Setareh Safavi

Setareh Safavi is a doctoral candidate in TESOL at Alliant International University. She formerly was a faculty member in the English department at Sheikhbahaee University in Iran, where she taught undergraduate courses in linguistics, oral skills and pronunciation, writing and composition, and research methodology. She also taught EFL in Iran for over 11 years. Her research interests include speech recognition technology and pronunciation teaching, TESOL teacher training, TESOL theory and practice, teaching and learning figurative language, and the role of literature in language learning/teaching. She has presented her work at California TESOL and Language Teacher Education conferences.

Publications

CALL Theory Applications for Online TESOL Education
CALL Theory Applications for Online TESOL Education
Kenneth B. Kelch, Peter Byun, Setareh Safavi, Seth Cervantes. © 2021. 440 pages.
With the increased necessity of using online teaching to ensure students continue to learn, it is imperative that language teachers implement computer-assisted language learning...
Accent Conversion in Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT)
Accent Conversion in Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT)
Setareh Safavi. © 2021. 34 pages.
This study investigated a computer-assisted pronunciation training (CAPT) software that utilized automatic speech recognition (ASR) and accent conversion technology to improve...
Applications of CALL Theory in ESL and EFL Environments
Applications of CALL Theory in ESL and EFL Environments
James Perren, Kenneth B. Kelch, Jin-suk Byun, Seth Cervantes, Setareh Safavi. © 2018. 360 pages.
Blended learning has recently been gaining popularity within educational fields. Examining the impact that computer-assisted techniques have on foreign language education will...