Muhammad Taimur Sabih
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Literacy and Language Education,
Curriculum and Instruction
About
Taimur Sabih is a doctoral candidate at Purdue University. He is pursuing a doctorate in Language Education & Literacy. He holds two Master’s: MA TESOL from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and MA English Literature from Greenwich University, Pakistan. He has very strong research interests in English Language Teaching (ELT), ELT curriculum development, TESOL, Second Language Acquisition (SLA), Sociolinguistics, Inter-cultural Communicative Competence (ICC), bilingual education, Neurolinguistics and student & teacher identities. As a hobby, he writes fiction. He has published one short novella for children which was published by the Oxford University Press (OUP), and has two other novels published as an independent author on Amazon.
Education
- PhD Language Education & Literacy
- Major: Curriculum & Instruction
- Purdue University, USA
- In progress
- MA TESOL
- Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- March 2023
- MA English Literature
- Greenwich University, Pakistan
- April 2010
- BSc Software Writing
- University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
- July 2004
Career Experience
- Purdue University, USA
- Graduate Teaching Assistant
- August 2024 – Present
Research & Publications
Selected Publications
- Sabih, T. (2024). The intricacies of the representation of the local and target cultures in language teaching. Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture, 10(1), 145 -164. https://doi.org/10.35974/acuity.v10i1.3110
- Sabih, Taimur “Second Reaction: Patron Saint of Ireland.” First Opinions, Second Reactions 17.1 () : Article 3. Web. Available at: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fosr/vol17/iss1/3
- Sabih, T. (2021). The Phenomenon of Life. USA: Amazon.
- Sabih, T. (2021). The First Impulse. USA: Amazon.
- Sabih, T. (2018). The Talking Tiger. Pakistan: Oxford University Press.
- Sabih, T. (2017). Reaching Far & Beyond. Retrieved 4 January, 2018 from http://abdulsamikhan.pk/ebook/
- Sabih, T. (2014). A Limitless Pakistani. Karachi: Afeef Group.
- Sabih, T. (2011-15). Retrieved 15 October, 2015 from http://www.dawn.com/search?cx=partner-pub-8258178831251847%3A5337004877&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=Taimur+Sabih
- Sabih, T. (2013). Retrieved 3 March, 2016 from http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/16466/when-the-devil-takes-over/
Courses Typically Taught
- EDCI 37000 – Teaching English As A New Language
- EDCI 35950 – Content Area Instruction For English Learners