Department of English

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad’s Department of English was founded in 1956 when it set out to offer an undergraduate program in English Language and Literature. Based at Dr. Ali Shariati Faculty of Letters and Humanities, it is one of the oldest departments at the faculty and the university.

The department is home to sixteen full-time faculty members and over twenty part-time lecturers in three fields of English Literature, English Language Teaching, and Translation Studies. In addition to the initial BA in English Language and Literature, the department offers various graduate programs including three MA programs in English Literature, English Language Teaching, and English and Persian Translation as well as two Ph.D. programs in English Language Teaching and Translation Studies. Several of the said programs are also offered online in distance mode.

Such various programs as well as the international exchanges the department promotes attract both Iranian students and an increasing number of applicants from the neighboring countries to study undergraduate and graduate programs at the Department of English at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.  More

Head of the Department of English
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Associate Professor
Department of English
khoshsaligheh@um.ac.ir
+985138806768


Programs currently offered by the Department of English
Bachelor's Master's Ph.D
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Academic staff

 

Rajabali Askarzadeh Torghabeh
Associate Professor
Zargham Ghabanchi
Associate Professor
Azra Ghandeharion
Associate Professor
Behzad Ghonsooly
Professor
Mahmood Reza Ghorban Sabbagh
Associate Professor
Mohammad Reza Hashemi
Professor
Sara Khazaee
Assistant Professor
Masood Khoshsaligheh
Professor
Elham Naji Meidani
Assistant Professor
Reza Pishghadam
Professor
Vahideh Sayedi
Lecturer
Shaghayegh Shayesteh
Assistant Professor
Farzaneh Shokoohmand
Assistant Professor
Zohreh Taebi Noghondari
Assistant Professor

Research

Recent books

Ghandeharion, A. (2024). A Guidebook to Internationalizing Iranian Universities: Internationalization Strategic Planning: Gui.
Ghandeharion, A. (2024). A Guidebook to Internationalizing Iranian Universities: Strategic Planning of Internationalization i.

Recent journal articles

Kakar, A., Pishghadam, R., & Naji Meidani, E. (2024). Examining the Roles of Sapioemotionality-Angloemotionality and Sensory Motivation in English Language Achievement. Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, (), -.
Sarwari, K., Pishghadam, R., & Shayesteh, S. (2024). Examining the roles of spiritual motivation, religiosity, and L2 WTC in English. Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 9 (1), -.
Hasanzadehhosseinabadi, S., Shayesteh, S., & Pishghadam, R. (2024). Investigating the role of teacher concern in EFL students’ motivation, anxiety, and language achievement through the lens of self-determination theory. Learning and Motivation, 86 (101992), 1-14.
Ghabanchi, Z. (2024). An Investigation into Iranian English Language Learners’ Investment in Imagined Communities. Mextesol Journal, 48 (2), 1-13.
Pishghadam, R., Shayesteh, S., Daneshvar Fard, F., Boustani, N., Seyednozadi, Z., Zabetipour, M. (2024). Cognition-Emotion Interaction during L2 Sentence Comprehension: The Correlation of ERP and GSR Responses to Sense Combinations. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 53 (1), -.
Sanatipour, S., Shayesteh, S., Pishghadam, R., & Boustani, N. (2024). Designing and Validating a Brainling Model: A Case of High School and Language School Textbooks. Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 16 (1), 1-20.
Ghandeharion, A. (2024). Strategic Planning of Internationalization in the Legal Infrastructure of Iranian Universities: Aligning Faculty Promotion Regulations with Global Standards. A Guidebook to Internationalizing Iranian Universities, 1 (1), 96-132.
Hasan, J., & Ghabanchi, Z. (2024). Overrepresentation and underrepresentation of cohesive devices in EFL learnersrsquo; translated and free narrative writings. Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, (), -.
Al Khanfar, A., & Ghabanchi, Z. (2024). The effect of Flipped Classroom Model on teaching Grammar and Reading Comprehension: The case of Iraqi intermediate EFL learners at University of Kufa. , 14 (36), -.
Khoshsaligheh, M., Ahadi Farkoush, N. (2024). Rendition of non-verbal acoustic elements for film audiences with hearing impairments. Babel - International Journal of Translation, 70 (6), 759-782.
Khoshsaligheh, M., & Badiozaman, F. (2024). JC Penet. Working as a Professional Translator. London: Routledge, 2024. 226pp. ISBN 9781003220442. Translation and Translanguaging in Multilingual Contexts, 11 (1), 121-135.
Pishghadam, R., Boustani, N., Shayesteh, S. (2024). Audio-visual entrainment, cranio-electro stimulation, and sensory involvement: rival effects on attention and L2 vocabulary retention. Applied Psycholinguistics, 45 (6), 1067-1085.

Recent theses and dissertations

Abdul Hussein, S. (2024). Tasting the Bitterness of Identity: A Postcolonial Comparative Study of Zadie Smiths White Teeth (2000) and Laila Halabys West of the Jordan (2003). , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Aramoon, F. (2024). Manipulation in Animations Dubbed into Persian: AComparison between IRIB and Soren VHS Performance. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Tayyebi, H. (2024). The Effect of Task-Based Instruction on the Intermediate Iranian EFL Learners\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ghafari Baghestani, Z. (2024). Translating Gender-related Stereotypes in English Animated Films Dubbed into Persian. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Khanzadeh Biraki, Z. (2024). The Reception of Voiced-Over Sports Documentaries by Iranian Audience. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Shirazian, M. (2024). Comparing Human versus AI-generated Translation: A Case Study in Persian Translation. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Eshghi, A. (2024). Analysis of Website Localization Practices and Strategies in Iran Using Hofstede s Dimensions. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Heydari, S. (2024). Subtitling American Mystery Films into Persian: A Descriptive Study. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Azizi Moqaddam, A. (2024). Exploring the Translation Ideology of Iranian Translators in the Press. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mayali, Z. (2024). Translation Strategies in Rendering Neologisms in Children Literature: The Case of The School for Good and Evil. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Al Khuzaie, A. (2024). a comparative study of Generative Traditional and Cooperative Learning approaches and their effect on Iraqi Intermediate EFL learners Achievement Grammar and Reading Comprehension in Focus. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Alhakeem, R. (2024). Unveiling Environmental Consciousness: An Ecopoetic Comparative Study in the Selected Poetry of Kathleen Jamie and Ada Limon. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Alaki, I. (2024). The Position of Saviors: A Black Feminist Study of Stocketts The Help (2009) and Taylors Adaptation (2011). , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Rastegar Sani, A. (2024). Substance S: Analyzing Capitalism and Schizophrenia in Philip K. Dick's SelectedWork -1959-1977- Using Schizoanalysis Theory. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mahpeikar, S. (2024). A Study of Disability and Game Theory in Jane Austens Emma (1815) and Selected Adaptations. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Al Saedi, H. (2024). A Feminist Comparative Study of Hardys Novel Far from The Madding Crowd (1874) and its Adaptation by Vinterberg (2015). , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Alshetiwi, Z. (2024). From Manuscript to Myth: Greenblatts New Historicist Approach to the Portrayal of Ibn Fadlan across Cultures. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Gholami, A. (2024). An Ecocritical Analysis of Environmental Justice in Post-Apocalyptic Fiction of Margaret Atwoods MaddAddam -2013- and Jeff VanderMeers Annihilation -2014. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mahmoudi, M. (2024). An Investigation into Najaf Daryabandari s Style in Translating Dialogues. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Dadkhah, M. (2024). Unraveling the Relationship Among Verbal Intelligence, Critical Thinking, and L2 Language Proficiency in English Majors. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Behroojeh, M. (2024). Reliability Analysis of Artificial intelligence and Human Raters in Assessing IELTS Writing Task 2. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Rezaei, A. (2024). Analyzing Disability Representation in Michael Cunninghams The Hours (1998) and its Cinematic Adaptation (2002). , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Taheri, M. (2024). A Comparative Study of Cohesion and Imagery in William Goldings Lord of the Flies (1954) and Harry Hooks Lord of the Flies (1990). , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hathal, J. (2024). Striving for Superiority: An Analysis of Paulo Coelhos Veronica Decides to Die (1998) through Adlers Individual Psychology. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Alftelee, S. (2024). Subverting Patriarchal Norms: Kristevian Analysis of Female Challenging Strategies in Shakespeares Alls Well That Ends Well (1623) and Websters The Duchess of Malfi (1613). , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Al Allo, B. (2024). Discovery of the Malicious Impact of Colonial Power in Mary Shelleys Frankenstein (1818) and Ahmed Saadawis Frankenstein in Baghdad (2013). , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Moazzeni, A. (2024). The Role of Teachers Active Passive Motivation and Personality Traits in Teacher Concern. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Barati , S. (2024). The Role of EFL Learners\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' Growh Mindset in Th. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sadeghi Amjadi, N. (2024). Examining The Association Between EFL Learners Verbal Intelligence and Their Creativity, Motivation and Language Achievement. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ghafourian Saghaei, T. (2024). Linguistic and Cinematic Dynamics: Analyzing Theme and Characterization in the Play and Film Adaptation of Shaws Major Barbara. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Moradzadeh, S. (2024). Comparison of English Vocabulary Mastery between Modern Gamers and Non-Gamers: Investigating Ardabil Pre-Intermediate EFL Learners.. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Aghili Mosallami, S. (2024). A Jungian Analysis of Tennessee Williams\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Aljanabi, A. (2024). Disciplinary Power in the Digital Age: A Comparative Study of George Orwell's 1984(1949) and Dave Eggers's The Circle (2013) through Foucault's Theory. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Abdi, G. (2024). Reviving the Past: A Comparative Study of the Karpman Drama Triangle, Nostalgia, and Decision-Making in Elif Shafak's The Island of Missing Trees (2021) and Junot Dazs The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2008). , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Issa, A. (2024). Whispers of Survival: A Freudian Psychoanalytic Study of Anthony Doerrs All the Light We Cannot See (2014). , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Amiri Askari, A. (2024). Rendering of Culture-Specific Items in the Localization of Video Games A Case Study Approach. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sadeghi Nejad, A. (2024). Investigating the relationship between academic buoyancy and translation willingness: A survey-based study. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Twayej, M. (2024). The Impact of Child Sexual Exploitation: A Study of Kassell and Fechters The Woodsman -2004- and Haleys The Nether -2014. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Rahnama, N. (2024). Comparison of Artificial Intelligence and Human Translation Performance: A case study of Snatch movie. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ashrafi, F. (2024). Investigation of creativity in Iranian anime fansubs. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sadeghi, M. (2024). Postcolonial Hybridity: Exploring Homi K. Bhabha\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Motamedrad, S. (2024). Accessibility in Persian Game Localization: The Case of Subtitling for the d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mowludi, M. (2024). The Dynamics of Racial Stereotypes: A Foucauldian Exploration of Culture Industry in Dubus House of Sand and Fog and Dumas Funny in Farsi. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sarvari Zadeh Koohpayeh, H. (2024). Transformative Journeys: A Comparative Ecosophical Study of G. R. R. Martins A Song of Ice and Fire and FromSoftwares Elden Ring. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Naseri Kalati, P. (2024). Discovering translation strategies regarding culture repertoremes: A comparative case-study of Jaye Khali Soluch novel and its English translation. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ghanei, A. (2024). A comparative study of Bermans Negative Analytics in Translations of Sadegh Hedayats the Blind Owl by Bashiri and Castello. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ghotbi, A. (2024). Capitals Expected and Received by Certified Translators in Iran. , (Master's thesis of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Bahri Roudposhti, R. (2024). A Comprehensive Examination of the Correlation Between Language Aptitude and Brainwave Patterns: An Electroencephalography -EEG- Study. , (Doctoral dissertation of Department of English). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Recent research projects


Contact Information

Iran, Mashhad, Azadi Square, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Dr. Ali Shariati Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Department of English Language and Literature

Phone: +985138796829-33

Fax: +985138794144

Postal code: 917794883