Seminar

Nabeel Ali Sayed, FLT MA student, delivered a presentation on an empirically based Etymological study organized by Language Research Center on October 17, 2016. In his presentation titled Arabic is in English, he delved deeper into the genetic relationship between English and Arabic. The primary objective of the study was to enhance Saudi EFL learners’ ability to understand English. He identified some related issues such as Arab EFL learners’ lack of interest and motivation in learning English.  He emphasized the fact that English is not a new language and it can be acquired by Arab EFL learners quickly. At the same time, English native speakers can learn Arabic easier than before. While focusing on etymology, he gave some interesting example words which were borrowed from Arabic. Finally, he maintained that etymology plays a vital role in developing students’ language skills.     It is worth mentioning that two female campuses (Al Samer and King Abdullah Road) also joined the seminar through video conferencing. Date: 10/17/2016 Primary Source: MD Adil Multimedia Contribution: MD Sirajul Islam

Nabeel Ali Sayed, FLT MA student, delivered a presentation on an empirically based Etymological study organized by Language Research Center on October 17, 2016. In his presentation titled Arabic is in English, he delved deeper into the genetic relationship between English and Arabic. The primary objective of the study was to enhance Saudi EFL learners’ ability to understand English. He identified some related issues such as Arab EFL learners’ lack of interest and motivation in learning English.  He emphasized the fact that English is not a new language and it can be acquired by Arab EFL learners quickly. At the same time, English native speakers can learn Arabic easier than before. While focusing on etymology, he gave some interesting example words which were borrowed from Arabic. Finally, he maintained that etymology plays a vital role in developing students’ language skills.     It is worth mentioning that two female campuses (Al Samer and King Abdullah Road) also joined the seminar through video conferencing. Date: 10/17/2016 Primary Source: MD Adil Multimedia Contribution: MD Sirajul Islam

Dr. Mohammad Osman shared his ideas about how to teach English using short stories in class at the seminar held on April 11, 2016, which was organized by the Language Research Center. His presentation was titled Short Stories – Source of Learning English as a Foreign Language. It dealt with pedagogical implications and applications of short stories for teaching English to beginners. He, while emphasizing the usefulness of using short stories in class, focused on the importance of reading. He tried to show the correlation between reading and academic success by highlighting the fact that a good reader can handle all of the other skills required for language development. The seminar was a great success. Date: 4/11/2016 Source: MD Adil Multimedia Contribution: MD Sirajul Islam

Dr. Mohammad Osman shared his ideas about how to teach English using short stories in class at the seminar held on April 11, 2016, which was organized by the Language Research Center. His presentation was titled Short Stories – Source of Learning English as a Foreign Language. It dealt with pedagogical implications and applications of short stories for teaching English to beginners. He, while emphasizing the usefulness of using short stories in class, focused on the importance of reading. He tried to show the correlation between reading and academic success by highlighting the fact that a good reader can handle all of the other skills required for language development. The seminar was a great success. Date: 4/11/2016 Source: MD Adil Multimedia Contribution: MD Sirajul Islam