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خانم دکتر زهرا ملک نیا
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Curriculum Vitae of
Zahra Maleknia

Educational Background
2016-2022                Ph.D. in TEFL, Islamic Azad University, West         
                                 Tehran Branch, Iran. Ph.D. Dissertation: Non-native Teachers'                                                
                                Reflection on Their Identity: A Constructivist Perspective on                                                                   
                                Novice and Experienced EFL Teachers’ Collaborative Reconstruction of Identity                                                          

2012-2014                    M.A. in TEFL, Paieme Noor University,             
                                     Rasht Branch, Iran. M.A. Thesis: Investigating the Nature of                
                                        Interaction (Textual, Interpersonal, & Ideational Interaction) at
                                       Elementary and Intermediate EFL classes

2005-2009                        B.A. in English Literature, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran.

Employment and Professional Background
2019-Present               Instructor at Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
            
 2019-2021                 Instructor at the University of Applied Science and Technology,  
                                   Rasht, Guilan, Iran
                                  
2019                            Instructor at Allame Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran

2017-2018                   Instructor at Islamic Azad University, Astane Branch, Guilan,
                                    Iran    
            
2009-present                 English Language Teacher at different language institutes
                                     IELTS Tutor


Academic membership
2017-present                     Member of TELLSI
2021                                 Executive Committee of the 18th International TELLSI Conference

Research Interests

    Curriculum Vitae of
  • Teacher Identity
  • Teacher Reflection
  • Teacher Professional Development
  • Critical Pedagogy
  • Constructivism
  • Poststructuralism
  • Sociocultural Theory
  • Collaborative Learning
  • English as an International Language (EIL) Teaching and Assessment

III. Research Background:
  1. Vahdani, F., Maleknia, Z., & Divsar, H. (2016).  Investigating the nature of
                        interaction at Elementary and Intermediate EFL classes. Theory and Practice
in Language Studies, 6(4), 781-793. doi:   http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0604.16
  1. Maleknia, Z., Alemi, M., & Tajeddin, Z. (2022). Language teachers' gendered identity
in idealized spaces: A narrative analysis of their positioning. Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics, 13(1), 58-69. doi: 10.22055/RALS.2022.17425
  1. A paper entitled ‘Struggling for non-native identity: Novice and experienced EFL teachers’ perspectives’ has been accepted for publication in International Journal of Society, Culture & Language
  2. A book chapter entitled ‘Novice and experienced language teachers’ collaborative reflection on their professional identity’ has been accepted for publication by Multilingual Matters.
  3. A paper entitled ‘Torn between sociopolitical mandates and Professional identity: Teachers’ collaborative reflection on their identity tensions’ has been submitted to LTR.
  4. A paper entitled ‘Dimensions of teachers’ past personal identity: A life history of novice and experienced language teachers’ has been submitted to System.

IV. Conference Paper Presentations
National Conferences
  1. 2018: Alemi, M., Tajeddin, Z., Maleknia, Z. Teacher-mediated development of EFL learners’ ability for critical reading, Proc. First National Conference on New Trends in English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, January 2018, Golestan, Iran.
  2. 2018: Gholamshahi, A., Maleknia, Z. Investigating the nature of teacher professional identity in the context of Iran: The case of novice-experience in-service EFL teachers, Proc. LDP Conference, November, 2018, Ahvaz, Iran.

International Conferences
  1. 2017: Alemi, M., Tajeddin, Z.,Maleknia, Z. Supervisor-teacher Collaborative Dialogue in the EFL Context: The Case of Post-Observation Debriefing, Proc. The 15th International TELLSI Conference, August 2017, Rudehen, Iran.
  2. 2021: Maleknia, Z. ELT professionals’ beliefs of assessment for English as an International language, Proc. The 18th International TELLSI Conference, December 2021, Tarbiat Modares and Islamic Azad University (West Tehran Branch), Iran.