introduction/brief CV
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Dear students,
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areas of expertise
My research interests span nonverbal communication, politeness, interlanguage pragmatics (ILP), L2 interactions, pragmatics, and discourse analysis.
publications
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Drawing data from the recordings of natural conversations and meta-pragmatic comments, and combining the neo-Brown and Levinson approach and the relational work framework, this paper explored how…
The present study adopted a socio-pragmatic approach to contribute to the broader literature on code-switching (CS) in bilingual communication by exploring its role in the context of speech act…
Although linguistic politeness has been extensively theorized about, the role of nonverbal behaviour in managing politeness in interactions has been neglected until recently.
courses
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This specialized course aims particularly to introduce students to the different types of reports and extending students' knowledge of English Language. Students learn intensively how to write…
The course is designed to help elementary to pre-intermediate learners of business English acquire the vocabulary necessary for business and various work situations. Besides, the textbook is…
This is an introductory course in ‘Writing’ where students are to be taught basic writing skills. They are trained to build vocabulary that would be required to write a good paragraph. They are…