Faculty Publications - Year 2018

 
 
 
 
 
 

Saudi Journal of Language Studies

An International Open-Access, Peer-Reviewed Publication

Dear esteemed scholars and researchers from around the globe,

We cordially invite you to contribute to and explore the Saudi Journal of Language Studies (SJLS), a prestigious open-access, peer-reviewed publication dedicated to advancing the field of language studies. As an international platform for cutting-edge research, SJLS welcomes submissions from authors worldwide, fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community.

Published through a collaboration between King Khalid University  •  SJLS  •  Emerald Publishing

Why publish with SJLS?

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  • Rapid Publication Process: Average time to first decision 39 days; acceptance-to-publication 25 days.
  • Impactful Research: Over 16,088 article downloads as of April 2025.
  • Comprehensive Scope: All areas of language studies with an interdisciplinary outlook.
  • Open Access: Your work is freely available worldwide, maximizing impact.
  • Rigorous Peer Review: 27.6% acceptance rate reflects our commitment to excellence.
  • International Recognition: Inclusion in major abstracting and indexing services enhances citation potential.

We encourage submissions from both established and emerging scholars across all areas of language studies. Your contributions will play a vital role in shaping the discourse on language research, pedagogy, and policy.

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2018 – 31 papers published
  1. Abdelmajd, A. E. M., & Akan, M. F. (2018). An approach to English-Arabic translation: Problems and proposals. European Journal of Literature, Language and Linguistics Studies, 2(4), 118-133. 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. Abdesslem, H. (2018). Editor-in-Chief's Introduction. Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 3(1), i-v. 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. Abdesslem, H., & Costello, H. (2018). Introductions in locally published research articles in linguistics: Towards a syntagmatics of moves. Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 3(1), 5-46. Available at: https://arjals.com/ajal/article/view/149/88. 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. Akan, M. F., & Abdelmajd, A. E. M. (2018). A discourse on Bangla translation of Arabic texts: Need-based studies in bilingual issues. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 1(4), 78-87. 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. Alasmri, I., & Kruger, H. (2018). Conjunctive markers in translation from English to Arabic: a corpus-based study. Perspectives, 26(5), 767-788. 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. Alghamdi, E., Otaif, F., & Gruba, P. (2018). Designing a video playing interface for second language learners. In M. Campbell et al. (Eds.), Open Oceans: Learning without borders. Proceedings ASCILITE 2018 (pp. 298-302). Geelong. 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. Alhamami, M. (2018). Beliefs about and intention to learn a foreign language in face-to-face and online settings. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 31(1-2), 90-113. 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. Alhamami, M. (2018). Directions to digital language learning and teaching (1st ed.). Createspace. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Click here for a summary of the book.
  9. Alhamami, M. (2018). Makkah is the ultimate multilingual phenomenon. International Journal of Islamic Thought, 14(1), 60-71. https://doi.org/10.24035/ijit.14.2018.006. 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. Alhamami, M., & Ahmad, J. (2018). EFL teachers’ attitudes toward commercial textbooks in EFL programs. Arab World English Journal, 9(4), 69-87. https://doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol9no4.5. 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-Khasawneh, F. (2018). An intercultural study of euphemistic strategies used in Saudi Arabic and American English. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 8(1), 217-225. https://doi.org/10.17509/ijal.v8i1.11466. 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.
  12. Al-Qahtani, A. A. (2018). Effectiveness of deductive teaching and use of L1 in English articles acquisition. Journal of Baha University of Human Sciences, 4(15), 403-416. 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. Al-Qahtani, A. A. (2018). The effect of age on memory. In Improving Educational Quality Toward International Standard, 1: ICED-QA, 173-177. https://doi.org/10.5220/0008682601730177. 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. Alrabai, F. (2018). Learning English in Saudi Arabia. In English as a Foreign Language in Saudi Arabia: New Insights into Teaching and Learning English (1st ed., pp. 102-119). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315688466-5. 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.
  15. Alrabai, F. (2018). The association between self-efficacy of Saudi learners and their EFL academic performance. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 8(10), 1351-1360. https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0810.14. 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. Alrefaai, I. K. (2018). Exploring the relationship between general self-confidence and test-taking strategies among EFL graduate students at King Khalid University. King Khalid University Journal of Humanities, 27(1), 43-62. 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. Al-Saidi, A. A. H. (2018). The crisis of identity: The east and the west. Racial conflict in EI Tayeb Salih's season of migration to the north. International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature, 6(2), 34-43. https://doi.org/10.20431/2347-3134.0602004. 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.
  18. Assiri, M. S., & Alodhahi, E. A. (2018). Test-taking strategies on reading comprehension tests: A review of major research themes. Studies in English Language Teaching, 6(3), 207-227. https://doi.org/10.22158/selt.v6n3p207. 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.
  19. Eddin, E. A. B. (2018). Multiplicity of different English functional semantic realizations of the translation of the Arabic preposition ب. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 1(2), 95-100. 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.
  20. Farooq, O., & Wahid, R. (2018). Pragmatic analysis and comprehension of poorly written EFL texts. Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 5(2), 57-67. 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.
  21. Halim, S., Wahid, R., & Halim, T. (2018). Classroom observation: A powerful tool for continuous professional development (CPD). International Journal on Language, Research and Education Studies, 2(2), 162-168. 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.
  22. Islam, A. K. M. (2018). A comparative study between English and Bangla vowel system. Bulletin of Advanced English Studies, 1(2), 130-137. https://doi.org/10.31559/baes2018.1.2.1. 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.
  23. Jabeen, R. (2018). Nature- in the hands of Wordsworth. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 1(2). 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.
  24. Koka, N., Osman, M., & Nurul Islam, M. (2018). Code-switching with Arabic: A case of the Hindi/Urdu mother tongue speakers of the expatriate community working in Saudi Arabia. European Journal of English Language and Literature Studies, 6(8), 41-58. 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.
  25. Mohammed, K. (2018). Training in-service teachers in test construction skills (TCS). King Khalid University Journal of Humanities, 27(2). 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.
  26. Radwan, M. I. (2018). Cultural politics of the ‘subaltern’ peasants: A critical reading of Mo Yan’s The Garlic Ballads. Herms Journal, 7(1), 53-98. 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.
  27. Sahari, Y., Assiri, A., & Alasmri, I. (2018). Critical appraisal of qualitative research with particular references to interviews as a research tool. International Journal of Science and Research, 7(3), 1951-1955. 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.
  28. Sarifa, N. (2018). Techniques of teaching professional vocabulary with reference to special vocabulary used in media. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 1(4), 39-42. 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. 
  29. Saud, W. I. (2018). EFL learning styles used by female undergraduate students and its relationship to achievement level. English Language and Literature Studies, 8(4), 30-37. https://doi.org/10.5539/ells.v8n4p30. 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.
  30. Saud, W. I. (2018). Lexical errors of third year undergraduate students. English Language Teaching, 11(11), 161-168. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n11p161. 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.
  31. Alqarni, N., & Dewaele, J. M. (2018). A bilingual emotional advantage? An investigation into the effects of psychological factors in emotion perception in Arabic and in English of Arabic-English bilinguals and Arabic/English monolinguals. International Journal of Bilingualism, 24(2), 141-158. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367006918813597. Click here for this paper's citation report (8/4/2024) - 2023-2024 academic year / 1445 Hijri. Please click here for a summary of the paper.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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