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Dr. Zaher Abdul Khalek

Branch 4

Rank
Assistant Professor
Degree
PhD
Specialization
Modern Literature
Major
Linguistics
Research Field
Applied Linguistics - Didactics French for Specific Purposes - Language Needs Analysis

Born in Beirut, 1966

Scientific Qualifications

PhD in Modern Literature from the University of Toulouse/Le Mirail - France in 1997.
Diploma in Teaching French for Specific Purposes from the Paris Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCIP) in 2007.
BA in Modern Literature from the University of Toulouse/Le Mirail - France in 1992.

Professional Career

Lecturer at the Faculty of Pedagogy in 1998 then, in the Faculty of Fine Arts & Architecture in 2006.
Former lecturer at the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences, the Faculty of Tourism & Hospitality Management, and the CNAM Institute in Baakline.
Director of the Faculty of Fine Arts & Architecture – Branch 4 since 2024.
Language coordinator at the Faculty of Fine Arts & Architecture – Branch 4 for several years.
Teaching Staff Representative of the Faculty of Fine Arts & Architecture – Branch 4 in the Faculty Council between 2022-2024.
International Relations Officer at the Executive Committee of the League of Full-Time Professors at the Lebanese University between 2023-2024.
Participated in training the trainers with the French Institute and the AUF.
Supervised studies on eco-tourism in collaboration with the University of Perpignan.
Author of a book entitled “Activating Diving Tourism in Lebanon: A Tourist and Economic Perspective” and research papers published in French on multilingualism in higher education and applied research on teaching French for professional purposes.