Dashne A. Sedeeq is an assistant professor in English Language and Linguistics and Head of the department of International Marketing and Languages at the Erbil Polytechnic University. She was awarded a PhD by the School of English at the University of Leicester, Leicester, UK, in 2018.

She primarily teaches modules such as English language for non-native speakers, grammar, and general linguistics. She also teaches intensive modules in academic and business writing for postgraduate and undergraduate students. Additionally, she trains the new teachers to become familiar with the new pedagogy concepts and how to adapt to the Bolona process.

Her research ranges across a variety of areas in linguistics, such as sociolinguistics and lexicography. She is also interested in conducting research on education in the Kurdistan Region as a whole.

She has received a grant from the Global Challenges Research Fund as part of UK research and innovation, furthering her career as a lecturer. She is the lead applicant for the project ‘Realising Education’s Promise for Children Refugees from Syria: Assessment of Education Provision and Learning Environments in Iraq’.

Last but not least, Dr. Sedeeq has greatly contributed to developing and implementing a curriculum design. As a result, a Technical English book has been published for the undergraduate students of all the colleges and institutions of Erbil Polytechnic University.

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