Abdullah Alzahrani

Abdullah's research interests are in interlanguage pragmatics and cultural communication issues such as misunderstanding and breakdown in communication. Speech act theory is a key theory in pragmatics and his current work lies within it.

Background

Abdullah holds an MA degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), and learning and teaching a second language and curriculum design is always part of his work and research, though the focus of his PhD research lies under the "big" umbrella of interlanguage pragmatics.

Spoken Languages

• Arabic (first language)
• English (second language)

Research interests

• Interlanguage Pragmatics
• Second Language Learning and Teaching

Qualifications

• BA in English, King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia
• MA in TESOL, Murray State University, USA
• Currently: PhD researcher, Interlanguage Pragmatics, Anglia Ruskin University