Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics
Department of European Languages and Literature
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
King Abdulaziz University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Date of Birth: 3/6/1954
Place of Birth: Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Education
- Ph.D. in Linguistics. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. May, 1991. Major: Applied Linguistics.
- MA. In Linguistics. California State University, Fullerton, California, USA. May 1984.
- BA. In English Language. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. June 1977.
Interest:
Applied Linguistics, Cultural Diversity, Language and Computer, Communication, Intercultural Communication, Business Communication.
Career Development
- Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics, Department of European Languages and Literature. Faculty of Arts and Humanities, King Abdulaziz University1992 - …
- Teaching Assistant. Department of English Language, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, King Abdulaziz University1980-1981.
- Assistant to the Director of Public Relations. International Airports Projects, Presidency of Civil Aviation. November 1979 – April 1981.
(I) Administrative and Academic Activities:
1- Activities in the Department of European Languages & Literature:
- Member of the Undergraduate Entrance Examinations Committee. 2001 - 2003
- Member of the Schedules and Courses Distribution Committee. 2001 -…
- Chairman of the Undergraduate Entrance Examinations Committee. 1997 – 2001.
- Member of the Establishing and Development of the Translation Program Committee. 1996 – 2001.
- Member of the Textbooks and Curriculums Committee. 1995 - …
- Chairman of the Graduate Entrance Examinations Committee. 1994 – 2001.
- Chairman of the Schedules and Courses Distribution Committee. 1994 – 2001.
- Coordinator of the Graduate Studies Program and Scholarships. 1993 – 1999.
- Chairman of the Development Academic Plan Committee. 1994 - ….
- Chairman of the Technical Equipments and Laboratories Committee. 1993 –2001.
- Member of the Curriculums Improvement Committee for Undergraduate and Graduate Programs. 1995 - ...
- Member of the Recruitment Committee. 1993 – 1995.
2- Activities in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, King Abdulaziz University:
- Member of the Preparation Committee for 30th anniversary of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. 1998.
- Chairman of the Social Committee at the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. 1997.
- Member of the Technical Equipments and Laboratories Committee. 1995 –2002.
- Member of the University Final General Examinations Supervision Committee. 1992 – 2000.
3- Cultural Activities
- Participation in the Seminar sponsored by the Cultural Committee at the Faculty of Arts &Humanities on “Use of Computer in Humanities”. 1993.
4- Teaching and Supervision
1) Undergraduate Courses Taught
1- Composition & Grammar.
2- Oral English (Phonetics).
3- Composition & Grammar (Advanced).
4- Translation I.
5- Essay I.
6- English Grammar (Morphology).
7- History of English.
8- Introduction to Linguistics.
9- Applied Linguistics.
10 Special Topics in Linguistics.
11- Introduction to Semantics.
12- Contrastive Linguistics.
13- Syntax
2) Graduate Courses Taught.
1- Method of Linguistic. Research
2- Supervised Reading in Linguistics.
3- Contrastive & Error Analysis.
4- Semantics.
5- Discourse Analysis
6- Language and Computer.
3) Supervision.
- The local Supervisor for a Ph.D. student through the Joint Supervision Program with the British Universities (University of Leicester). Topic of Dissertation is Idiomatic expression in Hijazi dialect: a Cognitive Semantic study. March 2004 - ….
- The local Supervisor for a Ph.D. student through the Joint Supervision Program with the British Universities (University of Huddersfield). Topic of Dissertation is Reading problems of students joining Medical Schools. January 2003 – July 2008. The student was awarded the PhD degree in July 7, 2008.
- Supervised a Master Thesis on Scientific Arabic and English. 1996 – 2000. The student was awarded the degree.
- Supervised a Master Thesis on Child Language Acquisition. 1995 – 1999. The student was awarded the degree.
- Supervised a Master Thesis on Discourse Analysis. 1993 – 1995. The student was awarded the degree.
- First Examiner of a Master Thesis on Reading in Second Language. 1998
- First Examiner of a Master Thesis on Grammatical Errors. 1997.
(II) Activities Outside the University:
- Part-time consultant for the English Language Program at Prince Sultan College for Tourism and Management in Jeddah. 17/2/2007…..
- Member of the General Licensing and Accreditation Committee for the Private Universities and Colleges, Ministry of Higher Education. 18/4/2005 - …
- Part-time consultant at the Ministry of Higher Education. 24/12/2003 – 13/12/2005.
- Representative of the Ministry of Higher Education in the Board of Trustees of the College of Business Administration. 16/8/2003 - …
- Member of the curriculum committee at the Ministry of Higher Education to study the English Language curriculum in Private Colleges. February 2003.
- Teaching Business Communication Courses at the Institute of Business Administration in Jeddah, under the Supervision of King Abdulaziz University. 2000 – 2006.
- Member of the Private Licensing and Accreditation Committee for the Private Colleges, Ministry of Higher Education. 1999 - …
- Member of the Board of Trustees of Effat Private College for Girls in Jeddah. 2000 -…
- Teaching English Language to the Cadets of the Coast Guards Institutes. 1995 – 1996.