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EFL Learners’ Perceptions of Ethics in the Classroom by Alemi, Minoo

“…The present study investigated EFL learners’ perceptions of classroom ethics, and 60 EFL learners participated in an interview and an ethics questionnaire. The…”
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Human–Robot Interaction in Autism Treatment: A Case Study on Three Pairs of Autistic Children as Twins, Siblings, and Classmates by Taheri, Alireza, Meghdari, Ali, Alemi, Minoo, Pouretemad, Hamidreza

“…In this paper, three pairs of children with autism include a pair of twins, two siblings, and two classmates were enrolled in a 12-session robot-assisted…”
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Clinical Application of a Humanoid Robot in Pediatric Cancer Interventions by Alemi, Minoo, Ghanbarzadeh, Ashkan, Meghdari, Ali, Moghadam, Leila Jafari

“…This paper propounds a novel approach by exploring the effect of utilizing a social humanoid robot as a therapy-assistive tool in dealing with pediatric…”
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Human–Robot Facial Expression Reciprocal Interaction Platform: Case Studies on Children with Autism by Ghorbandaei Pour, Ali, Taheri, Alireza, Alemi, Minoo, Meghdari, Ali

“…Reciprocal interaction and facial expression are some of the most interesting topics in the fields of social and cognitive robotics. On the other hand,…”
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Design and Implementation of a Robotic Architecture for Adaptive Teaching: a Case Study on Iranian Sign Language by Basiri, Salar, Taheri, Alireza, Meghdari, Ali, Alemi, Minoo

“…Social robots may soon be able to play an important role in expanding communication with the deaf. Based on the literature, adaptive user interfaces lead to…”
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Utilizing social virtual reality robot (V2R) for music education to children with high-functioning autism by Shahab, Mojtaba, Taheri, Alireza, Mokhtari, Mohammad, Shariati, Azadeh, Heidari, Rozita, Meghdari, Ali, Alemi, Minoo

“…Virtual Reality (VR) technology is a growing technology that has been used in various fields of psychology, education, and therapy. One group of potential…”
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Politeness markers in emails of non-native English speaking university students by Alemi, Minoo, Maleknia, Zahra

“…The use of computer-mediated communication including emails has become pervasive in academic contexts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What seems to be…”
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Social Robotics, Education, and Religion in the Islamic World: An Iranian Perspective by Alemi, Minoo, Taheri, Alireza, Shariati, Azadeh, Meghdari, Ali

“…The social impact of robotics applied to domains such as education, religion, nursing, and therapy across the world depends on the level of technology as well…”
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A Cross-cultural Investigation on Attitudes Towards Social Robots: Iranian and Chinese University Students by Alemi, Minoo, Abdollahi, Atefeh

“…Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in the study of robotics in academic contexts; however, little attention has been given to the investigation of…”
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Non-Native EFL Teacher Educators’ Pedagogical Roles: Language Institute Managers’ Perceptions by Zamani, Zahra, Alemi, Minoo, Tajeddin, Zia

“…The pedagogical roles of teacher educators (TEs) in recruiting and educating future language teachers have recently gained attention among language researchers…”
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Arash: A social robot buddy to support children with cancer in a hospital environment by Meghdari, Ali, Shariati, Azadeh, Alemi, Minoo, Vossoughi, Gholamreza R, Eydi, Abdollah, Ahmadi, Ehsan, Mozafari, Behrad, Amoozandeh Nobaveh, Ali, Tahami, Reza

“…This article presents the thorough design procedure, specifications, and performance of a mobile social robot friend Arash for educational and therapeutic…”
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An innovative approach of incorporating a humanoid robot into teaching EFL learners with intellectual disabilities by Alemi, Minoo, Bahramipour, Shirin

“…The present case study investigated the probable effect of applying a humanoid robot as a teacher-assistant for learning and retention of English vocabulary…”
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Editorial: Human-robot interaction for children with special needs by Taheri, Alireza, Atyabi, Adham, Meghdari, Ali, Alemi, Minoo

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Iranian EFL Learners’ Production of Online ‎English Requests: Effects of Technology-‎Mediated Task-Based Instruction by Minoo Alemi, Zahra Maleknia, Babak Meschi Nezami

“…This quasi-experimental study scrutinized the impact of technology-mediated TBLT in an online collaborative and individual EFL learning environment on the…”
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Engineering Students’ Motivation to Learn Technical English in ESP Courses: Investigating Iranian Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions by Jafari Pazoki, Saeedeh, Alemi, Minoo

“…Needs analysis is the key step to designing relevant and useful courses in English for Specific Purposes (ESP), but finding ways to deliver needs in a…”
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State-of-the-Art Visual Merchandising Using a Fashionable Social Robot: RoMa by Zibafar, Ahmad, Saffari, Ehsan, Alemi, Minoo, Meghdari, Ali, Faryan, Leila, Ghorbandaei Pour, Ali, RezaSoltani, Amin, Taheri, Alireza

“…Social Robots have the potential to attract people and this capability can be used to develop robots that can come into the retail market and enhance visual…”
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Iranian EFL learners' Spiritual Intelligence and Their Language Learning Autonomy by Azadi, Masoumeh, Maftoon, Parviz, Alemi, Minoo

“…Learning a second/foreign language is a complicated process involving many factors and elements to occur effectively. It requires an investigation of variables…”
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Language Teachers' Identity Configurations and Their Resolution Strategies for Imposed Identity by Azra Gholamshahi, Minoo Alemi, Zia Tajeddin

“…Identity conflict resolution is an essential stage in teachers' identity construction.  As there seems to be no tool to measure resolution strategies for…”
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Exploring the Reasons Behind Iranian TEFL Graduate Students’ Academic Failure by Alemi, Minoo, Rezanejad, Atefeh, Marefat, Bijan

“…This cross-sectional study explored the reasons behind academic failure among Iranian students of teaching of English as a foreign language. Interviews were…”
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The Integration of Verbal Humor into EFL Classrooms: The Issues of Appropriateness and Relevance in Focus by Alemi, Minoo, Ghanbar, Hessameddin, Rezanejad, Atefeh

“…The present study examined the manifestations of Iranian male and female EFL teachers’ use of humor in the classroom environment. To this end, a qualitative…”
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