Curriculum Vitae
Professor Tawfiq Yousef
Biographical Data:
Name: Tawfiq Yousef
Title: Professor
Date of Birth: August 17, 1943
Place of Birth: Tel, Nablus
Nationality: Jordanian
Rank: Professor
Degrees:
B. A. University of Damascus; 1966, English Language and Literature
M. A. University of Newcastle ; 1973; English Drama
Ph. D. University of Glasgow; 1976; Modern English Novel
Current Position and Address:
Position: Professor of English Language and Literature/ Faculty of Arts, Middle East
Mailing address:
English Department
Faculty of Foreign Languages
University of Jordan Queen Rania St.
Amman 11942 Jordan
Phone: 00 962 6 5152464
Mobile in Jordan: 0799609257 International: 00 962 799609257
Email: [email protected]
1 Previous Appointments (Academic and Administrative):
Language Instructor University of Riyadh 1975-1976
Assistant Professor University of Riyadh 1976-1979
Assistant Professor University of Jordan 1979-1983
Associate Professor University of Jordan 1983-1991
Full Professor University of Jordan 1991-
Head of Department of Foreign Languages Applied Science University 1993-1994
Director of Labs of Phonetics, Language &
Translation University of Jordan 1997
Dean of the Faculty of Arts Applied Science University 1997-1998
Vice-Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Jordan 1999-2000
Head of English Department University of Jordan 2000-2002
Visiting Professor Al-Zaytoonah University 2002-2003
Professor of English University of Jordan 2003-
Coordinator of American Studies Program University of Jordan 2003-2007
Visiting Professor Middle East University 2008-2009
Professor of English University of Jordan 2009 –2010
Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages University of Jordan 2010- 2011
Professor of English University of Jordan 2011– 2013
Professor of English Middle East University 2013-2017
Professor of English Al-Zaytoonah University 2017-2018
Conferences, Symposiums, Seminars, Workshops:
1st Symposium on Teaching English and American Literature: University of
Riyadh, 1978.
2 The Problems of Teaching English Language and Literature at Arab Universities:
University of Jordan, 1982.
Seminar on Modern American Literature/American Studies: University of
California and University of Mississippi, 1993.
Conference on William Faulkner: University of Mississippi, 1993.
The 12th International Conference on Language, Linguistics and Translation:
Yarmouk University, 1994.
The 13th International Conference on Language, Linguistics, and Translation:
University of Yarmouk. 1996.
The 1st International Conference on Language, Linguistics, Literature and
Translation: Irbid Private University, 1997.
1st international Conference on Arabic-English Contrastive and Comparative
Studies: University of Jordan, 1997.
Workshop on "Teaching Linguistics, Translation and Literature”: Applied Science
University, 1999.
!st Conference on Arab-American Relations: University of Jordan, 2000.
!st International conference of the Association of Professors of English and
Translation at Arab Universities: University of Jordan, 2000.
Workshop on "Developing Administrative Skills”: University of Jordan, 1999.
Workshop on "Developing Staff Members' Teaching Skills”: University of Jordan,
2000.
!st Annual Symposium on Translation: Crossing the Cultural Barriers: University
of Applied Science, 2001.
Workshop on Early Childhood: University of Jordan, 2001.
3 2nd International Conference on Translation Strategies: University of Wahran,
2002.
2nd International Conference of the Association of Professors of English and
Translation at Arab Universities: University of Jordan, 2003.
4th Jordanian Quality Specifications Conference: University of Jordan, 2003.
International Conference of the Association Liaison Office Synergy in
Development: Washington D. C. 2004.
Video Conference on." Active Learning Techniques", 2004.
American Studies Student Symposium. Faculty of Arts, University of Jordan.
Amman, Jordan, May, 2005.
The Annual Conference of the German Association for American Studies:
University of Frankfurt, Germany, 2005.
Seminar on "The Future of American Studies": The University of Bonn,
Germany, 2005.
First international Conference: “America in the Middle East, The Middle East in
America”. American University of Beirut: Beirut, Lebanon. December 17-21,
2005.
The Annual International Higher Education for Development. Washington DC.
2006.
31st Annual American Studies Conference. Ankara, Turkey. 2006.
The Second Symposium of Department of Foreign Languages, University of
Applied Science. Amman, Jordan. 2006.
New Horizons in Discourse: Language, Literature, and Culture. Faculty of Arts,
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 2007.
4 “Liberty and Justice: America and the Middle East". American university of
Beirut, Lebanon. January, 2008.
APETAU 4th International Conference. Amman, Jordan. November, 2009.
"Connections and Ruptures: America and the Middle East". American University
Beirut. Lebanon. January, 2010.
"Shifting Borders: America and the Middle East/North Africa: An
Interdisciplinary Conference" American University of Beirut, Lebanon 11-14
January 2012.
“The International Conference on Language, Literature and Translation: Power to
Connect in a Changing World”. 22nd - 25th April 2014. Faculty of Foreign
Languages, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
“The Fifth International Conference of APETAU on Language, Literature and
Translation”. Arab Open University.14-16 Nov. 2015.
Contemporary Outlooks on Linguistics, Literature and Translation. Al-Zaytoonah
University. 26-26 October 2016.
Jerusalem in Modern World Literature’. University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
21-23 March 2017.
Publications: (Refereed Articles and Books):
1. "Toward a Science of Criticism". Dirasat. University of Jordan. Vol.7, 1980.33-44.
2. "Heart of Darkness and the Great Gatsby: A Comparative Study". Dirasat.
University of Jordan. Vol. 9. 1982.56-70.
3. "Imagery in Conrad's Heart of Darkness". Journal of the College of Arts, King
Saud University, Vol.1, 1983.77-89.
5 4."The Ending of Shakespeare's Tragedies", Abhath Al-Yarmouk. Yarmouk
University. Vol. 2, 1984.17-28.
5. "Myth and Ritual in Where Angels Fear to Tread". Abhath Al-Yarmouk. Yarmouk
University. Vol. 3. 1985.45-56.
6. "Art and Nature: A Shakespearean Perspective".Dirast. University of Jordan. Vol.
6, 1988.7-23.
7."Narrative Strategies in Sons and Lovers". Abhath Al-Yarmouk. Yarmouk
University. Vol. 6, 1988.41-52.
8."Some Cultural Problems in Teaching English Literature at Arab Universities".
Damascus University Journal. 1990.
9." The Dualistic Doctrines of D. H. Lawrence and and Tawfiq al-Hakim: A
Comparative Study". Journal of King Saud University. Vol. 4, 1992. 25-45.
10."The Reception of William Faulkner in the Arab World". American Studies
International. Vol. 33, 1995. 41-48.
11. Drama: A Drama Course Textbook. Alquds Open University. Amman, 1996.
166 pages.
12. "Storytelling and Playmaking: Shakespeare's Remarks on Tale Story and Plot.".
Damascus University Journal. Vol. 13, 1997. 43-81.
13."Literary Texts in Structuralist Analysis". Al-Basaer Journal. Jordan University
for Women.Vol.3, 1999. 29-52.
14." The Influence of Western Theater on Arabic Drama". Dirasat. Special issue.
1999. 20-36
15."The Reception and Translation of American Literature in the Arab World".
Yearbook of Comparative Literature. University of Indiana, 2000. 73-86.
6 16. "The Arabs, Prophet Mohammad and Islam in the Works of Washington
Irving". Proceedings of First Conference on Arab-American Relations: Toward a
Bright Future. University of Jordan, 2001.23-30.
17.Natharyiat Atttaathur Wattaatheer: Namathej Muqaranah Min Aladab al-Arabi wal Adaab al-Englizi" (Theory of Literary Influence: Samples from Arabic and
English Literature): The Cultural Journal. University of Jordan, 2001.173-178.
18."Translation and the Cultural Dimension: A Postcolonial-Poststructuralist
Approach". Damascus University Journal.Vol. 20, 2004 43-56..
19."Translation Programmes at Jordanian Universities". Dirasat, University of
Jordan.Vol. 31,No. 1,2004. 255-265.
20. “American Studies in Jordan and the UNC/UJ Partnership”. Journal of
American Studies Vol. 47, Number ¾, 2006.151-166.
21. "American Studies in a Global Context'. International Journal of Arabic-
English Studies.Vol. 8, 2007. 225-238.
22."American Literature and Harold Bloom's Theory of Literary Influence".
Dirasat. University of Jordan. 2007. 873-885.
23. “Freedom and Justice in America and in the Arab World and the Teaching of American Studies”. Proceedings of the Second International Conference.
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud Center for American Studies and Research. American University of Beirut. January, 2009.455-465.
.Translation into Arabic of Women, Men and Politeness. النساء والرجال ولغة التأدب. 24
Janet Holmes. Amman: University of Jordan, 2009. 250 pages.
25. "The Language of Legal Texts: A Stylistic Approach”. Atlas for Studies and
Research. 2. 4. (2009) :40-73.
7 26. "The Goals and Discourses of Diana Abu-Jaber's Crescent and John Updidke's
Terrorist". The Arab Journal for Arts. 7. 2 (2010):205-222
27."Diana Abu-Jaber's Crescent as a Postmodernist Novel". Dirast. 37. 3 (2010):
228-244.
28. "Mahmoud Darwish and the Quest for Identity". Dirast .38. 2 (2011): 674-688.
29."The Different Discourses of Diana Abu-Jaber's Crescent and John Updike's
Terrorist". Proceedings of the Third International Conference. The American
University of Beirut (2011):209-221.
30. "Literary Translation: Old and New Challenges". International Journal of
Arabic-English Studies. 13 (2012):15-40. Modern Language Association
Database, and from 2016 Scopus.
31. “Border Shifting in Naomi Nye’s Habibi”. Sino-Us English Teaching, Vol.10,
No. 12 (2013): 970-978. Originally EBSCO indexed.
32. "A Pragmatic Reading of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.” Dirast. 41, 2, (2014):
903-916. Scopus.
33. “The Dialectic of Borders and Multiculturalism in Naomi Nye’s Habibi. Sino-US
English Teaching”. 12, 1, (2015): 44-62. Google Scholar
34. "Postcolonialism Revisited: Representations of the Subaltern in Fadia Faqir’s
Pillars of Salt". Sino-US English Teaching. 13, 5, (2016):373-390. Google Scholar
35. “The Subaltern in Some Selected Poems by Mahmoud Darwish”. Cultural and
Religious Studies. Vol. 4. No. 5, (2016): 286-299. (First author with Aseel Abu Al-
Rub) Google Scholar
36. “Identity Crisis in Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea Revisited”. Journal of
Literature and Arts Studies. 7, 2, (2017):109-121.(First author with Reem Abu-
Samra).Google Scholar
8 37. “Edward Said on Jerusalem ". Journal of Literature and Art Studies. Volume 7,
Number 12, December 2017. 1489-1501. (First author with Nisreen Yousef). Google
Scholar
38. “Modernism, Postmodernism, and Metamodernism: A Critique”. International
Journal of Language and Literature. Vol. 5, No. 1, (June 2017): pp. 33-43. EBSCO
39. “Metamodernism Poetics and Its Manifestations in Billy Collins’s ‘Mt Hero’”.
Submitted December 21, 2017 to The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language
Studies. Scopus.
40. "Cultural Identity in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane: A Bhabhian Perspective".
Submitted December 6, 2017 to IJAES. Scopus.
Research in Progress:
1. A Reader-Response Reading of Selected Works: Hardy’s “Digging”, Yeats’s
“Prayer”, and Joyce’s “Araby”.
2.Shakespeare’sThe Winter's Tale and Al-Hakim’s The Tree Climber: A Comparative
Study.
3. Narrative Strategies in Wide Sargasso Sea.
4. A Deconstructive Reading of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
Translations & Translation Interests
Teaching practical translation at both undergraduate and postgraduate
levels,
Translator in the translation project of World Book Encyclopedia. Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia. 1995.
9 Translator of parts of books, abstracts, introductions, research papers, and
official documents at several universities.
Writer of several papers on translation (see Publications).
Translation of Women, Men and Politeness by Janet Holmes. Amman,
University of Jordan, 2009.
Memberships (Councils, Committees, Journals, Organizations):
Member of:
University of Jordan: English Department Council, Faculty of Arts
Council, Faculty of Graduate Studies Council, Jordan University
Council, Jordan university Deans Council, Dirasat Editorial Board,
Language Center Council, Phonetics Studies and Research council,
Ministry of Education English Language Curricula Committee,
Academic Research Committee, Appointment and Promotion
Committee, Quality Specifications Committee, Accreditation
Committee, Cultural and Social Activities Committees, Registration,
Advising and Supervision Committees, Library and Academic
Research Committee, National Committee for Achievement Test
Exam, Faculty of Foreign Languages Council, Staff Disciplinary
Council,
University of Applied Science: Foreign Languages Department Council,
Faculty of Arts Council , University Council, Deans council, Journal of
University of Applied Sciences Advisory Board.
Al-Zaytoonah University: English Department Council, Faculty of Arts
Council, University Council.
11 Middle East University: Member of various committees including
scientific committee and Faculty of Arts and Science council.
Jordan Journal of Applied Science. University of Applied Science.
Amman, Jordan.
The Jordanian Journal of Modern Languages & Literature. Deanship of
Research & Graduate Studies, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Associations Membership:
Modern Language Association, Jordanian Writers Union, Jordanian
Translators Association, William Faulkner Association, The Association
of Professors of English and Translation at Arab Universities (APETAU),
World Arab Translators Association .
Teaching Interests:
Taught courses on various subjects, including:
Language and basic skills; English literature; American literature; Classical
literature; world literature; comparative literature; novel, drama, poetry and
short story; Shakespeare; Literary criticism and literary theory; Theories of
translation; Legal translation; Literary translation; Mass media translation;
Research methodology; Stylistics; Creative writing; American studies;
Academic Supervision and Advising:
Supervisor of more than 80 M. A. theses
Supervisor of 5 Ph. D. dissertations
Chairman or member of about 100 M. A. and Ph. D. examination committees
Referee of many academic textbooks, articles and publications
11 Referee for the Writing and Publishing Prize Committee for Amman 2002 the
Arab Cultural Capital
Referee of about 15 academic promotion applications to the rank of associate
professor and full professor at several Arab universities.
Referee of various textbooks for teaching to university students
Languages: English: Excellent; Arabic: Very good; French: Fair.
Computer Skills: Good working knowledge of:
Word, Windows, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Email,
Outlook Express, and FrontPage.
Research Interests:
Literary criticism; Translation; American literature and American studies
Comparative literature; Stylistics
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