en تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" hspace="0" vspace="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: justify;">This study was&nbsp;an attempt to&nbsp;evaluate&nbsp;the undergraduate TEFL program at Farhangian University. The university specializes in educating prospective teachers and the program is important since it is expected to equip the student teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary for qualified teachers. Hence, in this study, measures&nbsp;were taken&nbsp;to investigate the merits and demerits of the implemented TEFL&nbsp;program and explore the domains in which the program needs to be improved. The study assessed the program from the perspectives of 220 student teachers, 32 teacher educators, and 12 heads of departments and experts including the university deans, deputies, and research and teaching staff, through using three instruments, i.e. questionnaires, interviews, and observations in a mixed methods design .The findings indicated that the TEFL program did not address some educational and administrative needs as the participants believed that they were not enriched with the necessary skills, the practice of the learned theories, problem solving, critical thinking, flexibility, and innovation. Furthermore, this study demonstrated several theory- practice gaps in the curriculum.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div style="clear:both;"></div> Evaluation, Undergraduate TEFL program, Farhangian University, Merits, Demerit 157 193 http://ijal.khu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-771-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Zahra Masoumpanah Zahra Masoumpanah 10031947532846001200 10031947532846001200 Yes Farhangian University, Tehran Mohammad Hassan Tahririan Mohammad Hassan Tahririan 10031947532846001201 10031947532846001201 No Sheikhbahaee University, Isfahan Ahmad Alibabaee Ahmad Alibabaee 10031947532846001202 10031947532846001202 No Sheikhbahaee University, Isfahan Katayoon Afzali Katayoon Afzali 10031947532846001203 10031947532846001203 No Sheikhbahaee University, Isfahan