Teaching

Teaching and module leadership

I have led and taught modules from foundation level to MA in sociolinguistics, intercultural communication, translation and interpreting, research methods and academic writing. My teaching is research-led, inclusive and practical.

Instant photo of Rachid with his EL7038 students, held up in front of a Northumbria University sign — With my EL7038 Research Methods students at Northumbria University, autumn 2023

Selfie of Rachid at the front of a classroom with smiling students at their laptops — Academic Writing Skills for Success: Advanced (HWSC3006) at Global Banking School, in partnership with Oxford Brookes University, summer 2025

Module Supervision & Leadership

As module leader and supervisor, I was responsible for each module's design, delivery and assessment at the University of Essex.

Office nameplate reading 4.123, Dr Rachid Khoumikham, Language and Linguistics — My office, 4.123, in Language and Linguistics at Essex

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Foundations of Sociolinguistics

University of Essex · Undergraduate, Level 4 · 15 credits · Autumn 23-24

An introduction to how language varies and changes across regions, social groups and time. Students learn to measure variation, test popular myths about language and examine language attitudes and ideologies, drawing on English in the British Isles and worldwide. It is a key module for more than 30 degree programmes in linguistics, English language and TEFL.

Language, dialect and myths about language
Attitudes and ideologies
Measuring variation
Variation and change

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Sociolinguistics

University of Essex · Undergraduate, Level 5 · 15 credits · Autumn 2024

The principles of sociolinguistic theory: how language is actually used, how people feel about it, and why the two often clash. Students explore how social class, age, gender and identity shape variation, and learn to read and evaluate sociolinguistic research.

Language attitudes and linguistic ideologies
Social factors in variation and change
Dialect contact and diffusion
Style and social meaning

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Intercultural Communication: Communicating across Languages and Cultures

University of Essex · MA, Level 7 · 15 credits · Spring 24-25

An advanced, practical course on intercultural communication. Students get introduced to theories of ICC, and use those theories and tools to analyse real communication, including translation, and examine how cultural norms and values shape linguistic choices. It is a key module for the MA in Translation and Professional Practice.

Non-Essentialist ICC
Intercultural pragmatics
Speech acts and politeness
Situational constraints on discourse
Case studies of real encounters

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Language, society and identity

Critical Approaches to Language StudyEL5019 · Level 5
How language relates to power, ideology and social structure. Taught at Northumbria University.
The Sounds and Structures of EnglishEL5017 · Level 5
The phonetics, phonology and grammar of English. Taught at Northumbria University.
Seminars in Sociolinguistics and Gender Studies2017 · Level 6
Led seminars on language, power and identity as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Mostaganem, Algeria.
English for Specific Purposes2015 · Level 3
Taught English for academic and professional contexts at Noor High School, Djelfa, Algeria.

Translation and interpreting

Interpreting Practice I and IILA835 · LA840 · MA, Level 7
Practical interpreting skills built through guided practice and structured feedback, in line with professional interpreting standards. Taught at the University of Essex.
Translation Portfolio I and IILA815 · LA825 · MA, Level 7
Students build a professional translation portfolio, combining applied practice with translation theory and reflection. Taught at the University of Essex.
Careers and Employability Skills for Languages and LinguisticsLA099 · Level 6
Preparing students for careers in translation, interpreting and multilingual communication. Taught at the University of Essex.

Room display for LTB06 at Essex: booked for LA835 Interpreting Practice I, Dr Rachid Khoumikham, 7 November 2024 — LA835 Interpreting Practice I in lecture theatre LTB06, Essex

Research methods and academic writing

Research Methods for Language and LinguisticsEL7038 · MA, Level 7
Designing and carrying out linguistic research, from research questions and ethics to data collection and analysis. Taught at Northumbria University.
Research Skills for Health and Social CareHWSC3002 · Level 3
Finding, evaluating and using research evidence. Taught at Global Banking School (Oxford Brookes University partnership).
Academic Writing Skills for Success, Core and AdvancedHWSC3001 · HWSC3006 · Level 3
Academic writing, argument and referencing to prepare students for degree-level study. Taught at Global Banking School (Oxford Brookes University partnership).

Room display for SQB 107 at Northumbria: 13:00 to 15:00, EL7038 Workshop with Rachid Khoumikham — EL7038 workshop in room SQB 107, Northumbria

Supervision & Mentorship

I have supervised undergraduate and MA dissertations in linguistics, translation and interpreting, including MA dissertation supervision on LA899 at the University of Essex. I guide students through research design, ethics, methodology and writing up.

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