Shahid Beheshti University Critical Language and Literary Studies 20087330 16 22 2019 05 22 Foreign language policy and planning specifications of Iran based on Hornberger’s integrative framework Foreign language policy and planning specifications of Iran based on Hornberger’s integrative framework 37 58 100133 10.29252/clls.16.22.37 FA Nader Haghani University of Tehran Elnaz Ghodousi Shahneshin University of Tehran Journal Article 2019 05 18 The study of the documents and documentation related to language policy in the public and higher education system of the country can provide an appropriate context for understanding the factors and reasons for the trend of the educational system in languages or foreign languages, and the objectives of these policies for the program. This paper studied the official documents of foreign language education at the public and supreme levels of Iran with using Hornberger’s integrative framework to outline the specifications of language policy and planning in the educational system. The results of this study indicates the absence of a theoretical basis for foreign language policy and planning, and there is no specific executive program for the purposes specified in the foreign language documentation of the country. The study of the documents and documentation related to language policy in the public and higher education system of the country can provide an appropriate context for understanding the factors and reasons for the trend of the educational system in languages or foreign languages, and the objectives of these policies for the program. This paper studied the official documents of foreign language education at the public and supreme levels of Iran with using Hornberger’s integrative framework to outline the specifications of language policy and planning in the educational system. The results of this study indicates the absence of a theoretical basis for foreign language policy and planning, and there is no specific executive program for the purposes specified in the foreign language documentation of the country. https://clls.sbu.ac.ir/article_100133_54ef16f762d6600ca68a9842209630a7.pdf