Lazgin Kheder Sulaiman Barany
Assistant Professor
College of Languages
Department of English
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Phone Number
- +9647504676367
Research Profiles
Biography
Lazgin Barany is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, College of Languages, at Nawroz University. He was previously affiliated with the University of Duhok. He holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics and possesses approximately 50 years of teaching experience. Throughout his career, he has taught a wide range of subjects, including ESP, EFL, TESOL, academic writing, syntax, critical thinking, debate, and language skills at various institutions, including Mosul Technical Institute, Mosul University, the University of Duhok, DePauw University (USA), and Nawroz University. Barany has participated in numerous local and international academic conferences. He has authored and translated 7 books and published more than 30 research papers across various linguistic fields, with a primary focus on EFL, TESOL, and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). His main academic interest lies in developing EFL teaching to incorporate 21st-century educational skills, namely critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. He has supervised several M.A. students in TESOL and Applied Linguistics. In addition to TESOL, he is actively involved in Critical Discourse Analysis and Narrative Analysis research. Furthermore, Dr. Barany is dedicated to human rights issues, focusing on the rights of minorities, particularly the Yezidis, through the lens of language teaching. His research also explores the sociology and identity of the Kurdish people through the study of personal names.
- 1989 MA in Applied Linguistics, Mosul University, Mosul, Iraq
- 1973 Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching of English as a Foreign Language, College of Education, University of Baghdad, Baghdad، Iraq
- 1972 BA in English Language and Literature, Mosul University, Mosul, Iraq
- • Intercultural Awareness, Cultural Awareness and Language Awareness and Communicative Language Teaching: Towards Language Education, College of Languages, Nawroz University.
- • 21st Century Foreign Language Education: From Theory to Practice, College of Languages, Nawroz University.
- • Active Learning: Motivating Students to Learn, College of Languages, Nawroz University.
- • The future of Englishes, the English accent past, present and future from Dr. David Crystal’s perspective. An online session to the Kurdish TESOLERS and the College of Languages, University of Duhok.
- • Foreign Language Education: The Japanese Perspective, Department of English, College of Languages, University of Duhok.
- • Reading models and strategies, Department of English, College of Languages, University of Duhok.
- • Developing Critical Thinking and 21st Century Language Education, Department of English, College of Basic Education, University of Duhok.
- • Learning Styles and Differentiating Instruction. Department of English, College of Languages, University of Duhok.
- • Teaching tips and Course book preparation, Department of English, College of Languages, and University of Duhok.
- • The Yezidi Epic of Immortality, University of Sharda, India, March 2019.
- • What is Communicative Competence in Foreign / Second Language Learning – Department of English, University of Duhok.
- • Introducing culture and the importance of cultural awareness in EFL. Department of English, University of Duhok and Nawroz University.
- • Aims, Objectives and Learning Outcomes in EFL – Departments of English, University of Duhok and Nawroz University.
- • Understanding EFL learners – Departments of English, University of Duhok and Nawroz University.
- • Communicative Activities - Challenges and Benefits of Group Work in FLL – Departments of English, University of Duhok and Nawroz University.
- • The Importance of Corrective Feedback in Foreign Language Acquisition, Departments of English, University of Duhok and Nawroz University.
- • Engineering Education in the 21st Century, College of Engineering, Nawroz University.
- • Designing an ESP program for non-departmental English – University of Nawroz.
- • IELTS Preparation workshop, University of Nawroz.
- • 21st Century Foreign Language Education - Departments of English, University of Nawroz and University of Duhok.
- • Approach, Method, and Technique: Towards a Philosophy of Language Teaching, Departments of English, University of Nawroz and University of Duhok.
- • Yezidis as an example of Kurdish culture – Department of Religious Studies, Michigan State University, USA.
- • What makes a good EFL learner - Department of Linguistics, Michigan State University, USA.
- • A Process Approach to Writing – University of Nawroz and University of Duhok.
- • Kurdish Personal Names in Kurdistan of Iraq – A Sociolinguistic Perspective – DePauw University, Indiana, USA and University of Duhok.
- • Dating and Marriage in Iraq – Anthropology department - DePauw University, Indiana, USA.
- • Collective identity and storytelling: Socializing a resistance identity among religious minorities in Iraq - Department of conflict studies - DePauw.
- • The Yezidi faith – Department of conflict studies - DePauw University, Indiana., USA.
- • Applied Linguistics, TESOL, Translation, Critical Discourse Analysis, Narrative Analysis, Cultural and Intercultural Communication, Human Rights and Minority Rights through Language Education, 21st Century Languages Education.
- • Attitudes towards Learning English as a Foreign Language among Science and Humanities Students in UOD, 2018-2019.
- • Investigating the Use of the Internet Based Language Acquisition among EFL Learners at the Departments of English and Translation, College of Languages, University of Duhok and Nawroz, 2018-2019.
- • Investigating Coherence in Kurdish EFL Learners’ Writing at the Departments of English, University of Duhok and Nawruz University, 2021.
- • Investigating Reading Strategies Used by EFL Teachers and Students at the Departments of English, Universities of Duhok and Nawroz, 2021-2022.
- • Teachers and Students’ Awareness of Oral Error Correction at the Department of English, College of Basic Education, 2021-2022.
- • Investigating EFL Teachers’ Awareness and Opinions on 21st-Century Foreign Language Education Skills at Salahaddin University, 2021-2022.
- • Kurdish Personal Names and National Identity: A Socio-cultural Study of the Development of Kurdish Personal Names for the Period between 1992 – 2003.
- • Investigating Grice’s Maxims of Cooperative Principle in EFL Listening and Speaking Classes, Departments of English/ University of Duhok and Nawroz University, 2021-2022.
- • Evaluating the Implementation of CLT in EFL Classes at University Level.
- • Investigating the Integration of 21st Century Education Skills in the Literature EFL Classes at University Level, 2025-2026.
Professional Information
- College
- College of Languages
- Department
- Department of English
- Last Certification
- MA in Applied Linguistics
