Teaching Experience

• Assigned to work as a TA, lecturer, and assistant professor at the English Department, Faculty of Al Alsun, Ain Shams University since 1998 till 2012.
• Teaching e-courses in English at the Egyptian E-Learning University (EELU: http://www.eelu.edu.eg/wps/portal) through video conference, white smart boards and conducting online office hours through Centra (2009).  
• Teaching a course on Introduction to Conference Interpretation (2009) at Misr International University (MIU: http://www.miuegypt.edu.eg/)
• Teaching a course on “XIX and XXth Century American Poetry” for MA students of American Studies at the University of Torino, Italy (http://www.unito.it/unitoWAR/page/unito/home_en/P34609334691252602657885) from mid-February till mid-May 2009.
• Working as a TA at the School of American and Canadian Studies at the University of Nottingham teaching American Lit. II for first-year students in their second semester (January-June 2006).
• Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) at Modern Science and Arts University (MSA: http://www.msa.edu.eg/) (2003).
• Assigned to work at Qatar University, Department of English Literature and Linguistics since 2012.

Courses at QU

ENGL 156 Introduction to Literature I (3 credit hours). This course introduces students to the study of English literature. The Study of literature up to 1660; the rich canonical tradition and how each generation of writers has responded to it. The study of selected plays, short stories and novels in addition to poetry will introduce the practice of close analytical reading of genres. The course will help students to learn key theoretical approaches and instill some of the essential study skills they need for their undergraduate programme.

ENGL 158 Introduction to Literature II (3 credit hours). This course builds on knowledge and skills gained from ENGL156. Study of literature from the eighteenth century to the present. Students will learn about the rich canonical tradition and how each generation of writers has responded to it. The course will help students to learn key theoretical approaches and instil some of the essential study skills they need for their undergraduate programme.

ENGL 302 Comparative Literature (3 credit hours). Comparative literature is the critical study of literature dealing with two or more literatures, different in their cultural, linguistic or national origin. The Course introduces the students to the theory and practice as well as to the recent developments in this field. In addition to enhancing their command of new development in critical theory, this course will enable the student to transfer the skills they learnt in English and American literature to other literatures, and particularly their own literature, Arabic.

ENGL 400 Women’s Literature (3 credit hours). This course examines representations of women across world literatures in English. It explores questions such as: how do representations of women change across historical and cultural contexts? How do authors give voice to women who have been left out of history? How do these texts challenge western views about the way women should act and interact in society? In what way do female characters challenge our assumptions about power, gender relations, and discrimination?

ENGL 330 The Short Story (3 credit hours). This course introduces the genre of the short story. The texts are selected from the works of well-known worldwide writers. Close reading and in-depth analysis of the stories are applied
to enhance the students’ knowledge, experience, and skill in critiquing a prose text. The literary elements of short fiction, a brief history of it, and writing analytical essays—are all components of the course. The selection should include a variety of short story genres, types, themes, styles, and techniques.

ENGL 326 Poetry (3 credit hours). This course familiarizes students with critical terms required for poetry analysis and introduces poetry written in English in England, Ireland, America, and overseas, from Medieval
times through the Romantic period, to the present. It includes discussions of poetic genres and examines poets at the junction of poetry, and other literary genres. Art-forms as paintings are utilized to provide a challenging approach. The course roots poems in their socio-historical contexts, offers innovative analyses, and provides an overview of current philosophical approaches.

ENGL 404 Modernism (3 credit hours). This course is designed to introduce students to modernist poetry and prose. Modernism’s challenge to literary form will be related to its historical context and formal analysis. The course takes an international perspective, reflecting modernism’s own transatlantic cosmopolitanism. Beginning with the differing genres of poetry and prose, the course allows students to trace the revolutions in poetic and fiction expression throughout the twentieth century and how they reflect the changing ideologies of the time.

ENGL 499 Capstone Course (Integrated Skills) (3 credit hours). This course is designed to train students to conceive, plan, and execute a small-scale research project under the guidance of their instructors. The project will reflect the skills and training students have undergone throughout the DELL program. At the end of the term students submit a research paper that is modeled on a journal-paper in the field of linguistics or literature. To enhance group-learning and collaboration skills, students are required to work in group.