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Mohamed Ali - Lecturer of Arabic
Contact Information
Ortega Hall 309
University of New Mexico
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Albuquerque, NM 87131-1146
Fax: (505) 277-3599
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Educational History
1998, Ph.D, English Literature, UNM,
Dissertation:
Eugene O´Neill and His Critics,
directed by Professor David Richard Jones.
Areas of Specialization:
Literary Theory and Drama.
1985, M.A., in English, UNM
1981, Diploma, Basic English Language Instructor Course,
Defense Language Institute, English Language Center, San Antonio.
1980, B.A., in English Language and Literature, Arts and Sciences, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
1974, B.A., in English and Education, College of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Research Interests
- Translation of Literature.
- Select Muslim/Arab women writers and the translation of their works from Arabic into English.
- Common stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims in American media.
- Interpreting and translation from English into Arabic.
Teaching Interests
- Teaching of Arabic to Speakers of English.
- Teaching courses in English on African Literature, North African Literature, Egyptian Literature and Culture, and Egyptian Culture and Language.
Representative Courses
- MLNG 106-107 - Beginning Arabic 1 & 2
- MLNG 206-207 - Intermediate Arabic 1 & 2 (3/4)
- MLNG 457 - Language Studes (3rd year Arabic)
- AFST 332 | ENGL 332 | COMP 332 - Egyptian Literature and Culture
- AFST 332 | ENGL 332 | COMP 332 - Egyptian Culture and Language
(Intersession course: Study abroad in Egypt, December-January 2009)