Dr. Dorothee Fritz-Ababneh is an Associate Professor at the Department of French Language and Literature at the School of Foreign Languages at the University of Jordan. She received her PhD in French Literature from the University of the Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany, in 1986; her Master's in French and History from the University of the Saarland, Saarbrücken in 1981; and her Bachelor degree in French, History and Spanish also from the University of the Saarland in 1977/78. Dr. Dorothee, who's a native German, is fluent in French, English, Spanish and Arabic.

Dr. Fritz-Ababneh has been teaching at UJ since 1986. She has assumed many academic and administrative positions at the University, including Head of the French Department (2010-2012, 2002-2006, and 1997-2000), Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages (2008-2011), and Assistant Dean for International and Joint Programs (2007-2008).
 
She is the recipient of the Chevalier dans l’ordre des Palmes académiques. The Order of Academic Palms is a national order of France. It was bestowed upon her by the Ministry of Education of the French Republic in 2012 for her distinguished service in academia, culture and education.
 
Dr. Fritz-Ababneh has contributed to numerous publications and book chapters. Her specialization is the French Novel of 19th and 20th century. One of her main interests is intertextuality: the never ending dialogue between texts across centuries and countries. Her latest research examines novels written by female descendants of Maghreb immigrants in France.
 
Dr. Fritz-Ababneh lives by the principle that one should be ready to exchange views with anyone whatever opinion s/he has. She also believes that there is not one truth, but many justified ways of approaching truth. Her personal aim is to improve the situation of women all over the world.
 
She constantly advises her students to use French as a means of communication, not just as a subject to study. In addition, she encourages her students to move away from regarding reading literature as a duty. Instead she tries to help them discover the pleasure of reading.