Dr. Nima Nazari's Bio
Dr. Nima Nazari's Bio
Dr. Nima Nazari holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics from King’s College London, three MAs in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE) and International Relations (IR), a first-class BA in TEFL, a Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) and a Certificate in Management from the UK Chartered Management Institute.
He is also a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a member of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL). He has worked as Principal Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Lecturer at London Metropolitan University, the University of Sunderland, and the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. He has taught Applied Linguistics and TESOL courses in Higher Education for over 20 years. He has supervised over 100 MA dissertations and 5 PhD theses in Applied Linguistics and TESOL to successful completion and has examined 13 PhD candidates at universities in the UK such as Newcastle University, Middlesex University, Nottingham Trent University, and the University of Sunderland. He has developed and validated a considerable number of face-to-face and distance learning Master’s programs and modules and has acted as External Examiner for academic programs and the validation of various courses at universities in the UK such as the University of East London, Sheffield Hallam University, the University of Wolverhampton and the University of Sunderland.
Dr. Nazari has been a member of the Editorial panel for English Language Teaching Journal (ELT Journal) and the Journal of Education and Practice as well as a peer reviewer for the Language and Language Teaching Journal. His research publications and presentations lie in the processes of second/foreign language learning and teaching and ESL/EFL in Higher Education.
Research Interests
- English Language Learning and Teaching
- Second Language Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- Language Program Evaluation
- English Language Assessment
- Critical Discourse Analysis
- Language Teachers’ Cognitions
- Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Learning Theory
Experience
May 2018 – Present: Director of the Language Centre, TII, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, HBKU
March 2011 – May 2018: Principal Lecturer in Languages and TESOL, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, London Metropolitan University, UK
November 2003 - March 2011: TESOL Senior Lecturer and MA TESOL Program Leader Faculty of Education and Society, University of Sunderland, UK
September 2002 - September 2003: EAP Lecturer, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Hertfordshire, UK
March 1995 - September 1999: TEFL Lecturer, TEFL Department, Zahedan University, Iran
Education
2018; MA in International Relations with merit, London Metropolitan University, UK
2015; MA in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE) with distinction, London Metropolitan University, UK
2013; Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), University of Cambridge, UK
2011; Certificate in Management, Chartered Management Institute, UK
2003; PhD in Applied Linguistics, King’s College London, University of London, UK
1995; MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) with distinction, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Isfahan, Iran
1991; BA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), First Class, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Isfahan, Iran