Education:

TESOL Professional Specialization (2025): Technology Enriched Teaching (AI) – CAPSTONE PROJECT 2, ASU, University
TESOL Specialization (2016): Theories of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), Lesson  Design & Assessment – CAPSTONE PROJECT 1, ASU, University
TESOL Specialization (2016): Foundations of Teaching for Learning, English
Composition, Critical Thinking Skills. Accomplished with Distinction Duke University,
Vanderbilt University and The Commonwealth Education Trust, UK.
MA: 2014, English Language, Linguistics and Literature, M G, University
BA: 2009, English Honours, D U, University
British Council: Teacher Training Certificate
IELTS for Teachers: Macao Polytechnic Institute, Bell Centre of English

Profile:

Sohani has 21 years of experience teaching EFL, ESL, ESP and Voice, Accent & Speech  Training (VAST) to students from multi-cultural and multi-lingual backgrounds.
To continually upgrade her education, she completed two TESOL specializations, a  Teaching Methodology Course, Experienced Teachers Training Course and Teaching  Phonology Course, among other courses completed with distinction.
She worked with NGOs like HelpAge & CRY, contributing to their Creative Writing  Department. She was actively involved with charitable organizations like Rotary  International and Inner Wheel, where she gave voluntary service as a teacher.
In 2012, Sohani introduced a facility at CILL, Speech and Presentation Studio, which  has proved to be very popular among students. She conducts the Creativity and  Conversation Activity at ELC. She is good at organizing programmes and stage shows,  focus being the all-round development of her students.
Sohani has deep passion for teaching. She strongly believes that a teacher’s expertise  and enthusiasm can inspire a student to scale great heights. Therefore, she tries her  best to constantly encourage and motivate students to excel at National/International  competitions and strive for perfection in her Voice & Accent Training and ELC Level  Courses.
Her ongoing research lies in the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in English Language  Teaching (ELT) in the EFL/ESL classroom, with Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and  Task Based Learning (TBL) as her research interests.

Academic research and publications:

 Book Chapters: Published Book Chapters by TESOL Press
Articles and Research Papers: Published in International Scientific Journals and TESOL  Press Publications
Book Publication: Authored and published - Book of Positive Affirmations & Journal  Writing Presentations at International Conferences and Chaired Sessions: 2012 – 2025
2012: 5th Annual International Conference on Literature, Languages and Linguistics,  Athens, Greece ELC Conference 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2023 participated and Chaired Sessions at  Shantou University
Invited to present at the Oxford University, UK, Cambridge University, UK, and in  Macquarie Australia, TESOL
2013: ‘International Academic Conference, IACP’, Paris, France - “The Dynamics of  Creative Expression and Emotional Intelligence in Language Pedagogy” – Language  Teaching and Emotional Intelligence
2013: ‘Best Track Presentation Award’ at IACP’, Paris, France
2014: IJAS, International Journal of Arts & Sciences, ‘International Conference for  Academic Disciplines, Ca’ Foscari University’, Venice, Italy - “Creative Expression in  Language Acquisition and Cross-Cultural Competency”- Creative Expression and  Cultural Competency
2014: Invited as Session Chair at IJAS, Venice, Italy
2015: ‘EDULEARN, IATED, 7th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies’, Barcelona (Spain) - “Language Acquisition – Using Innovative Learning  and Teaching Methodologies”– Language Acquisition
2016: ‘Eleventh International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences – An Age  and its Ends: Social Science in the Era of the Anthropocene', Imperial College London,  UK - “The Impact of Culture on Social Globalization and Language as a Means of  Communication” – Influence of Globalization on Language
2017: ‘ICEL, 2017 International Conference on Education and Learning’, 16-18 August, Tokyo, Japan - “The Impact of Language on Creative Expression and Cross-Cultural  Sensitivity: Language as a Means of Communication”
2018: International Conference on Education and Global Studies, Bangkok, Thailand - “The Impact of English Language on Creative Expression and Cross-Cultural  Sensitivity”– Communication and Creative Expression Through Drama”
2019: AUSSRE 2019, Potts Point Sydney, Australia – Communication and its Impact on  Creative Expression and Cross-Cultural Sensitivity: Research on Innovative Language  Learning Strategies” – Innovative Language Strategies for EFL/ESL Learners
2019: Invited as Session Chair at AUSSRE 2019, Potts Point, Sydney, Australia
2020: International Academic Conference on Teaching, Learning and E-learning, (IACTLEl Vienna 2020) - Online Presentation: “Language Acquisition, Accent Perfection and  Cross-Cultural Sensitivity through Creative Expression”
2021: 3rd International Academic Conference on Teaching, Learning and Education,  Munich, Germany - Online Presentation: “Communication Competency through  Awareness of the ‘Music’ of English and the Influence of Culture on Language  Acquisition”
2022: 6th International Conference on Advanced Research in Education, Teaching and  Learning, July 29 – 31, 2022 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland - “Innovative Teaching  Methodologies for Language Acquisition”
2023: Invited to present our research paper at the International Conference on Open  and Innovative Education (ICOIE 2023), July 4 – 6, 2023 at Hong Kong Metropolitan  University Kowloon, Hong Kong -‘ELT through TBLT in the ESL/EFL Classroom: Strategies  to Harmonize Language Acquisition and Language Retention’
2024: Attended and contributed at the Global English Education China Assembly  Special Topic Symposium, focusing on “English Education and Language Literacy in the  Context of Theory and Practice” held at Shantou University on May 11, 2024
2024: Attended and contributed at the Global English Education China Assembly  conference, focusing on “Transforming English Language Teaching in the AI Era” held at  Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Campus, Zhuhai, Guangdong from 25th July to 28th  July 2024
2025: Participated in the 2025 TESOLMAX Workshop in Beijing, China and completed 4  hours of professional training 2025: Attended and contributed at the 2025 TCA Global English Education China  Assembly in Beijing, China, from 24 to 27 July, 2025