Name: RUBA FAHMI BATAINEH
Title: PROFESSOR
Department: CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Yarmouk University 21163
IRBID – JORDAN
Phone (962) 2 7211111 ext. 3744
e-mail: rubab@yu.edu.jo
Education
Ph.D.
Dissertation
Title
1993, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction
University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, Urbana, U.S.A
English Syntax: Problems of Acquisition. a Cross-Sectional
Study of the Written Compositions of Jordanian Learners of
English as a Second Language
Emphasis
TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
Thesis Title
1988, Dept. of Arts and Humanities, Teachers College
Columbia University, New York, U.S.A
None/Comprehensive Examination
Emphasis
TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
Grade
A
1985, Dept. of English and its Literature , Yarmouk
University
Irbid, Jordan
English Language and Literature (Minor in Education)
M.A.
B.A.
Major
Professional Experience
2006-2008
2003-2005
Vice Dean, College of Education
Assistant Dean, College of Education
Research Interests: Second Language Acquisition, Cross-Cultural Pragmatics, Literacy,
Pedagogy and Classroom Practice, and CALL/Technology in Language Teaching
Publications
Journal Articles
1. Bataineh, Ruba F. (1997). The Article System: A Cross-Sectional Study of Jordanian
Learners of English as a Second Language. Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics,
23 (1): 17-26
2. Bataineh, Ruba F. and Ali A. Barakat. (1998). The Major Obstacles in the Utilization
of Instructional Media by Teachers of English in Jordanian Public and Private
Schools: A Teacher’s Perspective. Dirasat (Journal of the University of Jordan), 25
(2): 469-483
3. Bataineh, Ruba F. (2001). Politeness Formulas: A Cross-Cultural Study. International
Journal of Communication, 11 (1-2): 221-233
4. Bataineh, Ruba F. (2002). A Case Study of the Impact of the Native Language of
an Adult Arab Learner of English in an English-Speaking Environment. Indian
Journal of Applied Linguistics, 28 (1): 5-26
5. Bataineh, Ruba F. and Rula F. Bataineh. (2002). The Difficulties Jordanian
Graduate Learners of English as a Second Language Face When Translating
English Idioms into Arabic. RASK: internationalt tidsskrift for sprog og
kommunikation, 16: 33-83
6. Bataineh, Ruba F. and Nisreen Ayasreh. (2004). Jordanian Economics and
Administrative Science Students’ Perceptions of the Need for Business English
Courses and the Potential Impact of the Use of English as the Predominant
Medium of Instruction on Academic Achievement. Journal of Educational and
Psychological Sciences (University of Bahrain), 5(4): 7-23
7. Bataineh, Ruba F. and Ra’ed A. Al-Shorman. (2005). Jordanian EFL University
Students’ Reading Interests. Abhath Al-Yarmouk (Humanities and Social Sciences
Series), 21(3a): 35-56
8.
Bataineh, Ruba F. (2005). The Representation of the Local Environment in
Jordanian Tenth Grade English Textbooks. Association of Arab Universities Journal
for Education and Psychology, 3(2): 11-43
9. Bataineh, Ruba F. and Maram S. Jaradat. (2005). Jordanian English Female
Teachers’ Utilization of Instructional Games and Attitudes towards these Games.
Jordan Journal of Educational Sciences, 1 (1): 115-122
10. Bataineh, Ruba and Ali Al-Barakat. (2005). The Reading Interests of Jordanian
First-, Second-, and Third-Grade Pupils and the Obstacles Limiting these Interests.
Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences (JEPS), 6(3): 107-133 (In
Arabic)
11. Bataineh, Ruba F. and Rula F. Bataineh. (2005). American University Students'
Apology Strategies: An Intercultural Analysis of the Effect of Gender. Journal of
Intercultural Communication, 9. Available online at http://www.immi.se/
intercultural/nr9/bataineh.htm
12. Bataineh, Ruba F. and Lamma H. Zghoul. (2006). Jordanian TEFL Graduate
Students’ Use of Critical Thinking Skills (as Measured by the Cornell Critical Thinking
Test, Level Z). International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 9(1):
33-50
13. Bataineh, Ruba F. and Rula F. Bataineh. (2006). Apology Strategies of Jordanian
EFL University Students. Journal of Pragmatics, 38(11):1901-1927
14. Bataineh, Ruba F. and Abdallah A. Baniabdelrahman. (2006). Jordanian EFL
Students' Perceptions of their Computer Literacy. International Journal of
Education and Development Using Information and Communication Technology,
2(2), 35-50. Available online at http://ijedict.dec. uwi.edu/ viewissue.php? id=8
15. Al-Barakat, Ali Ahmad, Ruba Fahmi Bataineh, Samih Mahmoud Al-Karasneh, and
Rula Fahmi Bataineh. (2006). Jordanian EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of the
Appropriateness of Action Pack Textbooks. ITL International Journal of Applied
Linguistics, 151: 33-56
16. Baniabdelrahman, Abdallah A., Ruba F. Bataineh, and Rula F. Bataineh. (2007).
Jordanian EFL Students’ Perceptions of their Use of the Internet. Teaching English
with Technology, 7(3). Available online at
http://www.iatefl.org.pl/call/j
_article29.htm
17. Bataineh, Ruba Fahmi, Samih Mahmoud Al-Karasneh, Ali Ahmad Al-Barakat, and
Rula Fahmi Bataineh. (2007). Jordanian Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions of the
Portfolio as a Reflective Learning Tool. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education,
35(4), 435-454
18. Bataineh, Ruba F., Rula Fahmi Bataineh, and Ra’ed A. Al-Shorman. (2007).
Jordanian Upper Basic Stage Students’ Reading Interests. Lagos Papers in English
Studies, 1(1), 102-118
19. Bataineh, Ruba F., Samiha S. Thabet, and Rula F. Bataineh. (2008). Obstacles of
Using Communicative Techniques in Yemeni EFL Classes. Grazer Linguistische
Studien, 67/68, 79-92
20. Bataineh, Rula F. and Ruba F. Bataineh. (2008). A Cross-Cultural Comparison of
Apologies by Native Speakers of American English and Jordanian Arabic. Journal
of Pragmatics, 40(4),792-821
21. Al-Barakat, Ali A. and Ruba F. Bataineh. Jordanian Student Teachers' Use of
Computers to Develop Primary Stage Pupils' Literacy Skills (2008). International
Journal of Educational Development Using ICT, 4(4). Available online at
http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/viewarticle.php?id=598&layout=html
Conference Articles
2007 "Perceptions of the Impact of the Use of English as the Predominant Medium of
Instruction on Jordanian Economics and Administrative Science Students’
Academic Achievement". Paper presented at the 7 th Global Conference on
Business and Economics, Rome, Italy, October 12-13
2007
"Study Strategies". Paper presented at the Symposium on Modern Methods of
Instruction and Evaluation, Irbid National University, Irbid, Jordan, May 16
2006
"Instructor and Students Ethics". Paper presented at the Department of Field
Teacher/English Symposium, Irbid National University, Irbid, Jordan, May 29
1998 "On Jordanian ESL Learners' Errors". Paper presented at the First Conference on
Teaching English for UNRWA Teachers in Jordan, Irbid, Jordan, June 8-9
1996 "Perspectives on Politeness". Paper presented at the 13th Conference on Linguistics,
Literature, and Translation, Department of English, Yarmouk University, Irbid,
Jordan, April 1-4
Postgraduate Supervision
Date
2000
2000
2001
2001
2002
2002
2002
Name
Title of Thesis
Discourse Competence in the Writings of English Major Students at Taiz
Taha Ahmed Hizam
University
An Evaluation of the Functional English Language Textbook for the
Wafa Deafallah Magableh
Commercial First Secondary Class in Jordan
Perceptions of Using English as the Medium of Instruction at the Faculty of
Nisreen Ali Ayasrah
Economics and Administrative Sciences at Yarmouk University
An Assessment of the Language Proficiency of Secondary Stage English as
Musheera Ghazi Mustafa
a Foreign Language Teachers in Ramtha Directorate
of Education
Obstacles of Using Communicative Techniques in Yemeni English Foreign
Samiha Saif Thabet
Language Classes
The Effect of Computer-Assisted Instruction on Second Grade Pupils'
Ismail Ghazi Yasin
Learning of English in Bani Kananah District of Education
The Impact of Using the Internet(as Opposed to Using the Traditional
Fahd Omer Ojaili
Method) on Teaching Idioms to EFL Students at Yarmouk University
2003
Maram Saleh Jaradat
2003
Ra'ed Abdulgader AlShorman
2003
2007
2007
2008
2008
2009
2009
2008
The Extent to which First through Fourth Grade EFL Teachers Utilize Games
and their Attitudes towards them
An Investigation of the Reading Interests of University EFL Students in the
Northern Region of Jordan
The Use of Critical Thinking Skills in Jordanian TEFL Graduate Students'
Lamma Hmoud Zghoul
Reading of Various Texts
The Effect of Motivation on Jordanian Lower Basic Stage Pupils' Reading
Mu'taz Husni Al-Raies
Comprehension in English
Mahmoud Tawfiq
Ghabashneh
An Evaluation of "Zoom In" Textbook for Grade Six from Teachers', Parents',
(with Dr. A.
and Pupils' Perspectives
Baniabdelrahman)
Noha Suleiman Jarrah The Effect of the Think Aloud Strategy on the Jordanian Eighth Students'
Reading Comprehension
Naela Al-Mahdawi (withThe
Dr. Effect of Using Word Boxes on the EFL Second Grade Pupils'
A. Baniabdelrahman) Achievement in Spelling
Mohammed AlSupervisors' and Teachers' Perceptions about UAE Skills in English Textbook in
Muhaisien(with Dr. A.
Al Ain Educational Zone in the United Arab Emirates
Baniabdelrahman)
The Effect of Using Drama on Jordanian Eighth Grades Students'
Na'em Ali Salah
Achievement in Writing
The Extent to which the Jordan Opportunities Textbook Series Meet the
Jarrah Mohammad Al-Jarrah
General Guidelines for English Language Teaching in Jordan
In
Jordanian Students' listening Comprehension Processes and Strategies in
Progres Ghadeer A. Al Jamal (Ph.D)
Interactive Settings
s
In
Jordanian Instructors' and Students' Perceptions of the Appropriateness of
Progres Emad Khlaif Qublan
Total English (Upper Intermediate Level) in Light of the Arab Islamic Culture
s
Membership of Committees and Boards
(selection)
University-wide Committees:
o Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Yarmouk University (2007)
o Member, Language Center Council, Yarmouk University (2007)
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Member, Committee for Revising Student Disciplinary Actions Regulations,
Yarmouk University (2007)
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Member, Steering Committee on Quality Assurance, Yarmouk University (20062007)
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Member, Steering Committee on Health Insurance, Yarmouk University (2006Present)
Faculty (of Education) Committees:
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Head, Seminar and Conference Committee (2007)
Head, Library Committee (2007)
Head, Social Committee (2007)
Head, Disciplinary Hearing Committee (2007)
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty Appointments (2007)
Head, Graduate Studies Committee (2006)
Member, Faculty Council (2006-Present)
Member, Committee to Review the Structure of the Department of Curriculum
and Instruction (2005)
Member, Library Committee (2004)
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Member, Faculty Council (2004-2005)
Secretary, Faculty Council (2003-2005)
Member, Disciplinary Hearing Committee (2003-2005)
Member, Social and Cultural Committee (2003-2005)
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Department (of Curriculum and Instruction) Committees:
o Head, Seminar and Conference Committee (2007)
o Head, Library Committee (2007)
o Member, Social and Cultural Committee (2003-2005)
o Member, TEFL Committee (2000-Present)
o Member, Course and Schedule Committee (1999-2004)
o Member, Library Committee (2004)
o Member, Academic Plan and Transfer Committee (1993-2000)
o Various Ad Hoc Committees (1993-Present)
Off-Campus/Professional Committees:
o Member, Steering Committee for Curriculum Development/ Ministry of
Education, 2005-2006
Editorship and Refereeing Activities
Member of the editorial board of the Jordan Journal of Educational and
Psychological Studies (2009-Present)
Reviewer for several local, regional, and international journals ( e.g. Jordan
Journal for Educational and Psychological Sciences, Abhath Al Yarmouk
(Yarmouk University), Dirasat (University of Jordan), Education Journal (Oman),
Journal of the Islamic University (Ghaza), The Linguistics Journal, Journal of
Pragmatics, Tokyo Journal of Linguistics) (2004-Present)
Member of the editorial board of the Linguistics Journal (2006-Present)
Indexing Advisor (Language and Linguistics) for the Asian Education Index (2006Present)
Teaching Experience
2008-Present
Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Yarmouk University/
Irbid, Jordan
2005-2006
Associate Professor, Department of English Class Teacher, Irbid National
University/ Irbid, Jordan (on Sabbatical Leave from Yarmouk University)
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Yarmouk
University/ Irbid, Jordan
2004-2008
1993-2004
Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Yarmouk
University/ Irbid, Jordan
2000-2004
Supervisor, Pre-Service Teacher Training Program, Department of
Curriculum and Instruction, Yarmouk University/ Irbid, Jordan
1999-2005
Supervisor, The Model School, Yarmouk University/ Irbid, Jordan
2004-2006
Part-time instructor, Department of English for Applied Studies, Jordan
University of Science and Technology / Irbid, Jordan
1995-1996
Part-time Instructor, Department of English, Philadelphia University/
Amman, Jordan
1996
Part-time Instructor, Department of English, Jarash University/ Jarash,
Jordan
1987-1989
Student-Teacher, Community English Program, Department of Languages
and Literature, The Teachers College of Columbia University/ New York,
U.S.A.
1988
Tutor, Tutoring and Translation Office, Columbia University/ New York,
U.S.A.
1985-1987
Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of English, Yarmouk
University/ Irbid, Jordan
Professional Memberships
Professional Memberships:
The Association of Professors of English and Translation at Arab Universities (19972002)
World Association for Arab Translators and Linguists (2004-Present)
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (2006-Present)
References
Withheld/provided upon request