Al-Ahliyya Amman University
Dr. Saida Sayyed
Associate Professor
Major: Linguistics - Corpus Linguistics
Department: English Language Department
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Extention: 2256
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COURSES TAUGHT
- Reading Comprehension
- English Grammar 1
- English Grammar 2
- Advanced Reading
- Principles of writing
- Corpus Linguistics
- Field Training
- Research Writing
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Contrastive Linguistics and Language Pedagogy
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Research Methods
ACADEMIC RANKS
| Rank | University | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | Jordan | 2024 |
QUALIFICATION
| Degree | Institute | Specialization | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phd | The University of Jordan | Linguistics- Corpus Linguistics | June / 2019 | |
| Masters Degree | Middle East University | English Language and Literature | December / 2015 | |
| Bachelors Degree | The Hashemite University | English Language and Literature | April / 2004 |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Job Title | Institute | Time Period |
|---|---|---|
| Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | August / 2025 - August / Present |
| Vice Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | September / 2024 - August / 2025 |
| Head of the Department of English | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | September / 2022 - September / Present |
| Head of Journals’ Division and a Linguistic Editor for Albalqa Journal | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | September / 2019 - June / 2020 |
| Faculty Staff | Al-Ahliyya Amman University- Faculty of Arts and Sciences | September / 2019 - September / Present |
| EFL Teacher - Hopes Project | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | February / 2018 - September / 2019 |
| Linguistic Editor and Editorial Secretary for Albalqa Journal | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | October / 2018 - September / 2019 |
| Translator and Research Editor | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | October / 2017 - October / 2018 |
| Translator | Ministry of Education | September / 2010 - October / 2017 |
| EFL Teacher | Ministry of Education | August / 2005 - September / 2010 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
RESEARCHES AND PUBLICATIONS
- Maha, Yaseen; Salem, Ibnian; Sa’ida Al-Sayyed (2024) Exploring Vocabulary Development and Student Preferences: A Comparative Study of Digital and Print Extensive Reading in an EFL Context Al-balqa Journal for Research and Studies , 4, 27, 1-18
- Yara A. Jarrar, Sa’ida W. Al-Sayyed, Bayan B. Rababa’h, Linda A. Alkhawaja (2024) A Corpus-Based Analysis of Four Near-Synonymous English Verbs Forum for Linguistic Studies, 6,6,2024,678-701
- Ala' Smadi Sa'ida Al-Sayyed Mohammad Bani Younis Du'a Al-Momani Alazaizeh (2023) Positive Politeness Strategies Employed by Jordanian Facebook Users: A Case from Comments on the Roya News Facebook Page Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 13(12):3006-3018
- Maha Yaseen, Sa'ida Sayyed, Hanan Ibrahim (2022) Modes of Persuasion for Women in English and Arabic Advertisements Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 8(2)(2022)180-190
- Alaa’ M. Smadi, Sa’ida Al-sayyed, Maisa S. Jaber, (2022) Transitivity and Split VP Shells in Unaccusative Constructions. Evidence from Jordanian Arabic Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 8(2),2022:231-248
- Sa'ida Al-Sayyed (2022) Strategies of Facebook users in offering condolences on a death anniversary: A case study from Jordan First Monday , 27(2)
- Riyad F. Hussein, Ahmad S. Haider, Sa'ida Walid Al-Sayyed (2021) A Corpus-Driven Study of Terms Used to Refer to Articles and Methods in Research Abstracts in the Fields of Economics, Education, English Literature, Nursing, and Political Science Journal of Educational and Social Research, Vol.11, Iss.3
- Sa'ida Al-Sayyed (2021) The Causal Theory of Names: Between Theory and Practice The Arab World English Journal, Vol.12 Iss.1
- Sa’ida Al-Sayyed , Ghaleb Rabab’ah (2020) Email Greeting and Farewell Formulas in English and Arabic: A Contrastive Study International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 14 (5):267-291
- Sa'ida Walid Sayyed , Rajai Rasheed Al-Khanji (2019) A Corpus-Based Analysis of Eight English Synonymous Adjectives of Fear International Journal of Linguistics, Vol.11 Iss.1 pp. 111-138
- (2019) A contrastive analysis of email greeting and farewell formulas in English and Arabic The 2nd Babir International Conference for Humanities at Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University.,
- (2017) Condolences Strategies on Death Anniversaries by Jordanian Facebook Users The 6th International Conference of the Association of Professors of English and Translation at Arab,
- (2017) First Names of Jordanian Tribal Society : Persistence or Change The 6th International Conference of the Association of Professors of English and Translation at Arab,
- Bader S. Dweik , Sa'ida W. Al-Sayyed (2016) Translating proper nouns from Arabic into English: Barriers and procedures. Arab World Journal, Vol. 5 special issue
- Bader Sa’id Dweik, Sa’ida Waleed Al-Sayyed (2015) Analyzing the cultural content of Action Pack”12” International Journal of English Language and Linguistics Research, Vol.3, Iss.2
- Sa'ida W. Al-Sayyed, B Dweik (2015) Teaching western culture to Jordanian students majoring in English language: Perceptions and achievements International Journal of Humanities and Socisl Sciences, Vol. 5 Iss.5
- Bader S. Dweik , Sa’ida Al-Sayyed (2015) Attitudes of Jordanian Students, Teachers and Educationalists towards Including Culture in EFL Classes and Textbooks “Action Pack 12” International Journal of Social Sciences, Languages and Linguistics, Vol.40, Issue.1 pp. 1126-1141
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
| Conference Title | Type of Participation | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 2nd Babir International Conference for Humanities at Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University. | Paper/Poster | Turkey | May / 2019 |
| The 6th International Conference of the Association of Professors of English and Translation at Arab | Paper/Poster | Jordan | April / 2017 |
| The 6th International Conference of the Association of Professors of English and Translation at Arab | Paper/Poster | Jordan | April / 2017 |
| The 5th International Conference of the Association of Professors of English and Translation at Arab | Participate in the organization of Conference | Jordan | November / 2015 |
THESIS SUPERVISION
| Title | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Congratulatory Speech Acts in Hajj Posts among Jordanian Facebook Users | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2024 |
| Congratulation Strategies of Crown Prince Hussein’s Wedding: A Socio-pragmatic Study of Facebook Posts | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2024 |
| A Corpus-based Analysis of Four Near-synonymous English Verbs | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2024 |
| Flouting Grice’s Maxims in Osama Hajjaj’s Covid-19 Related Caricatures: A Pragmatic Study | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2024 |
| Evaluating the Translation Quality of Neural Machine Translation Application Systems from Arabic into English: A Comparative Study | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2024 |
| A Critical Discourse Analysis of the 11th of September Memorial Speeches by Barak Obama and Donald Trump | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2023 |
| The Acquisition of Wh-Movement by Jordanian Arabic-Speaking Children | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2023 |
| Acculturation and Enculturation in Mohja Kahf's The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf and Fadia Faqir's My Name is Salma: Diasporic Identity Formation | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2023 |
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP
| Title | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| NA | 2020 |
