JET_V3_N2_RP4 Dr. Mohammad Ali Salmani Nodoushan Journal of Educational Technology 2230 - 7125 3 2 63 72 Classroom-Centered Research; Classroom-Process Research; Qualitative Research; Research in the language classroom; Quality research New trends in language teaching have resulted in a move towards research in the language classroom. A brief overview of classroom research reveals three distinct but inter-related research paradigms: classroom-centered research, classroom process research, and qualitative research, respectively. July - September 2006 Copyright & copy; 2006 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=735