Beginning with an elaboration on the status of English language teaching (ELT) in Iran, the presenter reports the researches conducted on adopting the functional approach to EFL teaching in Iran. Analyzing the implications of the researches, the presenter then considers the cases where ESL-related findings of the applicability of the functional approach could be directly siphoned to EFL practices. He also provides some practical suggestions for the preparation of functional materials which can be applied to EFL situations in general and to EFL programs in Iran in particular.

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