Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl and his resume or CV at LELB Society, a PhD holder in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), author, researcher, website developer and creator of LELB Society
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Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl’s Personal Information
- First name: Mohammad Hossein
- Last name: Hariri Asl
- Nationality: Iranian
- Contact me
Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl and LELB Society
My name is Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl and I’m the creator of LELB Society. LELB Society is my crowning achievement and I’m really proud of it because it’s always been such a great source of inspiration to me. From its foundation back in July 2015, I’ve been working continuously on the betterment of this online community or wiki on WordPress day in, day out.
Running LELB Society on WordPress has encouraged me to acquire much technical knowledge on website development. I’m constantly updating my expertise in website management and WordPress as a pioneer content management system (CMS). Consequently, I’m now providing website management and development services for some people and companies.
Learn vocabulary in context with images
As a creative and intuitive person, I’ve been able to develop the most advanced English vocabulary learning platform in real context with images in the entire world over the last 6 years, including all vocabulary items from the best-selling vocabulary books, namely 11000 Words You Need to Know, 504 Absolutely Essential Words, 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam, GRE Vocabulary Flashcards, and others.
Education
- High school diploma from Dr. Khazaeli School, a special school for the blind in Tehran, Iran in 2002 with straight A’s
- Iran Language Institute (ILI) graduate in Tehran, Iran in 2004
- BA graduate in English Literature from Allameh Tabatabaii University in Tehran, Iran in 2006
- MA graduate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) from Islamic Azad University (South Tehran Branch) in Tehran, Iran in 2008 with straight A’s in all semesters
- MA dissertation title: The Influence of Classroom Management Techniques upon Effective Teaching and Learning among Advanced Iranian University Students of English
- PhD holder in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) from Islamic Azad University (Science & Research Branch), Tehran, Iran in 2018
- PhD dissertation title: Interactivity and Social Presence: Two Ingredients for Creating an Effective Online Learning Community
Publications
Hariri Asl, M. H., & Marandi, S. (2017). Peer-assessment and student-driven negotiation of meaning: Two ingredients for creating social presence in online EFL social contexts. Issues in Language Teaching, 6(1), 117-144. doi:10.22054/ILT.2017.8421
Hariri Asl, M. H., Marandi, S. S., & Maftoon, P. (2021). Collaborative flipped learning through CALL: A recipe for realizing social presence in virtual learning environments. International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching & Research, 9(35), 95-114.
Mosallanejad, P., & Hariri Asl, M. H. (2010). Essentials of practical writing. Tehran, Iran: Sepahan Publication, Inc. ISBN: 978-600-5659-52-8 (This is a university coursebook taught in many language faculties of Iranian universities. I was also in charge of layout, drawing and typesetting of this university coursebook.)
Employment history
- Founder and chief administrator at LELB Society, an online bilingual academy of English and Persian from 2015 to the present
- Official instructor in Iran’s Ministry of Education teaching English to the blind and visually impaired students in Karaj, Iran from 2007 to the present
- Teaching general English courses at Islamic Azad University (South Tehran Branch) in Tehran, Iran from 2010 to 2012
- Teaching general English courses at Islamic Azad University (East Tehran Branch) in Tehran, Iran from 2010 to 2011
Honors / Awards
- Owning the patent for Visual Braille System / خط بریل دیداری at Iran’s Patent and Trademark Office with the registry number of 008958 in Tehran, Iran in 2010
- Holding an award from Dr. Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee, Minister of Education for being a successful and hard-working English instructor teaching the blind and visually impaired students in Karaj, Iran in 2011
- Holding an award from Dr. Ahmad Mohseni, the dean of Islamic Azad University (South Tehran Branch) in Tehran, Iran for being the top MA student and researcher during the Research Week in 2008
- Holding an award from Ms. Najmeh Nazemi, the administrator of The Academic Association of Translation at Islamic Azad University (South Tehran Branch) for giving a presentation in English as literary criticism on the English short story, How Much Land Does a Man Need” by Leo Tolstoy in the Motahhari Conference Room of Islamic Azad University (South Tehran Branch) in Tehran, Iran in autumn of 2008
Conferences / Talks
- Holding dozens of English and persian webinars on a variety of interesting and academic topics on my website found in this category or this YouTube playlist
- Giving a presentation on “The Effect of Authentic / Alternative Assessment upon Increasing Intrinsic Motivation in Language Learners” in English in the Motahhari Conference Room of Islamic Azad University (South Tehran Branch) in Tehran, Iran in autumn of 2008
- Giving a presentation in English as literary criticism of the English short story, How Much Land Does a Man Need?” by Leo Tolstoy in the Motahhari Conference Room of Islamic Azad University (South Tehran Branch) in Tehran, Iran in autumn of 2008 and receiving an award for this presentation
- Presenting the services of LELB Society to the students of Shahid Soltani High School, a special school for talented students in Karaj, Iran on Adobe Connect in autumn of 2020
Services
- Developing the most comprehensive platform in the world to learn advanced and academic vocabulary in real context with images, definitions, authentic examples, synonyms, antonyms and parts of speech, including all of the vocabulary items of the best-selling vocabulary books, such as 504 Absolutely Essential Words, 1100 Words You Need to Know, 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam, GRE Vocabulary Flashcards, etc. This growing category of English vocabulary consists of over 2500 advanced vocabulary items and the number increases every day
- Holding the first rank on both Google and Bing for the following queries: “1100 Words You Need to Know flashcards”, “601 Words You Need to Know category”, “504 Absolutely Essential Words category”, “learn vocabulary in context with images”, “English documentaries with transcript“, and “آموزش آنلاین زبان فارسی” which means (learn Persian online in Farsi)
- Developing over 3,800 original English and Persian lessons on my website enriched with embedded videos from my YouTube channel, text and voice comment forms to account for asynchronous learning, text-to-speech functionality to practice listening comprehension on demand
- Analyzing and assessing over 200 IELTS essays submitted to me by my online students on my website from 2015 to the present
- Running an online Persian academy holding the first rank on Google and Bing for over 2 years with over 340 original Persian lessons with videos and dozens of Persian students all around the world
- Managing my YouTube channel entitled, LELB Society, with over 830 original videos on teaching English and Persian with approximately 3,000 subscribers
- Inventing the round table activity to implement both synchronous and asynchronous learning merged with flipped learning in online classes. The round table activity can promote skill integration, classroom interaction and peer-assessment to a noticeable degree.
Professional Affiliations
- Official instructor of English in Iran’s Ministry of Education specialized in teaching students with special needs and disabilities (teaching English to the blind and visually impaired students by using Braille system and technological devices and software programs for students with low vision)
- Founder, developer, chief administrator, instructor and website programmer at my own website, LELB Society, standing for Learn English to Live Better Society, which is an online bilingual academy of English and Persian, from July 2015 to the present
Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl’s Skills
- Website development and management skills and expertise in the most practical manner on the most popular content management systems (CMSs), namely Drupal, Joomla, Blogger, and especially WordPress from July 2015 to the present
- LELB Society is the end result of my practical expertise in website development with 100% WordPress speed optimization calculated by GTmetrix and Google’s PageSpeed Insights.
Visual impairment
I was born with a critical visual impairment. My left eye was completely blind and my right eye was just slightly-sighted. I’ve had three surgical operations on both of my eyes so far, and my eyesight is now stabilized. I went to Dr. Khazaeli School, a special school for the blind in Tehran, Iran for 12 years, including primary school, guidance school and high school where I studied with the Braille system. I also have an active handicap dossier registered in Iran’s welfare organization.
Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl’s quotes
To learn more about me from a psychological point of view, I encourage you to study some of my quotes. Click here to study Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl’s quotes. These are just my personal opinions about general aspects of life. I occasionally add further quotes to the list.
