.

Neuroanatomy, episodic memory and inhibitory control of Persian-Kurdish simultaneous bilinguals. Samira Golshani, Olga Kepinska, Hamid Gholami, Narly Golestani. In press