Sawsan Al-Jazairi Mazza Autostrad, Fayez Mansour Street, Building 3, Floor 11, , Home: +963 11 613 2027 • Mobile: +963 96 868 0656 [email protected] [email protected] Date of Birth: 12 September 1968 Nationality: Syrian

Assistant Professor of English Literature with full professional proficiency in English and eleven years’ experience of teaching an impressive array of subjects in the field of English literature and language at university level. Highly versatile, I have taught students with a variety of different levels and international backgrounds, and have broadened my teaching scope to include courses in understanding English law and business. I have taught undergraduates, postgraduates, children, academic staff, business professionals and government officials.

Work History

Assistant Professor of English Literature • Department of English Language and Literature, , October 2013- October 2014 . Head of the Department . Member of the college council Assistant Professor of English Literature • Department of English Language and Literature, Damascus University, 2004-present . Teaching – in English – several undergraduate courses: Renaissance Poetry, An Introduction to Poetry, Renaissance and Restoration Drama and Literary Theory. . Teaching Literary Theory, Renaissance Poetry and Research Methodology to Master’s students in English Literary Studies. . Creating study packs, reading lists, exam questions, and MCQs. . Supervising five MA dissertations and sitting on examination panels for MA candidates. Assistant Professor of English Literature • Department of English, International University of and Technology, 2005, 2011, 2015—present . Teaching – in English – several undergraduate courses: Academic Writing, Introduction to Literature and Literary Theory.

[Tutor] • The Syrian Virtual University, Damascus, 2006-present

. Teaching simultaneously in and English legal terminology, criminal law and commercial and maritime law to Bachelor of Law students.

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. Teaching General and Business English to intermediate, upper intermediate and advanced levels to Business Information Technology and Information Science Technology students. Arabic is simultaneously used in the teaching of students. . Level Coordinator of English courses (2009, 2013, 2014): Quality assurance, administration, guidance to tutors and students' support, revising tutors' MCQs, entering MCQs. . Creating electronic study packs, creating and entering MCQs, creating essay questions, correcting and marking students' e-essays, e-mails, students' support.

[Assistant Professor] • Open Learning Centre, Damascus, 2004-present . Teaching Literary Texts, Dictionaries, Arabic/ English, English/ Arabic Translation of news, Literary Translation, Interpretation and Reading Comprehension

[Assistant Professor] • St Clement’s University, Damascus, 2006-2008 . Teaching Literary Subjects: poetry and short story, Phonology, Grammar, Reading Comprehension and Writing to undergraduate students

Tutor in English • English for Specific Purposes Centre, Damascus University, 1994-1998 . Teaching reading, writing, speaking and listening skills to master’s students of different levels and specialisations (including students and academic staff in the fields of medicine, engineering, science and technology and humanities)

Tutor in Arabic

Arabic Teacher • The Embassy of the Philippines , 2014-Present . Teaching the ambassador and employees at

Teaching Assistant • Department of English, Damascus University, 1993-1998 . Teaching English grammar and composition

English Teacher • Ministry of Higher Education, Damascus, 1997 . Teaching English to members of staff

English Teacher • The Pakistani School, Damascus, 1995 . Teaching all modules in English for children aged 9 and 14-16

Education

PhD English Renaissance Poetry • The University of Manchester, 1999-2004 . [Mary Sidney Herbet's Creative Translation: A Study of Psalm 119]

MA English Renaissance Literature • The University of Manchester, 1998-1999

Diploma English Linguistics • Damascus University, 1991-1992

BA English Language and Literature • Damascus University, 1986-1990

Publications Journal Articles

. "Not Simply History: The Political Dimensions of Thomas of Woodstock and Campaspe"

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. "The Joins and Disjunctions in Two Collaborative Plays: Thomas Middleton and William Rowley's The Changeling and John Ford, Thomas Dekker and William Rowley's The Witch of Edmonton"

Supervision Achieved MA Dissertations

. Politeness Forms in Arab Islamic Culture, 2013 . Globalization & the Spread of English In Arab Societies, 2014 . A Sociolinguistic Study of E-mails in a Syrian Academic Context: Syrian Virtual University as an Example, 2014

In Progress MA Dissertations

. Social Hypocrisy in Ben Jonson's Original Poetry . The Difficulties in John Donne’s Songs and sonnets: Factors and Manifestations . Gender and Ethnicity as Roots and Routes in the Road Narrative of Toni Morrison’s A Mercy . Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber: Re-visioning of the Fairy Tales . Writing Strategies of MA Students in the English Department-Damascus University: A case Study

Workshops

Humboldt University, Berlin, 22.10.08-03.11.08 . Meeting with Office of International Relations and Office of Public Relations to learn how these offices function to take after the in the internationalisation of Damascus University . Drafting a DIES application with two other people as a team for the inter-nationalisation of Damascus University project in cooperation with Humboldt University

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), Alexandria Bibliotheca, Egypt, 27.05.2008- 01.06.2008 . DIES Workshop, Part II on Proposal Writing for International Research Projects . Giving presentation on my project proposal and peer reviewing other participants’ projects

Policy Exchange workshop, Damascus, 13.03.2008 . Workshop by Dr Steven King, External Relations Director of the UK-based think-tank . Aimed to promote new policy ideas to foster a society based on strong communities, national self-confidence and an enterprise culture

DIES Project, Damascus University, 15.02.2008-22.02.2008 . Internationalisation of Damascus University Workshop . Giving presentation on how to write a project proposal and participating in seminars

DAAD, Alexandria Bibliotheca, Egypt, 09.11.2007-15.11.2007 . DIES Workshop, Part I on Proposal Writing for International Research Projects . Actively participating in exchanging ideas and in submission of a project proposal

Chevening Alumni Workshop, Damascus, 22.09.2007

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. Networking with Chevening scholars and UK interlocutors and developmental projects in Syria

Workshop in Educational Techniques, Damascus University and Open Learning Centre, 19.03.2006-30.09.2006 . Training in designing and directing online interactive classes

Additional professional activities

. Member of British Syrian Society . Chevening Alumnus . Member of Department of English Language and Literature Council, Damascus University, 2008-2010 , 2014-Present . Member of Examination Committee, Higher Institute of Translation and Interpretation, 2007- 2008

Languages

. English: fluent, full professional proficiency . Arabic: mother tongue . German: professional proficiency

Other qualifications

. Computer literate ICDL certificate, Moodle, ISIS (Intelligent Student Information System), AMS (Assessment Management System), Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Windows, XP, Excel and Internet

Awards received

. 1998 Awarded The British Chevening Scholarship to cover the expenses of an MA at the University of Manchester.

. 1998 Awarded a sponsorship from Damascus University to cover the expenses of my PhD at the University of Manchester

. 1989 Awarded a scholarship to cover the expenses of a German course at Goethe Institute in Berlin for achieving the highest grades in the exams.

. 1988 Awarded a scholarship that covers the expenses of German Courses at Goethe Institute in Damascus during all my years of study at Damascus University for achieving the highest grades in the exams.

Interests

Reading

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Listening to BBC Radio 4 LW, BBC Radio 4 (National News), 97.3/LBC (Spoken), BBC Three Counties (Community), BBC Oxford (Community) daily

Team work

Painting

References

. Available upon request

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