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Dr Mohsen Khedri
Biography
Dr. Mohsen Khedri is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Faculty of Language Studies at Sohar University, Oman. Prior to joining Sohar University, he was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Malaya in Malaysia. In 2008, he received his MA in English Language Teaching in Iran, and in 2014, he received his PhD in Applied Linguistics from Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Dr. Mohsen’s research covers a wide field centred on the study of language, ranging from applied linguistics to discourse studies, pragmatics, English for academic/specific purposes, and academic writing. Much of his research is at the intersections of genre analysis and corpus-driven discourse analysis. More specifically, he is fascinated by exploring how academic writers belonging to different disciplines from both the soft and hard ends of the academic continuum use language to offer a credible representation of their work and themselves as well as acknowledge and negotiate social relations with their readers in different genres and contexts. This persuaded him to continue his postgraduate studies at the doctorate level in 2011, and since then he has conducted several research studies in this regard in the hope of enhancing the existing knowledge of how research article writers construct their discourse conforming to the rhetorical conventions of their disciplines.
In addition to attracting both external and internal funding for his research topics and presenting a number of papers at international conference worldwide, Dr. Mohsen has published several papers in top-tier international journals, including contributions to the Australian Journal of Linguistics, Discourse Studies, Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics, International Review of Pragmatics, and Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies.
Furthermore, Dr. Mohsen has extensive experience supervising and examining postgraduate research theses in the fields of TESOL, English as a Second Language, and Linguistics. He has also served as a panel member in the proposal presentation, candidature defense, and seminar examination of several master’s and doctoral candidates.
Finally, Dr. Mohsen has held different administrative positions throughout his career, such as coordinating undergraduate and postgraduate programs, which has made him familiar with the dynamics of working in multicultural institutions.
Qualification
- Ph.D in Applied Linguistics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, 2014.
- MA in English Language Teaching, IAU, Science & Research Branch, Iran, 2008.
- BA in English Language Translation, IAU, Iran, 2006.
Teaching Interest
- Discourse Analysis
- Pragmatics
- Phonetics & Phonology
- Syntax
- Morphology & Lexical Semantics
- Research Methodology
Research Interest
- Applied Linguistics
- Discourse Studies
- Genre Analysis
- Pragmatics
- Academic Writing
Publications
- Khedri, M., & Kritsis, K. (2020). How do we make ourselves heard in the writing of a research article? A study of authorial references in four disciplines. Australian Journal of Linguistics, 40(2), 194-217.
- Alsout, E., & Khedri, M. (2019). Politeness in Libyan postgraduate students’ e-mail requests towards lecturers. Journal of Language and Communication, 6(1), 47-64.
- Khedri, M., & Kritsis, K. (2018). Metadiscourse in Applied Linguistics and Chemistry research article introductions. Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics, 9(2), 47-73.
- Khedri, M. (2018). Evidentials in research article writing: A marker of discipline. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 26(T), 145-158.
- Khedri, M. (2016). Are we visible? An interdisciplinary data-based study of self-mention in research articles. Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics, 52(3), 403-430.
- Khedri, M., Chan, S. H., & Helen, T. (2015). Interpersonal-driven features in research article abstracts: Cross-disciplinarily metadiscoursal perspective. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 23(2), 303-314.
- Khedri, M., Chan, S. H., & Ebrahimi, S. F. (2013). An exploration of interactive metadiscourse markers in academic research article abstracts in two disciplines. Discourse Studies, 15(3), 319-331.
- Khedri, M., Chan, S. H., & Tan, B. H. (2013). Cross-disciplinary and cross-linguistic perspectives on metadiscourse in academic writing. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, 31(1), 129-138.
- Khedri, M., & Ebrahimi, S. J., & Chan, S. H. (2013). Interactional metadiscourse markers in academic research article result and discussion sections. 3L: Language, Linguistics, Literature – The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies, 19(1), 65-74.
- Khedri, M., & Ebrahimi, S. J., & Chan, S. H. (2013). Patterning of interactive metadiscourse markers in result and discussion sections of academic research articles across disciplines. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 21(S), 1-12.