Basic Informations
C.V
ZAKARIA ABDELAZIZ ZAKARIA MAHMOUD
Assistant Lecturer of English Linguistics,
Faculty of Arts, Beni-Suef University,
Salah Salem St., Beni-Suef, Egypt.
(+2) 01286661391
zakaria.mahmoud@art.bsu.edu.eg
id00726480@usal.es
zakaria_abdelaziz@yahoo.com
University Education
October, 2020 PhD in English Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, Department of English, University of Salamanca, Spain (Excellent with Honours)
October, 2012 MA in English Linguistics and translation, Faculty of Arts, English Department, Helwan University, Egypt (Excellent)
July 2007 BA in English Language and Literature – Department of English – Beni-Suef University, Egypt (Very Good with Honours)
Conferences
(a) Papers presented in Conferences
(1)
"A New Text World Theory Account of Past-Tense Verbs which Depict Future Episodes at the Judgment Day in the Glorious Quran"- Research in Anglo-American Literature, Culture and Linguistics Conference (17th and 18th May, 2019), Faculty of Philology, Department of English, University of Salamanca, Spain.
(2): "A Cognitive Stylistic Analysis of a Selection of Contemporary Egyptian Novels"- Research in Anglo-American Literature, Culture and Linguistics Conference (26th and 27th October, 2017), Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, Department of English, University of Valladolid, Spain.
(b) Conferences I participated in its organization
"Narratives of Resilience and Healing" International Conference (9th and 10th October, 2017), Faculty of Philology, Department of English, University of Salamanca, Spain.
(c) Conferences I attended
(1): "Ezra Pound and his relationship with Spain" International Conference (26-28 June 2019), Faculty of Philology, Department of English, University of Salamanca, Spain.
(2): "Research in Anglo-American Literature, Culture and Linguistics" Conference (17th and 18th May, 2019), Faculty of Philology, Department of English, University of Salamanca, Spain.
(3): "SAAS Symposium: American Literature, Media, Visual Arts and Films" International Conference (9-11 April, 2019), Faculty of Philology, Department of English, University of Salamanca, Spain.
(4): "Research in Anglo-American Literature, Culture and Linguistics" Conference (26th and 27th October, 2017), Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, Department of English, University of Valladolid, Spain.
(5): "Narratives of Resilience and Healing" International Conference (9th and 10th October, 2017), Faculty of Philology, Department of English, University of Salamanca, Spain.
(6): "Systemic Functional Linguistics at the Crossroads: Intercultural and Contrastive Descriptions of Language" International Conference (June 29 to July 1, 2017), Faculty of Philology, Department of English, University of Salamanca, Spain.
(7): "Evidence-Based Strategies to Support Bilingual Education in Spain and the US" International Conference (27-29 November 2016), Faculty of Philology, Department of English, University of Salamanca, Spain.
Scholarships and Scientific Awards
November 2016 – October 2020: Fully-funded scholarship from the Egyptian government (The Mission Sector and the Ministry of Higher Education) to obtain my PhD degree from the Faculty of Philology, Department of English, University of Salamanca, Spain.
Teaching Experience
December, 2012 to January, 2021 Assistant lecturer of English Linguistics,
Faculty of Arts, English Dept., Beni-Suef
University
June 2008 to December 2012 Demonstrator at the Faculty of Arts,
English Department, Beni-Suef
University
Courses
6-28 February 2020: "Narratives of Resistance and Radical Resurgence from Canada / Turtle Island", Faculty of Philology, Department of English, University of Salamanca, Spain.
19 – 20 March, 2018: "Entrepreneurial Competition Seminar "Design Thinking for Entrepreneurs", University of Salamanca, Spain.
Course included:
Creativity and Innovation
People-centered Innovation
Innovation Methodology: Design Thinking
Design Thinking: Understand
Design Thinking: Discover
Design Thinking: Devise
Design Thinking: Prototype
Design Thinking: Test
November 2017 to March 2018: "Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Linguistic Research", Faculty of Philology, Department of English, University of Salamanca, Spain.
8 November, 2017: "Design of a Research Study: Elaboration of Questionnaire and Data Tabulation with Statistical Program to Measure Satisfaction of Human Resources", University of Salamanca, Spain.
27 June 2017: "Where to Publish", Faculty of Philology, University of Salamanca, Spain.
14 June 2017: Course of Social and Cultural Entrepreneurship, The Hospedería Fonseca, University of Salamanca.
27 February to 20 April, 2017: "Celebrating Canada: 65th Anniversary of English Studies at USAL", Faculty of Philology, Department of English, University of Salamanca, Spain.
November, 2016: "When and Where: Geostatistics for Researchers", MediaLab, University of Salamanca, Spain.
December, 2015: "Scientific Thinking and Argumentation Skills for Problem Solving" within the DAAD kairo Akademie.
April, 2014: "Dealing with change" of the further domain of "Soft Skills" within the DAAD kairo Akademie.
November, 2013: "How to Present Scientific Data" of the further domain "Academic Skills" within the DAAD kairo Akademia.
September, 2013: "Mind Maps" (Pathways to Higher Education, Cairo University in cooperation with the Faculty of Arts, Beni-Suef University).
February, 2013: Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) Module 1 (University of Cambridge and British Council in Cairo).
February, 2013: Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) Module 2 (University of Cambridge and British Council in Cairo).
February, 2013: Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) Module 3 (University of Cambridge and British Council in Cairo).
October, 2012: The Credit Hour System (Beni-Suef University)
September, 2012: 90 hour course in training English Teachers to deliver:
• Teaching Knowledge Test preparation courses
• Blended Learning BULATS preparation courses (British Council in Cairo).
September, 2012: Communication Skills (Beni-Suef University)
May, 2012: How to Publish International Researches (Beni-Suef University)
May, 2012: Legal and Financial Aspects in Universities (Beni-Suef University)
August, 2009: Graduate Resource Program (GRP): A specially tailored program for Industrial Training Council consisting of Basic Business Skills Acquisition program Specialization (Customer Service) by Future Generation Foundation (FGF).
May 2009- Sep 2009: Basic Business Skills Acquisition (BBSA) Program, Sponsored by Future Generation Foundation, and Provided by AMIDEAST and New Horizons.
Course Included:
Business English
Business Writing
Presentation Skills
Computer Skills (MS Office 2003, Internet)
Extra sessions for Accounting, Finance, Sales Marketing
Customer Service Skills
Communication Skills (Dale Carnegie)
GPR(Graduate Resource Program)
Spanish Courses
2017-2018 Academic Year: "Basic Level 2", Official School of Languages, Junta de Castilla y León, Salamanca, Spain.
October to December, 2017: "Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language", Faculty of Philology, Department of Spanish, University of Salamanca, Spain.
18 June to 31 August 2017: "Literacy", The Spanish Red Cross, Salamanca, Spain.
February to May, 2017: "Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language", Faculty of Philology, Department of Spanish, University of Salamanca, Spain.
Publications
Mahmoud, Zakaria. (2018). Past-Tense Verbs of Futurity in the Holy Quran: A New Text-World Theory Approach. International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature 7(7), pp. 110-116.
Software Knowledge
• ICDL Certificate (International Computer Driving License)
Languages
Arabic, English and Spanish
Master Title
A Cognitive Semiotic Analysis of Cartoon in Egyptian Newspapers
Master Abstract
In the present study, a cognitive semiotic analysis of a corpus of twenty different types of cartoon was conducted in the light of Blending Theory, Attardo and Raskin's (1991) General Theory of Verbal Humor (GTVH) and Simpson's (1993) notion of point of view. The cartoons under study tackled some political, social, economic and educational issues in the Egyptian society or abroad created by different cartoonists during the years 2010 – 2011.
The detailed analysis has yielded the following findings:
Firstly, conceptual integration or blending is the basic cognitive operation that readers use to grasp the meaning of cartoons as a semiotic genre.
Secondly, conceptual blending works according to a group of systematic and organized mechanisms.
Thirdly, producing meaning is a dynamic process.
Fourthly, the novel inferences created through blending help readers to completely understand the meaning of cartoons.
Fifthly, humor in cartoons is created through the interaction of logical mechanisms and script oppositions as concluded by Attardo and Raskin's (1991).
Sixthly, applying Simpson's (1993) types of point of view, it was found that the cartoonists can convey their points of view successfully on the verbal and pictorial levels.
The above mentioned findings have been validated by employing a new model of cognitive semiotic analysis of cartoon. The new model combined El-Arousy's (in press) adaptation of Brandt's (2004) semiotic model of metaphor analysis, a modified version of Attardo and Raskin's (1991) GTVH and Grice's theory of implicature. All these theories have been integrated in one model to illustrate the aims of the study.
PHD Title
A Cognitive Stylistic Analysis of a Selection of Contemporary Egyptian Novels
PHD Abstract
In this thesis, I have used Text World Theory and Blending Theory in order to test the virtues of each for the analysis on both macro and micro levels of Egyptian novels. I have then developed an integrated framework that works toward a comprehensive approach that offers deeper analysis of literary narratives. The multi-layered, macro process of text interpretation inherent to Text World Theory relates the literary text and its wider context to a deeper, informative and interactive understanding of narrative texts through the creation of text-worlds or mental representations that relate readers and narrative texts on the one hand, and texts and their historical, cultural and social contexts on the other. Unlike Text World Theory, Blending Theory investigates stylistic elements such as metaphors as instigation for deeper understanding of the hidden meanings and messages of the literary narrative. In line with previous studies which combine Text World Theory and Blending Theory, the thesis offers a potentially productive and fruitful approach on the cognitive and linguistic levels.