Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Khaled Masoud Shuqair

Associate Professor of English & Literature

Research Interests

Renaissance Literature and Comparative Literature

Contact Information:

Building 24, Floor 6, Apt. 23,

Block 9, Baghdad street, Salmiya

Kuwait

Postal Code 71509, Kuwait

Work Phone: (965) 484137, ext. 2519

Home: 25749497

Mobile: (965)94026999

Fax: (965) 4838449

E-mail: Kshuqai2@hotmail.com

Personal

Date & Place of Birth: March 21, 1965, Amman, Jordan

Educational Background

Ph.D. in English Language and Literature. University of Toledo, USA, 1999.

GPA: 4:00. Dissertation research entitled: “Representation of Islam and the

Muslim in Medieval and Early Modern English Literatures.”

M. A. in English Language and Literature. University of Jordan, 1992. GPA:

82.3%. Dissertation research entitled: "Western and Arabic Concepts of

Metaphor: A Comparative Study."

B. A. in English. University of Jordan, 1987. Minor: Political Science. GPA:

81.5%. Second in class.

Administrative Appointments

Sep.2005-Feb.2007: Vice Dean of the College of Arts, Mu'tah University, Karak,

Jordan

Sep.2004-Sep.2005: Chair of the English Department. Mu’tah University.

Karak, Jordan

Computer Competency

International Computer Driving License (ICDL) (2004)

Teaching Experience

Feb. 2007-Present. Associate Professor of English and Literature. Dept. of

English, College of Basic Education, The Public authority for Applied

Education and Training, Ardiyya, Kuwait.

Feb. 2008-June 2013. Part timer. Information Science Dept. College for

Woman. Kuwait University. Taught Technical and Business Writing Course.

Aug.2004- Feb. 2007 Associate Professor of English and Literature. Mu’tah

University. Karak, Jordan.

Sep.1999-Aug.2004. Assistant Professor of English and Literature. Mu'tah

University, Jordan.

Aug.1996-Aug.1999. Instructor. University of Toledo. Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Taught Composition I, Composition II: Books & Ideas, Literary Appreciation,

(full responsibility for all aspects of class). Got glorious evaluations as a

teacher.

Aug. 1996-Aug. 1999. Full time Instructor. Toledo Islamic Academy. Taught

the following classes for the Middle and High School: English, Speech &

Drama, Public Speaking, Social Sciences, History of the US, American Civics,

World History, World Geography. Worked with the principal on chartering

the school. Designed the curriculum for the Arabic and Islamic Studies.

Chair of the Committee for Preparing the Yearbook of the school. MC for

graduation ceremonies.

Sep.1995-Feb.1996. Part time instructor. Community College, University of

Toledo, Ohio, USA. Taught Composition I.

Tutor. Tutorial Services, University of Toledo. Responsibilities included

supervising and advising students in the University Transition Program

(designed to help students get integrated academically and socially in the

university community).

Sep.1989-Aug.1994. Instructor. Arab Community College. Amman, Jordan.

Taught: courses in literature, Western and Islamic Civilization which fostered

growth in writing skills. Literature courses taught: Literary Appreciation,

Fiction, and Drama. Also taught Methods in Teaching English (including

supervision of student teachers in the field), General English, Listening, and

Translation (Arabic-English and English- Arabic).

1987-1989. Research Assistant. University of Jordan. Amman, Jordan.

Responsibilities included correcting and grading student papers as well as

assisting in research projects

Committees &Administrative Positions

I. The PAAET, College of Basic Education

2014-2015. Coach of the English Debate Team for the National Debate

Tournament.

2014-2015. Member in the College of Basic Education Curriculum Development

Committee.

Sept. 2009-Present. Chair/Member in the English Dept. Curriculum Development

Committee.

Sept. 2009-Present. Member in the Budget Committee.

Sept. 2009-Present. Chair of the Cultural Activities Committee.

Sept. 2008-Present. The English Dept. Council Secretary: Preparing the Agenda

of the Dept. Meetings and Taking Minutes.

Sept. 2008-Sept. 2009. Member in the Committee of “Founding the College of

Arts and Social Sciences: The Fifth Phase.” The Public Authority for Applied

Education.”

Sept. 2008-April 2009. Member in the Higher Organizing Committee of 2nd

Teacher Forum. Conference held on April 26, 2009. Received recognition

from the Dean.

Sept. 2008- May 2009. Member in the English Dept. Admission Test Committee.

Sept. 2008-Sept. 2009. Member in the English Dept. Curriculum Development

Committee.

Dec. 2007-Sept. 2008. Member in the College of Basic Education Committee for

Restructuring the College into Five Colleges. Received a letter of recognition

from the Dean.

Dec. 2007-Sept.2008. Member in the College of Basic Education Committee for

revising and updating the College Catalog.

November 2007-Sept. 2008. Member in the Committee for Translating the

College of Basic Education Guide Booklet. I was also entrusted by the Dean

to revise the translation and follow up with the procedures of publishing it.

Project materialized in August 2008 and received a letter of recognition from

the Dean.

Sept. 2007-Sept. 2008. Chair of the Course Schedule Committee. English

Department, College of Basic Education

Dec., 2007. Member in the Committee for organizing a symposium entitled

"Tradition vs. Innovation: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in

Kuwait." Symposium held on Dec. 12, 2007. Received a plaque of

recognition.

II. Mutah University

Sep. 2005-Feb., 2007. Chair of the College of Arts Course Schedule Committee.

2006-Feb. 2007. Member in Mu'tah University Committee for Cultural Events.

Duties included organizing cultural festivals and seasons.

2005-Feb. 2007. Member in Mu'tah University Committee for Graduate Studies.

Supervised the graduate programs taught at the University

2006. Editor-in-Chief of Mu'tah University Profile 2005-2006: Celebrating 25

Years of Excellence. (Written in English). Received an award of recognition.

Summer 2006 Member in the committee for designing and teaching Arabic

curriculum for 45 American students who spent the summer of 2006 in Mu’tah

University to learn Arabic and get acquainted with the Arab Culture.

2005-Feb. 2007 Chair of the College Arts Strategic Planning and Curriculum

Development Committee

Sep. 2005-Feb. 2007 MU President’s Advisor for International Affairs. Duties

included writing the English speeches for the MU President, accompanying

the President when receiving international guests and providing Arabic-

English interpretation.

Sep.2005-Feb. 2007. Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee for the College of

Arts. Duties included supervising the MA and PhD graduate programs in the

English and Arabic Departments, preparing the defenses, selecting external

readers, following through the supervising process, and reporting to the

College of Graduate Studies.

Sep.2005-Feb. 2007 Member in the Editorial Board of Mu’tah Journal for

Studies and Research. Duties included selecting referees for papers submitted

to be considered for publication in the Journal and taking decisions regarding

the acceptance of the articles in light of the reports received from evaluators.

2005-Feb. 2007. Member in the Executive Committee for MU Conferences.

Duties included coordinating the conferences held in the University and

soliciting co-sponsors and funds from private and public institutions in the

country.

2004-Feb. 2007 Member in MU Committee for Curriculum Development and

Quality Education

Nov. 2004-April 2005 Chair of the Comparative Literature Conference, Mu’tah

University held in April, 2005

200-2004 Chair of the committee for establishing the Department of the Modern

Languages in Mu’tah University. The Dept. came into existence in Sep. 2005.

May 2004 Chair of the committee for establishing The Language Center in

Mu’tah University

Sep., 2004-Feb. 2007. Chair of the College of Arts Electronic Examinations

Committee.

Sep., 2003-Feb. 2007 Chair of the MU Translation Committee

Sep., 2003-Feb. 2007 Chair/Member in the Recruitment Committee

Sep., 2003-Feb. 2007 Chair/Member in Entrance Exam Committee

Sep., 2000-Feb. 2007 Chair/Member in the Credit Transfer Committee

Sep., 2000-Feb. 2007 Chair/Member in the Academic Advising Committee

Sep., 2000-Feb. 2007 Chair/Member in MU Website Committee

Sep., 2001-Sep., 2002 Chair/Member in the Social and Cultural Committee of the

College of Arts

Sep. , 2002-Sep., 2003 Member in the Curriculum Committee

Sep., 1999-Sep., 2000. Chair of Students Activities committee

Other Experiences

Referee and examiner for Jordanian and Arab academic journals on literature and

language teaching. Twice chosen by Macquarie University in Australia to

serve as an external examiner of PhD dissertation research.

Member in Defense Committees for MA and PhD dissertations on English

Literature, Comparative Literature, Arabic Literature and EFL.

Jan., 2006-June 2006. Host for a Radio Program Entitled “Selections from World

Literature” The AM Jordanian Radio Station. Program aired every Saturday at

8:30 pm.

Conferences, Seminars, Workshops

Invited by Qatar University to give a presentation in The Comparative Literature

Conference held in March, 2008 in collaboration with Georgetown University

in Qatar. Presentation entitled " When the Dream Turns Sour: A Comparative

Study of The Shadow of the Sun (a novel by the Kuwaiti novelist Taleb Rifa'I

and Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.

Jan, 2006 “Revising the Writing Program in Mu'tah University” The Eleventh

EFL Conference. The American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt.

Conference Theme: “Learning and Standards: The Challenges of Change." I

participated as US Fulbrighter.

Nov, 2005 Workshop entitled “Strategic Planning in Jordanian Universities”

The Workshop held for the Deans and Vice Deans in MU.

May, 2005 “The Exiled Hero in Jabra I. Jabra’s Fiction.” Izmir University, Izmir,

Turkey. The Conference Theme : “When Away Becomes Home.”

Sep. 2005. “What to Do About Bad Writing?” Damascus University, Damascus,

Syria. The Conference Theme: “Innovations in Teaching English.” I

participated as a US Fulbrighter.

April, 2004 “Electronic Elections in Mu’tah University.” Aleppo University,

Aleppo, Syria. The Conference Theme: “Challenges Facing Arab

Universities.

May 2004. A seminar held in Mu'tah University and co-sponsored by the USA

English Regional Office, entitled “Understanding Poetry.” I gave a

presentation entitled “The Language of Poetry.”

July, 2004 MU ICDL Workshop.

Organizing Workshops and Training Courses

I organized the following workshops in Mu’tah University in collaboration with the

Regional English Language Office in The US Embassy, Amman Jordan. Received a

letter of recognition from the US RELO:

"English in a Box." July5th, 2006. Workshop conducted by Monica Weiss and

Kathy Koop from World Links on how to use the Books-in-a-box books in

Jordan. The Books-in-a-Box project was launched in 2003, funded by the

Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) aiming at providing about 36 titles

of enrichment books and materials for English teachers teaching grades 7-10.

“Teaching Beginning Students How to Write.” Jan. 5th, 2006. Workshop

conducted by the academic specialist Grace Low of Houston Community

College, Houston TX.

“Writing for Publication.” Jan. 7th, 2006 Workshop conducted by the academic

specialist Grace Low of Houston Community College, Houston TX.

“Integrative Approaches to Reading and Writing.” Feb. 23rd, 2006. Workshop

conducted by Professor Ann Johns of the University of San Diego, California.

Publications

1. Khaled Shuqair. "EFL Students' Perception of the Effect of Diary Writing."

International Journal of English Language Teaching. Vol. 3, No. 2, (April

2015: 54-63.

2. Khaled Shuqair. "Essay or Forced-Choice Tests: Factors determining

Instructors' Preferences in Designing Tests for Core Curriculum Requirements

in the College of Basic Education in Kuwait." International Journal of

Education, Learning and Development. Vol. 3. No. 1. (March 2015): 1-14.

3. Khaled Shuqair. "The Perspectives of Students and Teachers on the Student

Evaluation of Teachers. Journal of Education and Learning. Vol. 3, No. 4

(2014): 71-89

4. Khaled Shuqair. "Evaluating the Students' Language Proficiency in the

English Department, College of Basic Education in Kuwait." British Journal

of Education. Vol.2, No. 6 (2014): 1-18.

5. Khaled Shuqair. "A Systematic Review on Using Literature for the Young

Learners in an EFL Classroom." English Language Teaching ( Canada) Vol.

7, No 8 (2014).: 75-80.

6. Shuqair, Khaled. "Matrimonial Relations in Shakespeare's The Taming of the

Shrew: The Machiavellian Husband/Ruler." English Language and Literature

Studies. Vol. 4, No. 3, 2014. PP. 18-27.

7. Khaled Shuqair "'Good Teacher, Bad Teacher': Investigating Gossip in a

Women's College in Kuwait." British Journal of Education. Vol. 2, No. 4 (

2014): PP. 1-16

8. “Motivational Factors Affecting L2 Learning among Students of the English

Department at the College of Basic Education.” Ain Shams Journal, Vol. 42,

2014

9. Khaled Shuqair. "The Impact of Motivation on English Language Learning in

the Gulf States." International Journal of Higher Education. Vol. 2, No. 4,

2013.

10. Khaled Shuqair. "Effectiveness of the Remedial Courses on Improving

EFL/ESL Students' Performance at University Level in the Arab World."

International Journal of Higher Education. Vol. 2, No. 3, 2013.

11. Khaled Shuqair. "Students' Perceptions of Questioning Strategies in an Adult

EFL/ESL Classroom in the English Department at the College of Basic

Education in Kuwait." Philology. Vol. LIX, January 2013. PP. 53-89.

12. "Mohammad's Iconography and the Antichristian Evil in William Langland's

Piers Plowman." Accepted for publication in Ain Shams Journal, Vol. 40,

Dec. 2012

13. “Religious Hegemony and the Antichrist Rhetoric in John Mandeville’s

Travels.” Ain Shams Journal in Vol. 38, 2010.

14. "The Image of the Muslim Female in Medieval Metrical Romances" Accepted

for publication in the Ain Shams Journal, 2009.

15. “Padua’s Game: Cheaters and Spoilsports in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the

Shrew. Mutah Journal for Research and Studies. Vol. 22, No. 1 2007. PP.

113-140.

16. “A Translation of Jabra I Jabra’s The Summer Quintet.” The Journal of

Middle Eastern Literatures, Oriental Institute, Oxford University Vol. 7/1,

January 2004.

17. “Marlowe’s Edward II and the Politics of Elizabethan Patronage.” Dirasat

(University of Jordan.) Vol. 30, 2003. pp. 205-212.

18. “An Existential Reading of Ghassan Kanafani’s The Door.” The

International Journal of Arabic-English Studies. Vol. 3, 2003. pp. 1-17.

19. “The Harrowing of Hell: Existential Aspects in Jabra I. Jabra’s The Ship.”

Mu’tah for Research and Studies, Vol. 18. 2003. pp. 27-50.

Books Translated from English into Arabic

1992ق الخداع، مؤسسة التوزيع والنشر، عن طري .1

2008. مؤسسة الكويت للتقدم العلمي، أجزاء( 4) أطلس جسم اإلنسان .2

2009النظام الشمسي، مؤسسة الكويت للتقدم العلمي، .3

2009أطلس العالم، مؤسسة الكويت للتقدم العلمي، .4

2010جسم اإلنسان، مؤسسة الكويت للتقدم العلمي، .5

2012سة الكويت للتقدم العلمي كتاب المعرفة، مؤس .6

2014الكواكب والنجوم، مؤسسة الكويت للتقدم العلمي، .7

2012رواية االحساس بالنهاية، المجلس الوطني للثقافة والفنون واآلداب، .8

2015مؤسسة الكويت للتقدم العلمي ،عصرا البخار والكهرباء .9

Courses Taught

College of Basic Education, PAAET, Kuwait

Basic Writing

Advanced Writing

Reading

Translation

Introduction to literature

Children's Literature

Modern Literature

Readings in Poetry

Readings in Fiction

Culture Learning

Conversation

Testing

Mu’tah University, Karak, Jordan

Communication Skills in English

Research Writing

Poetry

Romantic Poetry

Metaphysical Poetry

Shakespeare

Comparative Literature

World Literature

Special Subject in Literature

British and American Drama

Literary Criticism

Short Story

Translation

History of the English Language

Literary Appreciation

Introduction to Literature

Writing I

Writing II

Listening and Speaking

Reading

General English

Study Skills

University of Toledo, Toledo, OH. USA

Literary Appreciation

Composition I

Composition II: Books and Ideas

University of Toledo Community and Technical College, Toledo, OH. USA

Composition I

Arab Community College, Amman, Jordan

Literary Appreciation

Drama

Fiction

Writing I & II

Listening & Speaking

Translation I & II

Readings in Western Civilization

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