Associate Professor Farzad Sharifian, PhD ECowan
Director: Language and Society Centre
Program Convenor: English as an International Language
- Biography
- Contact Details
- Recent Academic Awards and Honours
- Areas of Research and Supervision
- Australian Research Council (ARC) Grants
- Selected Publications
- Further details
- Facebook of EIL/World Englishes
- Language and Society Centre
Biography
Assoc. Prof. Farzad Sharifian has served in various positions such as Director of English Language Courses, Head of the Department of English, Lecturer in TESOL, and Research Fellow in Applied Linguistics. He has taught courses in various areas of linguistics and applied linguistics, and has recently developed innovative postgraduate courses and units in the area of English as an International Language.
Assoc. Prof. Sharifian has a wide range of research interests including cultural linguistics, cognitive linguistics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, second language acquisition, world Englishes, language and politics, and intercultural communication. He is the editor (with Gary B. Palmer) of Applied Cultural Linguistics (2007, John Benjamins), the editor (with René Dirven, Ning Yu and Susanne Niemeier) of Culture, Body and Language (2008, Mouton de Gruyter, Belin/NewYork), and the editor of English as an International Language (2009, Multilingual Matters, UK). He has published numerous articles in international journals and has received multiple awards for his research and postgraduate supervision, including Edith Cowan University's Research Medal and Award for Excellence in Early Career Research of the Year (2008), Faculty of Arts, Monash University. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Australian Research Council before joining Monash University in 2005.
Contact Details
Menzies Building (Building 11), Clayton Campus, Room W312
Phone: (03) 9905 1281 (international: +61 3 9905 1281)
Fax: (03) 9905 5437 (international: +61 3 9905 5437)
Email: Farzad.Sharifian@arts.monash.edu.au
Mailing Address:
A/Prof. Farzad Sharifian
English as an International
Language
School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Building 11
Monash University VIC 3800
Australia
Recent Academic Awards & Honours
2008 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Early Career Research of the Year, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
2007 Award for Excellence in Early Career Research, Faculty of Arts, Monash University (Special Commendation)
2003 The University Research Medal, Edith Cowan University
2003 Early Career Award (Medal), Western Australian Institute for Educational Research
2003 Dean's Prize for Outstanding Research, Edith Cowan University
2002 Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Supervision, PGA, Edith Cowan University
2001 Award for Excellence in Research Leadership, PGA, Edith Cowan University
2000 Edith Cowan University Excellence Award
Areas of Research and Supervision
- English as an International Language
- Culture in English Language Teaching/Learning
- Cognitive Linguistics
- Cultural Linguistics
- Discourse Analysis
- Intercultural Communication
- Psychology of Language
- Pragmatics
- Language and Politics
Australian Research Council (ARC) Grants
Sharifian, F. (2008-2010). Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant.
Project title: Aboriginal-English speaking students’ (mis)understanding of school literacy materials in Australian English.
Sharifian, F. (2003-2006). Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant and Australian Post-Doctoral Fellow (APD).
Project title: Cultural linguistics and intercultural discourse
Selected Publications
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Sharifian, F. (ed.)(2009). English as an International Language: Perspectives and pedagogical issues. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
Sharifian, F. Dirven, R., Yu, N, & Neiemier, S. (eds.) (2008) Culture, Body, and language: Conceptualizations of internal body organs across cultures and languages. Berlin/New York: Mouton De Gruyter.
Sharifian, F. & Palmer, G. B. (eds.) (2007) Applied cultural linguistics: Implications for second language learning and intercultural communication. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
Journal Issue edited
Sharifian, F., & Clyne, M. (Eds.) (2008). International Forum on English as an International Language. Special Issue. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. 31 (3). [link]
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Sharifian, F. (2009). Figurative language in international political discourse: The case of Iran. Journal of Language and Politics. 8(3), 416–432.
Sharifian, F. (forthcoming-2010). Semantic and pragmatic conceptualisations in an emerging variety: Persian English. In A. Kirckpatrick (ed.) Rutledge Handbook of World Englishes. New York/London: Rutledge.
Sharifian, F. (forthcoming). Glocalization of English in World Englishes: An emerging variety among Persian speakers of English. In T Omoniyi & Mukul Saxena (eds.) Contending with globalisation in World Englishes. Briston, UK: Multilingual Matters.
Sharifian, F. (2009). On collective cognition and language. In H. Pishwa (ed.) Language and social cognition: Expression of social mind. Berlin/New York: Mouton de Gruyter. [download current version]
Sharifian, F. (2009). English as an International Language: An overview. In F. Sharifian (ed.) English as an International Language: Perspectives and pedagogical issues. Bristol, UK : Multilingual Matters.
Sharifian, F. (2009). Cultural conceptualisations in English as an International Language. In F. Sharifian (ed.) English as an International Language: Perspectives and pedagogical issues. Bristol, UK : Multilingual Matters.
Sharifian, F. & Clyne, M. (2008) English as an International Language: Synthesis. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics.31 (3), pp. 36.1–36.19. [link]
Clyne, M. G. and Sharifian, F. (2008) English as an International Language: Challenges and possibilities. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. 31 (3), pp. 36.1–36.19. [link]
Sharifian, F. (2008). Aboriginal English in the classroom: An asset or a liability? Language Awareness. 17(2), 131-138
Sharifian, F. (2008). Cultural model of Home in Aboriginal children’s English. In G. Kristiansen. & R. Divern (eds.), Cognitive Sociolinguistics. Berlin/New York: Mouton de Gruyter.
Sharifian, F. (2008) Conceptualizations of del ‘heart-stomach’ in Persian. In F. Sharifian, Dirven, R., Yu, N., & Niemeier, S. (eds.), Body, culture, and language: Conceptualisations of heart and other internal body organs across languages and cultures. Berlin/New York: Mouton De Gruyter.
Sharifian, F., Dirven, R., Yu, N. & Niemeier, S. (2008).Culture and Language: Looking for the Mind inside the Body. In F. Sharifian, Dirven, R., Yu, N., & Niemeier, S. (eds.) Body, culture, and language: Conceptualisations of heart and other internal body organs across languages and cultures. Berlin/New York: Mouton De Gruyter.
Sharifian, F. (2008). Cultural schemas in L1 and L2 compliment responses: A study of Persian-speaking learners of English. Journal of Politeness Research. 4(1), 55-80.
Sharifian, F. (2008). Distributed, emergent cultural cognition, conceptualisation, and language. In R. M. Frank, R. Dirven, T. Ziemke, & E. Bernandez (eds.) Body, language, and mind (Vol. 2): Sociocultural situatedness. Berlin/New York: Mouton de Gruyter (109-136).
Sharifian, F. (2007). Politics and/of translation: Case studies between English and Persian. Journal of Intercultural Studies. 28(4), 413-424.
Sharifian, F. & Lotfi, A. R. (2007). "When stones falls": A conceptual-functional account of subject-verb agreement in Modern Persian. Language Sciences. 29(6), 787-803.
Sharifian, F. (2007). L1 cultural conceptualisations in L2 learning. In F. Sharifian, & G. B. Palmer (eds.) Applied cultural linguistics: Implications for second language learning and intercultural communication. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
Palmer, G. B. & Sharifian, F. (2007). Applied cultural linguistics: An emerging paradigm. In F. Sharifian & G. B. Palmer (eds.) Applied cultural linguistics: Implications for second language learning and intercultural communication. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
Sharifian, F. (2007). Aboriginal Language Habitat and cultural continuity. In G. Leitner & I. G. Malcolm, The habitat of Australia's Aboriginal languages. Berlin/New York: Mouton De Gruyter.
Malcolm, I. G. & Sharifian. F. (2007). Multiwords in Aboriginal English. In P. Skandera (Ed.),Phraseology and culture in English.Berlin/New York: Mouton De Gruyter.
Sharifian, F. (2006). A cultural-conceptual approach and world Englishes: The case of Aboriginal English. World Englishes. 25(1),11-22.
Sharifian, F. (2005). The Persian cultural schema of shekasteh-nafsi: A study of complement responses in Persian and Anglo-Australian speakers. Pragmatics & Cognition.13(2), 337-361.
Malcolm, G. I. & Sharifian, F. (2005). Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue: Australian Aboriginal students' schematic repertoire. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 26(6), 512-532. (Abstract)
Sharifian, F. (2005). Cultural conceptualisations in English words: A study of Aboriginal children in Perth . Language and Education. 19(1), 74-88. [Abstract]
Sharifian, F., Rochecouste, J, & Malcolm, I. G. (2004). "It was all a bit confusing ...": Comprehending Aboriginal English texts. Language, Culture, and Curriculum. 17(3), 203-228. [abstract]
Sharifian, F. (2004). Cultural schemas and intercultural communication: A study of Persian. In J. Leigh & E. Loo. Outer limits: A reader in communication across cultures (pp. 119-130). Melbourne: Language Australia (CAE Press).
Sharifian, F. & Malcolm, I. G. (2003).The use of pragmatic marker like in English teen talk: Australian Aboriginal usage. Pragmatics & Cognition 11 (2), 327-344.
Sharifian, F. & Lotfi, A. R. (2003). Rices and waters: The Mass/count distinction in Modern Persian. Anthropological Linguistics, 45(2), 226-244.
Sharifian, F. (2003). On cultural conceptualisations. Journal of Cognition and Culture, (3) 3, 187-207.
Sharifian, F. (2002). Processing hyponymy in L1 and L2. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, (31)4, 421-436.
Malcolm, I. G. & Sharifian, F. (2002). Aspects of Aboriginal English oral discourse: An application of cultural schema theory. Discourse Studies, 4(2), 169-181.
Sharifian, F. (2002). Memory Enhancement in Language Pedagogy: Implications from Cognitive Research. TESL-EJ, 6(2), A2. Available at http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/TESL-EJ/ej22/toc.html.
Sharifian, F. (2002). Chaos in Aboriginal English discourse. In A. Kirkpatrick (Ed.) Englishes in Asia: Communication, identity, power and education (pp. 125-141), Melbourne: Language Australia.
Sharifian, F. (2001). Schema-based processing in Australian speakers of Aboriginal English. Language and Intercultural Communication,1(2), 120-134. [Abstract]
Further information
Further information on Assoc. Prof. Sharifian (publications, current research, etc.) can be found on his home page:
http://sites.google.com/site/professorfarzadsharifian/