Faculty Publications - Year 2022

 
 
 
 
 
 

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

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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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2022– 51 papers published
  1. Abahussain, M. O., Shah, U., & Abdul-Rab, S. D. (2022). Intertextual Reading: Analyzing EFL Context via Critical Thinking. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 12(5), 964-973. https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1205.18. 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. Abdul-Rab, S. D., Alward, M. A., & Abdul-Hamid, S. (2022). Increasing Reading Speed and Comprehension of EFL Undergraduate Students at a Saudi Arabian University Using Speed Increasing Software. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 12(3), 532-542. 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 Tale, M. A., & AlQahtani, F. A. (2022). Code-switching Versus Target-language-only for Saudi EFL Students. Arab World English Journal, 13(2), 437-450. https://doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol13no2.30. 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 Zumor, A., & Abdesslem, H. (2022). EMI in Saudi Higher Education: Challenges and Prospects. In S. Curle, H. Holi Ali, A. Alhassan & S. Scatolini (Eds.), English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education in the Middle East and North Africa: Policy, Research and Pedagogy (1st ed.). Bloomsbury Academic. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/englishmedium-instruction-in-higher-education-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-9781350238541/. 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.
  5. Alhamami, M. (2022). Google Books Corpus and designing English for specific purposes materials. Journal on English as a Foreign Language, 12(2), 421-457. 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. Alhamami, M. (2022). Language Learners’ Attitudes Toward Online and Face-To-Face Language Environments. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.926310. 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. Al-Kahtany, A., & Alhamami, M. (2022). Linguistic hegemony and English in higher education. Sustainable Multilingualism, 20(1), 18-45. https://doi.org/10.2478/sm-2022-0002. 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. Al-Khasawneh, F. (2022). A systematic review of the eclectic approach application in language teaching. Saudi Journal of Language Studies, 2(1), 17-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/SJLS-11-2021-0022. 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. Al-Khasawneh, F. (2022). Analysis of the language used in the reports of peer-review journals. Applied Research on English Language, 11(3), 79-94. https://doi.org/10.22108/ARE.2022.130458.1774. 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. Alqahtani, S. M., Busabaa, N. A., & Salih, H. M. O. (2022). A Change in Saudi Attitudes From Use of Euphemism to Taboo: A Sociolinguistic Study. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 13(3), 561-571. https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1303.12. 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. Alqarni, N. A. (2022). Investigating the Relationship between Emotional Well-being and Grit as Predictors of Saudi EFL Female Students’ Foreign Language Achievement. Arab World English Journal, 13(3), 498-511. https://doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol13no3.32. 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. Alrabai, F. (2022). Modeling the relationship between classroom emotions, motivation, and learner willingness to communicate in EFL: applying a holistic approach of positive psychology in SLA research. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2(1-19). https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2022.2053138. 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. Alrabai, F. (2022). Teacher communication and learner willingness to communicate in English as a foreign language: A structural equation modeling approach. Saudi Journal of Language Studies. https://doi.org/10.1108/SJLS-03-2022-0043. 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. (2022). The predictive role of anxiety and motivation in L2 proficiency: An empirical causal model. Language Teaching Research, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/13621688221136247. 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. Alrabai, F. (2022). The role of mixed emotions in language learning and teaching: A positive psychology teacher intervention. System, 107(102821). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2022.102821. 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. Alrabai, F., & Alamer, A. (2022). The role of learner character strengths and classroom emotions in L2 resilience. Frontiers in Psychology, 13(6419). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.956216. 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. Alsalooli, R. A., & Tale, M. A. A. (2022). Saudi EFL Learners’ FLA: Levels, Causes, Gender, and Impact on Academic Performance. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 13(1), 145-155. https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1301.17. 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.
  18. Alsarayreh, R., Al-Khasawneh, F., & Al Soub, T. (2022). Parental engagement in online teaching and learning during COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for sustainable education. Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 24(1), 129-144. https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2022-0010. 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. Altalidi, B. (2022). The socio-digital manifestations of subtitling COVID-19-related clips on social media platforms in Saudi Arabia: The case of social media (fan)subtitling on Twitter. The Journal of Internationalization and Localization, 9(2), 97-119. 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. Al-Tamari, E. A., & Eddin, E. A. B. (2022). Syntactic Representation of Dative and Double Object Structures. International Journal of Social Science Research and Review, 5(4), 229-244. https://doi.org/10.47814/ijssrr.v5i4.300. 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. Alvi, A., Vengadasamy, R., & Perry, M. S. (2022). Mystical Symbols of Divine Love in the Poetry of Omar Tarin and William Blake: A Comparative Cognitive Analysis. Arab World English Journal for Translation & Literary Studies, 6(4), 48-65. https://doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol6no4.4. 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. Alvi, A., & Vengadasamy, R. (2022). Modernity and Spirituality in Malaysian Anglophone Poetry: An Interview with the late Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof. Asiatic, 16(2), 145-156. 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. Busabaa, N. A., Metwally, A. A., Binazzon, A. A., Naji, H. A., & Hameed, S. A. (2022). WhatsApp status: A New Form of Announcement from a Sociolinguistic Perspective. Academic Research International, 13(1), 13-21. 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. Halim, T., Wahid, R., & Halim, S. (2022). Death- An invincible fact of life: A comparative study between Emily Dickinson and Louise Gluck. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 13(2), 435-440. https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1302.26. 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. Halim, S. (2022). A Difficult Test. Journal of Tianjin University Science and Technology, 55(4). 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. Halim, T., & Halim, S. (2022). Godin’s use of narrative technique in ‘My Dead Brother Comes to America’. Bulletin of Advanced English Studies, 7(1), 11-15. https://doi.org/10.31559/BAES2022.7.1.3. 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. Islam, M. S., Halim, S., & Halim, T. (2022). Implementation of Project Based Learning (PBL) in Teaching Skills Courses at the Tertiary Level: How Effective is it for All Types of Learners? Journal of Tianjin University Science and Technology, 55(7). 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. Jaashan, H. M. S. (2022). Teaching figures of speech as a productive skill and its influence on EFL learners' creative writing. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 18(Special Issue 1), 423-433. https://www.jlls.org/index.php/jlls/article/view/3822. 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. Jabeen, R., & Sarifa, N. (2022). Probing the Approaches to Teaching Literature to EFL Students - Graduate Learners’ Perspective. Journal of Arts and Humanities, 11(1), 1-8. 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. Jamal, M., Syed, S.A. and Metwally, A.A. 2022. Investigating realities and misconceptions about multimedia learning. International Journal of Science and Research, 11(4): 673–677. 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. Khan, M. H., Ahmad, F., & Zaini, Q. (2022). Moving Beyond Gender Codes: The Upside-Down World of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain. Journal of Positive School Psychology, 6(4), 3845-3856. https://journalppw.com/index.php/jpsp/article/view/3987. 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.
  32. Mahdi, D. A. (2022). Improving Speaking and Presentation Skills through Interactive Multimedia Environment for Non-Native Speakers of English. SAGE Open, 12(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.
  33. Metwally, A. A. (2022). An Investigation of the Translation of English Culture-Bound Expressions into Arabic. International Journal of English Language Studies, 4(2), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.32996/ijels.2022.4.2.2. 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.
  34. Metwally, A. A., & Elgemei, D. M. (2022). A Corpus-based Grammatical Investigation towards a Computational Identification of Metaphor. IJELTAL (Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics), 6(2), 227-248. https://doi.org/10.21093/ijeltal.v6i2.1100. 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.
  35. Metwally, A. A., & Elgemei, D. M. (2022). Meaning as a Marker of Metaphoricity Towards a Computational Identification of Metaphor in the Ever-Glorious Qur'an. LANGUAGE LITERACY: Journal of Linguistics Literature and Language Teaching, 6(1), 51-64. https://doi.org/10.30743/ll.v6i1.5095. 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.
  36. Metwally, A. A., & Elgemei, D. M. (2022). A Proposed Collocational Marker for the Computational Identification of Metaphor: The Case of Metaphor in the Ever-Glorious Qur'an. Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 4(2), 73-85. https://doi.org/10.32996/jeltal.2022.4.2.7. 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.
  37. Metwally, A. A., Abdaly, A. H., & Bouziane, M. A. (2022). The Role of Islamic Culture Courses in Maintaining the Islamic Identity: Case Study of Faculty of Languages and Translation Female students at King Khalid University. LANGUAGE LITERACY: Journal of Linguistics Literature and Language Teaching, 6(2), 232-244. 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.
  38. Metwally, A. A., Hakami, S. A., & Abdaly, A. H. (2022). Factors Contributing to the Gap Between Listening and Speaking Skills Performance Among University Students Post COVID-19. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 13(5), 925-935. https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1305.04. 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.
  39. Mishu, A., Mohammed, H. A., Hakami, S. A. A., & Chowdhury, G. (2022). The impact of online presentations on reducing the introverted EFL learners' stress and anxiety. Saudi Journal of Language Studies. https://doi.org/10.1108/SJLS-03-2022-0037. 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.
  40. Mohammed, K., & Seifeddin, A. (2022). Applying Artificial Intelligence in Language Teaching (Using Free Online Translation Tools by EFL Majors in a Writing Course). Journal of Xi’an Shiyou University, Natural Science Edition, 18(9). https://www.xisdxjxsu.asia/viewarticle.php?aid=1168. 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.
  41. Radwan, M. (2022). Narrating catastrophic 'Cosmology Episodes': An analytical reading of Graham Elder's A Covid odyssey: A Fictional COVID-19 pandemic story. Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University, 50(8), 334-355. 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.
  42. Revathidevi, M. (2022). A comparative study of literary and linguistic stylistics that resulted in an integrative model. International Journal of English and Studies, 4(4), 29-33. 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.
  43. Revathidevi, M. (2022). A linguistic examination of engineering students’ listening comprehension skill. International Journal of English and Studies, 4(4), 116-124. 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.
  44. Revathidevi, M. (2022). In an ELT approach technology is used to teach English as a second language. Research Journal of English, 7(2), 34-39. 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.
  45. Revathidevi, M. (2022). The importance of speaking and listening abilities for EFL students. International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Scientific Research, 5(7), 1-5. 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.
  46. Saud, W. I. (2022). An analysis of the TRIO reading 2 questions based on Bloom’s taxonomy. International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies, 9(3), 270-279. https://doi.org/10.23918/ijsses.v9i3p270. 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.
  47. Sultana, I. (2022). Assessment of Purposeful and Considerate Meaning of Advertisements. International Journal of English and Education, 11(2), 97-107. 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.
  48. Wahid, R., & Aziz, A. (2022). Storyboarding: A model technique for the language learning process. LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching, 25(2), 497-504. https://doi.org/10.24071/llt.v25i2.4253. 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.
  49. Wahid, R., & Farooq, O. (2022). Uses and abuses of netspeak. International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies, 9(1), 53-59. https://doi.org/10.23918/ijsses.v9i1p53. 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.
  50. Wahid, R., Halim, S., & Halim, T. (2022). Teachers' reflections upon the negative impacts of blended learning. Journal of Tianjin University Science and Technology, 55(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/PVJBE. 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.
  51. Zeghoudi, Y. (2022). CAT tools in modern translation industry and translator training. Al-Mutargim, 22(2), 171-194. 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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