السيرة الذاتية

C.V

Dr. Ahmed AbdelsattarAbdelazizKeshk

(A.A.A.Keshk)

Emails: ahmedkeshk@su.edu.sa

1. Personal Details:

Date of birth: 28/11/1980 Nationality: Egyptian

Marital Status: Married Current Position: Lecturer of English Literature, English Department,                                 Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University.

General Field: English Literature Specialized Field: Modern and Contemporary Fiction Area of Interest: Modern and Contemporary Fiction

2. Educational Qualifications:

• B.A.:           

• 2002 – Very good with distinction (The First).

• Diplomas:

• 2003 – General Diploma in English Language(Linguistics and Literature) – very good (The First).
• 2004 – Special Diploma in English Literature. Very    good (The First).

• Master Thesis Title and year(2007):Society as a concentration camp in George Orwell’s Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949). Excellent with a recommendation to print the thesis and exchange it with other universities.
• PhD Dissertation Title and year(2011):Boundaries of Fantasy in J. K.  Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Excellent with a recommendationto print the thesis and exchange it with other universities.

3. Experience:

• Demonstrator of English Language, English Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University.
• Assistant Lecturer of English Language, English Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University.
• 2011-24/04/2018Lecturer of English Literature, English Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University.
• A member of the TOEFL Committee, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University.
• Lecturer of Writing and Conversation Courses in the Center of Public Service and Social Development, Ain Shams University.
• Lecturer of English for pharmacy and mass communication schools at Al-Ahram Canadian University (ACU).
• Lecturer of Medical English at the Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University.
• Lecturer of Medical English at the Institute of Nursing, Ain Shams University.
• A member of the TOEFL Tests Committee. Public Service Centre. Ain Shams University.
• Lecturer and The Head of the English Section- The Higher Institute of Engineering. El Shorouk Academy.
• Lecturer of English for diplomatic purposes in the Centre of Public Service and Social Development, Ain Shams University.
• The Vice President of the CDELT (Centre of Developing English Language Teaching). Faculty of Education- Ain Shams University
• Expert of Development and Quality in Shaqra University Rectorate for Development and Quality.
• A member of the Permanent Committee for Translation in Shaqra University.
• English Assistant Lecturer at Shaqra University.
• A member of Institutional and Academic Accreditation in Shaqra University.
•  A member of Post Graduate Studies Unit, Shaqra University.
• A Reviewer in Millennium Journal of English Literature, Linguistics and Translation. 

4. Current Position:

Assistant Professor of English Literature and Literary Criticism, English Department, Faculty of Science and Arts, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

5. Taught courses:

• Novel
• Criticism
• Drama
• Poetry
• Professional Writing
• Academic Writing
• TOEFL
• IELTS
• Conversation
• Linguistic Drills
• Phonetics
• Translation (Theoretical and Applied)
• ESP (English for Specific Purposes)

6. Academic Activities:

• Attending a number of CDELT conferences and being a constant member of the recommendation committee for two years.
• Attending a number of FLDP workshops and sessions. Ain Shams University.
• The Admin of the English Department seminars for one year. Faculty of Education – Ain Shams University.
• A member of the Organizing Team of Faculty of Education- Ain Shams University Symposium (Teacher as Researcher) 2015.
• A member of the Organizing Team of the first employment fair in the history of the Faculty of Education that included great and well-known names such as Zweil University, the French University, and The American University in Egypt.
• Attending 1st International ELT Symposium in PUA (Pharos University in Alexandria).
• Attending 69 hours in Institutional and Academic Accreditation Sessions.

7. Published Papers:

• Keshk, A. A. (2014). Boundaries of Facts and Fiction in Dan Brown's  The Da Vinci Code. CDELT Occasional Papers in the Development of English Language Education: (Ain Shams University),58. ISSN 1110-2721
• Keshk, A. A. (2015). Back to the Future in Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games: A study of the dystopian society in Mockingjay. CDELT Occasional Papers in the Development of English Language Education: (Ain Shams University),59. ISSN 1110-2721
• Keshk, A. A. (2017). “Just because I can”.  To the Mars and back: A study of the Rebirth of Science Fiction in Andy Weir’s The Martian. ELLS English Language and Literature Studies, A Supplement to the Journal of the Faculty of Education ( Literary Section): (Ain Shams University),8. ISSN 12144/2002
• Keshk, A. A. (2019).Speaking Silence: A study of the Female Image in Alice Munro’s Runaway. CDELT Occasional Papers in the Development of English Language Education: (Ain Shams University),66. ISSN 1110-2721
• Keshk, A. A. (2019).Respect of Nature in Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac: An Ecocritical Study. CDELT Occasional Papers in the Development of English Language Education: (Ain Shams University), ISSN 1110-2721
• Keshk, A.A. (2019). A Tale of Tortured Souls: A Psychoanalytical Study of Toni Morrison’s A Mercy. Journal of Scientific Research in Arts: (Ain Shams University), 20, part 6. ISSN 2356-8321 Manuscript accepted for publication.
• Keshk, A. A. (2020).A Journey for a Personal Legend: An Archetypal Reading of the Hero’s Journey in Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. Journal of Critical Reviews, vol.7 issue 13, 2020. ISSN 2394-5125