Education
PhD in Translation Studies, Binghamton University. USA
MA. In Translation/ English and Arabic. Yarmouk University, Jordan.
BA in Modern Languages. Yarmouk University, Jordan.
Research Interests
- English- Arabic Translation
- Literary translation
- Children literature
- Curriculum evaluation
- Interpretation and memory
- Translation history in Jordan and the Gulf countries
Selected Publications
- Mahasneh & Alshammary.2024 “Representations of Saudi culture in the Translated Narratives of ‘Abd al-Rahman Munif’s ‘Annihayat'- “Endings”. Jordan Journal of Modern Languages. Vol.16, No. 3, 2024, pp 725-743.
- Mahasneh, A. A. (2023). Speeches of a king: Translation as narration. Jordan Journal of Modern Languages & Literatures, 15(1), 305-326.
- Mahasneh, A. A. (2023). (Re) constructing Narratives in Qur'an Translation. International Journal of Arabic-English Studies, 23(2), 101-124.
- Mahasneh, A. A. (2022). Enhancing short-term memory for conflict zone interpreters. In Interpreter Training in Conflict and Post-Conflict Scenarios (pp. 210-221). Routledge.
- Mahasneh, A. A., & Abdelal, R. (2022). Resemiotization of illustrations in children’s picture books between English and Arabic. Sage Open, 12(2), 1-16
- Mahasneh, A. A. (2021). The translation of jihad verses after the emergence of ISIS: Distortion or reality. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 10(5), 129-140.
- Mahasneh, A. A., & Bashayreh, H. (2021). A semiotic translation of memes: Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia as a case study. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. 10 (4), 32-42.
- Mahasneh, A. A., & Abu Kishek, M. T. (2018). Arabic localization of video games “tomb raider™(2013)”: A start or a failure. Lebende Sprachen, 63(1), 47-62.
- Mahasneh, A. A., & Obeidat, M. M. 2018 Conflict zones: a training model for interpreters. Interpreters’ Newsletter. (63) 63-81
Teaching Courses
- Legal Translation
- Business Translation
- Translation Theories
- Consecutive and Simultenious Interpreting
- Translating Media Texts
- Translating in the field of Travel and Tourism
- Introduction into Translation
- Translating Arabic Texts
Memberships
- Jordan Translator's Association
- APETAU
- Association of Jordanian Women Academics
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