Assistant Lecturer in Applied Linguistics/ Programme Coordinator of English Language (UG)
Introduction
Kamo Araz is an Assistant Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH). He previously taught English composition and academic writing skills for two years as an adjunct faculty member at UKH’s English Language Center. He currently teaches various modules in the English Language Department, including Research Methodology, Study skills and Critical Thinking, Professional Writing, and Writing and Content Development for the Internet. Additionally, he is actively engaged in science communication, translating and writing about scientific topics in Kurdish to promote scientific literacy and counter pseudoscience.
Education
- MA in Applied Linguistics/TESOL, University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH), 2023
- BA in English Language, Lebanese French University (LFU), 2018
Research
Kamo Araz has wide-ranging research interests in applied linguistics, particularly at the intersection of language, cognitive science, and psychology. His M.A. thesis focused on the Moral Foreign Language Effect, investigating how bilingual individuals make moral decisions differently when using a foreign or native language.
