Why DLC?
Danesh Language Centre

Why Study with DLC?

 

The advantage and unique feature of DLC in comparison to other English language institutes is that DLC was founded in 1985 and DLC’s founder and concessionaire, Ali Akbar Danesh, is professional in the field of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and has got many years of experience in Ministry of Education. Ali Akbar Danesh has got MA from the University of Tehran in TEFL and has published many books during all these years. DLC, with about four decades of teaching a foreign language to volunteers of different ages and language levels, has been working as a family business since 1985. Dr Tina Danesh, a concessionaire and manager of females section of DLC, has got PhD in TEFL from the University of Tehran. She is one of the first English language teachers in Iran who received CELTA from the University of Cambridge, London in 2008. Having 9 years of experience in teaching general English and semi-ESP courses in the University of Tehran, participating in both national and international conferences around the world, and publishing some related books, Dr Tina Danesh has always been eager to find new and practical ways of teaching and learning a foreign language regarding the culture of our country, Iran. Because of special and academic familiarity of founder and concessionaires of DLC with TEFL, DLC has developed its specific model, ATBATM, in its methodology of teaching, learning and assessment and make learning English language easy, enjoyable and satisfying for volunteers.
A huge step towards achieving your life goals is improving your learning of English language or other languages. DLC is with you every step of the way.

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Here are a few reasons to trust us with your ambitions:

1. DLC’s founder and concessionaire, Ali Akbar Danesh, pioneered Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) in north-west of Tehran. He has got Master degree in TEFL from the University of Tehran. Because of his profound knowledge and experience in teaching English language, he has reached a prominent level among founders of English language institutes in Iran.
2. DLC is one of the oldest official language schools in Tehran after the revolution. DLC has always been a well-known English institute since its foundation in 1985.
3. DLC benefits the advantages of modern methods of Foreign Language teaching and learning.
4. DLC concessionaire and manager of females’ section, Dr Tina DAnesh, is a PhD holder from the University of Tehran and CELTA holder from the University of Cambridge, London.
5. CELTA is the standard and first teacher training qualification in DLC. All teachers are usually trained to teach based on CELTA.
6. TEYL is the standard of teaching to kids classes.
7. ATBATM is a developed model in DLC’s methodology of teaching, learning and assessment. Having lots of researches in English language teaching, learning and assessment, Dr Tina Danesh has developed this model based on which teachers can simultaneously teach a foreign language and assess students’ learning processes.
8. DlC has reached high quality standards in all aspects of pedagogical condition.
9. DLC teaches foreign language across the full learning journey: Young Learners, Teenage Learners, Young Adults and Adults Learners, IELTS and TOEFL.
10. Teaching for about four decades, DLC is with you in every step of your learning journey. No matter which age you have got, which language proficiency level you are, and which aim you are following in your life, you can benefit from DLC’s broad range of experience.

DLC Methodology Model

The Methodology Model of Danesh Language Centre

ATBATM is a developed model in DLC’s methodology of teaching, learning and assessment. Having lots of researches in English language teaching, learning and assessment, Dr Tina Danesh has developed this model based on which teachers can simultaneously teach a foreign language and assess students’ learning processes. This developed model in the methodology of teaching a foreign language in DLC is based on Activity Theory. This teaching, learning and assessment model has a vital role in improving the language proficiency level of the learners.What we can see obviously in this model is the shift of responsibility for learning and assessment to all Subjects in Division of Labor and the focus on the learning of language skills and social skills in a group context.This model has got reciprocal effect and is worked from both the teaching and assessment perspectives.

DLC has always tried to provide students with the needed opportunities for their learning. And also, DLC has tried to consider whatever and whoever affects students’ learning in the educational and classroom context like teaching materials, teachers, environment, staff, supervisors, managers, students’ parents, etc to help students’ enhancement. It goes without saying that in using this model, a good teacher usually needs to adapt new ways of teaching and modern and up-to-date classroom activities based on learners’ needs, goals, expectations and potentials. DLC is completely aware of the fact that students need experienced and educated teachers and proper educational context to learn a foreign language better. DLC doesn’t only judge the students in their learning, but DLC judges teachers and the other Subjects in Division of Labor as well. Consequently, teachers’ teaching processes and their commitment to teaching have being evaluated during each term. Also, the other Subjects in Division of Labor like receptionists, staff, supervisors, etc have been evaluating during each term.

The Methodology Model of Danesh Language Centre

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DLC Methodology Model: Activity Theory-Based Assessment and Teaching Model

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DLC Mediating Artifacts

DLC takes teaching and assessment as inseparable facts and believes that teaching and assessment are two inseparable poles and it is impossible to just teach during the term and have a summative assessment at the end of the term. Whatever and whoever in the process of teaching, learning and assessment must be evaluated during the term. They all are considered as mediating artifacts of our model.

Here are some of the useful mediating artifacts in all DLC classes:

- Teachers teaching process

- Teachers’ feedback

- Teachers’ correction policy of students’ errors

- Students’ productive and receptive skills

- Students’ productive assignments: Writings and presentations

- Students’ integrated assignments: Reading-Writing, Listening-Speaking, Listening-Writing, Watching a film-Writing lab report, etc.

- Teachers and students’ time to talk in the class

- Teaching materials

DLC Mediating Artifacts

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DLC Subjects

Teachers, learners, supervisors, receptionists, managers of DLC and learners’ parents are all considered as subjects playing roles in students’ successful learning and enhancement. No need to assert that teacher has always been considered as the only responsible person in students’ learning process for many years.

Now that we are living in a time of rapid social changes, language teachers need to learn the needs of contemporary learners who are different from their previous generations.

Considering all the social factors, DLC believes that not only teachers have got important responsibility in pedagogical condition, but also the other people in an educational context can play an important role.

Each of the Subjects in an educational context has responsibility to help and encourage students improve their language learning.

DLC Subjects

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DLC Goals

DLC aims to offer the highest standards in teaching, learning and assessment processes. DLC’s goals are those targets that learners, teachers, and the other subjects have in our educational context.

Goals of teachers in TEFL context are to provide learners with an opportunity to take advantage of globalization. No need to assert that both teachers and learners must be aware of the fact that learning a foreign language is not an option but a necessity in our modern and contemporary world. Also teachers must involve learners with the learning and discussion processes. DLC teachers can provide learners opportunities to communicate with each other, to collaborate with each other, to use language, to improve in their language learning process, to talk fluently, to fulfill their internal and external goals, and so on.

It can be said that there are two types of goals for learners: internal and external. The external goals relate to the usage of language that learners learn in contexts other than their classroom. The external goals can be the usage of the language in going to travel, in attending lectures or delivering a presentation in another country, in understanding their favorite music, in communicating with people of other cultures and nationalities and so on. The internal goals are related to the individuals’ mental development in the classroom. Internal goals can be the development of metacognitive skills and awareness by which learners can think differently and approach language from different perspective.

DLC Goals

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DLC Community

DLC community involves all the Subjects and the interactions among them in language teaching, learning, and assessment processes.

DLC Rules & Regulations:

Registration Policy

Attendance Policy

Teachers’ lesson plans

DLC Teaching, Learning &Assessment Policy

DLC Community

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DLC Outcomes

DLC has always tried to fulfill its specific goals by providing the needed educational conditions.

What is of great importance is the outcome of following these goals.

In fact, the importance of pursuing the educational goals is reaching to acceptable outcomes for all the Subjects in an educational setting.

These outcomes do not just involve an acceptable final score, but what is important is students’ enhancement in four language skills, their ability to use language fluently, their ability to interact with others, and their satisfaction of reaching to their aims and fulfilling their needs.

DLC Outcomes

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