About

Dara Tafazoli (PhD) is a Research Officer on the VR School Study in Australia. He is currently working on developing and implementing the CALL literacy framework for language teachers at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Dara received his PhD in Languages and Cultures from the University of Cordoba, Spain, in 2019. He has received many awards, grants, and scholarships. Recently he was awarded the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) 2021 Research Priorities Initiative grants for a project titled “Key Enablers and Barriers to Integrating Technology into Iranian Language Teaching Profession”. His research interests are Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), CALL teacher education and professional development.