Presentations
Since its inception, the Language and Communication Research Lab (LCRL) members have delivered the following lab presentations and invited talks:
2024 Presentations
University Visits
ALLAB welcomed a visit by 10 undergraduate students from Princess Noura bint Abdulrahman University supervised by the PNU Assistant Professor Dr. Hiba AlOmary on October 14, 2024. The purpose of the visit was to familiarize the students with the use of the eye-tracking technology in the field of Psycholinguistics, which is a course they study in their Applied Linguistics program. The visit, which lasted for three hours, included an orientation to the eye-tracker, an overview of the ALLAB research using this technology and a hands-on session on the device. The visitors were also escorted on a tour of the university at the women’s campus. The feedback of the visit was extremely positive as shown in the social media accounts of the PNU students and supervisor.
Invited Talks
- Creating a credible persona: Effective strategies for language teachers
April 27, 2024
Prof. Dina El-Dakhs - Fostering Ethical Learning Environments in Higher Education
November 30, 2024
Prof. Dina El-Dakhs - The Impact of Using Digital Technologies in the English Language Classroom
November 30, 2024
Dr. Alia Mitchell
Conferences
- Sonbul, S., El-Dakhs, D., & Siyanova-Chanturia, A. (2024, July 3-6)
The effect of morphological mismatch on the processing of L2 compounds: Evidence from eye-tracking. EuroSLA 33, Montpellier - Alharthi, M., Sonbul, S., & El-Dakhs, D. (2024, December 18-19)
Do multilinguals use vocabulary learning strategies differently in Arabic and English? A mixed-methods approach. The Sixth Conference of the European Network for Teaching Arabic (ENTA-6), Leiden
2023 Presentations
Invited Talks
- Pragmatic Competence: A Key to Foreign Language Education
September 18, 2023
Prof. Dina El-Dakhs & Dr. Mervat Ahmed - Building a Strong Research Profile
September 9, 2023
Prof. Dina El-Dakhs & Dr. Mervat Ahmed - Reflection: A Key to Future Learning
February 18, 2023
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs & Dr. Tahira Hoke - Student Engagement in Language Education: Putting Key Concepts in Action
March 15, 2023
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs
Conferences
- Awad, D. (2023, September 22-24)
The use of punctuation in Arabic sarcastic tweets. Comparative Punctuation Worldwide Conference - Carrol, G., Sonbul, S., El-Dakhs, D., & Conklin, K. (2023, August 30-September 2)
Acquiring lexical patterns from the input: how quickly do learners see things in "black and white"? EuroSLA 32, Birmingham - El-Dakhs, D.A.S. (2023, July 9-14)
Regional varieties of Arabic as a pluricentric language: A speech act perspective. 18th International Pragmatics Conference - Sonbul, S., El-Dakhs, D., & Masrai, A. (2023, March 18-21)
The effect of congruency on the processing of L2 collocations during reading: An eye-tracking study. AAAL 2023, Portland
Exhibitions
- LEAP KSA 2023 (February 6-9, 2023)
- Women in STEM, Prince Sultan University (February 12, 2023)
- Women in Data Science, Prince Sultan University (March 14-15, 2023)
2022 Presentations
- Sonbul, S., El-Dakhs, D., Conklin, K., & Carrol, G. (2022, March 19-22)
'Black and white' or 'white and black'? Eye-movement patterns during L2 acquisition of novel binomials. AAAL 2022, Pittsburgh
2021 and Earlier
Zaher, A., El-Dakhs, D.A.S., & Kassem, N. (2021, June 24-25)
Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 and the Arabic year abroad and fostering intercultural communication online. BATA International Conference, UK
Basics of Journal Reviewing in Linguistics
March 6, 2019
Dr. Suhad Sonbul at the College of Languages and Translation, King Saud University.
El-Dakhs, D.A.S., Sonbul, S. & Alwazzan, R. (2021, March 20-23)
Incidental versus enhanced learning of L2 phrasal verbs from input: Which factors modulate gains? AAAL 20201Virtual Conference, USA.
Ozfidan, B., & Burlbaw, L. (2021, April)
Perspectives and Attitudes of Teachers towards Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). American Educational Research Association (AERA), Virtual Meeting.
Ozfidan, B., & Burlbaw, L. (2021, April)
Academic Aspects of Bilingual Education: Importance of Language Learning. American Educational Research Association (AERA), Virtual Meeting.
Ozfidan, B., & Burlbaw, L. (2021, April)
Benefits of Bilingual Education for Language-Minority Students: A Mixed Method Approach. American Educational Research Association (AERA), Virtual Meeting.
El-Dakhs, D.A.S. (2020, January)
How to teach pragmatics in the ELT classroom: Research-based recommendations. Saudi ELT2020 Conference, King AbdulAziz University. Jeddah, KSA.
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs - Department of English Language and Literature, King Saud University
Mitchell, C., & Ozfidan, B. (2020, November)
Detecting Difficulties in Argumentative Writing:The Case of Students in Saudi. Paper was presented annual meeting of International Symposium on Applied Linguistics Research (ALR2020). Riyadh, KSA.
Ozfidan, B., Burlbaw, L., & Karakus, M. (2020, April)
The Importance of Mother Tongue Education: A Mixed Method Study. American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA, USA.
Alotaibi, H. (2020, March)
Latest Trends in Humanities and Techniques in Data Science in Women in Data Science WiDS, PSU, Riyadh, SA.
El-Dakhs, D.A.S. & Sonbul, S. (2020, March)
Off-line and on-line collocation processing: Determiners of EFL learners’ knowledge. Paper presented at the AAAL 2020 Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA. https://aaal.confex.com/aaal/2020/meetingapp.cgi/Session/2735 (Conference cancelled)
El-Dakhs, D.A.S. (2020, January)
How to teach pragmatics in the ELT classroom: Research-based recommendations. Saudi ELT2020 Conference, King AbdulAziz University. Jeddah, KSA.
Sonbul, S., El-Dakhs, D.A.S., & Alotaibi, H. (2020, March)
L2 vocabulary knowledge and translation competence: What determines accurate rendering of collocations? Paper presented at the AAAL 2020 Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA. https://aaal.confex.com/aaal/2020/meetingapp.cgi/Session/2665 (Conference cancelled)
Alwazzan, R. (2019, July)
How scholarship informs practice: A mixed-method study of instructors’ experiences in a Saudi University’s English Preparatory Year Program. Presented at the University of Malta's International Doctoral Summer School 2019.
El-Dakhs, D.A.S., Rahman, M., Muhammad, M. & Amroun, F. (2019, May)
The Saudi EFL learners' complaint behavior: A study on interlanguage pragmatics. Paper presented at the 31st International Conference on Foreign/Second Language Acquisition, Szcrek, Poland.
El-Dakhs, D.A.S., Salem, M. & Alhaqbani, J. (2019, May)
The influence of L1 congruency, L2 exposure and word class on collocation learning: The case of Arab EFL learners. Paper presented at the 31st International Conference on Foreign/Second Language Acquisition, Szcrek, Poland.
Invited Talks
Lead to grow: Let’s boost our students’ leadership skills
February 12, 2022
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs, NottingHill College
Writing good listening comprehension items Writing good MCQs
December 6 + 8, 2021
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs- Academic Excellence Week by the Foundation Year Program at Qatar University
Foreign Language Education: Connections between Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching
December 2, 2021
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs- E-symposium by the Center for Language Studies at the National University of Singapore
The Distinctiveness of Emotion Words
October 10, 2021
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs - Department of English Language and Literature, King Saud University
Getting English learners ready for successful career prospects
April 17, 2021
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs- KSAALT RC Webinar
Top Tips to Improve your English Writing
January 16, 2021
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs - Education First International EduX Fair
Choose a Major that Builds you Career
January 16, 2021
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs - Education First International EduX Fair
Selecting the Right Journal
December 19, 2020
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs – Educational Webinar Jam
Does the Morphological Structure of L1 Equivalents Influence the Processing of L2 Words? Evidence from Arabic-English Bilinguals
December 18, 2020
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs - International Scientific and Practical Conference “Psycholinguistics in the Modern World”
Key Questions on Effective Vocabulary Teaching”
October 23, 2020
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs - Professional Development Unit at the English Language Institute, Princess Noura Bint AbdulRahman University
10 Tips for Student Engagement in Online Classes”
October 9, 2020
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs - Learning Together Summit–
Controlled and Automatic Recognition of L2 Collocations: Does Proficiency Modulate Congruency Effects?
September 2020
Dr. Suhad Sonbul & Dr. Dina El-Dakhs - 2nd FLaRN Webinar.
Effective Academic Writing: How to Structure your Argument
August 18, 2020
Dr. Suhad Sonbul at the Virtual Summer Research Camp of Tabuk University
Publishing in High Impact Journals
August 15, 2020
Dr. Dina El-Dakhs at the Virtual Summer Research Camp of Tabuk University – Dina El-Dakhs
How to Improve your Academic Writing through Collocations
May 6, 2020
Dr. Suhad Sonbul at the Saudi Club in Melbourne
Methods in Teaching and Testing Vocabulary
February 20, 2020
Dr. Suhad Sonbul at the 4th SMET Meeting, General Education Office, Makkah
Word Associations in the Bilingual Mental Lexicon
October 17, 2019
Dina El-Dakhs, guest speaker, King Saud University
Five Tips to Enhance Your Researcher Impact
August 5, 2019
NileTESOL Association Event – Al-Azhar University Dina El-Dakhs, guest speaker
Five Tips to Enhance Your Researcher Impact
July 25, 2019
NileTESOL Association Event, American University in Cairo Dina El-Dakhs, guest speaker
A Pragmatic Analysis of the Speech Act of Criticizing in University Teacher-Student Talk: The Case of English as a Lingua Franca
April 1, 2019
Research Day, King Saud University Dina El-Dakhs, keynote speaker
Basics of Journal Reviewing in Linguistics
March 6, 2019
Dr. Suhad Sonbul at the College of Languages and Translation, King Saud University