Catholic University of Erbil

Dr. Aziz Emmanuel Eliya Al-Zebari was born in 1950 in Aqra, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. He is married with finve children. He currently lives in Ankawa, Erbil.

Languages: Syriac, Arabic, Kurdish, and English.

He got his BA in English language and literature from the Department of European Languages, College of Arst, Mosul University (1975), MA in linguistics from the Dept. of Translation, Dept. College of Arts, Mosul University (1990), and Ph. D. in linguistics (Endangered Languages) from the Dept. of English, College of Lnaguages, Salahaddin University (2018)

Social Activities:

- Member of the Iraqi Translators Union.

- Chairman of Nineveh Social Club, (a local NGO).

- Editor, Al-Bushra Journal, published by Virgin Mary’s Church / Mosul.

- Editor in Chief, Mawtwa Ammaya Journal, A Quarterly published by the Chaldean, Syriac Assyrian Popular Council (CSAPC) (2010-2012)

- Member of the Editorial Board/ Simtha Quarterly Journal of Syriac Language, Literature and Heritage 2007 till the present,

- Vice president of Hadyab Society for Academic Competencies since 2014.

Current Position : Head of English Dept. , The Catholic University in Erbil

Experience:

1. English News announcer, Ishtar TV 2008.

2. 1.2004-2006: media officer, translator and project manager / Prodev & Agrodev ( local NGO in Erbil).

3. June 2003- December 2003: Programme Assist. & OIC/ UN FAO Mosul Sub-Office.

4. 2001-2003: Official Translator & Interpreter/ UN FAO Coordination Office for Northern Iraq/ Erbil.( English/ Arabic/ Kurdish ).

5. 1999-2001: Lecturer of English Language & Literature/ Dept. of English/ College of Arts/ Duhok University.

6. 1998: Lecturer of English Language and Translation/ Dept. of English/ College of Arts/ Naser University/ Misurata/ Libya.

7. 1994-1996: Editorial translator and stand-by correspondent/ Reuters/ Baghdad.

8. 1993-1996: Freelance correspondent/ The Baghdad Observer covering the northern governorates.

9. 1978-1994: Assist. Instructor / Erbil & Mosul Technical Institute.

10. 1977-1978: Librarian/ Periodicals Dept. Mosul University Central Library.

Conferences:

- Participant in the UN conference held in Baghdad on the rights of the ethnic communities in Iraq (2012).

- Participation and Session Chair and presentation, 5th International Visible Conference on Educational Studies & Applied Linguistics, April 26,27- 2014, Ishik University, Erbil, KR, Iraq.

- Participation and Session Chair, and presentation, 6th International Visible Conference on Educational Studies & Applied Linguistics, April 26-27- 2015, Ishik University, Erbil, KR, Iraq.

- Session chair , 7^th International Visible Conference on Educational Studies & Applied Linguistics, Ishik University, Erbil, KR, Iraq.

Publications

a. Journalism:

1. A large body of translated work from English published to my credit in the local journals and magazines covering science, literature, history, archaeology and culture.

2. Scores of stories, press releases and features published in international highlights in English and Arabic during my association with Reuters.

b. Books:

1. J. Corg, Language in Modern Literature , a co-translation into Arabic ( 1985 ).

2. Dictionary of Ancient Greek Civilization, a translation into Arabic (Dar Al-Mashreq, Duhok, 2013.

3. Henrik Ibsen, Ghosts, a translation into Arabic (2007).

4. Decoding da Finci ( manuscript)

5. C. Baumer, The Church of the East, a translation into Arabic (2012)

6. The Christian Villages and Towns in Northern Iraq, Ishtar TV, (Translation into English ( 2014)

7. A Practical Guide to College and University Management, a translation into Arabic (manuscript).

7. James F. Keenan, S.J. Moral Wisdom, a translation into Arabic (manuscript)

8. J. Brian Bransfield, Living the Beatitudes: A Journey to Life in Christ. Translation into Arabic (manuscript)

9. Richard M. Gula, Just Ministry, translation into Arabic (manuscript)

10. Peter Morea, Finding God in Human Psychology, a translation into Arabic (Manuscript).

11. Seferberlic : Massacres, Displace

8. Six unpublished books on Philosophy and Theolgoy

9. Finding God in Human Pschology (translation into Arabic) (Manucscript)

Research Work:

1. Textual Cohesion in English/Kurdish Translation: A Contrastive Analysis (Journal of the Kurdish Academy Vol 23, 2012).

2. Criteria for Evaluating Students’ Essay Writing at the tertiary level in the College of Education, Salahaddin University, Proceedings of the 6th International Visible Conference on Educational Studies & Applied Linguistics, April 26-27- 2015 Ishik University, Erbil, KR, Iraq.,

3.Affixed Particles in the Verbal System of the NENA dialects of the Aqra Region, Semetic Languages and Cultures, University of Cambridge (forthcoming)

Aziz Emmanuel Zebari