Ali Derakhshan
Golestan University, Iran
Biography
Ali Derakhshan received his PhD in Applied Linguistics from Allameh Tabataba’i University, Iran. He is currently Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at English Language and Literature Department, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran. He has published in both accredited international journals (e.g., Computers and Education, Applied Linguistics, Language Teaching Research, System, ELT Journal, Current Psychology, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Intercultural Pragmatics, Journal of Pragmatics, International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, etc.) and various local journals. His research interests are Teacher Education, Learners' Individual Differences, Interlanguage Pragmatics, and Sociolinguistics.