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Kamel Bassem

4th Floor- Claude Aoun Building-

Red Zone-

Kfarhbab- Ghazir.

Tel : 03/106852

                                               

EDUCATION

 

Fall 2010

PhD in Comparative Arab-American Literature- in progress

- Working towards a doctoral thesis on a comparative study on Mahjar writers’ and contemporary Lebanese Diaspora writers’ concepts on culture, narration and exile in relation to American culture

 

March 2007

Notre Dame University, Zouk Mosbeh Lebanon

www.ndu.edu.lb

Masters degree in English Literature

 

July 2004

Cervantes Institute, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon

Certificate of Spanish language (A-1)

 

2001-2002

Lebanese University (Section II-Fanar )                                          

BA degree- English Language and Literature

 

1996-1997

Notre Dame des Soeurs Maronites (Sahel Alma)

BAC 2e (Philosophy)

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Notre Dame University- Zouk Mosbeh- Lebanon

 

Fall 2005- Present

- Enl 002 Intensive English - Oral and Reading skills

  Description: interactive learning of basic speaking, listening and reading skills

- Freshman I - Enl 105

  Description: paragraph writing and basic grammar skills geared toward Sciences

- Freshman I - Enl 109

Description: paragraph writing and basic grammar skills

-  Freshman I - Enl 110

Description: essay writing skills as well as library and research skills geared towards Sciences

- Enl 107 Freshman I 

Description: essay writing skills as well as library and research skills geared

towards Humanities

- Enl 230 English in the Workplace

Description: workshops and group work on Business English on conducting meetings, writing formal letters, Resume/CV and team reports

- Enl 213 Sophomore Rhetoric

Description: Introducing students to the art of argumentation and critical thinking, speaking and writing

 

Sagesse University-Faculty of Business- Furn el Shebbak

Fall 2008- Fall 2013

- ENL 102- Business English I

Description: Introducing Business majors’ students to business concepts and vocabulary, career skills and basic English grammar skills

- ENL 103- Business English II

Description: Introducing Business majors’ students to advanced business concepts and vocabulary, career skills and advanced grammar skills

- ENL Intensive English

Description: Teaching students basic English language with integrated skills of speaking, writing, reading and grammar

 

Arts and Sciences University of Lebanon (AUL)

Fall 2009- Present

- Eng. 206: Business English for students majoring in Business in English

Description: Teaching Business English concepts, CV, memo and business letter writing

- Ang. 206: Business English for students in the French section

Description: Teaching business concepts and vocabulary to Business students in the French section

- Anglais composition I: Intensive English for French section students

Description: Introducing students of French education backgrounds to basic English grammar usage, reading and writing and grammar as integrated skills

 

Grand Hills Village and Spa – Broummana

 

March 2004-June 2004

Hospitality English

Description: Basic speaking and listening skills for hotel staff, with a stress on oral communication          

 

RESEARCH, PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

“Colloquium on Globalised Modernity And Cultural Identity in Arab Emigrant Writings”

University of the Holy Spirit- Kaslik- April 25-April 26

Presentation and pending publication of an article on fragmentation and loss of identity in the Lebanese post-war fiction (Focus on Elias Khoury and Hanan Al-Shaykh’s writing), entitled: “De-scribing the city: Beirut between Memory and Amnesia” 

“BREAKING THE STEREOTYPE- From Orient and Occident to a Mutual    
   Understanding of Images”-
 Istanbul, Turkey- Oct. 24- Oct. 2010
Presentation and publication of an article on Edward Said’s contribution to cultural exchange and bridging world cultures entitled “Edward Said: The Intellectual Intifida”

 

May 30 and 31, 2008

Notre Dame University- Zouk Mosbeh

Presentation and article to be published for the panel discussion “Common Platforms for Bridging World Cultures”

 

 June 2007

Missolonghi- Greece

Paper presented for the 5th International Byron Conference on “Byron and Philhellenism”

 

                                    

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

       

Nov.2002-Dec.2002     

Inputsco Attieh for editing & publishing

Mansourieh (04-531914)

Training: duties included developing web content through research

 

Summer 2001              

Mouawad library

Jal el Dib               

Duties included sales of books and stationary

 

Christmas 1999-2000

Galaxy- Center, Kamil  Chamoun Blvd)

Workshop on cultural activities for children.

 

1998 - 2000                   

Phoenix Bookshop

Jbeil

Librarian:  duties included sales of books and stationary

 

LANGUAGES

Arabic, English, French, Spanish (fair) 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  - World music and cultures              

 -Ancient Civilizations

 - Ethnic and Minority studies

 - World Politics

 - Postmodern literary theory

- Arab-American cultural exchange

- Research and social media impact on student learning

 

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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