Dr Charles Daniel Saliba
B.Ed. (Hons.) Maltese, Dip. Arabic (Distinction), BA Arabic (Summa Cum Laude), MA Arabic Language and Linguistics, MA in Mediterranean Historical Studies, PhD (Sheffield University) UK, specialising in teaching Maltese as a foreign language (MFL).
Charles Daniel Saliba is a full-time academic serving in the grade of Senior Lecturer II at the Malta College of Arts, Science & Technology, Gozo Campus, where he lectures in Maltese language key skills courses and on the pedagogy of Maltese related to the primary and secondary sector. He is also a dissertation supervisor in the BA courses and MA by research course, with regards to dissertations related to the Maltese language.
Saliba has taught Maltese language, linguistics, literature, and MFL at secondary schools, post-secondary schools, and tertiary institutions for more than 23 years. He has taught MFL and medical Maltese at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (QMUL), Gozo Campus. Additionally, through the Malta Further & Higher Education Authority (MFHEA), Saliba designed and facilitated the accreditation of three courses—Award in MFL Malta Qualification Framework (MQF) 1 (5 ECTS), Award in Medical Maltese MQF 1 (5 ECTS), and Award in Medical Maltese MQF 2 (5 ECTS)—for QMUL. In 2019, through the Accreditation Unit of the Ministry of Education, Saliba designed and facilitated the accreditation of two courses—Academic Award in MFL, MQF Levels 1 and 2 (6 ECTS)—to introduce MFL to the Sir M. A. Refalo Sixth Form for the first time.
In June 2018, the then Minister of Education and Employment, the Hon. Evarist Bartolo, appointed Saliba a member of the Working Group for the Teaching of MFL, and in 2020, the Hon. Owen Bonnici, the then Minister of Education and Employment, reappointed him. Saliba is also an independent external evaluator at the MFHEA, where he evaluates the national qualifications being accredited against the MQF. He is also a reviewer for two international linguistics journals and a practicum visitor at the Institute for Education.
Saliba has published/co-published more than 65 books, including the Maltese for Foreigners series (three syllabi and 22 textbooks with audio files), the first level of which was published in e-book format. A hard copy of this level was also translated into an Italian version titled Maltese per Stranieri and a German version titled Maltesisch für Ausländer. He also published another textbook series, Maltese as a Foreign Language for Juniors, specifically designed for children aged 6 to 12.
At the National Book Awards in 2007, Saliba won a prize for his book, Realtà, in the Prose for Adolescents category. For his continuous efforts to promote the Maltese language and culture, he received the Għarb Gozitan Cultural Award from the Għarb Local Council in 2024.
Saliba is a member of the L-Akkademja tal-Malti and the International Association of Paremiology. Finally, he has presented his research at several international conferences where he has been a keynote speaker on a number of occasions.
For more information, please visit: www.charlesdanielsaliba.com
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Dr Charles Daniel Saliba
B.Ed. (Bl-unuri) Malti, Dip. Għarbi (Distinction), BA Għarbi (Summa Cum Laude), MA fil- Lingwa u l-Lingwistika Għarbija, MA fl-Istudju tal-Istorja tal-Mediterran, PhD (Sheffield University) UK fejn speċjalizza fit-tagħlim tal-Malti bħala lingwa barranija (MLB).
Charles Daniel Saliba huwa akkademiku full-time li jservi fil-grad ta’ Lettur Anzjan II fil-Kulleġġ Malti għall-Arti, ix-Xjenza u t-Teknoloġija, fil-Kampus t’Għawdex. Hu jgħallem fil-korsijiet tal-ħiliet ewlenin tal-lingwa Maltija kif ukoll fuq il-pedagoġija tal-Malti relatata mas-settur tal-primarja u tas-sekondarja. Huwa wkoll superviżur tat-teżijiet relatati mal-lingwa Maltija fil-korsijiet tal-BA u l-MA (kors ta’ riċerka).
Saliba għallem il-lingwa Maltija, il-lingwistika, il-letteratura, u l-MLB fi skejjel sekondarji, fi skejjel post-sekondarji, u f’istituzzjonijiet terzjarji għal aktar minn 23 sena. Għallem l-MLB u l-Malti mediku f’Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (QMUL), fil-Kampus t’Għawdex. Barra minn hekk, permezz tal-Awtorità Maltija għall-Edukazzjoni Avvanzata u Ogħla (MFHEA), Saliba fassal u ffaċilita l-akkreditazzjoni ta’ tliet korsijiet—Award in MFL Malta Qualification Framework (MQF) 1 (5 ECTS), Award in Medical Maltese MQF 1 (5 ECTS), u Award in Medical Maltese MQF 2 (5 ECTS)—għall-QMUL. Fl-2019, permezz tal-Accreditation Unit tal-Ministeru tal-Edukazzjoni, Saliba fassal u ffaċilita l-akkreditazzjoni ta’ żewġ korsijiet— Academic Award in MFL, MQF Levels 1 and 2 (6 ECTS)—biex jintroduċi l-MLB fis-Sixth Form Sir M. A. Refalo għall-ewwel darba.
F’Ġunju 2018, il-Ministru tal-Edukazzjoni u x-Xogħol ta’ dak iż-żmien, l-Onor. Evarist Bartolo, ħatar lil Saliba membru fil-Grupp ta’ Ħidma għat-Tagħlim tal-MLB, u fl-2020, l-Onor. Owen Bonnici, dak iż-żmien il-Ministru tal-Edukazzjoni u x-Xogħol, reġa’ ħatru mill-ġdid. Saliba huwa wkoll evalwatur estern indipendenti mal-MFHEA, fejn jevalwa l-kwalifiki nazzjonali li qed jiġu akkreditati skont l-MQF. Huwa wkoll reviewer għal żewġ ġurnali lingwistiċi internazzjonali u practicum visitor mal-Istitut għall-Edukazzjoni.
Saliba hu awtur/koawtur ta’ aktar minn 65 ktieb, fosthom is-sensiela Maltese for Foreigners (tliet sillabi u 22 ktieb b’audio files), li l-ewwel livell tagħhom ġie ppubblikat f’format ta’ e-book. Kopja stampata ta’ dan il-livell ġiet tradotta wkoll f’verżjoni Taljana bit-titlu Maltese per Stranieri u verżjoni Ġermaniża bl-isem Maltesisch für Ausländer. Huwa ppubblika wkoll serje oħra ta’ kotba, Maltese as a Foreign Language for Juniors, immirata speċifikament għat-tfal ta’ bejn is-6 u t-12-il sena.
Fil-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb tal-2007, Saliba rebaħ premju għall-ktieb tiegħu, Realtà, fil-kategorija Proża għall-Adolexxenti. Għall-isforzi kontinwi tiegħu biex jippromwovi l-lingwa u l-kultura Maltija, fl-2024, huwa rċieva l-Għarb Gozitan Cultural Award mill-Kunsill Lokali tal-Għarb.
Saliba huwa membru tal-Akkademja tal-Malti u tal-Assoċjazzjoni Internazzjonali tal-Parmeoloġija. Fl-aħħar nett, huwa ppreżenta r-riċerka tiegħu f’diversi konferenzi internazzjonali fejn kien kelliem ewlieni f’diversi okkażjonijiet.
Għal aktar informazzjoni, jekk jogħġbok żur: www.charlesdanielsaliba.com