Curriculum Vitae
1-Personal Information
Name: Afnan Hussein Fatani
Nationality: Saudi Arabian
Marital Status: Married
Employment: King Abdul-Aziz University, Saudi Arabia
Date of Employment: 1992-Present
Academic Rank: Associate Professor of English Linguistics & Stylistics- Department
of European Languages and Literature. Since 2006
2-Academic Qualifications:
o Ph.D from The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., 1991.
o M.A. from The American University Cairo, 1980, Comparative Literature
o B.A. from Cairo University, 1978, English Language
3-Specialization
English Linguistics & Stylistics
4-Dissertation Title
Passionate Syntax for Passionate Subject Matter: The Interdependence of Style and
Quest in the Later Yeats
5-Academic Experience
1991-present. Teaching undergraduate & graduate courses at King-Abdul Aziz
University (KAAU)
1-Courses Taught:
Undergraduate
o Phonetics 204
o Stylistics 391
o Semantics 416
o Seminar in Linguistics 491
o Linguistics Theory 413
o History of English 303
Graduate Courses
o Language & Computers
o Phonetics
o Linguistic Theory
o Semantics
o Stylistics
o Phonology
o Methods of Research
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Mailing Address: P.O.Box 3133. Jeddah- Saudi Arabia -21471
Telephone: (9662) 6066702
Fax: (02) 6927906
Office: (02) 6952000. Ext. 3433
Email: ahfatani@kau.edu.sa; ahfatani@gmail.com
Website: www.kau.edu.sa/ahfatani
6-Supervision of M.A. & Ph.d Dissertations
2009- Supervisor of Ph.d Dissertation at Girls College in Abha entitled: "A Linguistic
Study of Narrartive Style in Selected Prohet’s Sayings”. (By Salma Al-Qahtani)
2009- Supervisor of MA thesis in Linguistics at Makkah College of Education
entitled: A Linguistic Analysis of Banner Advertisements on the Web: A Stylosyntactic Approach (By Kawther Al-Dosari)
2009- Supervisor of MA thesis in Linguistics at KAU entitled: " Verbalized Humor
in Classical and Modern Standard Arabic: An Application of the Isotopy Disjunction
Model" (By Amal Al-Jared)
2008- Supervisor of MA thesis in Linguistics at KAU entitled: " Applied
Conversational Analysis: The Analysis of Telephone Complaints in a Saudi
Institution (By Doha Al-Hussaini)
2003-Supervisor of M.A. thesis in Linguistics at Abha College for Girls entitled: “An
Experimental Study in Cohesion: Expository Essays of Saudi College Student (By
Areej Assiri)
1996- Supervisor of M.A. thesis in linguistics entitled: “Form-content Assimilation: A
Linguistic Analysis of Dorothy Mansfield’s Prelude." (By Aziz Al-Issa)
7- Examination of MA & Ph.d Dissertations
2009- Examinor of MA Thesis in Linguistics at Dammam University entitled:Online
Communities: A Study of English Email Texts at Saudi Aramco (By Areej AlBawardi)
2009- Examinor of Ph.d Dissertation at King Khalid University/Abha entitled: A
Functional/Systemic Study of Passives in the Quran (By Mazegha Talie Al-Talie)
2009- Examinor of MA Thesis in Linguistics at KAU entitled: A Study of the
Reading Comprehension of Saudi EFL Learners (By Mona Al-Bluwi)
2008 -Examiner of MA Theis in Linguistics at Princess Nourah University in Riyadh
entitled: Translation Evalution of Argumentative Texts in the Quran (By Thanaa AlGhabashi)
2004- Examiner of MA thesis in Lingusitics entitled at Girl's College of Education,
Jeddah entitled: The Structure of Dialogue in the Prophetic Discourse: A Stylistic
Analysis (By Salma Al-Qahtani)
2000- Examiner of M.A. thesis in Linguistics at KAU entitled: “Linguistic Cohesion
in Modern Arabic Poetry and Prose.” (By Azhar Saab)
8-Administrative Positions & Work Experience
1994-1996: Head of Geography Department, King Abdul-Aziz University
1994-1996: Head of Mass Communication Department, King Abdul-Aziz University
2008-2010: Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Arts & Humanities/King AbdulAziz Journal
9- Editorial Boards and Membership of Scientific Journals & Associations
o Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities/King
Abdul-Aziz Journal - 2008-present
o Editorial Board of King Abdul Aziz University Cataologue, 2006-present
o Reviewer - Iconicity in Language (Online Journal)
o Member of Linguistic Iconicity Association (LIA)
o Organizor - Forum of International Women Writers
o Member of Arab Translation Association (WATA)
o Member of Saudi Translation Association
10-Nominations & Invitations
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Nominated by King Abdul-Aziz University for the King Faisal International Prize for Arabic
Language & Literature 2006 in the field of “The Arabic Language in Modern Linguistics”.
Selected as a member Opinion Leaders participating in the Intellectual Program for the 3rd
Opec Summit, Riyadh 2007
Invited by United Nations Economic and Social Commision for Western Asia to attend the
meeting of Experts for the Establishment of a Arabic Language Center at the United Nations
Headquaters, Beirut, Lebanon, 2-3 May 2007
Invited by the United Nations Development Fund to attend the Millinium Conference: The
Empowerment of Women, Riyadh 2006.
11-Published Papers
1. 2010- "Electronic syllabus design for Language & Computers: Bridging the
gap between two disciplines using Moodle as a Learning Management System
(LMS)”. Asian ESP Journal Spring 2010, Vol 6, Issue 1. Avaialble at
http://www.asian-esp-journal.com/.
2. 2009- "The State of the Translation Industry in Saudi Arabia". Translation
Journal.
Volume 13, No 4, October 2009. Available at
http://translationjournal.net
3. “Ellipsis as a Grammatical Instrument of Cognition in Surah Sad.”
Proceedings of the 1st International Language Conference. Islamic Univrsity of
Malaysia, 3-5 March 2008, Kula Lumpur.
4. “Constructing a Blended Course in Language & Computers Using Moodle as
a Course Management System (CMS).” Proceedings of the 1st International
Language Conference. Islamic Univrsity of Malaysia, 3-5 March 2008, Kula
Lumpur.
5. “Globalization and the Translation Industry in Saudi Arabia: Factors
Inhibiting the Use and Integration of Translation Technology into Mainstream
Coursework.” Proceedings of the UNESCO Forum on Higher Education: 2nd
Regional Seminar for Arab States. 24-25 May 2007, Rabat, Morocco
6. “The Lexical Transfer of Arabic Non-core Lexicon: Sura 113 of the Quran:
Al-Falaq (“The Spitting”).” Journal of Quranic Studies 4:2, 61-81, 2002
7. “Diachronic Semantic Error Analysis (DSEA) of Arabic Non-core Lexicon:
Chapter 114 of the Quran/An-naas (“The People”)." Language Forum 28, No
1, pp. 51-70, 2002.
8. “The Iconic-cognitive Role of Fricatives & Plosives: A Phonosemantic
Analysis of a Classical Arabic Prayer. In Iconicity in Language and Literature
4, O. Fischer and M, Nänny (eds). Amsterdam:John Benjamins. Forthcoming
2004.
9. "Complementary Iconic Diagrams: A Stylostatistical Analysis of Fricatives
and Plosives in Two Arabic Companion-prayers." Presented to the Fifth
Symposium on Iconicity in Language and Literature, Krakow, Poland. March
2005.
10. "The Language of the Quran." In The Quran: An Encyclopedia of the Quran,
Oliver Leaman (ed). Routledge, 2005.
11. "Translation of the Quran." In The Quran: An Encyclopedia of the Quran,
Oliver Leaman (ed). Routledge, 2005.
12. Ayat Al-Quran". In The Quran: An Encyclopedia. New York: Routledge.
2005.
13. “The New Saudi Global Market and the Integrating of Language Technologies
into the Translation Curriculum,” Proceedings of the Symposium on Language
in the Age of Globilization: A Future Perspective, King Khalid University,
Abha.30. 1. 2005 to 1.2.2005
14. "Popular Misconceptions about the Aims of Translation: A Communicative
Approach." Proceedings of the 1st Arab Thought Conference on Transaltion.
Beirut, September 2005
15. “Linguistic Structure Analysis”: A Technique for Quantifying Grammatical
Structures Within Sentences.” Proceedings of XXIII World Congress of the
International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP), Cairo, 1995.
16. “The Development of an Arabic Phonetically Balanced Word-list for Speech
Audiometry" – Proceedings of XXIII World Congress of the International
Assocaition of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP), Cairo, 1995.
17. "Saudi Civilization: Ancient Roots & Current Developments." Paper delivered
at the 1st Forum of International Women Writers. Jeddah, December 2000.
12-Current Research
o The Acoustic Phonetic Properties of Arabic Emphatics: Fricative /ş/ and
Plosive /q /. “ A study of the “feature expanded” to account for supraglottic
differences between emphatic consonants /ş/ and /q /, and their non-emphatic
counterparts /s/ and /k/ in two chapters of the Quran: Sad (/ş/) and Qaf (/q /).
Research Plan submitted for Sabbatical Leave at University College London
(UCL), (SOAS) & Mcgill University.
13-Participation in Conferences
o 2008- First International Language Conference, Islamic University of
Malaysia. 3-5 March 2008
o 2007- UNESCO Forum on Higher Education: 2nd Regional Seminar for
Arab States. 24-25 Rabat, Morocco, May 2007.
o 2005-First Arab Thought Conference on Translation: Beirut, September
2005.
o 2005- Symposium on Globalization and Language: A Futuristic Vision,
King Khalid University, Abha, February 2005.
o 2005- Fifth Conference of Iconicity in Language and Literature, Krakow,
Poland, March 2005.
o 2003- Third Conference of Iconicity in Language and Literature, Leuven,
Belgium, March 2003.
o 1995- XXIII World Congress of the International Association of
Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP), Cairo, 1995.
14-Membership of Committees
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Faculty Evaluation of MA Curriculum
MA in Translation & Interpretation
Coordinator of Departmental Course Files
Academic Accreditation
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KAU Catalogue
Graduate English Curriculum at Girls’s College
BA Linguistics Curriculum
Programs of Academic Excellence and Distinction
Team leader/Translation & Interpretation Diploma
Corodinator/Language Curriculum /Eng.Dept. 1995-97
Linguistic Curriculum/Eng.Dept
Coordinator/Graduate Affairs/Eng. Dept 1998-2000
Graduate Admissions/Eng.Dept.
Undergraduate Admissions/Eng.Dept
Teacher Assistant (TA) Admissions/Eng.D
B.A. Linguistic Curriculum Development
Proposal Evaluation/Eng.Dept
M.A. Linguistic Curriculum Development
University Publication
Career Day
University Instructional Development
Advisory Council for Student Government
Geographical Field-Trips/Geog.Depart
Scientific Committee/Centennial Celebrations
English Language Curriculum/Dar Alhikma
17-Faculty Qualification & Terms of Service/ Dar Alhikma
15-Workshops & Training Sessions
o Educational technologies for Online & Blended Learning
o Constructing Online Courses
o Study Guides
o Proposals for Funded Research
o Blackboard Summer School- SOAS University of London 2005
o Summer School in English Phonetics University College London 1-12/8/2005
o SDL Trados: Applications in Translation 6-13/5/2006
o Basic Statistics
o SPSS
o Desktop Publishing
o Microsoft-windows;excel;frontpage
o Computer/Gulfnet
o Computer/Internet
o Technical Writing
o Teaching Skills
o Effective Presentations
o Supervisor-Student Relationship
o E-University & Technical Teaching Aids
o Graduate Program Evaluation
16-Community Service
o 2001-2003: Visiting Professor- Dar Al-Hekma College- Jeddah
Courses Taught:1- Research & Communication –2- Rhetoric
Committes:1- Debate Team: Coach; 2-Public Speaking Forum: Organizor
o 1992-1998- Consultant Linguist at Jeddah Institute for Speech and Hearing
(JISH ). Director of Research & Development Department in charge of
Arabization and Standardization of Diagnostic Language Tests for Speech
Pathology and Audiology
o Contributor at Radio Jeddah; program entitled Words of Velvet (1996-1998)
o Guest Writer for Arab News; socio-political articles