Short curriculum vitae
I received my BA and first MA in English Translation Studies in Iran and did my second master at the Technical University of Chemnitz in English and American Studies, specializing in linguistics and TESOL. My master thesis evaluated the reaction times of native and non-native speakers of English in comprehending garden-path sentences using PsychoPy. Currently, I am conducting my Ph.D. project, which is on foreign language attrition, using eye tracking methodology to collect the data.
I also taught English Translation Studies at Azad University of Iran for one academic year, and gained English teaching experience at different language institutes for several years in Iran and Germany, such as VWBI (Volkswagen Educational Institute) in Chemnitz.
Research interests
My research interests include (morpho-)syntax and some fields of linguistics, such as psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics. I am also passionate about language processing, comprehension, and production.
Scholarship awards
- DAAD Program STIBET 2024
Type: Scholarship for particularly engaged students
Description: the scholarship covered the month of June and July to support my doctoral studies and research. - Sächsisches Landesstipendium
From: April 2024
Description: this scholarship is awarded to support my doctoral project on language attrition in immigrants.
Talks and Presentations
| July 2024 | „Foreign Language Attrition of Non-native Speakers of English: The case of semantic reversal“. Presentation at the EDL (English Digital Linguistics) Research Colloquium hosted by the English and Digital Linguistics Department TU Chemnitz. |
| November 2024 | „Language Attrition and Language Proximity“. Presentation in English and Digital Linguistics at Technical University of Chemnitz. |