Resume

Dr. Susan Ghaffaryan Khayyati

Faculties
Faculty of Nations Cultures and Languages
Contact information
 s.ghaffaryan@urd.ac.ir
+982531711699
Resume

 Susan Ghaffaryan Khayyati

Head of the English Language Department

University of Religions and Denominations

Phone: +982531711699

 Email: s.ghaffaryan@urd.ac.ir

  • Susan Ghaffaryan got her BA in Quranic Science from Maa’ref University in Qom, Iran. She got her MA in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) from the University of Kashan, Iran and her PhD in Applied Linguistics from Allameh Tabataba’i University of Tehran, Iran (year 2020).
  • She has taught English as an International Language in different universities in Iran as well as International Islamic centers in Iran.
  • She has coauthored several international papers with authors from Italy and Spain.
  • She has become a faculty member in University of Religions and Denominations (URD) since 2022. And since then, she has worked as the Head of Research center at the Vice-Presidency of the International Affairs in URD (2022-2023) and Head of the English Language Department since then.
  • She speaks Persian, can speak English very well and Arabic at intermediate level.
  • She has got certifications in using various AI platforms for writing Academic papers.
  • Her areas of interest are CDA (Critical Discourse Analysis) with a special focus on Metaphorical Analysis in Intercultural Studies, Interfaith Dialogue, as well as similar Metaphysical (Quantumic) Mysticism manifested in a vast spectrum of belief systems.

Published Papers:

  1. Bort Mir, L. & Ghaffaryan, S. (2025). Metaphorical Conceptualization of Inner Peace in Islamic and Christian Literature: A Comparative Analysis. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
  2. Ghaffaryan, S. (2025). Mathticism: Unity of Existence from Islamic Mystics Prescriptions to Quantum Physics Descriptions. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
  3. Ghaffaryan, S. (in press). A Metaphorical Conceptualization of the Inner Peace in the Holy Quran. Religious Inquiries.
  4. Ghaffaryan, S. (2025). Images of International Negotiation in Local News Media Discourse: A War-Court Metaphoric Contrast between Iranian and English News Media Discourses on Nuclear Negotiations.Journal of Language, Identity and the Digital Realm (LIDR), 1(2), 1-132.
  5. Bort-Mir, L., Bolognesi, M., & Ghaffaryan, S. (2020). Cross-cultural interpretation of filmic metaphors: A think-aloud experiment. Intercultural Pragmatics, 17(4), 389-416.
  6. Tajeddin, Z., & Ghaffaryan, S. (2020). Language teachers’ intercultural identity in the critical context of cultural globalization and its metaphoric realization. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 49(3), 263-281.
  7. Bolognesi, M., & Ghaffaryan, S. (2015). The concept of Power: a cross-linguistic and cross-cultural study. Intercultural Horizons. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  8. Ghaffaryan, S. (2013). The concept of Self: a cross-linguistic and cross-cultural study. Intercultural Horizons. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  9. Ghaffaryan, S., & Dastjerdi, H. R. (2013). Modernization Alignment of Tehran Urban Symbols with Tehran Citizens Ways of Conceptualizing. NUL New Urban Language, 1-7.
  10. Ghaffaryan, S. (2011). A Metaphorical Analysis of the Concept of Doubt and its Relation to the Acculturation Theory between Male and Female Persian EFL Students. Intercultural Horizons. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Presented Papers:

  1. Ghaffaryan, S. & Bort Mir, L. (2024). Metaphorical Conceptualization of Inner Peace in Islamic and Christian Literature: A Comparative Analysis TELLSI22 2024: Allameh Tabataba’i University, Teran, IRAN
  2. Ghaffaryan, S. (2017). Terrorist as Fire or Storm at Sea? A Cross-Cultural Study of the Choice of Metaphors Referring to Terror in Iran and the United States TELLSI15 2017: Roodehen, IRAN
  3. Ghaffaryan, S. (2017). Intercultural awareness of Iranian language teachers: Differences between inexperienced and experienced teachers TELLSI15 2017: Roodehen, IRAN
  4. Ghaffaryan, S. (2017). Extracultural and Intracultural Use of English as an International Language: A Corpus-Based Study of Intercultural Conversational Strategies by Dr. Zarif IELTI8 2017: Tehran University, IRAN
  5. Ghaffaryan, S. (2016). The role of intercultural rhetoric and eloquence techniques in English for the purposes of international dialogue: The example of the nuclear dialogue between Iran and the United States Practical dimension of language teaching 2016: Tehran University, IRAN
  6. Ghaffaryan, S. (2015). A Comparison between the Concept of ‘Us’ and ‘Them’ in Widely Circulated Newspapers of Iran and America in the Context of Nuclear Energy LDP 2015: Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, IRAN
  7. Ghaffaryan, S. (2015). A Comparison of the Metaphorical Concept of Family and Society Between English-Speaking and Persian-Speaking Students LDP 2015: Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, IRAN
  8. Ghaffaryan, S. (2015). A Critical Analysis of Metaphors in TOEFL Exam Study Texts The Second National Conference on New Perspectives in Interpreting and Translation Studies and Teaching English as a Foreign Language 2015: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, IRAN
  9. Ghaffaryan, S. (2015). The Impact of English Language Globalization on Cultural Heritage Identity: Examining Iranian EFL Teachers’ Priorities TELLSI 2015: Khorramabad, IRAN
  10. Ghaffaryan, S. (2015). A Critical Analysis of Nuclear Negotiation Metaphors in Iranian and American Media Discourses TELLSI 2015: Khorramabad, IRAN
  11. Ghaffaryan, S. (2015). Iranian and American Media Debates: A Cross-Cultural Metaphorical Critical Examination of the Level of Cooperation in the Nuclear Dialogue The First National Higher Education Conference on Applied Linguistics 2015: Alzahra University of Tehran, IRAN

 Susan Ghaffaryan Khayyati

Head of the English Language Department

University of Religions and Denominations

Phone: +982531711699

 Email: s.ghaffaryan@urd.ac.ir

  • Susan Ghaffaryan got her BA in Quranic Science from Maa’ref University in Qom, Iran. She got her MA in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) from the University of Kashan, Iran and her PhD in Applied Linguistics from Allameh Tabataba’i University of Tehran, Iran (year 2020).
  • She has taught English as an International Language in different universities in Iran as well as International Islamic centers in Iran.
  • She has coauthored several international papers with authors from Italy and Spain.
  • She has become a faculty member in University of Religions and Denominations (URD) since 2022. And since then, she has worked as the Head of Research center at the Vice-Presidency of the International Affairs in URD (2022-2023) and Head of the English Language Department since then.
  • She speaks Persian, can speak English very well and Arabic at intermediate level.
  • She has got certifications in using various AI platforms for writing Academic papers.
  • Her areas of interest are CDA (Critical Discourse Analysis) with a special focus on Metaphorical Analysis in Intercultural Studies, Interfaith Dialogue, as well as similar Metaphysical (Quantumic) Mysticism manifested in a vast spectrum of belief systems.

Published Papers:

  1. Bort Mir, L. & Ghaffaryan, S. (2025). Metaphorical Conceptualization of Inner Peace in Islamic and Christian Literature: A Comparative Analysis. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
  2. Ghaffaryan, S. (2025). Mathticism: Unity of Existence from Islamic Mystics Prescriptions to Quantum Physics Descriptions. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
  3. Ghaffaryan, S. (in press). A Metaphorical Conceptualization of the Inner Peace in the Holy Quran. Religious Inquiries.
  4. Ghaffaryan, S. (2025). Images of International Negotiation in Local News Media Discourse: A War-Court Metaphoric Contrast between Iranian and English News Media Discourses on Nuclear Negotiations.Journal of Language, Identity and the Digital Realm (LIDR), 1(2), 1-132.
  5. Bort-Mir, L., Bolognesi, M., & Ghaffaryan, S. (2020). Cross-cultural interpretation of filmic metaphors: A think-aloud experiment. Intercultural Pragmatics, 17(4), 389-416.
  6. Tajeddin, Z., & Ghaffaryan, S. (2020). Language teachers’ intercultural identity in the critical context of cultural globalization and its metaphoric realization. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 49(3), 263-281.
  7. Bolognesi, M., & Ghaffaryan, S. (2015). The concept of Power: a cross-linguistic and cross-cultural study. Intercultural Horizons. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  8. Ghaffaryan, S. (2013). The concept of Self: a cross-linguistic and cross-cultural study. Intercultural Horizons. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  9. Ghaffaryan, S., & Dastjerdi, H. R. (2013). Modernization Alignment of Tehran Urban Symbols with Tehran Citizens Ways of Conceptualizing. NUL New Urban Language, 1-7.
  10. Ghaffaryan, S. (2011). A Metaphorical Analysis of the Concept of Doubt and its Relation to the Acculturation Theory between Male and Female Persian EFL Students. Intercultural Horizons. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Presented Papers:

  1. Ghaffaryan, S. & Bort Mir, L. (2024). Metaphorical Conceptualization of Inner Peace in Islamic and Christian Literature: A Comparative Analysis TELLSI22 2024: Allameh Tabataba’i University, Teran, IRAN
  2. Ghaffaryan, S. (2017). Terrorist as Fire or Storm at Sea? A Cross-Cultural Study of the Choice of Metaphors Referring to Terror in Iran and the United States TELLSI15 2017: Roodehen, IRAN
  3. Ghaffaryan, S. (2017). Intercultural awareness of Iranian language teachers: Differences between inexperienced and experienced teachers TELLSI15 2017: Roodehen, IRAN
  4. Ghaffaryan, S. (2017). Extracultural and Intracultural Use of English as an International Language: A Corpus-Based Study of Intercultural Conversational Strategies by Dr. Zarif IELTI8 2017: Tehran University, IRAN
  5. Ghaffaryan, S. (2016). The role of intercultural rhetoric and eloquence techniques in English for the purposes of international dialogue: The example of the nuclear dialogue between Iran and the United States Practical dimension of language teaching 2016: Tehran University, IRAN
  6. Ghaffaryan, S. (2015). A Comparison between the Concept of ‘Us’ and ‘Them’ in Widely Circulated Newspapers of Iran and America in the Context of Nuclear Energy LDP 2015: Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, IRAN
  7. Ghaffaryan, S. (2015). A Comparison of the Metaphorical Concept of Family and Society Between English-Speaking and Persian-Speaking Students LDP 2015: Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, IRAN
  8. Ghaffaryan, S. (2015). A Critical Analysis of Metaphors in TOEFL Exam Study Texts The Second National Conference on New Perspectives in Interpreting and Translation Studies and Teaching English as a Foreign Language 2015: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, IRAN
  9. Ghaffaryan, S. (2015). The Impact of English Language Globalization on Cultural Heritage Identity: Examining Iranian EFL Teachers’ Priorities TELLSI 2015: Khorramabad, IRAN
  10. Ghaffaryan, S. (2015). A Critical Analysis of Nuclear Negotiation Metaphors in Iranian and American Media Discourses TELLSI 2015: Khorramabad, IRAN
  11. Ghaffaryan, S. (2015). Iranian and American Media Debates: A Cross-Cultural Metaphorical Critical Examination of the Level of Cooperation in the Nuclear Dialogue The First National Higher Education Conference on Applied Linguistics 2015: Alzahra University of Tehran, IRAN