Majd M Alkayid
Biographic Data
| ID | 9757336 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Majd M Alkayid |
| GIVEN NAMES | Majd M |
| FAMILY NAME | Alkayid |
| SIGNATURE | ALKAYID M M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Linguistic Indeterminacy and the Crisis of Authority in Oedipus Rex
Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex has been a rich source for scholars, yielding various interpretations spanning centuries. This study examines the play as a case study of how interpretation and power intertwine. By placing the play within the modern crisis of interpretation, particularly interpretation as an instrument of power, this study enters into a dialogue with postmodernist critical thinkers, such as Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault. It position…
The Kindness of Nature in Aboulela’s The Kindness of Enemies
This paper aims at studying Leila Aboulela's The Kindness of Enemies through an ecocritical lens. The study investigates how environmental and postcolonial themes intersect in the novel, emphasizing the destructive colonial effect on the environment and on personal and cultural identities. The study also highlights how nature shapes the personal and collective identities of indigenous people. It shows how colonial exploitation of the land and the…
The Semantic and Contextual Meanings of the Cognitive Words “yʕqilu
The current study endeavors to identify the semantic and contextual meanings of four cognitive words: “yʕqilu:n, yatafakaru:n, yatadabaru:n, yafqahu:n” in Holy Qur'an. The motive for this study comes from the vague semantic relations expressed by Muslim exegetes and interpreters of these words. Additionally, translating them into other languages such as English is considered challenging due to the cognitive resemblance, nature, and senses they ex…
Developing EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Repertoire Through Semantic Relations Techniques
The study investigates the impact of teaching vocabulary through semantic relations (i.e. including hyponymy, synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, homonymy and metonyms) on the breadth and depth of EFL learners’ vocabulary knowledge. A convenient sample of 50 freshman EFL learners from a state university in Jordan was recruited. The study followed an experimental approach; data were collected through pre- and post-tests over an academic term. An intervi…
The Language of Flowers in Selected Poems by William Blake
The study aims at analyzing the meanings and symbolic implications of flowers in selected poems by William Blake (1757-1827) from a feminist perspective. This paper analyzes the themes and symbolism of different kinds of flowers to explain how William Blake tries to expose the situation of women in the patriarchal nineteenth-century society. The study discusses the language of flowers from a feminist perspective relying on three prominent feminis…
Cross-Cultural Marriage and Family Life in Susan Muaddi Darraj’s The Inheritance of Exile
This paper aims at examining the personal factors that affect and are affected by the cross-cultural marriage in The Inheritance of Exile: Stories from South Philly. The intercultural marriage of Hanan; an Arab, and John; an American, affects the entire unit of children, members of family and social networks. Cultural differences between the couple make their parents reject the interracial marriage and this leads to struggle and instability in th…
No prominent works on this page.
The Language of Flowers in Selected Poems by William Blake
The study aims at analyzing the meanings and symbolic implications of flowers in selected poems by William Blake (1757-1827) from a feminist perspective. This paper analyzes the themes and symbolism of different kinds of flowers to explain how William Blake tries to expose the situation of women in the patriarchal nineteenth-century society. The study discusses the language of flowers from a feminist perspective relying on three prominent feminis…
Cross-Cultural Marriage and Family Life in Susan Muaddi Darraj’s The Inheritance of Exile
This paper aims at examining the personal factors that affect and are affected by the cross-cultural marriage in The Inheritance of Exile: Stories from South Philly. The intercultural marriage of Hanan; an Arab, and John; an American, affects the entire unit of children, members of family and social networks. Cultural differences between the couple make their parents reject the interracial marriage and this leads to struggle and instability in th…
The Semantic and Contextual Meanings of the Cognitive Words “yʕqilu
The current study endeavors to identify the semantic and contextual meanings of four cognitive words: “yʕqilu:n, yatafakaru:n, yatadabaru:n, yafqahu:n” in Holy Qur'an. The motive for this study comes from the vague semantic relations expressed by Muslim exegetes and interpreters of these words. Additionally, translating them into other languages such as English is considered challenging due to the cognitive resemblance, nature, and senses they ex…
Developing EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Repertoire Through Semantic Relations Techniques
The study investigates the impact of teaching vocabulary through semantic relations (i.e. including hyponymy, synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, homonymy and metonyms) on the breadth and depth of EFL learners’ vocabulary knowledge. A convenient sample of 50 freshman EFL learners from a state university in Jordan was recruited. The study followed an experimental approach; data were collected through pre- and post-tests over an academic term. An intervi…
Linguistic Indeterminacy and the Crisis of Authority in Oedipus Rex
Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex has been a rich source for scholars, yielding various interpretations spanning centuries. This study examines the play as a case study of how interpretation and power intertwine. By placing the play within the modern crisis of interpretation, particularly interpretation as an instrument of power, this study enters into a dialogue with postmodernist critical thinkers, such as Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault. It position…
The Kindness of Nature in Aboulela’s The Kindness of Enemies
This paper aims at studying Leila Aboulela's The Kindness of Enemies through an ecocritical lens. The study investigates how environmental and postcolonial themes intersect in the novel, emphasizing the destructive colonial effect on the environment and on personal and cultural identities. The study also highlights how nature shapes the personal and collective identities of indigenous people. It shows how colonial exploitation of the land and the…
Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (1 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Beauty (1 works)