Assoc. Professor Farzad Sharifian, PhD [university webpage]

 

 

Email:   Farzad.Sharifian@arts.monash.edu.au

Positions 

Director: Language and Society Centre (LASC)
Program Convenor: English as an International Language

School of Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics, 

Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

 

Academic Awards & Honours

2008 Award for Excellence in Research by Early Career Researchers of the Year, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
2008 Dean's Commendation of Excellent in Teaching, Faculty of Arts, Monash University. [certificate]

2007 Award for Excellence in Early Career Research, Faculty of Arts, Monash University. [certificate]

2003 Australian Post-Doctoral Fellowship (APD), awarded by the Australian Research Council (ARC)
2003 The University Research Medal, Edith Cowan University. [citation]
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
2000 Australian Postgraduate Award (APA)
1999 Honorary Research Fellow of Edith Cowan University

Australian Research Council (ARC) Grants

Sharifian, F. (2008-2010). Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant.

Project title: Aboriginal-English speaking students's (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 communication.

 

General Areas of Research and Supervision

English as an International Language, Intercultural Communication, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis, World Englishes, Language and Politics, Cultural Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Psychology of Language.

 

Recent Theoretical Work

Sharifian, F. (forthcoming). 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]

 

Selection of Publications

Books

Sharifian, F. (ed.) (2009). English as an International Language: Perspectives and pedagogical issues. Clevedon, UK : Multilingual Matters. [table of contents]

 

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 articles

 

Sharifian, F. (in press-2009). Figurative language in international political discourse: The case of Iran. Journal of Language and Politics.


Clyne, Michael & Sharifian, Farzad (in press-2008) English as an International Language: Challenges and possibilities. Position paper for an international forum. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. 31 (3).

 

Sharifian, F. (2008). Aboriginal English in the classroom: An asset or a liability? Language Awareness. 17(2), 131-138.

 

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. [Abstract]

 

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. (2006). A cultural-conceptual approach and world Englishes: The case of Aboriginal English. World Englishes. 25(1), 11-22. [abstract]

 

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]

 

Rochecouste, J. Sharifian, F. Quartermaine, L. Pollard, C. & Lewis, J. (2004) Aboriginal Health and Nutrition: The process of developing new materials to train Aboriginal Heath Workers in Western Australia . Australian Journal of Adult Learning. 44(2), 179-201.

 

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. [Abstract]

 

Sharifian, F. & Lotfi, A. R. (2003). Rices and waters: The Mass/count distinction in Modern Persian. Anthropological Linguistics, 45(2), 226-244. [Abstract]

 

Sharifian, F. (2003). On cultural conceptualisations. Journal of Cognition and Culture, (3) 3, 187-207.[Abstract]

 

Sharifian, F. (2002). Processing hyponymy in L1 and L2. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, (31)4, 421-436. [Abstract]

 

Malcolm, I. G. & Sharifian, F. (2002). Aspects of Aboriginal English oral discourse: An application of cultural schema theory. Discourse Studies, 4(2), 169-181. [Abstract]

 

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. (2001). The mnemonic influence of self-cues on narrative recall. Issues in Educational Research.11(1), 15-24.

 

Sharifian, F. (2001). Schema-based processing in Australian speakers of Aboriginal English. Language and Intercultural Communication,1(2), 120-134. [Abstract]

 

 

Book chapters


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. (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, R. Dirven, N. Yu, &  S. Niemeier (eds.), Body, Culture, and Language: Conceptualisations of internal body organs across languages and cultures (247-265). 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, R. Dirven, N. Yu, & S. Niemeier (eds.), Body, Culture, and Language: Conceptualisations of internal body organs across languages and cultures (3-23). Berlin/New York: Mouton De Gruyter.

 

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). [download pre-published version]

 

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. (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. (2004). Cultural conceptualisation in Aboriginal English: Empowering Aboriginal children in the classroom. LAUD series, No A621. [link]

 

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. [download the book]

 

Published Research Report

Sharifian, F. Rochecouste, J. Malcolm, I. G. Konigsberg, P. Collard, G. (2004). Improving understanding of Aboriginal literacy: Factors in text comprehension. Department of Education and Training: Western Australia . ISBN [0730740919] [cover image]

 

Conference Presentations


Sharifian, F. (2008). Translating political discourse or facilitating World War III. Plenary Speech presented at the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT) Biennial  Conference, Brisbane, University of Queensland.

Sharifian, F. (2008). 'They felt sorry about our sorry': Apology and 'sorry' in Aboriginal English and Australian English. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Australian Linguistics Society. Sydney, University of Sydney.

 

Sharifian, F. (2008). World War Three or the war of political discourses? The case of Iran and the US. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia, Sydney, University of Sydney.

 

Sharifian, F. (2008) Australia as a context for English as an International Language. Paper presented at the First International ACTA (Australian Council of TESOL Association) Conference, Alice Springs, Australia.

 

Sharifian, F. (2007). On collective cognition and language. Paper presented at the 8th conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science, University of Adelaide .

Sharifian, F. (2006). Glocalization of cultural conceptualisations in English. Invited paper presented at the 37th Annual Symposium of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. University of Melbourne.

Sharifian, F. (2005). Political consequences of translation. A paper presented at the Conference on Translation as/and Culture, Monash University, Melbourne.

Sharifian, F. (2005). Are Greens watermelons? or avocados? Emergent metaphor in Australian political discourse. Paper presented at the Australian Linguistics Society Conference, 2005, Monash University , Melbourne .

 

Sharifian, F. (2005). Cultural schemas in L1 and L2 compliment responses: A study of Persian-speaking learners of English. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA2005), University of Melbourne .

 

Sharifian, F. Konigsberg, P., Collard, G., Malcolm, I. G., & Rochecouste, J. (2005). What happened to the apple? A report on a capacity building project for educators of Aboriginal English speaking students. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA2005), University of Melbourne .

 

Sharifian, F. & Karimi, L. (2005). A Comparative Exploration of the Persian and the Anglo-Australia Conceptualizations of FAMILY. Paper presented at the 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Yonsei University , Seoul , Korea .

 

Sharifian, F. (2005). A Cognitive Approach to the Study of Indigenised Varieties/Dialects: The Case of Aboriginal English. Paper presented at the 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Yonsei University , Seoul , Korea .  

 

Sharifian, F. (2005). Conceptualisations of Del "heart-stomach" in Persian. Paper presented at the 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Yonsei University , Seoul , Korea .

 

Sharifian, F. (2004). Cultural conceptualisation in Aboriginal English: Empowering Aboriginal children in the classroom. Paper presented at the 30th International LAUD Symposium, University of Koblenz-Landau in Landau, Germany

Sharifian, F. (2004). Cultural conceptualisations in the dialogue between civilizations. Paper presented at the 1st International Conference on the Role of Language in the Dialogue Among Civilizations. Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran .

 

Sharifian, F. (2003). Aboriginal cultural conceptualisations in English words: A study of primary school children in Perth . A plenary (Early Career Award Winner Address) presented at the 17th Annual Research Forum of Western Australian Institute for Educational Research. ECU, Perth , Western Australia . [photos]

 

Sharifian, F. (2003). Cultural conceptualisations in intercultural communication between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. Paper presented at the 8th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, University of La Rioja , Spain. July 20-25, 2003.

 

Sharifian, F., Rochecouste, J, & Malcolm, I. G. (2003). "It was all a bit confusing ...": Comprehending Aboriginal English texts. Paper presented at the 8th Round Table of the Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Research, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.

 

Sharifian, F. (2003). Linguistic theory and cultural conceptualisations. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Linguistic Diversity and Language Theories. University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, USA.

 

Sharifian, F. (2002). Applied linguistics and societal schemas. Paper presented at the 13th World Congress of Applied Linguistics , Singapore, December.

 

Sharifian, F. (2002). "I get shame when I see anybody else": The societal schema of Shame in Aboriginal Australians. Paper presented at the 7th Annual Round Table Conference of the Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Research, Edith Cowan University , Perth , December.

 

Sharifian, F. (2002). Discourse and conceptualisation: An analytic framework. Paper presented at the Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society, Macquarie University , Sydney , July.

 

Malcolm, I. G. & Sharifian, F. (2001). Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue: Indigenous students' learning and schematic knowledge. Paper presented at the Pacific Second Language Research Forum (PacSLRF) 2001, October, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, U.S.A.

 

Malcolm, I. G. & Sharifian, F. (2001). Aspects of Aboriginal English oral narrative: An application of cultural schema theory. Paper presented at the 7th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, July, 2001, University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A. [Abstract]

 

Sharifian, F. (2001). Association-Interpretation: A research technique in cultural and cognitive linguistics. Paper presented at the 6th Annual Round Table of the Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Research, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia

 

Sharifian, F. (2000). Chaos in Aboriginal English discourse. Paper presented at the 5th English in South East Asia Conference (5ESEA), Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia , December.

 

Sharifian, F. (2000). On societal schemas in Australian Aboriginal people. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Australian Anthropological Society (AAS), University of Western Australia , Perth , September.

 

Sharifian, F. (1999). Linguistic theory and the logic of research in empirical sciences. Paper presented at the 1999 Annual Conference of Australian Linguistics Society (ALS99), 28 Sep-2 Oct., University of Western Australia , Perth , Western Australia . [Abstract]

 

Recent Theme Session Organization

Maalej, Z. Sharifian, F. & Yu, N. (2007). Embodiment via Body Parts. A theme session organised for the 10th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference. Krakow, Poland.

 

Sharifian, F., Dirven, R., & Yu, N. (2005). Looking for the mind inside the body: Conceptualizations of 'heart' and other internal body organs across languages and cultures. A theme session organised for the 9th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

 

Sharifian, F., & Palmer, G. (2003). Applied Cultural Linguistics. A theme session organised for the 8th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, University of La Rioja , Spain . July 20-25, 2003. [Program][Abstracts]

 

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