ATEF N. GHOBRIAL
83 Ivy Street Apt. 32 ♦ Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 678-7826
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FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION:
Arabic Language, Culture & Literature
Comparative Arts
English Language & Literature
Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies
Translation
DISSERTATION TOPIC: “Discourse Markers in Colloquial Cairene Egyptian Arabic:
A Pragmatic Perspective”
EDUCATION:
1993
Doctor of Education in Applied Psycholinguistics.
Boston University, Boston, MA
1995
Master of Education in TESOL.
Boston University, Boston, M A
1977
Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature.
Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2012-
Adjunct Assistant Professor (Arabic)- Boston College, Boston, MA.
Teach and develop curriculum for Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced Arabic. Teach
Arabic language and culture. Also, teach courses in Newspaper and Media Arabic as well as
Business Arabic. Help in testing and placement of students.
2004- 2012
Adjunct Faculty- Boston College, Boston MA
Teach and develop curriculum for Elementary and Intermediate Arabic. Teach Arabic
language and culture. Also, teach courses in Newspaper and Media Arabic as well as Business
Arabic. Help in testing and placement of students.
2005- 2012
Lecturer- University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Teach courses on Arabic 1 and Culture through Arabic 4 and Culture. Also teach courses on
Comparative Arts and Islam & Medieval Europe.
1994- 2011
ESL Instructor, Community Learning Center, Cambridge, MA.
Taught reading, writing, grammar and conversation to adults from various linguistic
backgrounds.
1997- 2009
Adjunct Faculty- Roxbury Community College, Boston, MA.
Taught English Composition 101 and 102 as well as introductory and advanced courses in
reading, writing and grammar.
2003- 2009
Adjunct Faculty- Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA. Taught ESL courses with
emphasis on reading, writing, and communication skills.
2003- 2005
Translator and Editor- Linguistic Systems, Cambridge, MA.
Translate and edit material of political, economic and psychological nature.
1997- 2004
Adjunct Faculty- Boston University, Boston, MA.
Taught courses in Arabic Language and Culture in the University’s Department of Modern
Foreign Languages and Literatures. Developed curriculum. Infuse language curriculum with
lesson plans on Middle Eastern Culture: cooking demonstrations, conversation hours, music
and film. Launched a minor in Arabic.
1994- 1997
Adjunct Faculty- Suffolk University, Boston, MA.
Taught business English to executives from the former Soviet Union. Responsibilities
included curriculum design
1994- 1996
Instructor- Endicott College, Beverly, MA.
Taught advanced reading and writing courses. Responsibilities included planning Curriculum,
testing and placement of students.
1995- 1996
Instructor- Bradford College, Haverhill, MA.
Taught and assisted a group of college-bound Japanese students in their TOEFL preparation in
the college’s English Language Institute.
1991- 1994
Translator and Editor- Harvard Translations, Boston, MA.
Editing and translating material of political, economic and psychological nature.
1989- 1993
Research Assistant- Boston University’s Department of Developmental Studies and Counseling,
Boston MA. Collected and analyzed data pertaining to the universality of certain elements of
discourse in spoken languages.
1987- 1989
Teaching Assistant- Boston University’s Department of Applied Psycholinguistics, School of
Education. Taught courses in Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics.
1977- 1983
Lecturer- Cairo University’s Department of English Language and Literature, Cairo, Egypt.
Taught Translation and courses on English language and Literature.
1981- 1983
ESL Instructor- Victory College, Cairo, Egypt.
Taught composition, reading and technical writing to High School students. Responsibilities
also included developing assessment techniques.
1981- 1983
Editor and Translator- Reuters News Agency, Cairo, Egypt.
Translating and editing current events and features of economic and political nature.
1977-1981
Instructor- Al Fayoum University’s English Department, ElFayoum, Egypt.Taught EFL and English Literature. Responsibilities included curriculum
design.
LANGUAGES:
English (fluent), Arabic (fluent), French (fair)
PAPERS AND WORK:
The Holy Bible and Science: The Flood & Jonah and the Whale. Bishop Paula (Science and
Faith, Book Two/ Forthcoming, 2013)
Science and the Inevitability of God’s Existence. By Bishop Paula (Science and Faith, Book
Three /Forthcoming, 2013)
The Holy Pascha, Translation and editing (Forthcoming, 2013)
“Have You Seen the One I Love?” Translation of His Holiness Pope Shenouda’s lectures and
contemplations on Song of Songs (Amazon. Com), 2008
“Using the Matrix as a Cognitive Tool for ESL learners.” Paper presented to the
Massachusetts Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Spring
Conference, 1989.
“Discourse in Northanger Abbey.” Paper presented at Boston University’s 17th Annual
Conference on Discourse, Narrative and Literacy, 1987.
“Lawrence’s Women in Love: A Promise That is shattered.” Boston University’s Seventeenth
Annual Conference, 1987.
AFFILIATIONS:
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA)
American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA)
HONORS:
1985-1989
Scholarship from the Egyptian Government for Ed. D. in Psycholinguistics.
1989- 1990
President of the Egyptian Student Association in Boston, MA.
1984- 1985
Peace Fellowship, the A.I.D., for Ed. M. in TESOL
REFERENCES:
Available upon request