Personal Information

 Professor

Department of  Arabic Language

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Contact Information

Phone: 0564169983

Email: mmayaba@kau.edu.sa

Mustafa Muhammad T. BinMayaba

 Professor

Profile

A professor specializing in Arabic Literature and Modern Criticism at King Abdulaziz University, holding a Ph.D. degree from Indiana University in the United States. I possess international academic experience in teaching Arabic literature at American universities.

Education

  • 1998

    High School degree from , Imam Asim bin Abi Al-Nujud, المدينة المنورة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2003

    Bachelor degree from Department of Arabic Language and LiteratureFaculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2007

    Master degree from Arabic Language and Literatureكلية الآداب والعلوم الإنسانية, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2012

    Doctorate degree from The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and CulturesCollege of Arts and Sciences , Indiana University-Bloomington, بلومنجتون, امــريــكـا

Employment

  • 2004-2006

    Representative of the Faculty of Arts on the Advisory Committee for Developing Graduate Programs, deanship of graduate studies king abdulaziz university, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2005-2007

    Teaching Assistant , Department of Arabic Language and Literature, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2005-2007

    al-Mad?nah Newspaper, Proof Reader , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2009-2010

    Arabic Teacher for non-native Speakers, Islamic Center - Bloomington , بلومنجتون, امــريــكـا

  • 2010-2011

    Assistant to Indiana University Bloomington DSS , Disability Services for Students (Indianan University), بلومنجتون, امــريــكـا

  • 2013-2014

    Assessment and Accreditation Program Evaluation Coordinator, Assessment and Accreditation Program Evaluation Coordinator, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2015-2018

    Visiting Professor of Arabic Literature, Indiana University-Bloomington, بلومنجتون, امــريــكـا

  • 2020-2023

    Chair of the Arabic Language and Literature Department, King Abdulaziz University, , المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2023-2025

    Visiting Professor (Arabic Literature), Georgetown University Washington DC, واشنطن, امــريــكـا

Research Interests

Discourse Analysis  

Applied Criticism (Applying Modern Critical Theories to Arabic Literary Texts)  

A Comparative Study of Arabic Literature in Light of Modern Theories  

Translation  

Hebrew Literature in the Middle Ages  

Teaching Arabic Literature to Non-Native Speakers

Scientific interests

 

  • Applied criticism and analysis of the literary text in the light of modern psychological, social and anthropological theories.
  • Discourse analysis.

Courses

Areas of expertise

Discourse analysis