Biography
Rizgar Mahmood pursued his academic endeavors at California State University, Northridge, USA, earning a master’s degree in Linguistics/TESL. After graduating in 2019, he worked as an assistant lecturer at Salahaddin University in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, until 2022. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Applied Linguistics/Second Language Acquisition, focusing on the effectiveness of pronunciation instruction and corrective feedback in developing L2 learners' pronunciation and sound production.