PSU LCR2025
The Sixth Online International Symposium on Language and Communication Research
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About PSU LCR2025
This symposium is organized and hosted by the Language and Communication Research Lab (LCRL) at the College of Humanities and Sciences, Prince Sultan University (PSU). It aims at promoting language and communication research in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Area through bringing together international names and high-quality research in various language and communication disciplines. These include, but are not limited to, Translation and Stylistics, Second Language Acquisition, Assessment, Corpus Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Communication Studies and Cross-cultural Studies, among others.
Theme
Multimodality in Language and Communication: Unlocking Research Potentials
Committees
Honorary Program Chair
Dr. Ahmed Al-Yamani
President, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, KSA
Chair
Prof. Mahmoud Al Mahmoud
Dean, College of Humanities and Sciences, PSU
Co-Chair
Prof. Dina El-Dakhs
Leader, Language and Communication Research Lab, PSU
Scientific Co-Chair
Dr. Anna Siyanova-Chanturia
Victoria University of Wellington
Scientific Co-Chair
Dr. Suhad Sonbul
Umm Al-Qura University
Media Chair
Ms. Afrah Alenezi
Research Assistant, LCRL, PSU
Logistics Chair
Ms. Soha Ashi
Research Assistant, LCRL, PSU
Program
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Keynote Speakers
Dr. Abdullah Alamer
King Faisal University
Prof. Christoph Hafner
City University of Hong Kong
Prof. Frank W. Serafini
Arizona State University
Prof. Pia Sundqvist
University of Oslo
Prof. Ruth E. Page
University of Birmingham
Dr. Sara Ramos Pinto
University of Leeds
Dr. Victor Lim Fei
Nanyang Technological University
Symposium Strands
The symposium will address, but will not be limited to, the following themes:
- Foreign Language Learning
- Second Language Acquisition
- Language Assessment and Evaluation
- Language Literacy Studies
- Language Policy
- Language Teaching and Technology
- Corpus Linguistics
- Discourse Analysis
- Psycholinguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- Bilingualism
- Vocabulary Acquisition
- Translation and Interpretation Studies
- Stylistics
- English & the Corporate World
- Communication Studies
- Cross-cultural Studies
Abstract Submission
Call for abstracts is open between February 15, 2025 and May 10, 2025. You can submit your abstract:
Submit AbstractSymposium Guidelines
- Individual papers: 20-minute presentation + 10-minute discussion. Abstract (250–300 words) with a short blurb (50 words) and a title (12 words max). Must address research gap, methods, and findings/implications.
- Posters: 15-minute presentation + 5-minute discussion. Abstract (150–200 words) with a title (12 words max).
Workshop Partners
Reviewers
Reviewer
Prof. Dina El-Dakhs
Prince Sultan University — KSA
Reviewer
Prof. Ghaleb Rabab'ah
University of Sharjah — UAE
Reviewer
Prof. Hadeer Abouelnagah
Prince Sultan University — Saudi Arabia
Reviewer
Prof. Muhammad Mohsen
Najran University — Saudi Arabia
Reviewer
Dr. Abbas Brashi
Umm A-Qura University — KSA
Reviewer
Dr. Abdullah AlAmer
King Faisal University — Saudi Arabia
Reviewer
Dr. Afnan Farooqui
Umm A-Qura University — KSA
Reviewer
Dr. Ahlam Ahmed Othman
British University in Egypt & Al-Azhar University — Egypt
Reviewer
Dr. Alaa Alzahrani
Independent researcher — KSA
Reviewer
Dr. Amjaad Almarwaey
Umm A-Qura University — KSA
Reviewer
Dr. Ana Pellicer-Sanchez
UCL — UK
Reviewer
Dr. Basim Alamri
King AbdulAziz University — Saudi Arabia
Reviewer
Dr. Daniel Bailey
Konkuk University — Korea
Reviewer
Dr. Ebtesam Abdulhaleem
King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language — Saudi Arabia
Reviewer
Dr. Faten AlArjani
Prince Sultan University — Saudi Arabia
Reviewer
Dr. Fawaz Qasem
University of Bisha — KSA
Reviewer
Dr. Ghadeer Milibary
Umm A-Qura University — KSA
Reviewer
Dr. Hanady Abdulaziz Alfalig
King Saud University — Saudi Arabia
Reviewer
Dr. Khadija M. Assulaimi
Umm A-Qura University — KSA
Reviewer
Dr. Maha Al-Harthi
Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University — Saudi Arabia
Reviewer
Dr. Marijana Macis
Manchester Metropolitan University — UK
Reviewer
Dr. Nada AlMazroa
Prince Sultan University — Saudi Arabia
Reviewer
Dr. Nawal Al-Zahrani
PNU — KSA
Reviewer
Dr. Reem Alsufayan
Prince Sultan University — KSA
Reviewer
Dr. Reham El Shazly
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) — Egypt
Reviewer
Dr. Sameer Aljabri
Umm A-Qura University — KSA
Reviewer
Dr. Sara Al-Otaibi
Jeddah University — Saudi Arabia
Reviewer
Dr. Sharif Alghazo
University of Sharjah — UAE
Reviewer
Dr. Suhad Sonbul
Umm A-Qura University — KSA
Reviewer
Dr. Sultan Alsharief
Umm A-Qura University — KSA
Reviewer
Dr. Zainab Gaffas
Umm A-Qura University — KSA
Reviewer
Dr. Zubaidah Erksoussi
Umm Al-Qura University (former) & Salam International Company for Fairs and Conferences (current) — Saudi Arabia
Reviewer
Dr. Reem Alsufayan
Prince Sultan University — KSA
Reviewer
Dr. Nawal Al-Zahrani
PNU — KSA
Strand Coordinators
Bilingualism
Dr. Kholoud Al-Thubaiti
Umm Al-Qura University — Saudi Arabia
Communication Studies
Dr. Hala Ismail
Prince Sultan University — Saudi Arabia
Discourse Analysis
Dr. Aisha Al-Subhi
Umm Al-Qura University — Saudi Arabia
Discourse Analysis
Dr. Reema Albilehi
King AbdulAziz Medical City — Saudi Arabia
Language Assessment and Evaluation
Dr. Inas Hussein
AASTMT — Egypt
Language Literacy Studies
Dr. Hmoud Alotaibi
Shaqra University — Saudi Arabia
Language Policy
Prof. Hala Dalbani
Prince Sultan University — Saudi Arabia
Language Teaching and Technology
Dr. Norah Almusharraf
Prince Sultan University — Saudi Arabia
Second Language Acquisition
Dr. Ali H. Al-Hoorie
Saudi TESOL — Saudi Arabia
Sociolinguistics
Dr. Iman Mahfouz
AASTMT — Egypt
Sociolinguistics
Dr. Najla Alghamdi
Taif University — Saudi Arabia
Stylistics
Dr. Nashwa Al-Yamany
AASTMT — Egypt
Translation and Interpretation Studies
Dr. Shadiah H. Sheikh
KSU (former) & Dar Al Uloom Univ (former) — Saudi Arabia
Vocabulary Studies
Dr. Suhad Sonbul
Umm Al-Qura University — Saudi Arabia
Important Dates
- Call for abstracts open: February 15, 2025
- Call for abstracts closed: May 10, 2025
- Notification of acceptance: July 15, 2025
- Symposium dates: November 8–9, 2025
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