Bahram Kazemian
Department of English, Islamic Azad University. · None
Research Interests
Systemic Functional Linguistics, CDA, Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices, Appraisal Framework in SFL, Metadiscourse Markers, ELT and EFL.
Biography
Bahram Kazemian holds a PhD in English Language and Linguistics and was born in Tabriz City, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran in 1979. He obtained his B.A. in English Translation and his M.A. in ELT from Islamic Azad University. Currently, he is the managing director of Unique Language Center. He has more than twenty years of experience in TEFL at different language institutes in Tabriz. His major thrust areas of interest and specialties are Grammatical Metaphor and Transitivity in Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), Critical Discourse Analysis, Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices, Appraisal Framework in SFL, TEFL, TESOL, and Metadiscourse Markers (Hedges, Boosters, etc.). He has published over 25 articles and book reviews in international flagship journals plus one book. His recent book reviews (6) were published by De Gruyter (Intercultural Pragmatics), Routledge, and Elsevier (System). He serves as a member of Editorial Boards and Reviewers for various journals.
Education
Ph.D. in English Language and Linguistics
Recent Scopus Publications
- A FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF METADISCOURSE MARKERS IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE: PERSUASIVE STRATEGIES IN NETANYAHU’S SPEECHES
- Critical discourse analysis and rhetorical tropes in donald trump’s first speech to the un
- Islamification vs. Islamophobia: A message to the youth in the occident: Critical & rhetorical inquiries
- Critical discourse analysis of Barack Obama's 2012 speeches: Views from systemic functional linguistics and Rhetoric
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