professor sharifian is the founding editor-in-chief of the "international journal of language and culture", and the series editor of cultural linguistics book series (springer), and the founding series editor of routledge advances in teaching english as an international language (routledge). he has published articles in many edited books and in more than 25 leading international journals. his awards and honours include the prestigious humboldt fellowship for experienced researchers, from the alexander von humboldt foundation, germany.