Faculty Publications - Year 2017

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Faculty Publications - Year 2017 #17

Congratulations to Dr. Fadi Al-Khasawneh for his significant contribution to the field!

Al-Khasawneh, F. M. (2017). A genre analysis of research article abstracts written by native and non-native speakers of English. Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 4(1), 1-13.

This paper analyzes the rhetorical structures of research article abstracts written by native and non-native English speakers, highlighting significant differences in their use of genre conventions. As of 8-15-2024, it has been cited 138 times. Click here to access the full PDF.

 
  1. Abdesslem, H. (2017). Editor-in-Chief's Introduction. Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2(2), i-x. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  2. Al Qahtani, A. A. (2017). Endorsing simulation for EFL context as a means to facilitate second language acquisition. In H. Reniwati (Ed.), 3rd International Seminar on Linguistics proceedings (pp. 1-10). Padang, Indonesia: Andalas University Press. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  3. Al-Khasawneh, F. (2017). A genre analysis of research article abstracts written by native and non-native speakers of English. Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 4(1), 1-13. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  4. Al-Khasawneh, F. (2017). Demotivating factors affecting EFL learning of Saudi undergraduate students. International Journal of Language Education and Applied Linguistics, 6, 25-34. https://doi.org/10.15282/ijleal.v6.506. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  5. Alrabai, F. (2017). Exploring the unknown: The autonomy of Saudi EFL learners. English Language Teaching, 10(5), 222-233. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  6. Alrabai, F. (2017). From teacher dependency to learner independence: A study of Saudi learners’ readiness for autonomous learning of English as a foreign language. Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives, 14(1), 70-97. https://doi.org/10.18538/lthe.v14.n1.262. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  7. Alrabai, F. (2017). Saudi EFL teachers’ perspectives on learner autonomy. International Journal of Linguistics, 9(5), 211-231. https://doi.org/10.5296/ijl.v9i5.11918. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  8. Alrabai, F. (2017). Self-esteem of Saudi learners and its relationship to their achievement in English as a foreign language. English Linguistics Research, 6(4), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.5430/elr.v6n4p1. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  9. AlSaidi, A. A. (2017). Power and Monarchy: Shakespeare’s Portrayal of women in Macbeth and Hamlet. International Journal of Advanced Research, 5(10), 443–449. https://doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/5548. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  10. Alshahrani, M. A. (2017). Code-switching of Saudi English teachers in foreign language classroom. King Khalid Journal of Humanities, 51-61. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  11. Al-Tale', M. (2017). Filling in the missing gaps: From study to application of EFL learning in KSA. In G. Garzone et al. (Eds.), Specialised and professional discourse across media and genres. Milan, Italy: LED Editors, (pp. 207-222). Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the chapter.*
  12. Assiri, M. (2017). Effects of question format and randomization, and grammatical inaccuracy. King Khalid University Journal for Humanities, 6(1). Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  13. Busabaa, N. A. (2017). Names on social network sites: Facebook in particular from a sociolinguistic perspective. Al Andalus Journal for Humanities and Social Sciences, 4(13), 6-25. https://doi.org/10.35781/1637-015-013-010. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  14. Eddin, B., & Abdulrazak, E. (2017). Morpho-syntactic complexity in the translation of the Seven Suspended Odes. Arab World English Journal for Translation & Literary Studies, 1(2), 152-162. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/p6xn5. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  15. Eddin, E. A., & Shiyab, S. M. (2017). Al-Muallaqat and their emotive meanings. Arab World English Journal for Translation & Literary Studies, 1(1), 3-17. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  16. Jaashan. H. M. (2017). Topographical divergences and their impact on linguistic variation: an Arabic eco-linguistic study. King Khalid University Journal of Humanities, 25(2), 11-25. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.
  17. Radwan, M. I. (2017). Documentary narratives: A reading of Japanese American internment camps in Nakamura’s Treadmill. Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University, 45(2), 404-432. https://doi.org/10.21608/aafu.2017.18071. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the paper.

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