Gulf Research Meeting
Ahmar Mahboob
GRM 2013 Workshop: Educational Challenges in the GCC in the 21st Century
Dr. Ahmar Mahboob is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. He is the co-editor of ‘Questioning Linguistics’ with Naomi Knight (2008), ‘Studies in Applied Linguistics and Language Learning’ with Caroline Lipovsky (2009), and ‘Appliable Linguistics: Texts, Contexts and Meanings’ with Naomi Knight (2010). He also edited the internationally acclaimed book on non-native English speakers in TESOL, ‘The NNEST Lens: Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL’ (2010); and, with Namali Tilakartna, authored the White Paper ‘Towards A Principles Based Approach for ELT Policies and Practices’ (2012) for TESOL International. Dr. Mahboob, along with Eden Li, are co-authors of ‘English Today: Forms, Functions and Uses’ (2012). His current book projects include ‘Genre Pedagogy in Higher Education: The SLATE Project’ (co-authored with Shooshi Dreyfus, Sally Humphrey and Jim Martin); and two edited volumes: ‘Language and Identity across Modes of Communication’ (with Novi Djenar and Ken Cruickshank), and ‘English in a Multilingual Context’ (with Leslie Barratt). In addition to these books and edited volumes, Dr. Mahboob has published over 45 papers.
