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Murad M. Al Kayed holds a PhD in linguistics from the University of Jordan. He is an associate professor of linguistics at Al Balqa Applied University/ Ajloun University College since 2023. He is interested in different fields in linguistics, such as pragmatics, sociolinguistics and discourse analysis. He taught many courses in linguistics, such as introduction to linguistics, semantics,
pragmatics, and psycholinguistics.
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 Research Intersets:
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sociolinguistics, pragmatics, psycholinguistics, translation
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 Qualifications
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Degree
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University
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Specialization
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Graduation year
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| 1 | PHD | University of Jordan | Linguistics | 2018 | | 2 | MASTER DEGREE | Yarmouk University | Linguistics | 2013 | | 3 | BACHELOR'S DEGREE | University of Jordan | English language and Literature | 2006 |
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 Publications
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1- The Effectiveness of Using the Duolingo Application in Enhancing the Speaking Skills of Jordanian EFL Learners ,World Journal of English Language, 2026,Vol. 16,no. 6.
2- Mhani Alaoui as a mythmaker: a psychoanalytical archetypal and feminist revisionist reading of Dreams of Maryam Tair ,Cogent Arts and Humanities, 2026,Vol. 13,no. 1.
3- Multifunctionality of M?li? in Jordanian Arabic: A Discourse-Pragmatic Perspective ,Journal of Intercultural Communication, 2026,Vol. 26,no. 2.
4- The Use of Impoliteness in Donald Trump?s Speeches During His Second Presidency ,Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences, 2026,Vol. 53,no. 9.
5- A linguistic analysis of persuasive language used
on Jordanian advertisements in social media ,Cogent Arts and Humanities, 2026,Vol. 13,no. 1.
6- The Kindness of Nature in Aboulela?s The Kindness of Enemies: An Ecocritical Reading ,Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 2025,Vol. 15,no. 12.
7- A Pragmo-Discourse Analysis of Jordanians Complaining Strategies on Facebook ,International Journal of Society, Culture and Language, 2025,Vol. 13,no. 2.
8- A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Metaphorical Directives in Public Communication ,International Journal of Society, Culture & Language, 2025,Vol. 13,no. 2.
9- Semantic Distinctions in Cognitive Verb-Preposition Combinations: A
Corpus-Based Analysis of Of and About ,World Journal of English Language, 2025,Vol. 15,no. 7.
10- Critical Discourse Analysis of Media Discourse Related to the Impact of AI on Jobs: Corpus-Assisted ,Studies in Media and Communication, 2025,Vol. 13,no. 3.
11- A linguistic study of politeness in academic request emails sent by
undergraduates to their professors in Jordan ,International Journal of English Language and Literature Studies, 2024,Vol. 13,no. 4.
12- Impoliteness Strategies in Facebook Comments on Ministry of Health?s
Declarations and Posts on Covid-19 ,Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures, 2024,Vol. 16,no. 4.
13- The Impact of WhatsApp Groups on Improving Jordanian University Students? Vocabulary Learning ,Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 2024,Vol. 14,no. 10.
14- The Semantic and Contextual Meanings of the Cognitive Words ?y?qilu:n, yatafakaru:n, yatadabaru:n, yafqahu:n? in Holy Qur?an ,Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 2024,Vol. 14,no. 6.
15- Scrutinising the Moon: Randa Jarrar?s ?The Lunatic?s Eclipse? Under a
Postmodern Lens ,World Journal of English Language, 2024,Vol. 14,no. 1.
16- The Challenges Facing Translation Students in Translating Sports Idiomatic Expressions from Arabic into English ,International Journal of Arabic-English Studies, 2024,Vol. 24,no. 1.
17- A contrastive study of the connotative meanings of ?dog-related? expressions in English and Jordanian proverbs: Implications for translators and language teachers ,Acta Linguistica Petropolitana, 2023,Vol. 19,no. 1.
18- The Textual Functions of Discourse Marker yalla in Jordanian Arabic
,World Journal of English Language, 2023,Vol. 13,no. 2.
19- The Effects of Shadow-Reading on EFL Learners? Reading Comprehension ,Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2022,Vol. 13,no. 5.
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 University Courses Taught
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1- Introduction to English Linguistics.
2- English Phonetics.
3- Phonology.
4- Morphology.
5- Sociolinguistics.
6- Psycholinguistics.
7- Discourse Analysis.
8- History of English Language.
9- Semantics.
10- Translation 1.
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 Master and Phd thesis contributions
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Thesis Supervision
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 Collocational Behaviour, Semantic Prosody and Semantic Preference of cure, therapy and treatment: A Corpus-based Study ,Al-Ahliyya Amman University,Master Thesis,2026.
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 Projects
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The challenges facing Translation students in translating Sport idiomatic expressions from Arabic into English ,Deanship of Scientific Research/ Al-Balqa Applied University,2022/09-2024/01.
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