A Critical Review of Ferdinand de Saussure’s Linguistic Theory.
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About University
Al-Zaytoonah Private University of Jordan (henceforth, Al-Zaytoonah) was established in 1993 after receiving its license and general accreditation by Decision No. 848 on March 6, 1993. Instruction began on September 6, 1993, and since then Al-Zaytoonah has witnessed ... Read moreAcademic & Administrative Staff
There are 300 faculty members of various ranks distributed among the six faculties of the University, and 80 teaching and research assistants and lab technicians. In addition, there are 210 administrative employees and 260 workers.Al Zaytoonah University of Jordan
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Contact information:
Name: Basel A. Al-Sheikh Hussein
Nationality: Jordanian
Date of Birth: April 21,1947
Address: Al-Zaytooneh Private University of Jordan/ Faculty of Arts – Department of English
P.O.Box 130 Amman 11733 Jordan
Telephone: +962-6-4291511
Cell phone: 079/6067930
Education:
1985: Ph.D., Johann Wolfgang Goethe University/ Frankfurt am Main. W-Germany
1981: M.A., Johann Wolfgang Goethe University/ Frankfurt am Main. W-Germany
M.A. Thesis: The Noun-Adjective Combination and Its Semantic Interpretation
Ph.D. Dissertation: Leonard Bloomfield’s Position in Linguistics
Teaching Experience:
1991: Instructor of Linguistics, College of Arts / Department of English – Takreet / Iraq
1992: Assistant Professor of Linguistics, College of Arts / Department of English – Al- Isra University / Jordan
1996: Assistant Professor of Linguistics, College of Arts/ Department of English – Al- Zarka University – Jordan
2008: Assistant Professor of Linguistics, College of Arts, Department of English – Al- Zaytoonah University / Amman- Jordan
Courses Taught on the Graduate Level:
1. Contrastive Linguistics
2. General Linguistics
Courses Taught on the Undergraduate Level:
1. Introduction to Linguistics
2. Phonetics of English
3. Semantics
4. Sociolinguistics
5. Psycholinguistics
6. Advanced English Grammar
7. Reading Comprehension
8. Advanced Writing: Essay Writing
9. Paragraph Writing
10. Listening Comprehension
Academic and Administrative Activities:
Supervisor of M.A. students , Department of English, Basrah University / Iraq
Member in the Examination Committee for two post – graduate students at Basrah University /Iraq
Member in Al- Zarka University Council
Member in the Editorial Committee of AL-Afaq Cultural Magazine. Published at Al- Zarka Private University.
Member in the Committee for Developing and Upgrading Accreditation Criteria for the Humanities, College of Arts, Al- Zarka University
Member in the Scientific Committee, Department of English, Al- Zarka University
Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Al- Zarka University
Head of the Department of English and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Al-Zarka University,
Head of the Department of English and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Al- Zaytoonah University of Jordan
Publications / Research Papers/ Translations
1. Teaching and Learning English-as-a Second/ Foreign Language through Mother Tougue: A case study. Published in the Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2013
2. An Evaluation of some Concepts of Reading. Published in the Global Journal of Human Sciences, 2013
3. Leonard Bloomfield’s View of Structuralism and Linguistics. Published in the Global Journal of Human Social Sciences. 2012
4. Weaknesses and Strengths of Approaches Followed in Teaching Reading. Published in the European Journal of Social Sciences. 2012
5. The Sapir- Whorf Hypothesis Today. Published in Theory and Practice in Language Studies. 2012
6. The One- Sided Applied Linguistic Studies, Published in the International Journal of Asian Social Science, 2012
7. Analysis of the Real Situation of Teaching Reading Comprehension to First Year Students at the Department of English Language and Literature at Al-Zaytoonah Private University of Jordan. Published in the Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2012
8. Presentation of Bernstein’s Deficit Hypothesis. Published in the International Journal of Asian Social Science, 2012
9. Language and Sex: the Relationship of Language to Behavior. Published in Theory and practice in Language Studies, 2012
10. Leonard Bloomfield and the Exclusion of Meaning from the Study of Language. Published in the Journal of studies in literature and Language , 2013
11. A Critical Review of Ferdinand de Saussure’s Linguistic Theory. Published in Studies in Literature and Language, 2014
12. Translated Articles, Published in Al-Afaq Cultural Magazine, Al- Zarka University.
Languages:
Arabic , English , German
Contact
Please don’t hesitate to contact me for more information about my work.
Tel: +962-6-4291511 Fax: +962-6-4291432