Strategic study of teaching spelling and orthography in Iranian schools from a cognitive view

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Post-doctorate in Persian language studies, Academy of Persian Language and Literature, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of Persian Language and Literature Education, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 889-14665, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

In this article, it is intended to investigate and analyze some parameters of Persian language writing in the structure of curriculum and teaching methods in schools. The study was carried out in a descriptive-analytical and library manner, and it tried to answer two fundamental questions: 1. what parameters in the structure of the curriculum and its content (macrostructure) need attention and revision? 2. What considerations are suggested in the field of Persian writing teaching methods (microstructure)? To answer the first question, a comparative analysis was conducted on the content of the official curriculum of Iran and England. Based on the findings of this study, it was found that the structures of the Persian language - including graphemes and morphological and derived morphemes - do not have a specific system based on education, and the revision of the prevailing phonetic and written system and rules is necessary to organize and comprehensive the curriculum. To answer the second question, two components, i.e. textbooks and teachers' teaching methods, were examined in 3 fields:, the teaching of Persian vocabulary,, teaching Arabic vocabulary;, calligraphy as a special feature of Persian writing, explaining based on the Ellis model used for the reading process.

Keywords

References

Assareh, F. (2008). Examining language learning problems of first grade children in bilingual areas. Curriculum Studies, 3 (9), 42-60. [In Persian]
Badakhshan, E. & Abbasi, N. (2013). Investigating the effect of bilingualism on the sample selection of primary school students. In the collection of papers of the 9th Iran Linguistics Conference, Allameh Tabatabai University, No. 331, 283-298. [In Persian]
Bagheri, M. (1995). Introduction to linguistics, third edition. Tabriz: Tabriz University. [In Persian]
Bavi, A. (2010). Investigation of the effect of teaching in mother tongue, official language and combined language of science course on the academic achievement of male students in the first year of elementary school in the bilingual areas of Ahvaz city. Master's thesis, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University. [In Persian]
Delphi, V., Zarifian, T., Bakhshi, E., & Delphi, M. (2018). Investigation of Phonological Processes in 4-5 Year-Old Bilingual Persian-Arabic Speaking Children. The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 7(3), 88-95. [In Persian] https://doi.org/10.22037/jrm.2017.110765.1516
Hamadi, H., Faghihi, A., Seifi, M., & Nateghi, F. (2019). Study of the Best Models for Bilingual Education Development from the University Lecturers’ Viewpoint. Educational Development of Judishapur, 10, 44-53. [In Persian] https://doi.org/10.22118/edc.2019.91019
Jalili, S. (2011). Persian skill test based on four main language skills. Master's thesis, Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Allameh Tabatabai University. [In Persian]
Kalantari, R., Ramezani, A., & Khadivi, A. (2020). A Study on Reading Proficiency of First Grade Students at Turkish-Persian Bilingual and Persian Monolingual Regions. ZABANPAZHUHI (Journal of Language Research), 11(33), 299-325. https://doi.org /10.22051/jlr.2018.19930.1530
Khodadadian, M., Pouralkhas, S., Nikouei, A., & Zahiri Nav, B. (2023). Applying Child and Adolescent Literature in Teaching Persian to Non-Persian Speakers from Persian Teacher’s Perspective. Linguistic Studies, 14 (4), 187-230. [In Persian] https://doi.org/10.29252/LRR.14.4.7
King, K. E., & Alison, M. (2020). Tati-tati on the edge of bilingualism: why, what and how to teach a second language to a child, translated by Bagheri Motlagh, Leila. Tehran: Ravshid. [In Persian]
Mehrjo, A., & Hadian, M. (1995). Educational progress of bilingual and monolingual male students in the third year of elementary school in Ahvaz city. Education Research Council of Khuzestan Province. [In Persian]
Mesrabadi, J; Rabavi, R; Hatami, J; Toraj, H. (2014). Meta-analysis of cognitive-educational consequences of bilingualism. New Psychological Research, 9 (34), 123-146. [In Persian] https://doi.org /10.22038/JPSR.2020.43064.2011
Mirzaei, M. (2021). Comparison of semantic psychological performance in Arabic-Persian bilingual and Persian monolingual adults. Paramedical and Rehabilitation Sciences, 10(4), 30-38. [In Persian] https://doi.org /10.22038/JPSR.2020.43064.2011
Namdari Pejman, M. (2024). School in the Evolutionary Level of the Education System: In Search of the Ideal Model. Islamic Perspective on Educational Science, 12(25), 5-35. https://doi.org/10.30497/esi.2024.246077.1760
Pishghadam, R., Tabatabaian, M., & Ebrahimi, S. (2022). Application of bilingualism and applied bilingualism. Tehran: Azfa Publications. [In Persian]
Rashtchi, M., Tarighat, S., & Khoii, R. (2019). The Relationships between Perspective Taking, Bilingualism, and Gender. Language Science, 6(10), 357-382. [In Persian] https://doi.org/10.22054/ls.2019.41687.1219
Saif, A. A. (2017). Educational measurement, assessment and evaluation (5th edition). Tehran: Doran Publishing. [In Persian]
Salimi, M., Dastgoshadeh, A., & Bayangani, B. (2023). An Investigation into Language Identity and Second Language Identity Development (Case study: province of Kurdistan). Linguistic Studies, 14 (4), 127-155. [In Persian] https://doi.org/10.22054/LS.2022.60890.1455
Soleimanifar, M; HarunRashidi, H; KazemianMoghadam, K. (2022). Comparison of flexibility, emotional creativity and cognitive creativity of monolingual Persian and bilingual Arab-Persian students. New Educational Thoughts, 18 (3), 69-83. [In Persian] https://doi.org /10.22051/JONTOE.2021.34474.3238
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979). [In Persian]
Vakili, N., Amini, A. (2010). Investigating educational barriers to the flourishing of creativity of primary school students from the perspective of primary education teachers in Helilan district in Ilam province in the academic year 89-88. Educational Management Research, 1(4), 183-202. [In Persian]
Zandi, B. (2011). Language learning, twelfth edition. Tehran: SAMT Publications. [In Persian]

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics