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MAHER BEN MOUSSA

MAHER BEN MOUSSA

Faculty of Language Studies
Faculty of Language Studies
Associate Professor
Contact Information
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binmousa@aou.edu.kw
Office FE647

Professional Biography

Maher Ben Moussa is an Associate Professor of Literature. He has an MA in English Literature and a PhD in American Literature from Michigan State University, USA. His research interests include Modern American Drama and teaching methodology. He taught literature at Michigan State University and University of Sharjah, UAE. He joined  Arab Open University in 2010, Kuwait where he teaches Children's Literature, Arts Past and Present and Literary Appreciation and critique.  



Courses Taught

1. Children’s Literature, (EA300A&B)

2. Introduction to Literature, (E121) 

3. Literary Appreciation, (EL121N)

4. Cultures (A112A)

5. Writing Research, (EL122)

6. The Arts Past and Present (AA100A)

7.  Approaching Literature: Romantic Writings, (A210A)

8. Literature in the Modern World, (A319A&B)

Professional Experience

1. Associate Professor, Faculty of Language Studies, Arab Open University, Kuwait    Headquarters, 2018- present

2. Assistant Professor, Faculty of Language Studies, Arab Open University, Kuwait    Headquarters, 2010- 2018

 3. Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, University of             Sharjah, 2001 – 2010

 4.  Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University, 1996-2001

 5. Lecturer, Department of English, University of Tunis, 1994-1996  

Research Publications

1. Ghafsi, Abderrezzaq and Maher Ben Moussa. "Charles Dickens in Arabic". The Dickensian 527.121 (2025): 343-353.

2. Ben Moussa, Maher. When the Silent Child Speaks: Identity and Subversion in Anthony Browne’s Voices in the Park. 3L The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies. (29:2) 2023. 

 3. Ben Moussa, Maher. Integrating Literature into Teaching the Language Arts. International Journal of Arabic-English Studies. (22:02) 2022.

 4. Ben Moussa, Maher. Empowerment and Child Agency in Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry. International Journal of applied Linguistics & English Literature (IJALEL). 7:2 March 2018.

 5. Ben Moussa, Maher. Connecting with the Other: Empathy in Tom’s Midnight Garden. Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Special Issue on Literature No. 4 October, 2016 

 6. Ben Moussa, Maher. Politeness Strategies in Edward Albee’s Play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? University of Sharjah Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences 8:1 (2011).

 7. Ben Moussa, Maher. Teaching Literature: A Task-based Approach. Dar Wael Publishing: Amman, Jordan (2012).

8. Fareh, Shehdeh, Maher Ben Moussa. Pragmatic Functions of Interrogative Sentences. IJAES 9 (2008)

9. Fareh, Shehdeh, Maher Ben Moussa. Practicality and Usefulness of English Arabic Dictionaries in Translating English Metaphors. Babel 53:1 (2005)

10. Ben Moussa, Maher. Literature and Critical Thinking for Young Learners. Journal of English Studies 13:3 (2005). 

11. Fareh Shehdeh, Maher Ben Moussa. Better English Now Readers series: A Set of 12 Children’s Short Stories, Dar Al Manhal, 2003, Amman, Jordan.