Background
El-Halees, Yousef Abdul Khaliq was born on April 30, 1936 in Yatta, Jordan. Son of Abdul-Khaliq Musa El-Halees and Fatima Abu-Nijmi.
El-Halees, Yousef Abdul Khaliq was born on April 30, 1936 in Yatta, Jordan. Son of Abdul-Khaliq Musa El-Halees and Fatima Abu-Nijmi.
Diploma in education, Teacher's Training College, Amman, Jordan, 1956; Bachelor, U. Damascus (Syria), 1963; Master of Arts, U. North Wales, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, U. London, 1971.
Teacher English, Yatta Secondary School, Hebron, Jordan, 1956-1959; headmaster, Yatta Secondary School, Hebron, Jordan, 1963-1967; assistant Professor of English Department, University Jordan, Amman, 1971-1976; associate Professor of English Department, University Qatar, 1976-1978; associate Professor of English Department, University Jordan, Amman, 1978-1985; Professor of English Department, University Jordan, Amman, since 1985; director, Center for Phonetics Research, Amman, since 1986.
Member governing body U. London, 1968-1971. Fulbright fellow Ohio State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981-1982, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst fellow Hannover (Federal Republic Germany) U. Hospital, 1989.
Married Azizi Mohammad, September 30, 1953. Children: Walid, Iyad, Rana, Rania.