78 HadiSalehi, HojatAmini VEDA’S JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (JOELL) An International Peer Reviewed Journal http://www.joell.in Vol.2 Issue 3 2015 RESEARCH ARTICLE INVESTIGATING IRANIAN EFL TEACHERS’ COGNITIONS OFLANGUAGE TEACHING TECHNIQUES: PRONUNCIATION TEACHING IN FOCUS Hadi Salehi, Hojat Amini (English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran) Article Info: Article Received 12/7/2015 Revised on: 20/8/2015 Accepted on: 19/9/2015 ABSTRACT TeaĐheƌs ĐogŶitioŶ ĐoŶstitutes the lioŶ's shaƌe of ƌeseaƌĐh iŶ ƌeĐeŶt years with the aim to understand the coŵpledžities uŶdeƌpiŶŶiŶg the teaĐheƌs ĐogŶitioŶs. “uĐh effoƌts haǀe pƌoǀided iŶsights iŶto hoǁ teaĐheƌs ĐogŶitioŶs develop over time and how they are reflected in their classroom practices. Although numerous studies have been conducted on the issue of Iranian EFL teaĐheƌs ĐogŶitioŶs aďout gƌaŵŵaƌ aŶd ƌeadiŶg ĐoŵpƌeheŶsioŶ, little ƌeseaƌĐh study ever exists on their cognitions about the pronunciation techniques they apply in their EFL classrooms. Therefore, the present study was aimed to explore Iranian EFL teaĐheƌs ĐogŶitioŶ, espeĐiallLJ iŶ ƌelatioŶ to the pronunciation techniques they use in the oral communication classrooms and theiƌ ĐogŶitioŶs aďout theiƌ laŶguage leaƌŶeƌs ĐhaƌaĐteƌistiĐs. Foƌ these purposes, the cognitions of five English teachers in the oral communication classrooms were investigated. The teachers were asked to answer two semi- structured interviews. Moreover, their students were required to fill out a questionnaire. The findings revealed that there was an intricate relationship betweeŶ laŶguage teaĐheƌs edžpeƌieŶĐe aŶd theiƌ ĐogŶitioŶs aďout the techniques they applied in classrooms. Keywords: Second Language Teachers’ Cognitions, Oral Communication Classroom, Teaching Pronunciation, Teachers’ Knowledge. Citation: APA Salehi,H and Amini,H.(2015). IŶǀestigatiŶg IƌaŶiaŶ EFL TeaĐheƌs CogŶitioŶs of laŶguage TeaĐhiŶg Techniques: Pronunciation Teaching in Focus. Vedas JouƌŶal of EŶglish LaŶguage aŶd Literature- JOELL, 2(3), 78-83. MLA HadiSalehi, HojatAmini," IŶǀestigatiŶg IƌaŶiaŶ EFL TeaĐheƌs CogŶitioŶs of laŶguage TeaĐhiŶg Techniques: Pronunciation Teaching in Focus. Vedas jouƌŶal of EŶglish Language and Literature- JOELL 2.3(2015): 78-83. © Copyright VEDA Publication