EFL Academic Setting and Fossilization; Evidence from Iranian EFL Learners

Mohammad R. Sadeghi

Abstract


The present study aims to investigate the causes of fossilization in Iranian college students’ English learning with the help of questionnaires and interview with some subjects. The results show that some factors may cause the fossilization of many Iranian college students’ English including the students’ lack of interest and strategies in English learning, English teachers’ lack of good teaching methods, the negative transfer of the students’ mother Language and some problems in English textbooks and Iranian education system. Both the students and their English teachers should make great efforts to find useful strategies to overcome the fossilization.


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Fossilization, Iranian College Students, English Learning

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