العربية
Dr Mohsen Shirazizadeh
Associate Professor
mshirazizadeh@su.edu.om
Phone: +968 26850100 Extn: 654
Location: Suwaiq Building
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Biography
Dr. Mohsen Shirazizadeh is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Faculty of Language Studies at Sohar University. His research focuses mainly on academic writing, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), English Medium Instruction (EMI), and corpus linguistics. He has published extensively in various internationally reputable journals, with some of his writings appearing in top-tier journals such as the Journal of English for Academic Purposes; Current Issues in Language Planning; Language, Identity and Education; System; TESOL Journal; and Applied Linguistics among others. Additionally, he has presented his research at renowned and high-profile conferences in various countries, including the United States, the UK, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Turkey, Lebanon, and Iran.
Prior to joining Sohar University, he served as an Associate Professor and Head of the English Department at Alzahra University in Iran. During his tenure there, spanning 10 years, he taught a wide range of courses at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. He has also supervised numerous postgraduate theses and dissertations within his areas of expertise and is currently working on a couple of projects in the realm of English for academic purposes.
Qualifications
- PhD in TESOL, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran, 2009- 2014
- Doctoral Research Internship, The University of Freibug, Germany, 2012- 2013
- MA in TESOL, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran, 2007-2009
- BA in English Language and Literature, Kharazmi University, Iran, 2003-2007
Teaching Interest
- Research Methodology
- English for Academic purposes
- Academic Writing
- Second Language Acquisition
Research Interest
- English for Academic purposes
- Academic Writing
- Corpus linguistics
Publications
- Shirazizadeh, M., Mirhosseini, S. A. & Jagiri S. (2024). “At school, I feel interrogated”: Differences in Willingness to Communicate in Iranian Schools and Private English Institutes. System, Article 103392.
- Mirhosseini, S. A., Rashed F. & Shirazizadeh, M. (2024) We have become protectors of English: revisiting policies of publishing in English in non-Anglophone academia, Current Issues in Language Planning, 25 (3), 266-284
- Fathali, S., Shirazizadeh, M. & Rezavand S. (2024). DVL-integrated Instructions to Enhance EFL Learners’ Speaking Proficiency: The Digital Image Guide Method. Teaching English as a Second Language Quarterly. 43(2), 87-110.
- Shirazizadeh, M. & Abbaszadeh, A. (2023). EFL teacher resilience: Instrument development and validation. Reflective Practice, 24 (3), 377-385.
- Rashed, F., Mirhosseini, S. A., & Shirazizadeh, M. (2023). Write in their tongue: Iranian higher education policies of publishing in English. Language Related Research, 14 (1), 63-87.
- Mirhosseini, S. A., Shirazizadeh, M. & Pakizehdel, H. (2022). Bridging language education and ‘New Literacy Studies’: Reinvigorating courses of general English at an Iranian university. Language, Identity and Education, 21(5), 287-302.
- Shirazizadeh, M. & Amirfazlian, R. (2021). Lexical bundles in theses, articles and textbooks of applied linguistics: Investigating intradisciplinary uniformity and variation. Journal of English for Academic Purposes. 49, Article 100946.
- Shirazizadeh, M. (2020). The role of the knowledge of vocabulary and structure in EFL reading comprehension among Iranian graduate students: Evaluation of two causal models. Journal of Language Research, 12(36), 363-384.
- Fathi, J. & Shirazizadeh, M. (2020). The effects of a second language reading strategy instruction on Iranian EFL learners’ reading comprehension and reading anxiety. Language Related Research, 11(4), 267-295.
- Shirazizadeh, M. & Karimpour, M. (2019). An investigation of the relationships among EFL teachers’ perfectionism, reflection and burnout. Cogent Education, 6(1), 1667708.
- Shirazizadeh, M., Tajik, L. & Amanzadeh, H. (2019). Reflection, resilience and role stress among Iranian EFL teachers: A mixed methods study. Issues in Language Teaching, 8(2), 1-24.
- Fathi, J. & Shirazizadeh, M. (2019). Fostering self-regulated learning of Iranian EFL students: An investigation of the effect of self and peer assessment in L2 writing. Foreign Language Research Journal, 9(1), 23-46 (in Persian).
- Shirazizadeh, M. & Amirfazlian, R. (2019). Grammatical accuracy and writing in a foreign language: Comparing different types of electronic corrective feedback. Language Related Research, 10(2), 1-24. (in Persian)
- Shirazizadeh, M., Moradkhani, S. & Karimpour M. (2017). Anxiety and performance in second language writing: Does perfectionism play a role?. Foreign Language Research Journal, 7(1), 153-178. (in Persian)