Saeed Karimi Aghdam Ordaklou

Saeed Karimi-Aghdam (PhD, Applied Linguistics, University of Jyväskylä) is Associate Professor of English Language and Didactics at the Faculty of Education and Arts, Levanger Campus, Nord University. He is a member of the editorial boards of Language and Sociocultural Theory and the Journal of Applied Linguistics and Applied Literature: Dynamics and Advances. His main research interests include applied linguistics, TESOL, Vygotsky’s cultural-historical psychology, second language acquisition, and dynamic systems theory, and his work has appeared in journals such as Human Development, Applied Linguistics, Language and Sociocultural Theory, Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, and Nordic Journal of English Studies. He is qualified school teacher in Norway, Finland, and the UK. Dr. Karimi-Aghdam has been a visiting researcher at University of Southern Denmark, University of California, San Diego, The Pennsylvania State University, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Education:

Professional Teacher Education, Teacher Education College, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Applied Linguistics (Second Language Acquisition), Department of Language & Communication Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Master of Arts (MA) in English Language Teaching (ELT), Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Language & Literature, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran