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Associate ProfessorSunny-Boy Ahmar Mahboob

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Research projects & supervision summary

Project Opportunities

Title: Applied linguistics

Summary of opportunity:

 

Associate Professor Ahmar Mahboob is a globally recognised scholar in (applied) linguistics, known for his transformative work in decolonising (language) education and research. His career encompasses foundational contributions to the study of World Englishes and language and identity, which have evolved into his pioneering development of Subaltern Linguistics.

 

This paradigm is detailed in his influential volumes "Writings on Subaltern Practice" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) and "Subaltern Linguistics: A Toolkit for Alternative Education and Practice"( Routledge, 2024). His work challenges Eurocentric frameworks and promotes community-led, equitable language practices. He actively brings this theory to life through real-world projects and as the founder and driving force behind the Free Linguistics Conference (FLC), a major international forum that champions linguistic diversity and critical scholarship.

 

His research excellence has been widely recognised. He is a two-time recipient of the President of Pakistan's Award for highly qualified overseas academics and was named Australia's Research Field Leader in English Language and Literature in 2019.

 

Explore his research on Academia.edu

 

Dr Mahboob earned his PhD in Linguistics from Indiana University, Bloomington.

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    (Un)Problematic Teacher Talk and Local Language (LL) Use: A Discourse Semantic Analysis of an EFL Review Lesson
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Australia's National Tobacco Campaign: Discourse and Change over Two Decades
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Beyond English-Centric Frameworks: Designing a Comprehensive Rubric for Evaluating Chinese as a Foreign Language Materials from a Sociosemiotic Perspective
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Developing Mandarin Learning Materials for Young Learners in Australia through Positive Discourse Analysis
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Enhancing Scientific Knowledge through Linguistic Proficiency: A Genre Specific Language Project for Biology Undergraduates at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Integrating Positive Discourse Analysis (PDA) in the Design of Health Campaign