AN INTELLECTUAL PORTRAIT

The art
of knowing.

Dr. Abdollah Dodangeh studies the intellectual worlds of Persian and Ottoman manuscripts—and brings that same curiosity to language education in Japan.

HISTORY / LANGUAGE / HUMAN CONNECTIONSCROLL TO DISCOVER ↓

Portrait of Dr. Abdollah Dodangeh — DR. ABDOLLAH DODANGEH PORTRAIT / 01

01 — 05ISTANBUL · JAPAN · PERSIAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORYEST. IN CURIOSITY

01 / THE PERSON

DR. ABDOLLAH DODANGEH / Ph.D.

Between archives and classrooms

A historian of medieval Iranian and Ottoman intellectual life, Dr. Dodangeh earned his Ph.D. at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul in 2015. His work spans manuscript interpretation, critical editions, translation, and contemporary university language education in Japan.

2015MIMAR SINAN FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY / Ph.D.

JAPANUNIVERSITY LANGUAGE EDUCATION

علم · KNOWLEDGE · 知

Manuscripts are more than objects. They are conversations across centuries.

02 / THE ARCHIVE

RESEARCH / MANUSCRIPTS / HISTORY

The work behind the words

A selection of published scholarship across medieval history, Persian textual traditions and language education. These are research records—not invented case studies.

SELECTED WORKS2010 — 2026

01A Student-Centered Collaborative Approach to Enhancing Motivation and Self-Esteem in Japanese EFL LearnersHakuoh University Faculty of Education Bulletin, 20(1), 169–196.2026↗02Impacts of Self-Esteem on Learning a New LanguageHakuoh University Faculty of Education Bulletin, 19(1), 125–147.2025↗03An Assessment on the Work Titled Destûrü’l-Kâtib fî Ta’yini’l-Merâtib Presented to Jalayirid Sultan Sheikh UvaysJournal of Social and Cultural Studies, II(4), 163–183.2016↗04Süleymaniye Yazma Kütüphanesi Levhalar Koleksiyonu: Farsça LevhalarIn Erdoğan Merçil’e Armağan, pp. 527–548.2013↗05Fahreddîn Mübârekşâh’ın Şecere-yi Ensâb İsimli Eserinin Türkçe TercümesiTürk Dünyası Araştırmaları, 188, 195–222.2010↗

Academic profile ↗

THE WRITTEN WORD
OUTLIVES ITS AUTHOR.

ARCHIVE NOTE / 002

03 / THE CLASSROOM

EDUCATION / JAPAN

Knowledge means little until it can be shared.

His recent research explores how collaborative, student-centered learning can support participation, motivation and self-esteem among Japanese university English learners.

Learners as active participants

Collaborative projects with structure

Confidence before perfection

04 / THE CONVERSATION

LECTURES / EXCHANGE / COLLABORATION

An invitation to think together.

Potential lecture and workshop themes drawn from his research and teaching practice. Invitations and formats can be discussed individually.

Persian manuscripts and the politics of advice

Cross-cultural histories of Iran and the Ottoman world

Motivation and confidence in Japanese EFL classrooms

For institutions, editors and researchers seeking potential collaboration on historical sources, Persian materials, translation or intercultural academic projects. Scope and availability by inquiry.

SEND AN INQUIRY ↗

05 / THE SCHOOLTSUKUBA / IBARAKI / JAPAN

e·t

A NEW CHAPTER IN LEARNING

Easy Talk
English.

English lessons for children, teenagers and adults in a small, home-based classroom in Tsukuba. Explore courses, monthly tuition and our EIKEN opening campaign.

Explore courses & tuition ↗

CORRESPONDENCE / INQUIRIES

BEGIN A CONVERSATION

Send a message using the form below.

Academic / speaking / collaboration ↗Easy Talk English / Tsukuba ↗

abdullah@mydomain.com