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Dr. Ahmad Abdel Tawwab Sharaf Eldin
Abbas Elakkad, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Cell: 010-694-03477
Email: [email protected]
Education:
Ph.D. in English Language and Applied Linguistics.
Excellent rating with first honor rank
Al Azhar University. 2013
Ph.D. Dissertation Title “A Cognitive Linguistic Study of Martin Luther King and Barack Obama’s Political Discourse”
M.A in English Language and Applied Linguistics
Excellent rating with first honor rank
Al Azhar University. 2008
M.A Thesis Title “A Pragmatic Study of Political Cartoons in Ahram Weekly Newspaper”
Higher Diploma in Teaching Language (Fulbright Grant)
State University of New York, NY, USA, 2008
B.A in English Translation and Simultaneous Interpretation
Al Azhar University. 2004
Very Good rating with first honor rank
Work Experience:
Menoufia University, College of Arts, Egypt 2015- Present
Department of English Language &Linguistics
Assistant Professor
- Teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced Language classes to undergraduate students
- Teaching linguistics courses to the Translation students
- Teaching Discourse Analysis course, Pragmatics, and other linguistic disciplines.
Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA 2014-2015
Visiting Assistant Professor
- Taught American students linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis.
- Taught class on literature and literary discourse of the Arab world and the Middle East, covering the classical and modern times.
- Taught class on the media discourse which covers recent events in the Arab world, with a special focus on Egypt. These courses examine the relation between language and events from multiple perspectives, including their political, social, artistic, and historical dimensions in the Middle East.
College of William and Mary, Virginia, USA 2013- 2014
Assistant Professor
- Taught beginning, intermediate, and advanced classes to foreign students
- Taught beginning, intermediate, and advanced linguistics course to the American students
- Taught Discourse Analysis course, Pragmatics, and other linguistic disciplines.
- Taught courses (in English) on the Arab Spring which cover recent events in the Arab world, termed the “Arab Spring” by the media, with a special focus on Egypt. These courses examine events from multiple perspectives, including their political, social, artistic, and historical dimensions.
Middlebury Language College, Oakland, California (Summer 2014)
Language Summer Program
The American University in Cairo, Egypt 2011-2013
Language Lecturer
Taught advanced levels to qualified American students at CASA, the American University in Cairo. The students whom I teach are U.S. citizens and permanent residents and the have a minimum of 3 years of formal instruction in language prior to joining CASA.
Arabic-English Simultaneous Interpreter, Istanbul, Turkey Summer, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Conducting all aspects of simultaneous interpretation from English into Arabic at international conference proceedings, held in Turkey.
America Mideast Educational and Training Services (Amideast) 2010-2011
English Language Instructor
- Taught at the elementary, intermediate, or advanced levels, and preparing Syllabus, appropriate course goals and objectives, lesson plans and teaching materials in conjunction with the Language Director. Prepare, administer, and grade classroom and home assignments and exams.
- Administered written and oral proficiency exams. Participate in any and all teacher meetings and pedagogical workshops.
- Assisted with preparation and implementation of mini-courses and other extra-curricular activities. Commit to only using the target language in interaction with students and staff.
Huda TV Channel, Cairo, Egypt 2009
TV Presenter (in English Language)
Presented an educational TV show entitled “Learn Arabic” The program and it is being broadcasted on the English speaking Huda TV channel. The program is directed for the English language speakers who are interested in learning Arabic language.
State University of New York, NY, (Fulbright Grant) 2007 – 2008
Language Instructor
- Taught language for non-native speakers
- Taught courses on culture and literature. The purpose of such courses is to show the correlation of language and culture on one hand, and literature on the other hand.
The Higher Institute for International Languages. Giza, Egypt 2005 – 2006
English Language Lecturer
Publications
1. Research Papers
Sharaf Eldin, A. (2015 Forthcoming). “Socio Linguistic Study of Code Switching of the Arabic Language Speakers on Social Networking.”
Sharaf Eldin, A. (2015 Forthcoming). “How to Teach Language by Using Songs? “
Sharaf Eldin, A. (2014). “How to Teach Culture in the Classroom to Arabic Language Students?” Journal of Education and Learning, Vol. 5, No 3, 2014
Sharaf Eldin, A. (2014). “A Cognitive Metaphorical Analysis of Selected Verses in the Glorius Qu’ran“ International Journal of English Linguistics. Vol. 4, No. 6, 2014.
Sharaf Eldin, A. (2014 ). “Critical Discourse Analysis of Religious Sermons in Egypt; Case Study of Amr Khalid’s Sermons” International Education Journal. Vol. 7, No. 11, 2014.
Sharaf Eldin, A. (Under preparation). “Language and Identity in Mahmoud Darwish Poems; an Ideological Study “
Sharaf Eldin, A. (Under preparation). “The Power of Visual Humor in the Middle Eastern Political Discourse”.
2. Books
Sharaf Eldin, A. (2013). “A Linguistic Study of Political Cartoons in Egyptian Newspapers.” Scholars’ Press. ISBN 978-3-639-70533-1
Sharaf Eldin, A. (2013). “A Cognitive Linguistic Study of Martin Luther King and Obama Discourse; the Power of Language and Ideology in Persuasion and Cognition.” Lap Lambert Publications. ISBN 978-3-659-42344-4
Sharaf Eldin, A. (Under Preparation). “The Effects of Using Technology in Learning Language.”
Invited Talks & Guest Lectures
Modern Languages Department, College of William and Mary November 2013
A Presentation entitled “The Cultural Aspects of Arabic Language”
Modern Languages Department, College of William and Mary March 2014
A Guest Lecturer “The Power of Indirectness and Humor in Bassem Youssef Show “il-barnameg”
Modern Languages Department, College of William and Mary March 2014
A Guest Lecturer “Why Language Learning is Important to Become More Tolerant?”
United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD April, 2008
A Presentation entitled “The US Ideological Interactions in the Middle East”
Conferences & Workshops
- 22-25 Nov 2014 Middle East Studies Association, (MESA) in Washington D.C, USA.
- 22 March 2014 The Conference of The Arab Spring and its Aftermaths, Christopher Newport University, the presentation submitted, “Egypt’s Revolution, Realities, Illusions, and Ideological Interactions”, Virginia, USA.
- 26 – 30 April 2013 Simultaneous Interpreter (English-Arabic and vice versa) at The International Islamic Conference at Istanbul-Turkey
- 3 – 6 May 2012 Simultaneous Interpreter (English-Arabic and vice versa) at The International Islamic Conference at Gaziantep-Turkey
- 7-11 April 2008 Represented State University of New York in Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference (NAFAC) in Annapolis, Maryland. USA.
- 12- 16 Dec 2007 Participant in a workshop of Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant program. Washington D.C, USA.
- Dec 2003 Participant in a workshop of Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, sponsored by the International Institute of Education (IIE). Cairo Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel. Cairo.
Media Interviews
June 2013 Interview on Egypt’s TV Channel on the topic “The importance of learning language in understanding cultures”
November 2014 Interview on Fox News Channel in the US on the Topic “The Cultural Aspects of Arabic Language within Religious Contexts.”
Membership
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, (ACTFL), 2014.
- Middle East Studies Association (MESA), 2013.
- Linguistic Society of America (LSA), 2013.
- International Linguistic Association (ILA), 2013
- International Pragmatics Association (IPA), 2012.
Honors & Grants
1- Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Grant in 2007/2008.
Teaching Arabic language in State University of New York for one Academic year 2007/2008.
2- Honor certificate in Excellence as the top distinctive student in the academic year 2001/2002.
Faculty of Languages & Translation, Al Azhar University.
3- Honor certificate for a research paper entitled
“The role of endowment in preserving and developing the national economic resources“ in the Kuwaiti Endowment competition, organized by Al Azhar University and the Kuwaiti General Secretariat for Endowments. October 21, 2000.
Courses Taught
Phonetics & Phonology – Grammar and Syntax – Translation – Linguistics: An Introduction – Reading and Comprehension Linguistic Studies – Essay and Comprehension – Conversation and Listening – Reading and Writing – Mass Communication in English – Journalistic Translation – Linguistic Theory – Linguistic Research Methodology Applied Linguistics – Second Language Acquisition – Semantics-Pragmatics.
References:
1. Prof. John Eisele
Director of Arabic Program, College of William and Mary
[Ph.D. in Arabic – University of Chicago]
2. Dr. Mahmoud Abdalla
Director of Arabic Program, Middlebury Language School
[Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics. University of Edinburgh, UK]