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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Muhammad Ali al-Khawli (Abu Majdi; 1939 - December 19 , 2019 ) is a Palestinian writer, author, and linguist , born in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm . He is the author of a large collection of literary, linguistic, and intellectual works.
His biography
Muhammad Ali Al-Kholi was born in Tulkarm , Palestine, in 1939. He received his education in the schools of his city, then joined the Teachers College in Amman, where he obtained a diploma in 1958. He then joined the American University of Beirut , where he obtained a diploma in the art of education and a bachelor’s degree in English language in 1966. In 1971 , he obtained a master’s degree in applied linguistics and English language from the same university, and then obtained a doctorate in applied linguistics and English language from the same university in 1975.
He worked as an English teacher in Jordanian schools from 1958 to 1963 , then as an English lecturer at Al-Hussein College in Jordan from 1966 to 1967. He then moved to Dhabi, where he worked as an English teacher from 1967 to 1971 , and then as an English teacher in Kuwait from 1971 to 1975. ]
He worked as a professor of English at the University of Riyadh from 1975 until 1990 , then as a professor of English at Al-Isra University in Jordan from 1991 until 1998 , and as a professor of English at Philadelphia University in Jordan from 1998 until 2002 , then as a professor of English at Al-Zaytoonah University in Jordan.
He was Dean and Head of the English Department for twelve years in several Arab universities, and participated in a number of international conferences on the English language, language teaching, and translation. He is a member of several scientific associations, including the International Association for English Language Teaching (TESOL) in the United States of America, the Association of English Language Professors in Arab Universities, the Jordanian Translation Association, and others.
His works
Muhammad Ali Al-Khawli wrote many books in English and Arabic , numbering more than 90 books, including:
"Student's Guide to Practical Education."
“Common Structures in the Arabic Language: A Statistical Study,” 1982.
“Dictionary of Phonetics,” published by Al-Farazdaq Commercial House, 1982.
"Linguistic Sounds", 1987.
Language Teaching: Cases and Comments, 1988.
"The Truth of Jesus Christ", published in August 1990 by Dar Al-Falah Publishing and Distribution.
“The False Luster of Western Civilization,” published by Al-Falah Publishing and Distribution House, 1993.
"Life with Two Languages - Bilingualism", 1998.
“Achievement Tests,” published by Dar Al-Falah Publishing and Distribution, 1998.
“Transformational Rules of the Arabic Language,” published by Al-Azhar Heritage Library, 1999.
Learn to spell by yourself.
“Study Skills,” published by Dar Al-Kifah, 2000.
Introduction to Linguistics, 2000.
“How to Write a Research Paper,” published by Al-Falah Publishing and Distribution House, 2001.
“A Comparison of the Four Gospels,” published by Dar Al-Falah, 2001.
Scientific translation from English to Arabic.
"Methods of teaching the Arabic language."
"Linguistic studies."
"Language tests."
"General teaching methods."
Semantics (the science of meaning).
"Distortion in the Torah."
Jews from their book.
"Islam and Christianity: A Comparative Study."
"Islam and Western Civilization."
“Why have they chosen Islam”, published in 2006 by Al-Falah Publishing and Distribution House.
“The Only Right Choice: Islam,” published in 2008 by Al-Falah Publishing and Distribution House.
“Integration of Content, Education, and Technology,” published by Dar Al-Falah, 2008.
Technical Translation (E→A) Technical Translation (from English to Arabic) was published in 2016 by Al-Falah Publishing and Distribution House.
Awards
Muhammad Ali Al-Khawli received a number of awards and honors, the most prominent of which was the “Personality of the Year Award 2018-2019 in the field of teaching Arabic to non-native speakers” from the “Union of Arabic Teachers for Non-Native Speakers.”
His death
Muhammad Ali Al-Khawli died in the Jordanian capital, Amman , on December 19 , 2019 , at the age of 80.
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