Dr. Maysaa Banat is an Assistant Professor at Rafik Hariri University, College of Arts and Sciences, specializing in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). She has taught English as a Foreign Language (EFL), communication, and education and has experience in curriculum development, instructional design, teacher training, and translation. In addition to her academic role, she serves as a visiting faculty member at the Indian Institute of Management and a consultant for the Lebanese Ministry of Education & Higher Education, serving on the Specialized Technical Committee that evaluates academic programs and curricula for licensing approval.

Dr. Banat is also actively engaged in continuing education, designing and delivering professional development courses on AI in research, instructional design, and various topics related to lifelong learning and skills development.

She is a content designer and instructor at Linkeducare, where she develops and delivers online educational models. An active researcher, published author, and speaker, she has presented at international conferences on writing pedagogy, instructional design, technology-enhanced learning, and translation studies. She also serves as a reviewer for refereed academic journals, contributing to the advancement of research in her fields of expertise.

Education

• PhD in Education, Lebanese University, Lebanon
• MA in TEFL, Lebanese University, Lebanon
• TD in TEFL, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
• BA in English Literature, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Professional Interests

• AI-driven instructional design
• Curriculum innovation
• AI in translation studies
• Professional training and capacity-building in continuing education centers

Professional Memberships

• International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) – U.K.
• Middle East North Africa Writing Center Alliance (MENAWCA) – MENA Region
• TESOL International Association – Lebanon
• iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) – Lebanon
• Association of Teachers of English in Lebanon (ATEL) – Lebanon
• Specialized Technical Committees at the Ministry of Education & Higher Education – Lebanon
• Ijaz Forum in Quran & Sunnah – Lebanon

Recent Publications

• Banat, M. (2024). Investigating the linguistic fingerprint of GPT-4o in Arabic-to-English translation using stylometry. Journal of Translation and Language Studies, 5(3), 65–83. https://doi.org/10.48185/jtls.v5i3.1343
• Banat, M., & Abu Adla, Y. (2023). Exploring the effectiveness of GPT-3 in translating specialized religious text from Arabic to English: A comparative study with human translation. Journal of Translation and Language Studies, 4(2), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.48185/jtls.v4i2.762
• Farshoukh, M. (2018). Soul Breezes ( Banat, Trans., 2023). Ijaz Forum. (Original work published 2018). Retrieved from https://www.iijazforum.org/?s=soul+breezes
• Banat, M. (2023). Innovative pathways to proficient writing: Examining Exploratory Practice’s effects. TESOL and Technology Studies, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.48185/tts.v4i1.828
• Banat, M. (2023). Empowering subject matter awareness through Exploratory Practice: Embracing practitioner research in the AI era. Journal of Studies in Humanities and Education, 4(1), 41-59. https://doi.org/10.48185/she.v4i1.819
• Banat, M. (2022). The Exploratory Practice: An approach for enhancing students’ learning process awareness. International Journal of Research in Education and Science (IJRES), 8(1), 120-134. https://doi.org/10.46328/ijres.2586
• Banat, M. (2021). Collaborative learning through Mendeley: Effectiveness and students’ perceptions. International Journal of Studies in Education and Science (IJSES), 2(2), 87-101.
• Banat, M. (2018). Promoting autonomy in writing through cooperative learning for grade 10 students grouped according to their learning styles (Publication No. 014588) [Master’s thesis, Lebanese University]. Org.
• Banat, M. (2016). Empowering learners’ autonomy through the Exploratory Practice. 16th International English Language Teaching Conference & Middle East-North Africa Writing Center Alliance Conference, Oman. [Conference Proceedings]
• Banat, M. Handbook for a Teaching Diploma Program: “Methods of Teaching Language Arts at the Elementary School”, Lebanese Educational Agency for Development in the Arab Region (LeadAr)