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Mgr. Neda Khodaverdi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Specialization
ELT Methodology
Contacts
+420-48-535 4268
P building, 4th floor, office 4015
  • Professional Resume

     

    Educational background

    Ph.D. in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, College of Foreign Languages and Literature, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Subject of Dissertation: An Exploratory Study of the Usage of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology in Foreign Language Treatment for Children with High-functioning Autism: A Comparison of Two Case Studies.

    MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran. Title of Thesis: The Relationship between Teachers’ and Learners’ Expectations of Teacher Efficacy and Selected Teacher and Learner Characteristics.

    BA in English Translation, Islamic Azad University, North Branch, Tehran, Iran.

    Holding a Certificate of Completion of Hubert. H. Humphrey Fellowship Program specializing in Teaching English as a Foreign Language: Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

    Holding a Certificate of Completion of a One-Year Program of Graduate Study and Professional Development of Hubert. H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, a Fulbright Exchange Activity: Vanderbilt University. Nashville, Tennessee, USA. By: The Government of the United States of America.

    Auditing Current Issues in Autism and Significant Disabilities. Instructor: Dr. Eric Carter, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor. Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

    Auditing Qualitative Language Analysis: Investigating Applications of Corpus Analysis to Research and Practice- Language, Literacy and Culture Specialization. Instructors: Dr. Emily Philips Galloway & Dr. Susan Barone. Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

    Auditing Communication in Autism Spectrum Disorders: From Research to Practice. Instructor: Dr. Jim Bodfish, Professor & Vice Chair of Research, Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences Professor, Departments of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Special Education Member, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Teaching Assistant: Mary Alice Keller, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

    Auditing Advanced Procedures in Transition to Adult Life. Instructor: Dr. Eric Carter, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor, Teaching Assistant: Michele Schutz, M. Ed. Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

    Publication & Presentation

    A Report on High Functioning Autistic Children’s Learning a Foreign Language. (Neda Khodaverdi, Hassan Ashayeri, Parviz Maftoon). Book of 7th Iranian Symposium of Neuropsychology: A Neuropsychological Approach to Mental and Social Harms.

    Teaching English as a Foreign Language to High-Functioning Autistic Children. (Neda Khodaverdi, Hassan Ashayeri, Parviz Maftoon). Journal of Neuropsycholinguistics, Tehran, Iran.

    (Presenter) A Report on High Functioning Autistic Children’s Learning a Foreign Language. (Dr. Hassan Ashayeri and Dr. Parviz Maftoon). 7th Iranian Symposium of Neuropsychology, Tehran, Iran.

    (Presenter) Needs Analysis in Foreign Language Learning. Islamic Azad University, Damavand Branch, Damavand, Iran.

    Translating an article under the title of “The Association between Sleep and Injury among School-aged Children in Iran” by Fatemeh Oskouie, Frough Rafii, and Mahnaz Shoghi. Sleep Disorders, Medline.

    EFL Teachers’ Efficacy Beliefs: Impacts of Gender, Experience, and Educational Background (co-author: Zia Tajeddin). Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IJAL).

    EFL Teachers’ Efficacy from the Perspectives of Teachers and Learners: The Effects of Selected Teacher and Learner Characteristics on Efficacy Evaluation (co-author: Zia Tajeddin). Proceedings of EDULEARN10, International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Barcelona, Spain.

    (Presenter) EFL Teachers' Efficacy from the Perspectives of Teachers and Learners: The Effects of Selected Teacher and Learner Characteristics on Efficacy Evaluation. EDULEARN10, International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Barcelona, Spain.

    Translating an article under the title of “Workplace Violence and Abuse against Nurses in Hospitals in Iran” by Mahnaz Shoghi, Mahnaz Sanjari, Fatemeh Shirazi, Shiva Heidar, Sedighe Salemi, and Ghazanfar Mirzabeigi. Journal of Asian Nursing Research, Elsevier.

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  • Bachelor's and Master's Theses

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  • Teaching

    Academic Year: 2023/2024