Ali Derakhshan is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the English Language and Literature Department, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran. He has published in both accredited international journals (Computers and Education, Language Teaching Research, System, Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, ELT Journal, Current Psychology, Frontiers in Psychology, etc.) and various local journals. His research interests are positive psychology, interlanguage pragmatics, intercultural communication, teacher education, learner individual differences, and cross-cultural interpersonal factors in educational psychology.