Brief Bio
1. Personal Information
Name: Musallam
E-mail: musallam@squ.edu.om
Academic Rank: Assistant Prof
Department: English
Specialization: Translation
Minor specialization: Technical Translation
Address: Sultan Qaboos University, College of Arts & Social Sciences. P.O Box 42, P.C. 123. Al-Khod,
Sultanate of Oman.
2. Employment History
Place of Work (Institution)
Year
Occupation
National Defence College
2013-2014
SQU Academic Representative
Sultan Qaboos University.
2011-2013
Head of English Department
Royal Air Force of Oman
1986-2001
Head of Translation Dept.
3. Education and Qualifications
3- 1 Qualifications
Year
Institution
2000
PhD
University of Salford
1994
MA
University of Salford
1992
BA
University of Salford
3-2 Courses Taught
TRAN6910 Translation Theory
MA
TRAN4422 Scientific & Technical Translation
BA
TRAN 6210 Translation Practical 1
MA
Qualification
Level
4. Research
4-1 Research Interests
Translation Studies
Technical Translation
Arabicisation
4-2 Papers (5 most important or recent papers)
A Learner-Centered Approach to Technical Translation in Undergraduate Programmes. Contributions
from Arabic. (2012) The Linguistics Journal, Vol.6 No.1, pp. 205-217.
Transformation, Appropriation and Medieval Arabic Translation Tradition. (2012)AWEJ, Vol.3 No.1, pp.
4-17.
Localizing Technical Texts in Arabic through Translation With Special Reference to the Sultanate of
Oman. (2011)STJ, 3, pp. 55-72
Cultural Aspects of Arabicisation: Past and Present. Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, Issue 2. (2011)
pp 21-30.
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4-3 Conferences (5 most important or recent conferences)
Technical Translation within Arabic Undergraduate Translation. The Proceedings of the Fifth
International Conference on General and Specialist Translation/Interpretation: Theory, Methods,
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Practice (pp. 6-11). Kiev, Ukraine.
4-4
Thesis Supervision (5 most recent theses)
5. Awards
6. Community Service
6-1 Community services (Lectures – Seminars – etc….)
Supervisor of the Translation of RAFO Illustrated History book
Film: The Omani Camels in a New Dawn. Royal Camel Corps of the Royal Court Affairs.
6-2 Committee
membership (5 main committees)
English Department Recruitment Committee
NDC Academic Council
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