Dr. Abdullah Shaghi : Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Ph.D. in linguistics, Aligarh Muslim University (A.M.U.), U.P., India, 2010
Contact Information
Zabid-College of Education,
Hodeidah University,
Hodeidah, Yemen.
00967737486768 (mob.)
009673341933 (home)
00967340856 (workplace)
E-mail: drabdullahshaghi@gmail.com
PERSONAL DETAILS
Full Name : Abdullah Mohammed Mohammed Shaghi
Date of Birth : 01.01.1976
Marital Status : Married
Number of Children : Three children (One Son, Two daughters
Nationality : Yemeni
Languages Known : English, Arabic, a bit little Hindi
Hobbies&Interests : I like reading eBooks English and Linguistics of English and Arabic very much. I am computer literate. I write some poems in English as well as in Arabic.
Strength : Good Interpersonal and Communication
Skills, Optimist, Hard-working.
I am a linguist specializing in English Language and Linguistics (especially, of English and Arabic). I received my B.Ed. in English from Hodeidah University in 1996, my M.A. in Linguistics from JNU, New Delhi, India in 2006, and Ph.D. in Linguistics from AMU, U.P., India in 2010.
Research Interests:
I conduct research in the field of Tihami Yemeni Arabic Linguistics with a special emphasis on Phonetics, Phonology, Morphophonology/Morphophonemics, Morphology, and Morphosyntax. My research also extends to teaching linguistic courses, teaching English as a foreign language. Translation projects from Arabic to English and vice versa also occupy an important area of my work.
Teaching:
Currently, I am teaching English Language and English Linguistics courses including: Writing 1 & 2, Introduction to Language I and II, Phonetics and Phonology of English, Morphology and Syntax, Contrastive Analysis and Error Analysis (English-Arabic), Research Methodology, and a number of other courses in the field of English language and linguistics for both the B.Ed. and M.Ed. students.
PUPBLICATIONS:
Recent Publications:
Shaghi, Abdullah and Imtiaz Hasanain (January-December 2009). Arabic Pausal Forms and Tihami Yemeni Arabic pausal /u/: History and Structure. In Hasnain S. Imtiaz (edt.) Aligarh Journal of linguistics (Refereed Journal with ISSN: 2249:1511), Department of Linguistics, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, India. Vol. 1, January- December 2009, pp. 122-139.
Shaghi, Abdullah (April 2014). “Un-Heavily Rained”, In Poetry n2. The Criterion an International Journal in English ISSN: 0976-8165, Vol.5, Issue 2. P. 640: Available online at < http://www.the-criterion.com/V5/n2/Shaghi.pdf> 18 June 2014.
Shaghi, Abdullah (October 2014). “Soul’s Planet”, In Poetry 15. The Criterion an International Journal in English ISSN: 0976-8165, Vol.5, Issue V: 435-436. Available online at <http://www.the-criterion.com/V5/n5/Shaghi.pdf>. 22 December 2014.
Shaghi, Abdullah (February 2015). “The Future!” In Poetry 08. The Criterion: An International Journal in English, ISSN: 0976-8165, Vol.6, Issue-I: Available online at <http://www.the-criterion.com/the-future-by-dr-abdullah-shaghi/#.VQGhy8vebIU> 12 March 2015.
Employment:
v November 2010 to present:
Assistant Professor of Linguistics,Department of English,Faculty of Education, Zabid, Hodeida University,Hodeida, Yemen.
v November 2006 to 2010:
Ph.D Scholar doing Ph.D research in the Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Aligarh Muslim University (A.M.U.) under the supervision of Prof. S. Imtiaz Hasnain; the title of my Ph.D. research is “REVOWELLING VS AFFIXATION IN PLURAL FORMATION ASSIGNED TO NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES AND THEIR AGREEMENT IN TIHAMI YEMENI ARABIC”.One year before getting the Ph.D degree I had a good experienceas being responsible for Teaching “Phonemics” for first year B.A students of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Aligarh Muslim University (A.M.U.), India.
v July 2004 to 2006
M.A student in linguistics, Department of Linguistics, School of languages, Literatures and Cultures, Jawaharlal Nehru University (J.N.U.)
v September 2002 to 2004:
Demonstrator in the Department of English, college of Education, Zabid Hodeidah University, Yemen. Responsible for teaching First year English students the course viz, Writing (1) & (2) teaching First Year Mathematics & Chemistry and Islamic students the course English 101 & 102 ; Also responsible for supervising Teaching practice groups.
v December 1996-August 2002:
Volunteer Teacher of English in one of Zabid Schools. Responsible for secondary School students, Grade 8 and Forms 10, 11 & 12 for three days. The other three days of the week I was responsible for teaching in the Zabid High Institute which is in the same building of the college of Education, Zabid. I was responsible for Teaching Listening Comprehension, Spoken English and Reading for 1st & 2nd Year English students. Meanwhile I was working as a volunteer Teacher in the college, responsible for teaching writing (1) & (2) and English 101 & 102. I also was supervising Teaching Practice groups.
Chairman:
November 2012 to the present: First chairman of the Modern Department of Kindergarten, Faculty of Education-Zabid, Hodeidah University
January 2012 to August 2012: First chairman of the Modern Society Development and Continuing Education Center, Faculty of Education-Zabid, Hodeida University.
Committees I participate in (if existed) :
1. College Meeting Committee
2. English Department Meeting Committee
3. English Department Scientific Committee
4. English Department Examination Committee
5. English Department Postgraduate Committee
6. English Department Postgraduate Examination Committee
7. English Department Postgraduate Viva Voce Committee (supervisor and internal examiner for Master of Education in English (M.Ed.) as indicated in the following table):
List of Names of Candidates for Viva of the Master-Theses
مسلسل
No.
اسم الطالب
Name of the students
تاريخ
المناقشة
Date of
Viva
External Examiner
المناقش الخارجي
Internal Examiner
المناقش اغلداخلي
المشرف
Supervisor
عنوان الرسالة عربي + انجليزي
Thesis topics Arabic + English
فاطمة مـحمد عبدالله جرهزي Fatima Mohammed Abdullah Garhazy
05/04/2015
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Dr. Abbas Al-Harazi
Dr. Abdullah Shaghi
Form, Order and Function of Adjectives in English and Arabic
أيـوب عـبـدالله صـالح بل Ayoub Abdullah Saleh Bill
06/04/2015
Dr. Baleigh Qassim
Dr. Abdul-Mallik Shamsan
Dr. Abdullah Shaghi
An Evaluation of the Materials and Methodology of English Reading Instruction: A Case Study of Third secondary Class
علي سليمان أحمد الوصابي
Ali Suliaman Ahmed Al-Wosabi
06/04/2015
Dr. Abbas Al-Harazi
Dr. Nabil Farea
Dr. Abdullah Shaghi
Exploiting Literary Texts to Enrich the Educational Experiences of the Undergraduate Students of EFL
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عـبدالله عـبده محـمد أحمد Abdullah Abduh Mohammed Ahmed
06/04/2015
Dr.Taha Ahmed Hassan
Dr. Abdullah Shaghi
Dr.Nabil Farea
Designing Remedial Writing Activities for the Low Proficient Yemeni Secondary School Learners of EFL