Mohammad Aljayyousi
Tel: 0772073682
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EDUCATION & TRAINING
PhD, Literature and Criticism, 2012 (GPA 4)
Indiana University, Indiana, PA, U.S.A
MA, Literature and Criticism, 2003 (Excellent Ranking)
Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
BA, English Language and Literature, 1997 (Excellent Ranking)
Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
- Training Course in Teaching and Assessment Technology, Zarqa, Jordan, October 2003.
- Online Pedagogy, RMU, January 2012 .
- TOEFL CBT, GRE General, VB, HTML
WORK HISTORY
Assistant Professor of English – 2012-Now
Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan
Adjunct faculty, September 2011 –June 2012
Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA
- teach communication skills and writing courses.
Test Scorer, March – May 2012
DRC –Robinson Township, PA
-Scored PSSA tests.
Independent Filmmaker, 2009-NOW
Pittsburgh, PA
-Made three short films and finished part one of a documentary about the city of Amman.
Staff Writer, Feb 2010 - May 2010
The Penn, Indiana, PA.
-wrote weekly articles on campus events.
Part-time Lecturer, 2007 -2008
Alzaytoona Private University, Amman, Jordan
-Taught undergraduate courses in English literature.
Teaching and Research Assistant, 2003-2008
The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
- Taught several undergraduate courses, served as a coordinator for General English language courses, prepared and coordinated computer-based examinations, was a member of the IT Committee in The Language Center, designed an interactive website including preparation materials for students taking English general courses.
Teacher (Elementary and High School), 1997-2003
The ministry of Education, Jordan
- Taught English for different grades.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
- “I speak Differently: Integrating the Idea of ‘Co-culture’ Into the EFL Classroom in Jordan”. ALC 2013 conference, Amman, Jordan.
- “Women in Action: Gender and Spectacle in the Construction of the Action Heroine in Contemporary Cinema”, aposter presentation, IUP Symposium on Gender, April 2010.
- “‘Poems That Scream’: Orality/Aurality as a Form of Radicalism and Militancy in the Poetry of Amiri Baraka”. Art & Power in Movement, an International Conference Rethinking the Black Power and Black Arts Movements. November 2010.
- A translation from Arabic to English of Mahmoud Darwish's long poem "The Last Speech by the Red Indian," Password Primeval series publication, Pass-Words (2008-09).
- “The Computational Fallacy”, an article for publication in DHQ (Digital Humanities Quarterly). I argue against the reductive views about computing and the computer, especially within a humanities context.
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS:
- IUP Doctoral Fellowship 2009-2010, PKP IUP Chapter