Full Name: Rana Hameed Abdullah Al-Bahrani. General Specialty: English Linguistics Exact Specialty: Linguistic Theory. Research Line: Cognitive Linguistics (which implies the combination of several fields of knowledge (Cognitive Psychology, Semantics, Neurology, philosophy, and Anthropology (where the latter includes: Pragmatics and Sociolinguistics)) Scientific Title: Asst. Professor since January 3, 2018; Snr. Lecturer since December 30, 2009. Occupation: University Professor. Sex: Female. Job Address: Al-Jadiriya, Main Campus of Baghdad University, College of Education for Women- Department of English. E-mail Addresses: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] Awarded Titles: • Honor Class Student in the Bachelor studies from 1997-2000; • Fulbright Visiting Scholar Alum in 2015/2016 • Fulbright panelist on a Fulbright Selection Committee for Iraqi Applicants to the 2016/2017 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program.
PhD. in the Linguistic Theory from the School of Languages, Literacies and Translation- Universiti Sains Malaysia since 2013. The Title of the PhD. Dissertation: A Comparative Semantic Study between Iraqi Arabic and American English Colour Expressions. M.A. in Language and Linguistics from Al-Mustansirya University-College of Arts- Department of English in 2005. The Title of the M.A. Thesis: "Words as a Source of Ambiguity in English". B.A in English Language from Baghdad University-College of Education for Women- Department of English in 2000-2001. Secondary School /Scientific Branch in 1996-1997.
Administrative Posts
- A lecturer at the Department of English-College of Education for Women- University of Baghdad since 2006 and up to now.
- A lecturer at the Department of Architecture- College of Engineering- University of Baghdad in 2005.
- A lecturer at the Department of Petroleum- College of Engineering- University of Baghdad in 2005.
- A lecturer at the Languages Centre in Al- Mustansiriya University-College of Arts from 2004-till-2005.
- The director of the Higher Studies at the Department of English-College of Education for Women- University of Baghdad from 2006-up to- May 19, 2009.
- The director of the Multi-Media Centre (Phonetics Laboratory) at the Department of English- College of Education for Women from 2006 up to 2009.
- A lecturer at Al-Ibdaa' Institute and Al-Rajaa' Civilizing Centre for Teaching General English, TOEFL and IELTS in Baghdad.
- The computer coordinator and designer of all Scientific Departmental Activities from 2006 to 2009, and from 2013-2019.
- A PhD. student at the School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia from 2009 to 2013.
- A graduate assistant in the School of Languages, Literacies and Translation from 2010 to 2012.
- The treasurer of post graduate students in the School of Languages, Literacies and Translation from 2010 to 2012.
- The coordinator of the Department of English- School of Education for Women for both Morning and Evening Classes Programs, according to the official letter no. (1/4082) on November 17, 2013.
- The Head of the Department of English-College of Education for Women on December 9, 2013 no. (1/4472) till January 11, 2015, according to the university order no. 1/33 on January 1, 2015.
- Head of the seminar committee from 2013-2015.
- Head of the scientific committee from 2013 to 2015.
- Head of the examining committee for both bachelor and MA studies from 2013-2015.
- Session Chairwoman in the 1st International Conference of Linguistic Studies held on Dec. 9-10, 2015.
- Head of the Lab committee from 2013-2019.
- A member of the paper extraction committee in the academic year 2018-2019.
- Member of the seminar committee from 2013 up to the present time.
- The deputy president of the administrative committee of Brothers' Meeting Carnival from 2018 up to the present time Committee, according to the official letter no. 37 on Nov. 15, 2018.
- Panelist in the Fulbright Visiting Scholars Nomination committee from 2016 to 2019.
- A member of the Translation Association Committee, according to the official ID no. dal/ein 110 on July 3, 2018.
- The head of Continuous Education and Developing Center Committee of the Scientific Technical Firm Association, according to the no. of affiliation (32).
- Representative of the Scientific Technical Firm Association in the College of Education for Women- University of Baghdad, according to the official letter 10/151 on January 14, 2020.
- A linking member of Scientific promotion committee to the departments of English language and computer science, according to the official letter no. 13/ 381 on January 28, 2020.
- Managing editor of the Journal of the College of Education for Women- University of Baghdad from 2020-up to now, according to the official letter no. 21/2816 on December 28, 2020.
- A linking member between the Department of English Language and the Ministerial Team for Electronic Education, according to the official letter no. 21/2374 on November 18, 2020.
- A linking member between the Department of English Language and the Continuing Education Unit for the academic year 2022-2023, according to the official letter no. 35/2568 on September 19, 2022.
- A One-year affiliate to the Department of Quality Assurance and University Performance since Dec 18, 2022, according to the official letter no. 1/4147 on December 28, 2022.
Long Term & Ad hoc Committees
- A member of the higher studies committee, according to the official letter no. 13/1539 on May 22, 2005.
- A member of the examining committee of the academic year 2005/2006, according to the appreciation letter no. 11/1637 on July 12, 2006.
- A member of the examining committee of the academic year 2005/2006/ second sitting, according to the appreciation letter no. 11/3411 on October 15, 2006.
- A member of the examining committee for the academic year 2006/2007, according to the appreciation letter no. 11/1860 on July 4, 2007.
- A member of the higher studies committee from 2006-up to- 19/5/2009, according to the internal official letter no. 7440 on March 10, 2008.
- A member of the examining committee for the academic year 2007/2008, according to the official letter no. 13/1460 on May 19, 2008.
- A member of the examining committee for the academic year 2007/2008 (second sitting), according to the official letter no. 13/2221 on October 28, 2008.
- A member of the scientific committee of the department of English from January 3, 2006 to May 19, 2009.
- A member of the Proficiency Test Committee from January 3, 2006-up to- May 19, 2009.
- A member of the coordinating group of Iraqis in Penang Association from 2010-till-2012.
- A member of the World Reading Association on 2012.
- Head of the scientific committee of the Department of English- College of Education for Women, according to the official letter issued on March 2, 2013, no. January 21, 2009.
- A member of the correction committee of the proficiency test of the English Department, according to the official letter no. sh/ Tah 56430 on September 10, 2013.
- A member of the common cooperative work committee, which involves all departments’ heads in the College of Education for Women, according to the official letter issued on December 20, 2013, no. 21/4326.
- A member of a confidential extraction committee, according to the official letter no. 33 on January 15, 2014.
- A coordinator of the workshop entitled “Poetry and Prose: The Essentials of Life”, held on March 25, 2014.
- Head of the examining committee of the Department of English- College of Education for Women for the academic year 2013-2014, according to the official letter issued on May 15, 2014, no. 13/1954.
- Member of the proficiency test paper correction committee, according to the official letter issued on June 15, 2014, no. 5338 Sh. Ta’.
- Head of the postgraduate proficiency test committee of the College of Women’s Education, according to the official letter issued on June 16, 2014, no. SH. Ta’/5366.
- The head of the scientific committee of the department of English-College of Education for Women of the academic year 2014-2015, according to the official letter issued on October 30, 2013, no. 21/3695.
- The head of the committee of archiving the master sheets records of the department of English on November 10, 2014, no. 918.
- Head of the committee of checking and departing the scores cards of the bachelor and MA students of English Department, according to the official letter issued on December 7, 2014.
- A member of the extraction committee of the lecturer's papers Idhah No'man Khaz'al, according to the internal official letter no. 123 on Dec. 15, 2014.
- A member of the extraction committee of the papers of a lecturer from Al-Nahrain University, according to the official letter no. 46 on January 12, 2015.
- A coordinator of the Annual Educational Symposium entitled “Towards Students with Broader Knowledge and Self-Motivated Learning” held in Feb. 23 2015, according to the official order 21/695 on February 24, 2015.
- A coordinator of the workshop entitled “The Impact of Collaboration between Teachers on the Inputs and Outputs of Teaching and Learning”, held on March 15, 2015.
- A member of checking the final examination question sets committee, according to the internal order 234 on April 26, 2015.
- A coordinator of the extra-class activities entitled “The Undergraduate Extra-Class Activities: Dr. Maysoon’s Free Hour & Other Activities” held on April 27, 2015.
- A member of the examining committee of the department of English, according to the official letter no. 13/1601 on May 19, 2015.
- A member of the correction committee of the competitive exam’s papers, according to the internal order SH Th 4155 on July 5, 2015.
- A member of the cultural committee of English Department in the Academic Year 2015/2016, according to the official issued on September 1, 2015.
- A member of the financial committee of the English department in the Academic Year 2015/2016, according to the official letter issued on September 1, 2015.
- A member of the Phonetic Lab of English department in the Academic Year 2015/2016, according to the official issued on September 1, 2015.
- A coordinate of the workshop entitled “The Impact of the Learning Environment on the Performance of Educators and Students in the English department”, held on December 24, 2015, according to the internal order 21/2966 on October 1, 2015.
- A member of the extraction committee of the papers of the lecturer Huda Hadi, according to the internal official letter no. none on October 8, 2018.
- A member of the scientific committee of the department of English-College of Education for Women of the academic year 2015-2016, according to the official letter issued on October 13, 2015, no. 21/3045.
- A member of the organizing committee of the guidance symposium entitled: "Towards Enhancing the Scientific, Cultural, and Educational Level of Future Teachers", according to the official letter no. 21/281 on January 21, 2016.
- A member of the organizing committee of the 11th annual conference, entitled: "On the Relationship between Language, Literature, and Culture: Towards New Approaches to English Teaching and Learning", according to the official letter no. 21/300 on January 24, 2016.
- A member of the examining committee of the department of English- College of Education for Women for the academic year 2015-2016, according to the official letter issued on April 24, 2016, no. 13/1256.
- A member of the scientific committee of the department of English- College of Education for Women of the academic year 2015-2016, according to the official letter issued on October 5, 2016, no. 21/2434.
- A Coordinator of the second workshop entitled "Publishing in International Journals" on December 25, 2016.
- The Head of the cultural committee in the academic year 2016/2017, according to the official order none.
- Fulbright panelist in a Fulbright Selection Committee for the Iraqi Applicants to the 2016/2017 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program.
- A member of the English Language Lab committee in the academic year 2016/2017, according to the official order no. none
- The head of the Financial committee in the academic year 2016/2017, according to the official order none.
- A member of a subsidiary committee for preparing the evidential documents of the department in the academic year 2005/2006, according to the official order no. 40 on January 10, 2017.
- A member of the preparatory committee of the 12th Annual Conference entitled "The Multidisciplinary Vistas of Knowledge in Linguistics, Literature, Language Teaching and Translation" held on March 28, 2017.
- A Coordinator of the symposium entitled "Today's World through Discourse and Critical Discourse Analysis: A Study into how to Understand Things around us" held on April 11, 2017.
- A Coordinator of the Workshop entitled "Working Hand in Hand to Build a Bright Educational Future" held on April 24, 2017.
- A member of the national Rating committee for documenting the departmental events of the academic year 2016/2017.
- A member of the setting and correcting the proficiency test answer books on June 19, 2017.
- A member of the financial committee of the Department of English since 2015 up to 2019.
- A member of the proficiency test, marking, and questions setting committees in the academic year 2016/2017, according to the official letter no. 459 on July 26, 2018.
- A member of the English Language Lab committee of the Department of English on October 1, 2017.
- A member of the organizing committee of the departmental workshop, entitled "The ABC of Writing Undergraduate Project" on Wednesday, October 18, 2017.
- A member of the organizing committee of the departmental seminar entitled "The Inter-Disciplinarity between Applied Linguistics and Methods of Teaching: Towards Rectifying the Erroneous Dissociation View in Iraq" on Wednesday, November 22, 2017.
- A member of the viva panel of Marwa Ziad Tarik for her MA thesis entitled "A Cognitive Linguistic Study of Incongruities-Based Humor in Selected Instances from Mind your Language's Sitcom Series held on December 12, 2017, according to the official order no. 1402/ daal. Ein on November 23, 2017.
- A member of reviewing the names of students who need to be terminated from 2000-2017, according to the official letter no. 7 on January 4, 2018.
- Fulbright panelist on a Fulbright Selection Committee for the Iraqi Applicants to the 2017/2018 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program on Saturday, February 17, 2018.
- A member of the follow-up committee of the department of English, according to the internal official letter no. 964 on May 12, 2018.
- A member of the competitive committee for marking and preparing the sheets of questions, according to the official order no. 605/ daal. Ain on June 3, 2018.
- A member of the translation association according to the official letter no. Daal. Ein. on July 3, 2018.
- Head of the Voluntary Work committee, according to the official letter no. none on Nov. 18, 2018.
- A member of the follow-up committee of the Department of English, according to the official letter no. none on November 18, 2018.
- A member of the seminar committee of the Department of English, according to the official letter no. none on November 18, 2018.
- A member of the Timetable setting committee of the Department of English, according to the official letter no. none on November 18, 2018.
- A member of the High Preparatory Committee of Brothers' Meeting Carnival, 15th, according to the official letter no. 37 on November 10, 2018.
- A member of the preparatory committee of the international conference of the Department of English in the University of Baghdad- College of Education for Women, according to the official letter no. 946 on December 2, 2018.
- Head of the English Language Lab Committee according to the official letter no. 1040 on December 23, 2018.
- A member of checking the exact specialty of the papers of Ms. Fatima Khudhair Hasoon, according to the internal official letter no. 99 on January 23, 2019.
- A member of the thought safety committee of the department of English according to the official letter no. 187 daal. Ein. on January 23, 2019.
- A member of an internal committee for printing the emails of the first year students for the academic year 2018-2019.
- A member of the preparatory committee of the conference of the department of English entitled: Linguistics, Literature, Methods of Teaching, and Translation as a Platform for Cultural Correlation" held in March 27, 2019, according to the official letter no. 21/630 on February 14, 2019.
- A member of the first year curricula supervision committee, according to the internal official letter no. 292 and 303 in March 14, 2019 and March 18, 2019 and the official letter no. 958 sh. Taa on March 24, 2019.
- A member of the seminars of higher studies at the department of English, according to the internal official letter no. 266 on April 4, 2019.
- Head of the first annual students' carnival held on Wednesday April 24, 2019, according to the internal official letter no. 310 on April 14, 2019.
- A member of the cultural seminars of the English department according to the internal official letter no. 309 on April 14, 2019.
- A member of the competitive test of the higher studies for the academic year 2018/2019, according to the official letter no. 606 daal. Ein. on May 22, 2019.
- A member of marking the answer books of the ministerial exam committee for the academic year 2018/2019, according to the official letter no. 2783 on June 10, 2019.
- Head of Continuous Education and Developing Center Committee at the Scientific Technical Firm Association, according to the ID number (32).
- A member of the scientific committee of the scientific conference entitled "Contemporary Hygienic and Industrial Techniques and the Procedures of Institutional Development in the Territory of Iraqi Kurdistan" held on August 25, 2019, according to the official letter no. 252 on August 8, 2019.
- A member of the editorial committee of the Journal of the College of Education-Wasit University from August 20, 2019 till August, 2021.
- A member of the preparatory committee of the guiding symposium entitled: "Pursuing Perfection: Insights into EFL Teaching and Learning" held in November 13, 2019, according to the official letter no. 21/3437 on September 23, 2019.
- A member of the updating syllabi committee of the Department of English, according to the internal letter issued on October 13, 2019.
- Head of Theses Library at the Department of English, according to the internal letter issued on October 13, 2019.
- A member of the higher studies committee at the Department of English, according to the internal letter issued on October 13, 2019.
- A member of the committee of theses library for the academic year 2019-2020, according to the internal official letter on October 30, 2019.
- A member of the committee of higher studies for the academic year 2019-2020, according to the internal official letter on October 30, 2019.
- A member of the committee of developing academic curricula for the academic year 2019-2020, according to the internal official letter on October 30, 2019.
- The representative of the Scientific Technical Firm Association in the College of Education for Women-University of Baghdad, according to the official letter no. sh. ein. 412 on January 26, 2020 issued by the College of Education for Women and the letter no. 305 on November 2, 2019 issued by the firm.
- Head of the preparatory committee of the symposium entitled "Methodologists vs. Educational Linguists: An Everlasting Dispute in the Iraqi Educational System, held in 21/4714 in December 23, 2019, according to the official letter no. 21/4714 on December, 23, 2019.
- A member of the preparatory committee of the joint conference between the Scientific Technical Firm Association and Al-Salam University College titled: How to Manage and Develop the Industrial, Health and Media Reality of Iraqi Institutions held on December 28, 2019.
- A linking member of the promotion committee for the departments of English language and computer science according to the official letter no. 13/ 381 on January 28, 2020.
- A member of Dorms supervision committee, according to the official letter no. 13/ 498 on February 4, 2020.
- A member of the committee of preparing and marking the questions of the competitive test for the MA program-linguistics, according to the official letter no. 375 on July 19, 2020.
- A member of the committee of developing the academic research, according to the official letter no. 21/1630 on August 25, 2020.
- A member and supervisor of the MA viva voce committee of Marwa Waad Naif held on Tuesday September 22, 2020, according to the official letter no. 544/d. ein on August 31, 2020.
- A member of the competitive exam questions preparing and marking committee of the department of English, according to the official letter no. 859/ d ein on October 18, 2020.
- A member of Safa Mawlood Hadeed’s viva voce committee at the department of English, College of Education for Humanities, Anbar University, according to the official letter no. Saad ein/ 1125 on October 18, 2020.
- A member of the electronic committee for managing the first international conference of the Department of Translation in Wasit University-College of Arts, according to the official letter no. 971 on November 5, 2020.
- A linking member between the department of English and the Avi Sinna center to follow-up the project of electronic education with the ministerial team, according to the official letter no 21/2374 on November 18, 2020.
- A member of the preparatory committee of the first international virtual conference titled: “Translation: New Narratives, Diverse Approaches and Re-Writing” held on Thursday and Friday November 26-27, 2020, according to the official letter no. 1083 on November 26, 2020.
- The managing editor of the Journal of the College of Education for Women-University of Baghdad 2020-up to now, according to the official letter no. 21/2816 on December 28, 2020.
- The head of the preparatory committee of the linguistic symposium entitled: Linguistic Studies between Theory and practice at the Time of Covid-19 held at the college of Education for Women on January 31, 2021, according to the official letter no. 21/118 on January 13, 2021.
- A member and head of the Annual Student Workshop titled: Springing Students’ Creativity held on March 17, 2021, according to the internal official letter no. 123 on March 2, 2021.
- A member of the coordinating committee with UNICEF, according to the official letter no. 21/998 on April 18, 2021.
- A member of the preparatory committee of the international conference entitled: “coexistence and tolerance: the message of divine religions to humanity” held on Thursday September 16, 2021, according to the official letter no. 3191 on April 26, 2021.
- A member and head of the committee of uploading the papers of the Journal of the College of Education for Women on Google scholar website, according to the official letter no. 21/1139 on May 2, 2021.
- An external and the head member of the viva voce committee of the MA student Asma Jassim Hasan in Misan University-College of Education held on Sunday June 27, 2021, according to the official letter no. 236 on June 1, 2021.
- A member of the MA program question preparation committee, according to the official letter no. daal ain/ 774 on June 21, 2021.
- A member of the MA program Marking the answer sheets committee, according to the official letter no. daal ain/ 774 on June 21, 2021.
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A member of the checking and examining students’ scores and names of the subjects for the students transferred to or from our department, according to the internal official letter no. 384 on July 7, 2021.
- A member of the ministerial committee held to check and survey Al-Ma’moon University College and determine the absorptive capacity in the academic year 2021-2022, according to the official letter no. H A. Qaf/9329 on August 5, 2021.
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An external member of the viva voce of the MA student Itimad Mun’em Ni’ma on a thesis entitled: “Pragma-linguistic Features in the Holy Quran: A Linguistic Study” held on Tuesday October 5, 2021, according to the official letter no. 1978 on September 1, 2021.
- A member of the examining and binding the master sheets of the department of English, according to the internal official letter no. 487 on September 12, 2021.
- A member of the cultural activities committee, according to the internal official letter no. 572 on October 4, 2021.
- Head and member of the preparatory committee of the symposium of the English Department titled: Criticality in Linguistics held on October 31, 2021, according to the official letter no 21/2485 on October 20, 2021.
- A member and coordinator of the academic paper projects between College of Education for Women-University of Baghdad and UNICEF IN 2021, according to the official letter no. 21/2634 on November 1, 2021.
- A member of the preparatory committee of the first international conference between the College of Education for Women and UNICEF entitled: Childhood and Sustaining Development: Investment in the Future of Iraq held on December 12, 2021, according to the official letter no 21/2880 on November 23, 2021.
- A member of the coordination committee of the first international conference between the College of Education for Women and UNICEF entitled: Childhood and Sustaining Development: Investment in the Future of Iraq held on December 12, 2021, according to the official letter no 21/2880 on November 23, 2021.
- A member of the preparatory committee of the 11th Conference for Quranic Sciences: The Islamic Approach in Facing Seditions and Adversities: Between Reality and Aspirations held on December 2, 2021.
- A member of the competitive test committee for the academic year 2021-2022, according to the official letter no 648/d ein on May 8, 2022.
- The coordinator of the memorandum of understanding between the College of Education for Women and UNICEF signed on July 25, 2021, according to the official letter no. 21/1869 on June 22, 2022.
- A member of the preparatory committee of the 12th Annual International Scientific Conference in Wasit University, according to the official letter no 2211 on July 26, 2022.
- A member and supervisor of the MA student Lamia Othman Hussein held in Al-Qadisiyah University –College of Education on Thursday October 13, 2022, according to the official letter no. 11418 on September 5, 2022.
- A linking member between the Department of English and the Continuing Education Unit at the College of Education for Women, according to the official letter no. 35/2568 on September 19, 2022.
- The head of the preparatory committee of the linguistic symposium titled: Linguistics and Other Sciences: Interdisciplinary Relations held on October 24, 2022, according to the official letter no. 21/2941 on October 17, 2022.
- A Member of the electronic committee for managing the virtual international conference of the translation Department on the College of Arts –Wasit University, according to the official letter no. 971 on November 5, 2022.
- A temporary clerk at the Department of Quality Assurance and University Performance at the presidency of the University of Baghdad, according to the official letter no. m b./2/8968 on November 14, 2022.
- A member of the editorial committee of the Al-Itrooha Jurnal for Human Sciences, according to the official letter no. 1244 on January 22, 2023.
- A seminar committee headed by Prof. Rufaidah Kamal Abdul-Majeed held on February 22, 2023.
- A seminar committee headed by Asst. Prof. Fatima Khudhair Hasoon held on March 8, 2023.
- A seminar committee headed by Asst. Prof. Dr. Rana H. Al-Bahrani held on March 15, 2023.
- A member of the Ministerial committee for opening a doctoral program in Linguistics in Basrah University, College of Education for Human Sciences, according to the official letter no. 5 bt.2259 on March 20, 2023.
- A seminar committee headed by Dr. Shatha Naiyef Al-Zaidi held on March 22, 2023.
- A member of the preparatory committee of the International Scientific Conference, entitled, “NGOs and their Developing Role in Caring Iraqi Orphan Children”, of the Al-Araqa Foundation for Culture and Development, according to the official letter no. 3311 on March 30, 2023.
- A member of the graduation projects assessment committee- English language major, according to the official letter no. 4119 on May 14, 2023.
- A member of the MA linguistics program questions preparation committee, according to the official letter no. 1013L D Ain on May 30, 2023.
- A member of the MA linguistics program invigilation committee, according to the official letter no. 1013L D Ain on May 30, 2023.
- A member of Graduation Research Supervision on Asma Tariq Duwaich for her paper entitled, “Exploring the usage of the preposition on in the English language: A linguistic investigation”, according to the official letter no. SH Taa/10461 on August 17, 2023.
- A member of Graduation Research Supervision on Sarah Rasheed Hameed for her paper entitled, “Exploring the usage of the preposition on in the English language: A linguistic investigation”, according to the official letter no. SH Taa/10461 on August 17, 2023.
- A member of Graduation Research Supervision on Shirin Husam Hussein Aatia for her paper entitled, “A linguistic study of the present progressive tense in English” according to the official letter no. SH Taa/10461 on August 17, 2023.
- A member of Graduation Research Supervision on Zahra Ahmed Saleh Abdullah for her paper entitled, “A linguistic study of the preposition on in English”, according to the official letter no. SH Taa/10461 on August 17, 2023.
- A member of updating and meeting the requirements of university ranking to the website of Baghdad University, according to the official letter no. 5519 on September 13, 2023.
- A member of Lina Khalid Abdul-Kareem’s MA viva voce committee held on Saturday October 21, 2023, according to the official letter no. 1808/d. ein on October 8, 2023.
- A member of the preparatory committee of a conference entitled, New Trends in Teaching English Language in Iraq, in Al-Farahidi University, according to the official letter no. A/380 on November 27, 2023.
- A member of the Ministerial committee for opening a doctoral program in Linguistics in the University of Thi Qar, College of Education, according to the official letter no. 5 bt.11030 on November 29, 2023.
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A member of the preparatory committee of a the linguistic symposium entitled, Developing and Sustaining the Best Ways of Teaching and Learning EFL in Iraq, at the College of Education for Women, Department of English, according to the official letter no. 21/6161 on December 12, 2023.
Areas of Interest: Other Areas of Interest: Cognitive linguistics, Semiotics, visual Discourse, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics, Comparative Studies on Language and Culture
PhD. in the Linguistic Theory from the School of Languages, Literacies and Translation- Universiti Sains Malaysia since 2013. The Title of the PhD. Dissertation: A Comparative Semantic Study between Iraqi Arabic and American English Colour Expressions. M.A. in Language and Linguistics from Al-Mustansirya University-College of Arts- Department of English in 2005. The Title of the M.A. Thesis: "Words as a Source of Ambiguity in English". B.A in English Language from Baghdad University-College of Education for Women- Department of English in 2000-2001. Secondary School /Scientific Branch in 1996-1997.
Subjects Taught
No. Subjects Stage Year
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General English-Oil and Mining Petroleum Engineering First 2005-2006
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General English/ Architectural Engineering First 2005-2006
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Phonetics First 2006-2009
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Composition First 2006-2009
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Real LISTENING and Speaking First 2016-up-to-now
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Grammar Second 2004-2006
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Comprehension Second 2004-2006
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Linguistics Third 2013-2015
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Conversation Third 2005-2006
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Linguistics Fourth 2015-2106
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Grammar Fourth 2004-2006
Higher Studies
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General Linguistics Master/Linguistics 2013-2015
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Semantics Master/Linguistics 2013-2015
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Sociolinguistics Master/Linguistics 2015-2022
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Seminar Master/Linguistics 2013-2022
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Methods of Research Writing Master/Literature 2022-2023
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Semiotics Master/Linguistics 2023-on
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Cognitive Linguistics Master/Linguistics 2023-on
MA Theses Supervision
- A supervisor on the M.A student Samar Sami Hamadi on her thesis entitled "Students' Diagnose of Threat and Warning in George Orwell's Novel, “1984”", according to the official letter issued on March 25, 2014 no. 4148/Sh. Tah.
- A supervisor on the M.A student Tiba Akram Yousif on her thesis entitled "A Cognitive Semantic Study of Detextualised Social Caricatures", according to the official letter issued on March 25, 2014 no. 4148/Sh. Tah.
- A supervisor on the M.A student Marwa Ziad Tariq on her thesis entitled "A Cognitive Linguistic Study of Unintentional Humor", according to the official letter issued on May 19, 2016 no. 507/dal. Ain.
- A supervisor on the M.A student Fatima Abdul Sattar on her thesis entitled "A Cognitive Linguistic Study of Selected Satirical Iraqi Caricatures", according to the official letter issued on December 12, 2016 no. 1524/dal. Ain.
- A supervisor on the M.A student Zuhoor Abbas Lafta on her thesis entitled "A Cognitive Linguistic Study of Mental Map's Impact on the Coherence of the Caricatures' Generated Meanings", according to the official letter issued on November 23, 2017 no. 1405/dal. Ain.
- A supervisor on the M.A student Marwa Waad on her thesis entitled "A Comparative Cognitive Linguistic Study of Iraqi and Malaysia Tourism Brochures", according to the official letter issued on December 19, 2019 no. 157/dal. Ain.
- A supervisor on the M.A student Saba' Kamil Ali on her thesis entitled "A Comparative Cognitive Linguistic Study of Iraqi Arabic and American English Persuasive Strategies in Selected e-advertisements", according to the official letter issued on July 17, 2019 no. 197/dal. Ain.
- A supervisor on the M.A student Hind Fareed Jabir on her thesis entitled "A Cognitive Linguistic Study of Inferences in Selected Silent Animated Films", according to the official letter issued on October 15, 2019 no. 159/dal. Ain.
- A supervisor on the M.A student Maram Salam Abdul-Kareem on her thesis entitled "A Socio-Cognitive Phonological Analysis of Power Abuse and Manipulation in Selected Speeches of Tony Blair", according to the official letter no. issued on 1304/dal. Ein on December 20, 2020.
- A supervisor of the M.A student Lamia Othman Hussein on her thesis entitled "A Cognitive Linguistic Study of Violence-Based Caricatures as a Source of Creativity", according to the official letter no. 2152 on February.10, 2021.
- A supervisor of the M.A student Zahra Jabbar Qasim on her thesis entitled "A Cognitive Linguistic Study of Visually Shaping Concepts", according to the official letter no. Daal Ain/ 1591 on September.11, 2023.