-Worked as an Assistant Researcher at the English Language Department at the University of Zakho for two years
-Taught English at the Arabic Language Department and School of Medicine
-Taught Speaking Skills for the English Proficiency courses
-Supervising BA students at the English Language Department in English Literature
-A member of examination committee of English Department /University of Zakho (2015 and 2018)
-Taught Short Story, Victorian Drama, and Modern Poetry to English Department students.
-Currently teaching Modern Poetry to English Department students
The current study investigates Kurdish students’ attitudes towards the use of films in teaching literary works at universities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The study also highlights whether using films in teaching literary works is beneficial or not and what challenges are faced by them. The data were collected by using questionnaires and interviews from 60 students aged between 18-24 years old from both private and public universities. Out of 60 students, 15 were randomly chosen to be interviewed. Results show that some students consider teaching literary works using films is beneficial, as it encourages students to study and read more literary works and it also makes them actively interact with the content which helps them remember the events more effectively. However, the study also reveals that some Kurdish students consider teaching literary works using films is a waste of time, and this discourages interaction between students and their teacher. In addition, ‘boredom and ‘language difficulty’ are the other two major challenges faced by Kurdish students.
2020-04
Thesis
2015-10-15
Memory and the Traumatic Experience of Women in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns, and Qasham Balata’s Runaway to Nowhere
The thesis focuses on the theories of trauma and memory. It
examines these two concepts with the main focus on the women in the narratives from different
socio-cultural backgrounds.
