Souad KHALAF (EL) GHAFARI

Instructor

School of Engineering of Beirut – Chargé de Cours

Faculty of Languages and Translation – Chargé de Cours

Faculty of Medicine – Chargé de Cours

Faculty of Pharmacy – Chargé de Cours

Faculty of Science – Chargé de Cours

National Institute of Telecommunications and Informatics – Chargé de Cours

+961 (1) 421 000 souad.khalaf1@usj.edu.lb

Souad Khalaf is an experienced English language literature instructor with 14 years in teaching and research. Alongside her language teaching, Souad has a strong passion for leading diverse literature courses, including 20th Century Drama, Reading Poetry, and Introduction to English Literature. Her research, developed through her Teaching Diploma and Master’s theses, explores postcolonial themes in works like The Colonized Colonizer in Williamss Streetcar and Joyce's Dubliners and Prisoners of the House in James Joyce's Dubliners. Souad earned her Ph.D. in English Language from Saint Joseph University-Beirut, focusing on decolonization through language. She has also published two papers examining the influence of language on social, economic, and contextual perceptions.

Education

Degree	University	Country	Year
English Language	Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth	Lebanon	2021
English Language and Literature	Université Saint-Esprit- Kaslik (USEK)	Lebanon	2007
English Language and Literature	Université Saint-Esprit- Kaslik (USEK)	Lebanon	2006
English Language and Literature	Université Sainte Famille - Batroun	Liban	2004

Teaching at USJ

English language (c1,c2,b1,b2) CEFR levelsPlacement test creationsyllabus development

University teaching outside USJ

University teaching outside USJ	Country	Institution	Start date	End date
English Instructor	Lebanon	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (AUST)	03/10/2011	07/12/2020

Professional experience outside USJ

Professional experience	Organisation	Start date	End date
Language Support for Insurance	Elite Global Insurance Services	08/09/2008	01/09/2010

Areas of expertise

Art, Humanities, Religious Sciences

Research themes

Language decolonization

Publications and communications

KHALAF, S., & RIACHI HADDAD, N. (2021). Linguistic Means of Decolonization in Dubliners: Economic Social Contexts. Al-Kimiya, (20), 63-83. Retrieved: https://journals.usj.edu.lb/al-kimiya/article/view/629Khalaf, S & Haddad N- R. (2021). Ellipses and Fragments: linguistic means of decolonization in Joyce’s Dubliners. Revue Traduction et Langues 20 (1), 156-170. Retrieved: https://www.asjp.cerist.dz/en/article/166740

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