Curriculum Vitae
Personal Data:
First Name: Parvaneh
Last Name: Khosravizadeh
E-mail: khosravizadeh@sharif.edu
Academic Background:
- Ph.D. in General Linguistics, Literature & Humanities Faculty, University of Tehran
- Ph.D. Dissertation; "A Revised Approach to Semantic Redundancy in Persian Language Text"
- M.A. in General Linguistics, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University
- M.A. Thesis; "A Glance at the History of Semantics"
- B.A. in English Translation, Allameh Tabataba'i University
Supplementary Training Courses:
- Germany, Kiel, University of Kiel, Training Workshop: "Documenting Endangered Iranian Languages",
2007.
- South Korea, Suwan, International University of Ajou, Summer School: Sociolinguistics and
Anthropological Linguistics, 2003.
- Iran, Tehran, Islamic Azad Schools Organization (SAMA), "Teaching Techniques Course ", 1995.
Teaching experience:
- Faculty member, Sharif University of Technology (2008-Present)
- Lecturer, Sharif University of Technology, Language Center (2008)
- Lecturer, Alzahra University; Literature, Languages & History Faculty; Department of Linguistics (20062009)
- Lecturer, Alzahra University; Literature, Languages & History Faculty; Department of English Language
(2002-2009)
- Lecturer, University of Applied Sciences and Technology (2002-2005)
- Faculty member, Islamic Azad University, Foreign Languages Faculty (2001- 2002)
- Lecturer, Allameh Tabataba'i, Social Sciences Faculty (2002-2003)
- Lecturer, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch and South Tehran Branch (1999-2002)
- Lecturer, Vali-e-Asr Faculty, Technical Vocational Training Center (1999)
Courses Taught at the B.A. Level:
Linguistics 1&2
Phonetics & Phonology
Advanced Writing in English
English Grammar 1&2
English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
General English
Pre-requisite English
Studying the History of Iran in English
English language laboratory
English conversation
Courses Taught at the M.A. Level:
Semantics and Pragmatics
Introduction to Linguistics
Issues in Linguistics
Psycholinguistics
Phonetics for Pedagogical Purposes
History of Iranian Languages
Comparative Linguistics
Studying the History of Islam in English
English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
Affiliations with the relevant fields of study:
- Associate Director of Research and Graduate Studies, Languages and Linguistics Center, Sharif
University of Technology (Oct. 2009 - Oct. 2011) & (Oct. 2015 – Present).
- Scientific Board Member, International Journal of the Humanities, (2011-2012).
- Scientific Board Member, International Journal of Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence &
Neuroscience (BRAIN), (2009-Present).
- Editorial Board Member, IJLL (International Journal of Linguistics and Literature), 2012-Present.
- Editorial Board Member, IJALS (International Journal of Applied Linguistic Studies), 2012-Present.
- Editorial Board Member, SAGE OPEN, 2012-Present.
- Editorial Board Member, Roshana, Persian Journal of Languages and Linguistics Center, Sharif
University of Technology, (2012- Present).
- Member of the foundation board, Linguistics Society of Iran.
- Member of the board of directors, Linguistics Society of Iran (2001-2010) & (2013-Present).
- Vice-Dean of Linguistics Society of Iran (2005-2010) & (2013- Present).
- Spokeswoman and director of the public relations, Linguistics Society of Iran (2005-2010).
- Test designer, University of Applied Sciences and Technology (2006&2007).
- Cooperating with the Islamic Encyclopedia Foundation in compiling the entries, Encyclopedia of the
Muslim World (2007-2009).
- Member of the faculty members' employment Committee, Islamic Azad University (2007-2009).
Publications:
Books:
-Translation and Technology, written by Parvaneh Khosravizadeh, Montasheran Andishe Publication,
Tehran, Iran, 2013
- Bi-lingual glossary of Computational Linguistics, written by Parvaneh Khosravizadeh, Maral
Sheykhzadeh, Mehdi Moradi and Vahid Mavaji, Pardis Danesh Publication, Tehran, Iran, 2013.
- General English for Science & Engineering Students, written by Minoo Alemi, Mohammad Salehi,
Parvaneh Khosravizadeh, and Ali Hatef, Farhang Alem Publications, Tehran, Iran, 2009.
- Language of Conversation, written by Francesca Pridham; translated by Parvaneh Khosravizadeh
Foroushani & Hengameh Va'ezi, Pardis Danesh Publications, 2008.
- Constructive Realism, the new aspects in epistemological movement, written by Dr. Fritz Walner;
translated by Parvaneh Khosravizadeh Foroushani & Soheil Bigdeli, 1997.
Articles:
Impact of Topic Modeling on Rule-Based Persian Metaphor Classification and its Frequency Estimation,
International Journal of Information & Communication Technology Research (in press).
Semantic Role Labeling Using Dependency Trees of Persian Sentences, International Journal of Signal
and Data Processing (in press), (in Persian).
The Role of Myths in Scientific Viewpoints, Festschrift in Honor of Professor Koorosh Safavi, Syahrood
Publication, Tehran, Iran, 2015, pp. 97-110.
Ethics and Language; A study on Doctor/Patient Communications, Trends in Life Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 1,
2015, pp. 288-293.
The study of women’s and men’s language: a questionnaire-based study, International Journal of
Academic Research, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2015, pp. 389-393.
Your gender may lead you down the garden path, Journal of Language and Literature, Vol. 6, No. 1,
2015,
Preposition semantic analysis via Persian text corpus, Journal of Language and Literature, Vol.6, No. 2,
2015,
Persian Metaphor Frequency Prediction through Latent Dirichlet Allocation Model, in proc. of the 3rd
conference of Computational Linguistics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2014.
PMI Algorithm used to Measure the Semantic Similarity of Persian Words, in proc. of the 3rd conference
of Computational Linguistics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2014. (in Persian)
Effective Factors on Naming Practices in Iran: Sociopolitics or Dialect?, Iranian Journal of Applied
Language Studies (IJALS), Vol. 5, No. 2, 2013, pp. 83-102.
- Extracting generic sentences from Persian Wikipedia: an attempt to build common-sense knowledge
ontology, in proc. of the 4th Information and Knowledge Technology conference (IKT), Babol, Iran, 2012.
(In Persian)
- Common Areas of Speech Problems in Persian Speaking Autistic Children, in proc. of the Annual
International Conference on Language, Literature and Linguistics (L3 2012), Sigapore, 2012
- Word Sense Disambiguation by Using Simplified and Extended Lesk Algorithm, in proc. of the 2nd
conference of Computational Linguistics, Tehran, Iran, 2012: 93-100. (in Persian)
- The Relationship between Multi-dimensional Studies and the Rate of Metaphorical Creation, in proc. of
the 2nd conference of Computational Linguistics, Tehran, Iran, 2012: 81-92. (in Persian)
- Mind, Brain, Cognition, in proc. of the 3th conference of Semantics, Linguistics Society of Iran, Tehran,
Iran, 2012: 81-92. (in Persian)
- How parts of speech are learned? Procedia- Social and Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier Ltd. Volume 32,
2012, Pages 275-282.
- How Parts of Speech are Learned? A Lexical-driven or a Structural-driven Model, in Proc. of fourth
International Conference of Cognitive Sciences, Tehran, Iran, May 2011.
- Towards a Holistic view of Humanities, The International Journal of the Humanities, Vol. 9, No. 5, 2012,
pp. 247-255. (Abstract)
- Towards a Holistic View of Humanities; Integration of Art, Science, and Linguistic Competence, in Proc.
of the Ninth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Granada, Spain, June 2011.
- Introducing Lexico-Syntactic Patterns to Identify Hyponymy Relationship in Persian Wikipedia, in Proc.
of Semantics workshop in Linguistics Society of Iran, May 2011.
- Google Translation: A Semantic Structure Analysis, in Proc. of fourth International Conference of
Cognitive Sciences, Tehran, Iran, May 2011.(Abstract)
- Google Translation: A Semantic Structure Analysis, Lingoistica, July 2011.
- Incidental Vocabulary Learning: A Semantic Field Approach, BRAIN; Broad Research in Artificial
Intelligence and Neuroscience, Volume 2, No. 3, 2011.
- Proto-typicality in Phrase Production: Producing Word Pairs by Normal versus Intellectually Challenged
Iranian Children, Lingoistica, October 2011.
- Some Instances of Violation and Flouting of the Maxim of Quantity by the Main Characters (Barry &
Tim) in Dinner for Schmucks, in Proc. of Economics Development and Research, International
Conference of Languages, Literature, and Linguistics, Vol. 26, Dubai, 2011, pp. 122-127.
- CDA:a Comparison of Contemporary Iranian and American Poetry, in proc. of Economics Development
and Research, International Conference of Languages, Literature, and Linguistics, Vol. 26, Dubai, 2011,
pp.100-105
- English Shop Signs and Brand Names, BRAND. Broad Research in Accounting, Negotiation, and
Distribution, Vol 2, No. 2, 2011.
- Life cycle of a mythical superhero from a cognitive point of view, Lingoistica, June 2011.
- Handedness and Lateralization of the Brain, BRAIN; Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and
Neuroscience, Vol2, No.1, 2011.
- Word list recall in youngsters and older adults, BRAIN; Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and
Neuroscience, Vol2, No.1, 2011.
- Some Points about Pragmatics & Chomsky's Research Program, Lingoistica, May, 2011.
- NLP and the Problem of " Khatte-tire", National Conference of Translation Studies, Birjand University,
Birjand, 2010.
- Sarmati; Language, Islamic Encyclopedia Entry, Islamic Encyclopedia Foundation, 2010.
- Logos; The Foundation of Mythic Systems, Proceedings of the Second National Conference on
Persian linguistics, inscriptions and texts, Iranian Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Tourism,
Tehran, Iran, 2009.
- Redundancies in Conversation: a study on the process of producing and undrestanding, Language &
Linguistics Journal, spring and summer 2009.
- The Least Effort or the Co-Effort Principle? , Language & Linguistics Workshop, Bu-ali Sina University,
Sep.2008.
- Myths, Signs and Historical Symbols, Alzahra University, Dec.2007
- "Language of Conversation, a review", Journal of Research Institute, I.C.H.T.O., Spring & Summer 20062007.
- A Revised Approach to Semantic Redundancy from the Aspect of Collocation, in proc. of the first
allover congress of Linguistics Society of Iran, March 2005.
- Some Points about the History of Studying Language Meaning in East, Language & Linguistics Journal,
winter 2005.
- Semantic Structure of Prepositions in Farsi, in proc. of the 6th Linguistics conference, Oct. 2004.
- Elements of General Linguistics, , Ketab-e-Mah, May2004.
- Social Onomastics, Pazand Quarterly, Summer 2004.
- The Origin of Linguistic Theories; East or West?, , Pazand Quarterly, Spring2004.
- Corpus Linguistics and Theoretical & Applied Issues of Translation, Translation Studies Conference,
Linguistics Society of Iran, Nov. 2003, printed in proc. of two Translation Studies Conferences,
Yaldaghalam Publishing Company, 2004.
- Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language, Ofogh Quarterly, 2000.
- A Selection of Islamic Books, Cooperative Publication of Quom, the 52nd Frankfurt International Book
Fair, 2000.
Nahj al-Balagheh: Translation & Brief Interpretation
Comparative World-view & Knowledge
An Introduction to Philosophy
Logical Arguments
Research Projects:
- Preparing a Bilingual Persian- English Parallel Corpus, Sharif University of Technology, 2011- present.
- Preparing a Persian- English glossary for Computational Linguistics, Sharif University of Technology,
2011-2012.
- Recognition, Classification, and Studying the Usage of Different Characters Generally Called
“dash/hyphen” in Persian Text, Sharif University of Technology, 2010-2011
- Hyphen Tokenization for Machine Translation Programs, Sharif University of Technology, 2009-2010
Commendations:
- Sharif University of Technology, Commendation for preparing the program and curriculum of
Computational Linguistics Program, and implementation of the program, for the first time in Iran, in
Sharif University of Technology, 2011
- Alzahra University, Commendation for being chosen as an adorable professor
- Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Commendation for presenting superior educational
training services
- Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Commendation for presenting educational training
services
- The University of Applied Science & Technology, Commendation for presenting educational training
services
- Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Commendation for presenting educational training
services
- Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Letter of Appreciation for presenting educational
training services
- Linguistics Society of Iran, Commendation for presenting executive services
Work Address:
Sharif University of Technology, Languages, and Linguistics center, Azadi Avenue, Tehran, Iran.
Tel: #98-21-66164733
E-mail Address:
khosravizadeh@sharif.edu
Home Page Address:
http://sharif.ir/~khosravizadeh