Brief Bio
1. Personal Information
Name: Dr. Mounir Ben Zid
E-mail: mounir@squ.edu.om
Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
Department: English
Specialization: English Language and Literature
Minor specialization: Poetry
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
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
2006 - Present
Assistant Professor
Rustaq College of Education, Oman
2003 - 2006
Assistant Professor
University of Carthage, Tunis
1998 - 2003
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Sfax, Tunisia
1996 - 1998
Assistant Professor
3. Education and Qualifications
3- 1 Qualifications
Year
Qualification
Institution
1993
Ph.D in English Language & Literature
The Sorbonne University
1988
MA in English Language & Literature
The Sorbonne University
1987
Faculty of Arts, Tunis
BA in English Language & Literature
3-2 Courses Taught
Level
British Survey I
BA
BA
British Survey III
BA
Introduction to Literature
BA
Introduction to Poetry & Drama
BA
Children's Literature
BA
American Survey I
Research Project
BA
BA
Academic Writing
BA
Effective Writing
4. Research
4-1 Research Interests
Literature and Literary Criticism, Language and Literary Pedagogy, Stylistics, Critical Linguistics, Poetry
Translation, Research Methods & Supervision, Curriculum and Syllabus Design, Language Teacher
Education and Human Sciences.
4-2 Papers (5 most important or recent papers)
1) Ben Zid, M. (2015). African Literature Still in the Dock: A Deconstructive Strategy for
Eurocentric Hegemony. Studies in Literature and Language. 10 (2), pp. 63-67.
2) Ben Zid, M. (2015). Arab Students' Perspectives on the Value of Literature. Theory and Practice
in Language Studies. 5 (5), pp. 2026-2032 (Abstracted in Scopus).
3) Ben Zid, M. (2015). A Novel Approach to Promoting an Interfaith Dialogue Through Religious
Glocalism. International Journal of Current Research. 7 (4), pp. 16318-16321 (Impact Factor: 3.
52).
4) Ben Zid, M. (2014). Meaning Under the Microscope: Revisiting E. E. Cummings' 'may I feel said
he?'. Journal of Language and Literature.. 5 (1), pp. 70-77 (Abstracted in Scopus).
5) Ben Zid, M. (2014). Memes of Translation Revisited: From Translating Poetry to 'Poeming'
Translation. Theory and Practice in Language Studies. 4 (10), pp. 2026-2032 (Abstracted in
Scopus).
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4-3 Conferences (5 most important or recent conferences)
1) 2015: The Future of Literature: From Intensive Care to Environmental Remediation. Harvard
University: Boston – Massachussetts, USA. (Received a Certificate of Merit for outstanding
research).
2) 2014: Should We Teach or Teach About Poetry? From Torturing a Confession from a Poem to
Inspiring Love of Poetry in ESL Learners. University of London: London, United Kingdom.
(Received a Certificate of Merit for outstanding research).
3) 2013: Meaning Under the Microscope: A Linguistic Re-Reading of Cummings' "may I feel said
he". University of Sydney: Sydney, Australia.
4) 2013: Translation As 'Trans-Sica' and 'False Compare': Preserving the Future Afterlife of
Contrastive Literature. The Sorbonne University (Paris III): Paris, France.
5) 2012: The Humanities in the Age of Globalized Knowledge: Towards Achieving a Modus
Vivendi or Maintaining a Raison d'Etre. Mont-Royal Centre: Montreal – Quebec, Canada.
4-4 Thesis Supervision (5 most recent theses)
None
5. Awards
1. RESEARCH PUBLICATION AWARDS
April 2015: Meaning Under the Microscope: Revisiting E. E. Cummings' 'may I feel said he?". Journal of
Language and Literature.. 5 (1), pp. 32-40.
April 2014: The Tsunami of Literary Study: Toward an E Pluribus Unum Approach to the Exploration of
Literature. Journal of Language and Literature.. 4 (1), pp. 32-40.
6. Community Service
6-1 Community services (Lectures – Seminars – etc….)
Seminars & Workshops
2015: Invited to organize a workshop with the teachers of English at "Ahmed Bin Majid Private School"
(Muscat). Gave a Presentation entitled: "From Teaching Methods to Learning Styles: Using Poems to
Develop ESL Learners' Writing Skill".
2015: Participated in Sultan Qaboos University College Seminar with a published paper entitled: The
Tsunami of Literary Analysis: Towards an E Pluribus Unum Approach to the Exploration of Literature.
2015: Participated in Sultan Qaboos University Day with a published paper entitled: Memes of
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Translation Revisited: From Translating Poetry to Poeming Translation.
2014: Participated in Sultan Qaboos University Day with a published paper entitled: Translation as TransSica and False Compare: Preserving the Future of Contrastive Literature.
2010: Invited by the Omani Society for Writers and Literati to give a talk on the translation of Omani
poems from Arabic into English and French. Title of Talk: Translating Modern Omani Poetry into
English and French: Current Strategies and Future Paradigms.
6-2 Committee membership (5 main committees)
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Member of the College Accreditation Committee: June 2015 – Present
Member of the Quality Assurance Committee: March 2015 – Present
Member of the College Annual Report Committee: September 2013-June 2014
Member of the College Examination Committee: September 2012 – September 2013
Member of the College Research Committee: November 2011 – June 2012
Member of the First College Conference organizing Committee. College of Arts & Social
Sciences-Sultan Qaboos University (Oman) 2007- 2008.
Member of the Second College Conference organizing Committee. College of Arts & Social
Sciences-Sultan Qaboos University (Oman). 2010-2011.
Member of the Second College Conference Steering Committee. College of Arts & Social
Sciences-Sultan Qaboos University (Oman). 2011-2012.
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