Dr. Raghad Dwaik

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Dr. Raghad Dwaik

Acting President, Hebron University

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Biography

Associate Professor  in TESOL and Certified IELTS examiner.  Got a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the Ohio State University in 1997.  Obtained herMA from the same university fully funded by a Fulbright scholarship.  Her BA degree in English language and literature was obtained from the University of Jordan.  Currently the Dean of the College and Arts and served as the Chair of the English Department until 2017. Research interests inlcude variables that influence Second Language Acquisition, Learner Strategies, and Utilizing literature in the language classroom.  
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+972 (2) 2220995 ex: 2220995\171
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Hebron University, P.O.Box: 40, Hebron, West-Bank, Palestine.

Education

The Ohio State University

 PhD in TESOL 1994-1997
The Ohio State University MA in Applied Linguistics 1992-1994
Jordan University BA in English Language and Literature 1986-1990

Academic and Administrative Experience

Teaching various language skills in addition to methodolog and second language acquisition courses at the BA and MA levels.  Suvising MA theses in the field of Applied Linguistics.  Acting as an internal and\or external examiner for MA theses on various topics. 

 

Publications

1.      Guessing Patterns of Palestinian College Students . The Reading Matrix ©      2013 Volume 13, Number 1, April 2013

2.      The Practice of Teaching English to Young Learners in the Palestinian Context: A Multidimensional Analysis, AWEJ Volume.4 Number.3, 2013                                           

3.      Motivation Types among EFL College Students: Insights from the 

            Palestinian Context. Pp.63-76 An-Najah Univ. J. of Res.    

            (Humanities) Vol.  24(1), 2010  

4.      The Age Factor in EFL Learning: Insights from the Palestinian 

Early Start English Program An-Najah Univ. J. of  Res. (Humanities), Vol. 24(7), 2010

5.       A Critical Study of the Literary Content of the Palestinian Textbook English for Palestine, AWEJ Special Issue on Literature No.1, 2013     Pp. 264 – 293,

6.      The Starting Age and Ultimate Attainment of English Learning in the Palestinian Context.  English Language Teaching, Vol. 8, No. 10, 2015 pp.  91-99.  

7.      An Exploration of Freshman Students' Attitude towards English Literature. Arab World English Journal. Vol. 6. No. 3, 2015  pp. 244-260.

8.      English Digital Dictionaries as Valuable Blended Learning Tools for Palestinian College Students.  English Language Teaching, Vol. 8, No. 11, 2015 pp. 1-10.   

Research Interests

Supervised seven MA theses in the MA program of applied linguistics and the teaching of English.  Topics of theses include language and culture, classroom interaction, question types, learner strategies, writing development, and using technology in the classroom.

 

Al-Quds University/ Department of Graduate Studies

                                                Eight MA theses on topics related to language acquisition, culture, and English language teaching methodology. 

 

Professional Memberships

a.       Palestinian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language-PATEFL.

b.      Association of Professors of English and Translation at Arab Universities (APETAU).

c.       International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL).