Professor Dr. Banafsheh Karamifar

Biography

Banafsheh Karamifar is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics with significant experience in teaching at universities in both France and Canada. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Paris 10 and a post-doctoral degree in Media Communication from the University of Ottawa. Her teaching encompasses a range of subjects including French writing, grammar, phonetics, phonology, syntax, and language learning integration within technology education. Karamifar's interdisciplinary research focuses on meaning-making, female identities, and cross-cultural discourses. She has led numerous research projects examining the impact of digital tools on language education, particularly with regard to emerging technologies and plurality. In her current role, she investigates the intersections of multimodal learning, artificial intelligence in language learning, higher education, adaptive learning, and inclusion. Karamifar's research aims to preserve minority cultures while balancing the challenges of technological innovation with community, environmental, and democratic needs. She is an active participant in national and international conferences, where she publishes and presents her work.

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