Mr. NAJI ZARU

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Mr. NAJI ZARU

Head of English Lang. Dept., Hebron University

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Instructor of English Language and Translation, MA in Translation from Yarmouk University / Jordan in 1996. I have been teaching English language and translation at Hebron University since 1999. I also taught English language and translation at Al-Quds Open University from 1999 to 2006. I was the director of the Center for Languages ​​and Translation at Hebron University for some years, and currently I am the head of the Department of English Language & Literature. I have participated in many local and regional scientific conferences. I am a sworn translator certified by the Palestinian Minister of Justice; I have translated numerous lectures, bulletins and scientific abstracts, in addition to language proofing and / or translation of many scientific research, master's and doctoral dissertations and websites.

 

E-mails: najiz@hebron.edu

naji.zaru@gmail.com
Email
Office No.
O 317
Phone
+972 (2) 2220995 ex: 972-2-2220995/6 ext.: 168
Address
Hebron University, P.O.Box: 40, Hebron, West-Bank, Palestine.

Education

1996

MA in Translation, Department of English Language & Literature, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan – GPA: Very Good

Dissertation Title: A Pragmaphemistic Aspect in English-Arabic Translation: A Problem in Equivalence

1990

BA in English Language and Literature, Department of English  Language & Literature, Hebron University, Palestine. – GPA: Very Good

2008

Certified translator by the Palestinian Ministry of Justice

Academic and Administrative Experience

Administrative Experience/ Services:

 

2017-Present

§  Chairperson of Department of English Language & Literature (DELL), College of Arts, Hebron University.

§  Member of the Academic Council of the College of Arts, College of Arts, Hebron University.

2014-2016

§  Director of The Center for Languages & Translation (CLT), College of Arts, Hebron University.

§  Member of the Academic Council of the College of Arts, College of Arts, Hebron University.

2005-2007

2017-Present

§  Director of CLT, College of Arts, Hebron University.

§  Member of the Academic Council of the College of Arts, College of Arts, Hebron University.

§  Head of DELL's Postgraduate Committee

 

Teaching Experience:

1999- Present

Full-time Lecturer at DELL & CLT, College of Arts, Hebron University.

Courses Taught at Hebron University:

 

§  General language service courses: Intensive English, English Level, English I, English II, & English III.

§  ESP courses: EST (English for Science and Technology), Business English & English for Health Professions.

§  Major courses for DELL students: Introduction to Translation, Translation I, Translation II, Mass Media Translation, Legal Translation, Reading, Writing I, Writing II, & Grammar.

1999-2005

Part-time instructor at Al-Quds Open University, Hebron, Palestine.

Courses Taught at Al-Quds Open University:

 

§  General language service courses: English I & English II

§  Major courses for English Language major students: Reading I, Reading II, Writing I, Writing II, Translation I, Translation II, Language Use, Pronunciation and Speech, Structure, Linguistics & Vocabulary.

 

1996-1998

§  English Language teacher in the Schools of the Ministry of Education in Hebron Governorate

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Translation Experience/ Services:

1999- Present

For Hebron University

§  Voluntary Translation of various types of documents, regulations, by-laws, course titles & descriptions, Hebron University news items, project proposals, MOUs, etc.

§  Voluntary Consecutive Interpreting of some lectures & workshops.

For Al-Quds Open University

§  Voluntary Translation of various types of texts and articles on distance education/ open education, abstracts, etc.

For the Local Community

§  Translation of various types of commercial documents: letters, faxes, catalogs, e-mail, etc. to the business people in the city of Hebron.

§  Translation of boxing regulations and by-laws for the Palestinian Boxing Union.

§  Translation of study abstracts for HU professors and postgraduate students.

§  Translation of websites for some NGOs.

§  Translation/editing of some postgraduate dissertations.

§  Translation/authentication of HU Postgraduate students' titles of Mater's Theses

Publications

Zahida, R., Farrah, M., & Zaro, N. (2014). The Impact of Three Types of Written Feedback on the Motivation and Writing Skill of English Major Students at Hebron University. An-Najah University Journal Research (Humanities), 28(5), 1275-1297

Salamin, A., Farrah, M., Zahida, R., & Zaro, N. (2016). An Investigation into

Punctuation and Capitalization Errors Made by Hebron University EFL

Students. Al-Azhar University Journal (Human Sciences), 18(2), 333-352.

 

Research Interests

§  ESL writing, reading, and other skills.

Translation between Arabic and English.

Research and Academic visits

§  Participated, as an organizer and a session chair, in HU Second International Conference on Language & Literature. Hebron University. 18th & 19th Sep. 2019.

§  Participated, as an attendee, in TESOL 2019 International Convention & English Language Expo held on March (11-16), 2019 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

§  Participated, as an attendee, in HU First Symposium on Research in Applied Linguistics and TESOL. Hebron University. 19th December 2009.

§  Virtual Training Course on Testing and Evaluation for DELL's MA students & lecturers, in cooperation with a US university in 2009.

Professional Memberships

§  Member of the Association of Jordanian Translators  

§  Member of the Association of the English Professors at the English Departments of Arab universities.