Michael Sadeghi
PhD
Michael is a third-year PhD candidate in Applied Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. In his research, he takes a cognitive approach to instructed second language acquisition and task-supported language teaching. He is also interested in the role of input modality and working memory capacity in language learning. His papers have been published in prestigious journals such as System, Language Teaching Research, ELT Journal etc. He has received several research grants such as the School of Business, Law, and Entrepreneurship Small Grant Scheme (Swinburne University). Michael has been teaching English as a foreign/second language for over a decade.
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Thesis
Multimodal Input and Proceduralisation of Grammar in Task-Supported Language Teaching
My research aims to examine whether and how different input modalities affect the quality of task-supported practice and the proceduralisation and automatisation of knowledge. Besides, it will explore how working memory components including executive function, phonological short-term memory, and visuospatial sketchpad interact with the effects of different types of task input. Finally, learners' perceptions about and preference for input modality of tasks will be investigated qualitatively. The findings can have significant implications for material designers and teachers by indicating the optimal input modality of tasks and their interface with learners' cognitive profiles in learning L2 grammar under meaning-focused conditions.
Research interests
- Instructed Second Language Acquisition
- Task-Supported Language Teaching
- Task-Based Language Teaching
- Cognitive Individual Differences
- Multimodal Input