TAYMAA HUSSEIN ALI KHEIR BEK
D.O.B: 30 JAN. 1984
Place of Birth: Koysenjek/ Erbil
Raparin-Qaiwan city
Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan/Iraq
+9647725195903
taymahusseinali@gmail.com
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tnD3qJIAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=2 www.linkedin.com/in/dr-taymaa-kheirbek-1643801b8
Academic Qualifications
PhD, in English Literature from Granada University, Spain (2012-2017). “Orphans in Society: A Comparative Study of Gender Differences in Selected Works of Children’s Literature (1876-1911)”
Master of Art, Master degree in English Literature and Criticism from Baghdad University (2005-2008). “Talking Animals in Classical Children’s Literature”
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor degree in English Literature and Criticism from Al Turath University , Baghdad (2001-2005).
Work Experience
Lecturer
University of Sulaimani
https://univsul.edu.iq/en/
- Lecturer (Full time) Language and Culture center
2009-present
2022- present
https://sites.google.com/univsul.edu.iq/taymaa-hussein-kheirbek/home
- Head of Bologna Committee -Courses:
2023-2024
English department / College of Languages: Modern Drama- 4th stage (Fall Semester)
2022-2023
-Language Skills/ Architecture department/ College of Engineering (spring 2022-2023)
-Language Skills/ Architecture department/ College of Engineering (Fall- 2022-2023)
Language Skills/ Political Sciences and International Relations Department/ College of Sciences ( Fall- 2022-2023)
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American university of Iraq Sulaimaniyah
https://auis.edu.krd/
2023-2024 (Fall semester)
Women’s Writing & Feminist Theory
2019- present
2022-2023 (Spring semester)
English 101-Argument
2022-2023 (Fall semester)
English 102-Critical Reading and writing
2021-2022 (spring semester)
English 102-Critical Reading and Writing
2021-2022 (Fall semester)
English 101- Argument
2019-2020 (spring semester)
English 102-Critical Reading and Writing
2019-2020 (Fall semester)
English 102-Critical Reading and Writing
Charmo University
Sulaimaniyah 2009-2022
http://ens.charmouniversity.org/scientific-departments/English
Research and Teaching Experience:
2021-2022
Spring Semester
Children’s Literature: 6th sem.
Shakespeare and Other dramatists of his time: 4th sem.
Fall Semester
Children’s Litertaure:6th sem. Women’s Writing: 5th sem. Medieval Literature: 3rd sem. Academic Writing: 3rd sem.
2020-2021 MA Studies
- Methods of Research
- Literary Criticism
BA Studies
Spring semester
English Department: Women’s Writing: 5th sem. Medieval literature: 3rd sem.
Applied Physics Department: -Academic Writing II: 5th sem.
Fall semester
English Department
-Children’s Literature: 6th sem. -Introduction to English Literature: 2nd sem. Applied Physics Department:
-Academic Writing I: 4th sem.
Previous Academic Years 2019-2020
Bolonga Process:
5th Semester (3rd stage):
- Women’s Writing 3rd Semester (2nd Stage)
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Medieval Literature
-I archive English books in the Central Library/ Charmo Univeristy Voluntarily. I trained a number of students to be in my team. We use the Dewey Decimal System. We plan to finish archiving all the books in 2021.
(2018-2019)
Bolonga Process:
English Department
2nd Semester (1st Stage): Introduction to Literature
3rd semester (2nd stage): Medieval Literature
4th Semester (2nd Stage) : Medieval Literature (Re-run Program)
Classical Program:
3rd Stage: 19th Century Poetry
2017-2018
English Department
Classical Program:
3rd Stage: 19th century Drama 4th Stage : Literary Criticism
Bolonga Process:
English Department:
2nd Semester (1st stage): Introduction to Literature Special Education Department
- 1st Semester (1st Stage): Language Skills (Listening and Speaking)
2011-2012
2nd Stage: 3rd Stage: 4th Stage:
2010-2011
2nd Stage: Elizabethan Drama – Short Story
3rd Stage: 19th century Poetry- 19th Century Drama
2009-2010
1st Stage: Grammar
2nd Stage: Elizabethan Drama – Short Story
2008-2009
1st Stage: Conversation
Publications: Children’s stories:
1- Stories from Sumer: a historical story from Mesopotamia, available on Amazon.uk.
Academic Papers:
Elizabethan Drama- Short Story 19th century Poetry
Literary Criticism- 20th century Poetry
1- ‘Acting Places or Places of Action: Gardens in Grimm Brothers’ Children’s and Household Tales’ Journal of University of Sulaimani/ Part B/ 72 (2023).
2-
3-
(1) 2021.
4- ‘An Eco-feminist Comparison of Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Alice Walker’s The Color Purple’ in the journal of Surrra Man Raa – 2021.
6- ‘There is no place like home’: A Comparative Study of the Meaning of Home in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Peter and Wendy’ in the Journal of Languages/College of Languages /Baghdad University –(2017).
Seminars:
1- How to Identify Fake Journals.
2- The Secret Garden: An Ecocritical Analysis.
3- War in Children’s Literature.
4- Spatial Theory and Geocriticism.
5- The Importance of Bedtime Stories.
6- Cognitive Theory and Student-Centred Learning .
7- The Use of Technology in Classroom.
8- Intertextuality in Children’s literature
9-
10- 11-
Activities: -THOUGHT Project:
‘Glorifying War in Iraqi Children’s Short Stories (1980s)’ in the journal of Koya
University- 2021.
A Comparative Analysis of the Conversational Elements in S. T. Coleridge’s
‘Frost at Midnight’ and Badr Shakir Al-Sayyab’s ‘Marha Ghailan’
METATHESIS: Journal of English Language, Literature, and Teaching 5
5- ‘The Use and Symbolism of Animals in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ in the journal of Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching. (2020).
Dr. Suess' Impact on Children's Literature and Child Development
The Role of invitational Education in student-centered Learning
Resistant Readers: Challenges and Solutions .
Teaching a critical thinking course for the 6th and 7th grades in the French School
(Sulaimania- 2023)
-Supervising the performance of four plays in the English Department:
1- 2- 3- 4-
- Interpreter
Qaiwan Mall – Sulaimani
A Spanish- Kurdish interpreter with Pedro Garcia Jorda (CEO Qaiwan Group in Europe).
A Chameleon- American University 2023
The Sure Thing- American University 2023
A Sunny Morning – American University 2022
Everyman – Charmo university 2019
September/ 2020 Sulaimaniyah
- Volunteer English teacher Sulaymaniyah Orphanage/ Girls section
Teaching English to orphan girls (5-17 years old).- English Teacher
Millennium Institute for Languages www.milac.net
I gave English language and TOEFL courses.- English Teacher
IDEL Institute for Languages www.idelin.com
2016-2017 Sulaimaniyah
2009-12 Sulaimaniyah
2008-10 Sulaimaniyah
I gave English language courses, teaching The New Headway Book for different levels.
Certificates
1- EILTS general test- total score (8).( 2021).
2- Certificate of Pedagogical training (48 ECTS)/Sulaymani University (2019).
3- PTE English Test (C2).(2019)
4- Level B2 in Spanish language from Granada Acoger Institute in Granada,
Spain. (2014)5- Internet Based TOEFL (C1- 94) certificate from the American University in
Sulaimaniyah. (2011)6- Computer certificate from Baghdad University. A general course in
Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.(2005)7- IELTS course.(2004)
Online courses:
1- Exploring books for children: words and pictures (2023)
2- Classic Children’s Literature (2023)
3- Supporting children with difficulties in reading and writing (2022)
4- Teaching Critical Thinking Through Art (2019)
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Knowledge of Languages
1- Arabic:
Speaking: Excellent. Listening: Excellent. Writing: Excellent. Reading: Excellent.
2- English:
Speaking: Excellent Listening: Excellent Writing: Excellent Reading: Excellent
3- Spanish:
Speaking: Good. Listening: Excellent. Writing: Good. Reading: Excellent
4- Kurdish:
Speaking: Very good. Listening: Excellent. Writing: Average. Reading: Excellent.
5- French:
Speaking: Average. Listening: Good. Writing: Good. Reading: Excellent.
Name: Taymaa Hussein Kheirbek
Degree: Phd's degree
Title: Lecturer
Department: Language and Culture Center
E-mail: taymaa.ali@univsul.edu.iq