Translation and Languages
Doctor Elias Khalaf
Certifications
1- Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Aleppo with a very good grade.
2- Postgraduate Diploma from the University of Strathclyde, Britain.
3- Master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Liverpool, Britain.
4- Doctorate in English Literature from the University of Liverpool, Britain.
2- Postgraduate Diploma from the University of Strathclyde, Britain.
3- Master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Liverpool, Britain.
4- Doctorate in English Literature from the University of Liverpool, Britain.
Language
Arabic.
English.
French.
English.
French.
Skills
Administrative Positions:
- Dean of the Institute of Languages – University of Homs, 1999–2001.
- Head of the English Department – Faculty of Arts and Humanities, 2003–2007.
- Head of the English Department – Faculty of Arts and Humanities, 2014–2017.
- Head of the English Department – Faculty of Arts and Humanities, 2025–present.
- Introduction to Drama, Renaissance Drama, Shakespearean Drama, Restoration Drama, Modern Drama – English Department.
- History of Literature – English Department.
- Translation for Fourth-Year Students – English Department.
- World Literature – English Department.
- Prose – English Department.
- Composition – English Department.
- Research Methodology, Drama, World Literature – Master’s Program, English Department.
- Linguistic and Critical Studies – Graduate Studies, Arabic Department.
- “Islam in Marlowe’s *Tamburlaine*” – Al-Balqa Journal / Amman Private University, Vol. 4, No. 1, Jordan, 1996.
- “The Quest for Self-Assertion in Eugene O’Neill’s *Desire Under the Elms*” – Al-Balqa Journal, Vol. 4, 1996.
- “The Front of Chastity: Female Identity in Selected Renaissance Historical Plays” – Damascus University Journal, Vol. 12, 1998.
- “Royalty and Humor in English Renaissance Drama” – Homs University Journal, Vol. 2, No. 21, 1999.
- “The Conflict Between Loyalty to the Crown and the Call of Conscience in *Sir John Oldcastle* and *Sir Thomas More*” – Homs University Journal, Vol. 1, No. 23, 2001.
- “Tragic Elements in *Edward II* and *Sir Thomas More*” – Homs University Journal, Vol. 1, No. 23, 2001.
- “The Image of the National Hero in Three English Historical Plays” – Jerash University Journal for Research and Studies, Vol. 5, No. 2, Jordan, 2001.
- “Political Satire in *Coriolanus* and *Catiline*” – Damascus University Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2001.
- “The Tragic Pursuit of Inner Peace in O’Neill’s *Mourning Becomes Electra* and Arsan’s *Motherhood*” – Homs University Journal, Vol. 25, No. 11, 2003.
- “The Image of the Golden Eagle of Damascus” – Homs University Journal, Vol. 25, No. 11, 2003.
- “Theatrical Reception of the Oedipus Myth” – Binghamton University Journal (USA), Issue 1, 2003.
- “Depicting Justice in Selected Renaissance Plays” – Homs University Journal, Vol. 26, 2004.
- “Imitating History in Selected Historical Plays” – Homs University Journal, Vol. 27, 2004.
- “The Impact of Criticism and Translation on the Dialogue of Civilizations: *Othello* as a Model” – Homs University Journal, Vol. 28, 2005.
- “The Problem of Multiplicity in Translating Critical Terminology” – Homs University Journal, Vol. 28, 2006.
- “The Phoenix Myth in Shakespeare’s Drama” – Homs University Journal, Vol. 29, 2007.
- “Translating Dramatic Dialogue” – Al-Usbu’ Al-Adabi, Arab Writers Union, Issue 471, Damascus, 1995.
- “The Phoenix in Arabic Literature and Shakespeare” – Al-Usbu’ Al-Adabi, Issue 527, 1996.
- “The Romantic Dimension in *Abi Yanhet Al-Hajar* by Dr. Rateb Sukkar” – Al-Mawqif Al-Adabi, Arab Writers Union, Issue 315, Damascus, 1996.
- “Symbolism in the Play *The Strangers*” – Al-Katib Al-Arabi, Arab Writers Union, 2004.
- “The Ghost in the Play *Night Visitors*” – Al-Mawqif Al-Adabi, Arab Writers Union, 2004.
- “The Role of Criticism and Translation in Building Bridges of Cultural Dialogue” – Al-Mawqif Al-Adabi, 2004.
- “The Moral Function of Literature” – Al-Usbu’ Al-Adabi, Arab Writers Union, 2004.
- “The Impact of Belonging to the Homeland in the Novel *The Rock of the Golan*” – Al-Mawqif Al-Adabi, 2005.
- *Sixteenth-Century Literature in Britain* by the English critic Murry Roston – University of Homs Press, 2004–2005.
- “From Blindness to Insight in Shakespearean Drama” – 2005.
- “The Image of Exiles in Shakespeare’s Plays” – 2007.
- “O’Neill’s Oedipal Theatre in Light of the Ghost Concept in Renaissance Drama” – 2010.
- “The Image of the Avenger in Selected Jacobean Tragedies” – 2011.
- “The Image of the Heroine in Selected Plays by Brecht and Shaw” – 2012.
- “Strindberg’s *The Road to Damascus*: A Study in Light of Renaissance Metaphor” – 2012.
- “A Comparative Study of Dramatic Suspicion in Jonson’s *Volpone* and Middleton’s *Michaelmas Term*” – 2012.
- “The Development of the Poetic Image in Selected Poems by Ezra Pound” – 2012.
- “The Absurdity of Dialogue in Selected Plays by Beckett and Ionesco” – 2012.
- “The Victim Daughter in Classical Greek *Iphigenia* Plays and Shakespeare’s *Hamlet*” – 2012.
- “Reconstructing *Hamlet* in Stoppard’s *Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead*” – 2012.
- “Good and Evil in *Doctor Faustus* and *Faust*” – 2014.
- “The Anti-Hero in Christopher Marlowe’s Plays: An Analytical Study” – 2015.
- “The Outsider in Shakespeare’s *The Merchant of Venice* and *Othello*” – 2015.
- “Narrative Functions in Shakespeare’s *Romeo and Juliet* and *Hamlet*” – 2016.
- “Voltaire and His Tales of the East” – 2017.
- “The Impact of the Heroine in Shakespeare’s *Twelfth Night* and *As You Like It*” – 2016.
- “The Educational Impact of Religious Drama in Kyd’s *The Spanish Tragedy* and Jonson’s *Volpone*” – 2017.
- “The Butterfly’s Journey in a Gloomy World: A Comparative Study of *A Streetcar Named Desire* and *The Awakening*” – 2018.
- “The Image of Joan of Arc in Shakespeare’s *Henry VI* and Shaw’s *Saint Joan*” – 2018.
- “The Concept of Rebellion in Eugene O’Neill’s Theatre: Intellectual, Social, and Artistic Dimensions” – 2018.
- “An Analytical Study of Translations of Shakespeare’s *Antony and Cleopatra*” – 2018.
- “The Image of Helen in Homer’s *Iliad* and Shakespeare’s *Troilus and Cressida*” – 2018.
- “The Individual and the Making of Fame in Selected English Renaissance Historical Plays” – Latakia University Journal, 1994.
- “The Crisis of Terminology: Allegory as a Model” – Proceedings of the Symposium on Terminology Issues: Arabic Language and Modern Sciences, Latakia University, 1998.
- “Extensive Reading: Guidelines for Learning Beyond the EFL Classroom” – University of Homs, 2001.
- “Strategies for Enhancing Student Motivation in English Conversation Courses” – English Department Conference, University of Homs, 2004.
- Academic visit to Egypt – Cairo University, English Department, 2003.
- Scientific research mission to the United States – New York University, 2001–2022.
- Mustafa Ghaleb Thinker Award – Al-Adiyat Society, 2016.
- Honorary Awards – Tanweer Association / Salamiya, 2023–2024.
Other Information
- Participation in the editorial boards of the Homs University Journal for Research, 2025.
- Published numerous articles in Al-Fidaa and Al-Ourouba newspapers, 1996.
- Participation in reviewing research papers submitted for publication in Arab academic journals.
- Participation in reviewing research papers submitted to Arab conferences.
- Participation in evaluating Ph.D. dissertations, both Syrian and international.
- Participation in evaluating Syrian Master’s theses.
- Supervising English language courses at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities – Directorate of Training and Qualification, University of Homs.
- Delivering lectures in literary criticism at the Cultural Center in Homs and Salamiyah.