A Reflection on the Undergraduate Teaching English as a Foreign Language Curriculum at Farhangian University from TPACK Perspective

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Assistant Professor, English Language Department, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

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The purpose of this study was to critically reflect on current BA curriculum of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) at Farhangian University regarding technological, pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) model. Accordingly, objectives, material, structure, assignments, resources and assessment activities set for 122 units of the curriculum were studied using content analysis. The results unveiled that the most recent curriculum of TEFL at Farhangiann University is mainly based on the old pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) model rather than TPACK. Considering the fact that the largest part of the curriculum (58 units) is dedicated to developing students teachers' content knowledge, the second largest part (37 units) is devoted to building up the candidates' pedagogical knowledge, and 24 units are allotted to raising PCK, only 3 units are dedicated to technological pedagogical (TP) knowledge. The more significant deficiency of the curriculum is that no room was considered for flourishing technological knowledge (TK) and technological content knowledge (TCK) and TPACK, in particular. The results revealed that in order to further improve the current curriculum for TEFL at Farhangian University, specified issued on TK, as one of the major qualifications, have to be embodied in theoretical and practical courses to cover both analog and digital technologies. In addition, it has to be in harmony with TC and TP to form a coherent whole. The last but not

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Journal of Foreign Language Research
Volume 11, Issue 2
August 2021
Pages 336-354

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