Curriculum Vitae Dr. Suleiman Al-Haj Mohammad

Personal Details: Address: Faculty of Arts, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria. Mobile: 00963 933755991 Home: 00963 3731287 E-mail: [email protected] Nationality: Syrian. Marital status: married (with two children)

Academic Qualificatios: 1980 PhD in Linguistics St. Andrews University, U.K 1976 M. Litt. In Linguistics St. Andrews University, U. K 1970 B.A. English Baghdad university, Iraq

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Posts: 1996 - Full Professor, Damascus University, Syria 1985 – 1996 Associate professor, Damascus University, Syria. 1980- 1995 Assistant Professor, Damascus university, Syria.

Work Experience: 2007-- lecturer, Jordanian Private universities. MA courses and supervision 2002 – 2006 Lecturer in General Linguistics, Al Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. + PhD supervision 2000 – 2002 Head of the English Department, Sur College of Education. Sultanate of Oman . (ESP teacher and course designer)

1994 – 2000 The Applied Science University, Amman, Jordan Lecturer in General Linguistics and ESP teacher.

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1992 – 1994 Head of the English Department, Damascus University, Lectures in General Linguistics and MA supervision. 1990 – 1992 Lecturing in different courses: Linguistics,Translation and Study Skills. 1988 – 1990 Teaching General Courses in English and Translation. Sabha University, Libya 1980 – 1998 Teaching General Linguistics and Study Skills in Under graduate courses Earlier Experience: 1978 – 1980 Teaching Arabic for non-native speakers, and English for non-native speakers Dundee University, U.K 1973 – 1974 Teaching Medical English, The Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Syria 1970 – 1973 High School English Teacher, Syria

1983. The Basic Sounds of English ( A text Book for University Students) Damascus University Press

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1983. Symmetrical and Asymmetrical relations in Grammar. Proceedings of the Annual Conference for Literature, Linguistics and Translation. Yarmouk University, Jordan 1995. Definiteness in Arabic from An Axiomatic Point of View. AlBa’ath University Press. Homs, Syria. 1995. The Linguistic Identity of The Feminist “t” In Arabic. Techrin University Press. Lattakya, Syria 2010. Language is a Means of Communication, Not Manipulation. The Proceedings Of TEFL Damascus 10th International Conference, Damascus University, Syria. 2010. The Identity of The Linguistic Sign, A Functionalist Perspective. ( submitted for publication)

Conferences:

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1978 Annual Conference of International Linguistics. Salonika , Greece. 1983 Damascus International Conferences of Linguistics. Damascus University, Syria. 1984 The Annual Conference for Literature, Linguistics And Translation. Yarmouk University, Jordan. 1993 Symposium on American Literature. Techrin University, Lattakya, Syria. 1994 The Annual Conference for Literature, Linguistics And Translation. Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan. 2001 Workshop on ESP Curricula, Ni zwa University, Oman. 2001 Workshop on The English Programmes at The Colleges of Education in The Sultanate of Oman, Muscat University, Oman. 2008 The Annual International Conference on “love and Hate”, Philadelphia University, Jordan. 2009 TEFL Damascus 9th International Conference, Damascus University, Syria. 2010 TEFL Damascus 10th International Conference, Damascus University, Syria

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2010 The Annual International Conference on “The Culture of Communication”, Philadelphia University, Jordan.

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