ABSTRACT

This study examines policies of English language teacher recruitment in Iran as part of broader education policies reflected in official national documents, and briefly investigates the implementation of these policies in selected educational institutions. Seven major documents are scrutinised using qualitative content analysis revealing three major categories of English language teacher recruitment policies: prioritising Islamic values and perspectives; emphasising commitment to the goals of the educational system; and focusing on recruited teachers’ knowledge and expertise. Moreover, interviews with three groups of participants at public schools, private language institutes, and universities showed clear discrepancies in translating the official policies into actual recruitment practices. In addition to considerations related to our local context, more broadly, we argue that language education policy as a rich research area, should be further studied in more specific sub-areas such as language teacher education policies, policies of language teaching materials development, and language assessment policies.

摘要

本研究审查了伊朗英语教师招聘政策，作为国家官方文件中反映的更广泛教育政策的一部分，并简要调查了这些政策在选定教育机构中的实施情况。使用定性内容分析对七份主要文件进行了审查，揭示了英语教师招聘政策的三大类：优先考虑伊斯兰价值观和观点；强调对教育系统目标的承诺；注重招聘教师的知识和专长。此外，对公立学校、私立语言学院和大学三组参与者的采访显示，在将官方政策转化为实际招聘实践方面存在明显差异。