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Dr.ANWAR ALI HAMID AL-ATHWARY

  1. Personal information
Name : ANWAR ALI HAMID AL-ATHWARY
Date of Birth : August 1971
Marital Status : Married
Nationality : Yemeni
Present Position : Assistant Professor, Department of English, Faculty of Language, Sana’a University, Yemen (Currently working at Najran University, KSA)
Area of Specialization : Linguistics

 

  1. Qualifications
Degree Major University Country Date of graduation
Bachelor’ degree English Taiz University  Yemen 1994
Master’s degree Linguistics Jawaharlal Nehru University  India 2000
PhD degree  Linguistics Aligarh Muslim University

 

India 2004

 

  1. Teaching experience
Duration Rank Department/ college University Country
1994- 96 English language instructor  

 

 

Faculty of Education

Taiz International Institute for Languages, Taiz

Al-kindi Language Institute, Taiz

Taiz University, Taiz

Yemen
1995- 96 English language instructor Faculty of Humanities and Social Science  University of Science and Technology, Taiz branch Yemen
1996- 98 Demonstrator Faculty of Education, Sana’a University Yemen
2004- 05 Assistant professor Faculty of Humanities and Social Science University of Science and Technology, Taiz branch Yemen
2005- 08 Assistant professor Faculty of Education  Sana’a University, Sa’dah Yemen
2006- 07 Assistant professor Faculty of Arts  Queen Arwa University, Sana’a Yemen
2006- 2012 Assistant professor Faculty of Humanities and Social Science   University of Science and Technology, Sana’a Yemen
2008- 2012 Assistant professor Faculty of Open Education University of Science and Technology, Sana’a

 

Yemen
2008- … Assistant professor Faculty of Languages  Sana’a University, Sana’a Yemen
2010 – 2012 Assistant professor Faculty of Arts  National University, Sana’a Yemen
2013- … Assistant professor Faculty of Science and Arts Najran University KSA

 

 

  1. Publications
No. Title of the paper / book Date of publication Journal/publisher
1. The Morphological Integration of English loanwords in Arabic: The Case of Plural Inflection. 2004 Readings, 2 (1&2), pp. 119- 131
2.

Exploring the Structure and Functions of Sana’a’s Linguistic Landscape.

 

2012 Journal of Social Studies, University of Science and Technology, Yemen, vol. (17), issue . (34), pp. 9- 44
3.

Translator of a book entitled “Mathematics and Science Teacher education Reform in Yemen”

 

 2012  MASTERY project sponsored by the Dutch Government

 

4. Translating Shop Signs into English in Sana’a’s Streets: A Linguistic Analysis

2014 The International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
5. On Grammatical borrowing: The Case of Arabic Plurals in the Urdu Language 2015 Theory and Practice in Language Studies

 

  1. Committees
No. Committee Duration
1. A member of the Development and Quality Unit, The Department of English, College of Science and Arts, Najran University, KSA 2013 – ….
2. A member of the Academic Consultancy Committee, The Department of English, College of Science and Arts, Najran University, KSA 2013 – ….
3. A member of the Referee Committee of the Curriculum Document of English for Yemen, Ministry of Education, Yemen. 2012- 2013
4. A member of the Departmental Council, the Department of English, Faculty of Languages, Sana’a University 2009- 2013
5. A member of M. A. Admission Committee in the Department of  English, Faculty of Languages, Sana’a University 2010- 2011
6. A member of B. A. Co-ordination and Admission Committee in the Department of  English, Faculty of Languages, Sana’a University 2009- 2013
7. A member of the Committee of Revising and Evaluating English Curricula as taught in Preparatory and Secondary Schools, Ministry of Education, Yemen. 2008
8. A member of the Departmental Council, the Department of English, Faculty of Education, Sana’a University, Sa’dah 2005- 2008

 

  1. Sociological cooperation
No. Name of cooperation Institution involved Duration
  Deputy head of the Teaching Staff Union  Faculty of Languages, Sana’a University 2012- 2013

 

  1. Courses taught
No. Course title Degree (BA, MA)
1. English Morphology and Syntax B. A.
2. English Phonetics and Phonology B. A.
3. Transformational-Generative Grammar B. A.
4. Introduction to Language/ Linguistics B. A.
5. The History of English Language B. A.
6. English Grammar and Usage B. A.
7. Advanced Speaking Skills B. A.
8. Other language skills (i.e. reading and writing), etc. B. A.
9. Contrastive Analysis B. A.
10. Semantics B. A.
11. Introduction to translation B. A.
12. Business & Marketing Translation B. A.
13. Translation and Arabicization B. A.
14. Field visits and training in translation B. A.
15. Media Translation I B. A.
16. Media Translation II B. A.
17. Legal Translation B. A.
18. News Translation B. A.
19. Research methodology B. A.
20. Literary Translation B. A.
21. English Morphology and Syntax B. A.
22. Trends in Modern Linguistics M. A.
23. Semantics and Translation M. A.
24. Semantic theories M. A.

 

 

  1. Membership of scientific associations
No. Name of the association
1. Head of the Department of Language Teaching at Community Center for Translation & Language Teaching (CCTLT), Sana’a University, Sana’a
2. A member of APETAU (The Association of Professors of English and Translation at Arab Universities), Amman, Jordan

 

  1. Training courses attended
No. Course title Place of the course Date
1. An English course Taught by the Peace Corps of the U. S. A. 1993
2. DACA (Diploma in Advanced Computer Applications) Taught by Zee Interactive Learning Systems Limited, Aligarh, India 2003
3. An ESP course Taught by AMIDEAST (Sana’a), with the association of the U. S. embassy, Sana’a 2005
4. A teaching Methodology course Taught by the British Council, Sana’a 2005
5. A course in “ the Analysis of Students Examination Results” Taught by the Center of Teaching and Learning, University of Science and Technology 2008
6. A course in “Skills of Course Syllabus Preparation” Taught by the Center of University Education Development, Sana’a University 2008
7. A course in “Creating the interactive lectures and papers and preparing  the port folio” Taught by the Center of University Education Development, Sana’a University 2009
8. Quality Standards in the learning process from the KSA National Quality System Perspective Taught by Development and Quality Deanship, Najaran University, KSA Sep. 17- 18 2013
9. Program Design from the National Qualification framework Perspective Taught by Development and Quality Deanship, Najaran University, KSA Oct 1-9 2013

 

  1. Conferences, workshops, seminars
No. Conference Place of the course Date
1. Presenting a paper in Contact Linguistics at the 1st International Conference on Linguistics and Language Teaching Bahawalpur, Pakistan Nov. 25-27 2013

 

2. Participating in a workshop on “Developing and Enriching English Language Curriculum in the Republic of Yemen” Department of Curriculum, Ministry of Education, Sana’a, Yemen Dec. 30 2012- Jan. 1 2013
3. Participating in a forum on “Issues on Language linguistics & Literature”, Faculty of Languages, Sana’a University, Sana’a

 

2010
4. Presenting a paper in Linguistics in a seminar held by Department of English Faculty of Humanities, University of Science and Technology, Sana’a

 

2010
5. Presenting a paper in Linguistics at the APETAU 4th International Conference Amman, Jordan

 

Nov. 14-16 2009
6. Participating in a workshop on “Building a World-Class Programme” and “Self-Evaluation and Programme Specifications British Council, Sana’a

 

29-30 July 2009
7. Participating in two workshops on “Assessing and Developing Final Examinations for students of open education” Faculty of Open learning, University of Science and Technology, Sana’a.

 

2008 & 2009

 

  1. Scientific contributions ( e.g., supervisor for MA thesis )
No. Title of thesis  Supervisor/examiner Date
1.
The Impact of Nonfinite Clauses in Hemingway’s Novels:

The Old Man and the Sea and A Farewell to Arms

Supervisor 2013- 2015
2. The Depiction of  Arab Uprising  in the Elite American Newspapers: A Critical Discourse Analysis supervisor 2012- 2016