Department:

English Preparatory Division

Education:

• Ph.D. Foreign & Second Language Education, Florida State University, 2021
• M.A., Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Azad University, Takestan Branch, (2011)
• B.A., English Translation, Azad University, Takestan Branch, (2008)

Other Diplomas & Certificates:

• Scaffolding Learning through Language Webinar Series (5 hours) (March 2022)
• Considerations when Educating Multilingual Learners with Identified Learning Disabilities (20 hours) (April 2022)
• Planning with the WIDA ELD Standards Framework (3 hours) (April 2022)
• School Leaders: Ensuring Equity for Multilingual Learners eWorkshop (7 hours) (July 2022)
• Language Specialists: Engaging Multilingual Newcomers (5 hours) (August 2022)
  
  

Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae:

Expertise in Teaching
I have extensive background in English language teaching and content areas in applied linguistics at both institutional and university levels. For more than fourteen years, I taught English to students at various English language centers from beginning to advanced levels; I also taught English courses in which I prepared the students for taking high-stake exams. In all these courses, I helped students boost their language skills including speaking and writing. As a language teacher trainer, I developed and taught Teacher Training Courses (TTC) at Kish Day Foreign Languages Center. I have also taught several undergraduate and graduate courses in applied linguistics at Florida State University, such as “Applied Linguistics for Second Language Learning”, Cross-Cultural Communication for Foreign/Second Language Teachers”, “English to Speakers of Other languages (ESOL) Instruction in the Content Area”, and Foreign and Second Language Testing and Evaluation”.

Expertise in Research
My research expertise focuses on social and psychological aspects of language learning with a focus on L2 writing skill. In my research, I investigate the roles students’ motivation, emotions, and cognition play in their L2 learning success in general and L2 writing development, in particular. For instance, I have a paper published in the Journal of Second Language Writing, in which my advisor and I proposed a theoretical model that links students’ L2 writing future selves, emotional experiences, motivation, and L2 writing achievement. I have also presented my research findings at multiple international and national conferences, such as American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) and Second Language Research Forum (SLRF).

Publications :

Teimouri, Y., Tabandeh, F., & Tahmouresi, S. (in press). The hare and the tortoise: The race on the course of L2 learning. Modern Language Journal.

Teimouri, Y., Papi, M., & Tahmouresi, S. (2022). Individual differences in how language learners pursue goals: A regulatory mode perspective. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 44, 633-658.

Tahmouresi, S. & Papi, M. (2021). Future selves, enjoyment, and anxiety as predictors of L2 writing achievement. Journal of Second Language Writing, 53, 1-14.

Hiver, P., Zhou, A., Tahmouresi, S., Sang, Y., & Papi, M. (2020). Why stories matter: Exploring learner engagement and metacognition through narratives of the L2 learning experience. System, 91, 1-13. doi:10.1016/j.system.2020.102260

Hiver, P., Obando, G., Sang, Y., Tahmouresi, S., Zhou, A., & Zhou, Y. (2019). Reframing the L2 learning experience as narrative reconstructions of classroom learning. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 9(1), 85-118. doi:10.14746/ssllt.2019.9.1.5

Talks / Presentations:

Conference Presentations

Tahmouresi, S. (October, 2022). On the role of cognitive and non-cognitive factors in L2 writing achievement. Delivered at 1^st International Conference on Psychology for Language Teachers and Learners. Istanbul, Turkey.

Obando, G., Zhou, S., Sang, Y., Zhou, Y., Tahmouresi, S., & Hiver, P. (2019, March). Reframing the L2 Learning Experience as Narrative Reconstructions of Classroom Learning. Presentation at American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference, American Association for Applied Linguistics, Atlanta. (International)

Tahmouresi Majelan, M. & Tahmouresi, S. (2019, Feb) On the role of individual differences in L2 writing achievement. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Atlanta, Georgia.

Tahmouresi, S. & Teimouri, Y. (2019, March) Differential role of shame and guilt in L2 learning: How bad is bad? Paper presented at Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Atlanta, Georgia.

Hiver, P., Obando, G., Sang, Y., Tahmouresi, S., Zhou, S., & Zhou, Y. (2018, October). Reframing the L2 Learning Experience as Narrative Reconstructions of Classroom Learning. Presentation at Second Language Research Forum 2018, Second Language Research Forum, Montreal, Canada. (International)

Teimouri, Y., & Tahmouresi, S. (2017, October). L2 Learners’ self-conscious emotions, motivation, and language achievements. Paper presented at Second Language Research Forum, Columbus, OH.

Teimouri, Y., Martin, A., & Tahmouresi, S. (2016, September). Motivation to study abroad, length of stay, sociocultural adaptation, and L2 improvement of international students. Paper presented at Second Language Research Forum, New York, NY.

Teimouri, Y., & Tahmouresi, S. (2016, September). L2 selves, emotions and motivated behaviors. Paper presented at Second Language Research Forum, New York, NY.

Tahmouresi, S., & Teimouri, Y. (2016, April). L2 shame-proneness and L2 guilt-proneness as two distinct individual differences: Validation of a scenario-based questionnaire. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Orlando, FL.

Teimouri, Y., & Tahmouresi, S. (2016, April). L2 self-regulatory functions: A new motivational perspective on how learners pursue their L2 goals. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Orlando, FL.

Tahmouresi, S., & Teimouri, Y., & Papi, M. (2013, October). How regulatory focus impacts motivational quality: An integrated model of selves, goals, and WTC. Paper presented at Second Language Research Forum, Provo, UT.

Invited Talks

Tahmouresi, S. (2020, September). Stereotyping and media. Delivered at University of Science & Technology, China, Beijing.

Tahmouresi, S. (2020, May). On the role of individual differences in L2 writing achievement. Delivered at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Awards/Nominations

Graduate Student Presentation Award, Second Language Research Forum (2013)

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards, Florida State University (2020-2021)

Journal Reviewer

Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning (JPLL)

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (JMMD)

Journal of Sage Open (SAGE)

Journal of Applied Linguistics Research Methods