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Khiran has taught for the American Language and Culture Institute in multiple capacities. He has served as the ALCI ESL tutor, taught advanced ALCI courses such as the Graduate Pathways Culture of the American Classroom<\/em> and English for Academics Success Professional and Academic Texts,<\/em> as well as an analogous program at Framingham State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khiran has taught a wide range of classes both in academic English as well as other topics to prepare both domestic and international students for graduate-level academic and professional work for more than ten years, both in higher education as well as in the private sector. In addition to this, since he has lived abroad for many years, both as a teacher and student, he has come to know instinctively the challenges faced by those living and studying abroad in an unfamiliar cultural environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having just earned his masters degree in a linguistic field and having just gotten married to a professor who teaches in Western Massachusetts, Khiran wanted to find a position nearby at a school whose rigor is well known. In fact, he had applied to Clark as a high school student for language study, only reluctantly choosing the opportunity to study in Europe instead. For this reason, Khiran has considered himself fortunate to join the faculty at Clark many years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have found teaching at Clark particularly rewarding because of the caliber of the student it attracts and the wealth of academic resources it offers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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