AATP Roundtable at MESA 2025 Conference
Increasing Student Engagement and Motivation in Persian Classrooms
Meeting in Conjunction at MESA 2025
Saturday Nov 22, 2025
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Westin Downtown Washington DC
Room: Magnolia B (located on the lobby level)
Organizer: Peyman Nojoumian
Chair: Farima Sadigh-Mostowfi
Presentations:
What Innovative Technology Can Increase Engagement and Motivation in Language Learners?
Peyman Nojoumian, University of Southern California
Engaging Persian Second Language Learners Through the Dynamic Mediums of Literature, Film, Music, Role-play, and Social Media
Azita H. Taleghani, University of Toronto
Using the Project Approach and Collaborative Reading to Enhance Student Engagement and Motivation in Persian Classrooms
Pouneh Shabani Jadidi, University of Chicago
Enhancing Motivation and Engagement in an Online Persian Language Course
Neda Sahranavard, University of California, Irvine
Interactive Vocabulary Building: Using Word Wall to Boost Engagement in Persian Classrooms
Banafsheh Pourzangi, University of California, Los Angeles
Engaging with Persian Culture in the Virtual Classroom: A Discussion-Based Approach
Zohreh Mirsharif, Georgetown University
Enhancing Persian Language Acquisition Through Strategically Structured Role-Play Activities
Mina Raminsabet, University of Oklahoma
Past AATP Roundtables
AATP Roundtable at AIS 2024 Conference
Teaching Persian in the Changing World
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
Thursday Aug 15, 2024 at 3:00 - 4:30 PM at Room 7
Preliminary Program
Organized by Peyman Nojoumian
Chair: Anousha Sedighi
Presentations:
Language Instructor
Nazila Khalkhali, UNAM od Canada
Innovative Technology in the Language Classroom: Utilizing Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence in Task-Based Language Teaching
Peyman Nojoumian, USC
Pragmatic and Interactional Competence at Advanced Level
Nahal Akbari, UMD
Is Persian to be Taught as a Modern Language or a Classical One: Perspectives and Methodologies
Hossein Samei, Emory University
Language Attitude and Language Use among Heritage Persian Learners at College Level
Anousha Sedighi, Portland State University