Prof. Mohammad Hossein Keshavarz has taught extensively in different universities in Iran and Northern Cyprus and has published in national and international journals. He has had membership in international organizations such as TESOL, American Association of Applied Linguists, and International Systemic Functional Linguistic Association. He is currently Head of ELT Department at Girne American University in North Cyprus
Background
Mohammad Hossein KESHAVARZ did his undergraduate studies at Teacher Training University in Tehran, received a top-graduate scholarship to continue his graduate studies in TEFL at Ohio University, USA, and started teaching ELT courses at Teacher Training University in Tehran after graduating from Ohio University. He then pursued his PhD studies in Applied Linguistics in UK and received his PhD degree from the University of Wales in 1989. In 2006, he got his early retirement from Teacher Training University in Tehran, and since 2012 he has taught at three different universities in Northern Cyprus. He has published around 50 articles in several international and local refereed journals. He has also published a number of ELT textbooks and has delivered papers in several international conferences. His research interests include Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics, Error Analysis, Pronunciation, and Discourse Analysis.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Teacher Training University (now Kharazmi University), Tehran, Iran, 1974.
Master of Arts, Ohio University, USA,1977.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Wales, UK, 1989.
Career
Faculty Member, Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran, 1977-2006, Director, International Relations 1980-1985, Part-time Translator, UNESCO, Tehran, Iran 1981-1983, Part-time faculty member in major universities in Tehran 1983-2010.
Visiting Scholar, University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1997-1998, Visiting Scholar, University of Southern California 2003-2004. Chairman, Department Foreign Languages, Tehran, 1993-2004. Director, Research Institute Applied Linguistics, Tehran, 1992-2006. Research Coordinator, Language Education Study, International Association for Educational Assessment, 1994-1997. Head, ELT Department, Girne American University, North Cyprus.