Saeede Haghi
About me
Saeede (Ide) Haghi
I am currently a Doctoral student at Centre for Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. I have been working and researching in ELT over the past 15 years, during which times I have been involved in teaching and teacher training in English for general, specific and academic purposes as well as English language assessment and testing. Prior to my Doctorate study, I gained my first MA in applied linguistics, and my second MA in language assessment and testing at the University of Warwick. My MA dissertation’s area of focus was listening tests and the effects of including the visual mode on test-takers’ performances. The project involved developing an L2 EAP listening test using multimedia stimuli to investigate the effect of the visual mode on test-takers’ performance and note-taking practices.
PhD Project
My Doctorate research under supervision of Dr Neil Murray and funded by the University of Warwick Chancellor’s International Scholarship investigates the nature and effetiveness of in-sessional Academic English Provision at Higher Education institutions across the UK.
Research Grants
ETS ‘TOEFL Researcher/Practitioner’ Grant, United States
ETS funded project (2015-2016): I was awarded the ETS practitioner fund to conduct a research study that investigated the use of an in-house placement test and a commercial placement test (i.e. the TOEFL ITP test), drawing comparisons between them in terms of curricular coverage, statistical distribution and practicality.
Research into Reading Grants Scheme, United Kingdom
Warwick WMG funded project (2017-2018): The research project, funded by IATLWarwick and Research into Reading Grants Scheme, is an investigation into how the choice of terminology/language can impact on student engagement in a range of traditional and non-traditional learners. As the main researcher, I am responsible for the design of a reading test to compare student’s engagement with two texts of different complexity (in terms of vocabulary and one which uses more complex academic language and one which uses more simple plan language) as well as an exit questionnaire and the analyses of the emerging data.
Academic Honours and Awards
- Winner of ‘ Highly Commanded’ Master’s Dissertation title for Cambridge Assessment Master’s Award (2015) MA Dissertation Award
- University of Warwick Postgraduate Research Scholarship, United Kingdom (2015)
- Trinity College London ‘Language Exams Scholarship’ for presentation at IATEFL conference, Manchester (2015): IATEFL Award 2015
- Winner of ‘Best Poster’ at 17th Warwick International Postgraduate Conference in
Applied Linguistics, Coventry (2014) - Winner of ‘First Time Presenter Travel Grant Award’ at the 17th International TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai (2011)
- First rank among 15,000 applicants for the English teaching MA national entrance exam (2009)
- Publication
- Haghi, S., Sharpling, G. (2017). Formative Assessment to Promote Self-Regulated Learning in EAP. In T. Stewart (Ed.), TESOL voices: Insider accounts of classroom life—Higher Education (pp. 39-49). Alexandria, VA: TESOL Press. TESOL Voices
- S.Haghi .2016.The role of Visual Stimuli in Listening Test for Academic Purposes. IATEFL TEASIG Newsletter, Issue 58: 16-20. IATEFLteasignewsletter
- S.Haghi. 2014. Assessment of or for learning? Developing a new approach to assessment as a teacher-researcher: a guide for in-service teacher training programmes. ELTED Journal, 17, 1-9. http://www.elted.net/uploads/7/3/1/6/7316005/v17_2haghi.pdf
- Gdowski, C., S. Haghi and S.B. Lestari. 2014. Formative assessment tasks for assessing receptive skills in the language classroom. Available at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292735612_Formative_Assessment_Booklet
Conference Presentation
- Haghi.S. 'An Investigation of the Nature and Effectiveness of In-sessional Academic English Programmes in British Universities', BALEAP PIM, Edinburgh, (2017)
- Haghi.S. 'Using Classroom Formative Assessment to Monitor Students’ Progress in Writing and Reading Skills for Academic Purposes'- EALTA, CBLA SIG- valencia, Spain (2016)
- Haghi.S ‘The role of visual stimuli in EAP Listening Tests’, IATEFL Annual Conference & Exhibition – Manchester, (2015)
- Haghi.S ‘An Investigation into the Use of Context and Content Visuals in Listening Tests for Academic Purposes’, BALEAP Annual Conference- Leicester, (2015)
- Haghi. S and Vahabi. Kh. ‘The Role of Visuals in Listening Test for Academic Purposes’_ LTRC Annual Conference- Toronto, Canada (2015)
- Haghi. S. ‘An Investigation of Post-enrolment Academic Language Needs Assessment policies in British Universities’- EALTA Annual Conference- Copenhagen, Denmark (2015)
- Haghi.S, 'Audio Listening Tests or Video Listening Tests: Which One Is Fit for Purpose?' -17th Warwick International Postgraduate Conference in Applied Linguistics, Coventry (2014)
- Santi B. Lestari, Saeede Haghi and Caitlin Gdowski, 'Formative Assessment Tasks for Assessing Receptive Skills in the Language Classroom Booklet' -17th Warwick International Postgraduate Conference in Applied Linguistics, Coventry (2014)
- Haghi.S, “Communication Strategies and Willingness to Communicate”, accepted and presented at 17th International Tesol Arabia Conference, Dubai (2011)
- Haghi.S, 'The Communicative Effectiveness of Communication Strategies in Testing Context' ( focusing on IELTS); accepted at IATEFL Annual Conference & Exhibition – Glasgow, (2012)
Academic Teaching and Research Positions:
- Research Associate, University of Warwick, (2017-2019)
- Teaching Associate in Applied Linguistics (Language Testing and Materials Development),MA in Applied Linguistics, University of Sheffield (2018)
- Pre-sessional Tutor, University of Warwick (2014-2017)
- Sessional Tutor (Research Methodology), MA in Applied Linguistics, University of warwick (2015-2016)
English for Academic Purposes Pre-sessional Teaching
