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Investigating Investment For Teaching English in Iranian Upper Secondary Schools:A Critical Needs Analysis Approach
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نویسنده
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Mehranfar Zahra ,Tahririan Mohammad Hassan
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منبع
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Teaching English As A Second Language Quarterly - 2022 - دوره : 41 - شماره : 2 - صفحه:113 -161
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چکیده
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This study applied a critical needs analysis approach to investigate investment (language learning commitment) needs and challenges of efl upper secondary school learners from different socioeconomic backgrounds and school settings (privileged, middle-privileged, and lessprivileged schools). to this end, darvin and norton`s (2015) model of investment was used as our analytic framework. the study took advantage of a mixed-methods approach. a five-point likert scale questionnaire with 53 items and one open-ended question was administered to 759 learners from different school settings in mashhad. also, a semi-structured interview was conducted with 24 learners for triangulation. the findings of the questionnaire and interviews revealed that speaking accurately, fluently, and professionally was the main priority for learners` investing in efl learning. however, privileged, middle-privileged, and less-privileged upper secondary school learners perceived their needs differently regarding investment in english language learning. although no statistically significant difference was observed between privileged, middle-privileged, and less-privileged school learners in terms of identity, they perceived their needs significantly different in terms of ideology and capital.the findings can bring high school learners` investment needs into focus and help the educational setting improve.
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کلیدواژه
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Investment Model ,Identity ,Ideology ,Capital ,Critical Needs Analysis ,Social Class
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آدرس
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Sheikhbahaee University, Department Of English Language, Iran, Sheikhbahaee University, Department Of English Language, Iran
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پست الکترونیکی
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tahririan@shbu.ac.ir;tahririan@shbu.ac.ir
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