Dr Ahmar Mahboob

		2003 Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Linguistics and TESOL. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Dissertation title: Status of Nonnative English Speakers as ESL Teachers in the United States. 1997 Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and TESOL. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. 1995 Master of Arts in Linguistics. University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. 1993 Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in English Literature. University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Applied Linguistics Program Advisor.

Dr Ahmar Mahboob earned his PhD at Indiana University, Bloomington, in 2003. The title of his dissertation was: Status of nonnative English speakers as ESL teachers in the United States. Ahmar has worked in the areas of language policy development, pidgin and creole languages, NNEST studies, English language acquisition, English language teaching and teacher education, World Englishes, pragmatics, and issues surrounding minority languages in South Asia. Ahmar is the Past President of Indiana TESOL (www.intesol.org) and the current Chair of the NNEST Caucus (http://nnest.moussu.net) in TESOL International.

• 2003 – TESOL International Research Forum (TIRF): The Relationship between Teachers’ English Proficiency and Curriculum Delivery in EFL Settings and Settings where English is an Institutionalized Language. US $ 25,000 [co-researcher: Lia Kamhi-Stein]
• 2004 - University of Sydney R&D Grant: Exploring teaching philosophies and practices of native or non-native teachers of English in Australia and Japan. AU $ 14,000

• (In Press). Beyond the native speaker in TESOL. In S. Zafar (Ed.), Culture, Context, & Communication. Abu Dhabi: Center of Excellence for Applied Research and Training & The Military Language Institute.
• (In Press) (with Talaat, M). English language teachers and teacher education in Pakistan. In S. Dogancay-Aktuna & J. Hardman (Eds.), Global English Language Teacher Education. Washington, D.C.: TESOL Publications.
• (In Press) (with Bhatt, R.). Minority Languages in South Asia. In B. Kachru & K. Sridhar (Eds.), Languages in South Asia: Cambridge University Press.
• 2005 - Pakistani English: A historical and phonological overview. In B. Kortmann and E. Traugott (eds.) A Handbook of Varieties of English . Mouton de Gruyter. [with Nadra Ahmar]
• 2005 - Pakistani English: An overview of its syntax, morphology, and lexis. In B. Kortmann and E. Traugott (eds.) A Handbook of Varieties of English . Mouton de Gruyter. (2005)
• 2004 - Models of discourse in the letter of complaint. World Englishes . Vol . 23.4. [with Beverly Hartford]
• 2004 - Native or nonnative: What do the students think? In L. Kamhi-Stein (ed.) Learning and Teaching from Experience: Perspectives on Nonnative English-Speaking Professionals . University of Michigan Press.
• 2004 - Children of a lesser English: Nonnative English Speakers as ESL teachers in English language programs in the United States. In L. Kamhi-Stein (ed.) Learning and Teaching from Experience: Perspectives on Nonnative English-Speaking Professionals . University of Michigan Press. [with K. Uhrig, K. Newman, and B. Hartford]
• 2004 - Pakistan Mein Angreizi ka Mustaqbil (in Urdu: The Future of English in Pakistan). Islamabad: Strengthening Participatory Organization.
• 2004 - “On, for and with”: Finding room for ‘emancipation’ in academic research. NNEST Newsletter Vol. 6.2.
• 2004 - Demystifying the Native Speaker in TESOL. SPELT Quarterly .
• 2004 - A Sad Story Looking for a Happy Ending. Teacher Education Interest Section Newsletter . Vol. 19(2).
• 2003 - The Future of English in Pakistan . Islamabad: Strengthening Participatory Organization. (2003)
• 2002 - No English, No Future: Language Policy in Pakistan. In S. Obeng & B. Hartford (eds.) Political Independence with Linguistic Servitude: The politics about languages in the developing world . New York: NOVA Science.
• 1999 - Wh-words and question formation in Pidgin/Creole Languages. In J. McWhorter (ed.) Language change and language contact in pidgins and Creoles. Philadelphia: J. Benjamins. [with Clancy Clements]
• (2002, October 17 - 20). 9-11 and Pakistan: A case for multitextuality. Paper presented at the 9th International Conference on World Englishes, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• (2002, April 11). Perceptions of Non-Native Speaking Teachers. Paper presented at the 36th Annual TESOL Convention and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• [Conference Paper] (2002, October 17 -20). World Englishes Through the Looking Glass: Graduate Student Perceptions. Paper presented at the 9th International Conference on World Englishes, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• (2003, November 1). English Around The World. Paper presented at the INTESOL Annual Conference, Indianapolis.
• (2003, March 25-29). Language Policy in Pakistan. Paper presented at the 37th Annual TESOL Convention and Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland.
• (2003, March 25 - 29). The Native English Teacher in an International Perspective. Paper presented at the 37th Annual TESOL Convention and Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland.
• (2004, October 1 - 10). British English or Pakistani English: Which English do I teach? Paper presented at the SPELT 20th Annual Conference, Karachi, Multan, Islamabad, and Lahore.
• (2004, July 15-17). Native or Nonnative: What do the students think? Paper presented at the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia, Adelaide.
• (2004, March 30 - April 3). Teacher Education and NNESTs. Paper presented at the 38th Annual TESOL Convention and Exposition, Long Beach, California.
• (2005, April 1). A Discussion of World Englishes and TESOL. Paper presented at the 39th Annual TESOL Convention and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
• (2005, March 30). Language Development of NNESTs in TESOL Programs. Paper presented at the 39th Annual TESOL Convention and Exposition, San Antonio.
• (2005, March 30). Language Proficiency and NNES Professionals: Findings From TIRF-Funded Research Initiatives. Paper presented at the 39th Annual TESOL Convention and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
• (2005, April 1). Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL: NNEST Issues Revisited. Paper presented at the 39th Annual TESOL Convention and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
• (2005, March 31). (Re)defining "Native Speakers" in TESOL. Paper presented at the 39th Annual TESOL Convention and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
• (2005, April 1). Teacher Identity and the TESOL Profession. Paper presented at the 39th Annual TESOL Convention and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.

• LNGS7002 Sociolinguistics
• LNGS7111 Identities in Applied Linguistics
• LNGS7272 Additional Lang Learning: TESOL/SLT/LOTE