Mrs. Jana AOUAD AWAD
School of Translators and Interpreters of Beirut
Student Information and Orientation Office
Chargé de cours
Directeur du service étudiant d'information et d'orientation
(+961) 1 421 000 ext 1127 jana.aouad@usj.edu.lb
Dr. Jana Aouad holds a PhD, a Masters, a Bachelors degree in Translation from the School of Translators Interpreters of Beirut (ETIB) at Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ). She also pursued further studies in the domain of orientation for young adults at INETOP in Paris, France. She began her career in 2008 within the Student Information Career Guidance Service at the Rectorate of USJ, where she held several positions before being appointed as Director in March 2021. She has also taught English and currently teaches translation of media and literary texts to Master’s students at the ETIB. Her specialization lies in creative translation and wordplay. She has participated in several international conferences, such as those at McGill University in Montreal and Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris, among others. Additionally, since 2016, she has been a sworn translator and expert for the courts in Lebanon.
+ Education
| Degrees | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD in Translation Studies | Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth | Lebanon | 2019 |
| Certificate in Orientation of Young Adults | Conservatoire national des arts et des métiers | France | 2016 |
| Master- Research | Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth | Lebanon | 2008 |
| Bachelor - Translation | Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth | Lebanon | 2006 |
+ Teaching at USJ
- Domaine littéraire arabe-anglais (Master 1) - Domaine médiatique français-anglais (Master 3)
+ Professionnal experience outside USJ
| Professional Experience | Organization | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of the Information and Orientation Ofiice | Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth | 01/12/2008 |
+ Expertise field
Art, Humanities, Religious Sciences
+ Research topics
The topic of her PhD thesis was to highlight the impact of the translators gender on translated texts in the literary field to demonstrate that the translators gender (female male other) could sometimes influence the act of translation.
+ Publications and communications
«Le traducteur entre bien-être et bien neutre », communication in the international colloquium Traducteurs et interprètes face aux défis sociaux & politiques : la neutralité en question, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, lÉcole Supérieure dInterprètes et de Traducteurs (ESIT), Paris, France -Il/Elle était une fois, en traduction…", communication in the international colloquium "Gender genre in Translation", McGill University, Montréal, Canada
+ Professional development activities
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