Sonour Esmaeili

Sonour Esmaeili holds a PhD in Education from Monash University. She completed her PhD in 2025 and her doctoral research focused on developing culturally responsive online learning environments with a particular focus on the intellectual development of students in higher education through a cultural-historical lens. One of the main findings of her study was the proposal of strategies to support teachers in creating culturally responsive spaces that foster intellectual development in higher education. Sonour’s greatest passion is teaching, specifically within the higher education sector. She has more than a decade of teaching experience in higher education, including roles at Monash University, the Australian Catholic University, Monash College, and several universities in Iran. She is currently an academic staff member at Monash University and an ELICOS teacher at Monash College. Her research interests include cultural-historical theory, online learning, cultural diversity, intellectual development, flipped teaching, and metadiscourse.

Sonour.esmaeili@gmail.com

International Membership

  • Member of the International Laboratory of Cultural-Historical Psychology and Education (ILCHE), Monash University, Melbourne (Australia) 
  • Member of the International Society for cultural-historical and activity research (ISCAR)

Publications

  • Esmaeili, S., Tamjid, N. H., Sadeghi, K., & Seifoori, Z. (2023). Explicit vs. Implicit Corrective Feedback and Grammar Accuracy in Flipped and Non-Flipped Classes. Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice, 15(31), 45-70. 10.30495/jal.2023.1980698.1468
  • Esmaeili, S., Tamjid, N. H., Sadeghi, K., & Seifoori, Z. (2020). Effects of flipped teaching method integrated with corrective feedback on EFL learners’ grammar learning and retention. International Journal of Learning Technology, 15(4), 309-340. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLT.2020.113882
  • Esmaeili, S. (2020). Interactional Metadiscourse Resources in Oliver Twist. The International Journal of English Linguistics, 10(6).78-89. Doi:10.5539/ijel.v10n6p78
  • Esmaeili, S., Saeidi, M., & Ahour, T. (2017). Gender-based study of interpersonal Metadiscourse resources in the original and simplified versions of Oliver Twist [abstract]. In in the First International Conference on New Trends in English Language Teaching and Testing; 24 August 2017; Dubai, UAE. Yeditepe University.33.
  • Esmaeili, S., & Sadeghi, K. (2012). Textual metadiscourse resources in original and simplified versions of Oliver Twist. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 3 (4), 653-659. http://doi.org/10.4304/jltr.3.4.653-659
  • Sadeghi, K & Esmaeili, S. (2012). Frequency of metatextual resources (MTRs) in 2 original and simplified novels. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 3 (4), 647-652. http://doi.org/10.4304/jltr.3.4.647-652