Reading

Under the supervision of the Dean, Dr. Abdullah Al-Melhi, and the Vice Dean, Dr. Yahya Asiri, Mohsin Khan, e-learning supervisor, organized a workshop titled E-Reading Strategies for students at the Language Enhancement Program (LEP). It was held on 21 March 2018 in A/3/1 from 9 am to 10:30 am. Supported by Mr. Javed Ahmed, Dr. Mohammed Asif Ishfaq, and Syed Asif Abbas, the event was very beneficial for the full-capacity crowd. Mohsin showed how, as opposed to the traditional way of reading, students could develop their critical reading skills by reading faster and more efficiently. He focused on getting more out of the material by understanding it in the broad context. Participants in the workshop completed a series of interactive worksheets which targeted knowledge of reading strategies; this enabled them to enhance their understanding and retention of the topics learned during the presentation. Date: 3/22/2018 Source: Faculty of Languages and Translation

The Language Research Center at the Faculty of Languages and Translation organized a seminar on February 27, 2017, which included a presentation by Dr. Basim Kanan, titled The Effect of Expansion of Vision Span on Reading Speed. This presentation was based on a research study conducted by Dr. Basim Kanan, Salahud Din Abdul-Rab and Ahlullah Siddiqui.    It primarily emphasized the enhancement of reading speed. He pointed out the fact that reading comprehension is an important process that enables a reader to recognize symbols and understand the message. It showed the relation between eyes pauses and reading speed. Dr. Basim explained the terms reading span or visual span and eye-span. He demonstrated how a language learner gradually improves his or her reading speed from letter level to sentence level.  The research study had also involved some training for KKU students to improve their reading speed. It had shown noticeable improvement in reading speed among the learners after training. He concluded that the average reading speed of KKU EFL undergraduate students is 75 wpm with approximately 70% comprehension. The session was very interactive and informative. It is worth mentioning that Al Samer campus also joined the seminar through video conferencing.  Date: 2/27/2017 Source: MD Adil Multimedia Contribution: Sayed Karim

The Language Research Center at King Khalid University organized a seminar on February 10, 2016, which included a presentation conducted by Dr. Mohammed Assiri, Vice Dean of Academic Development and Quality which was titled, “Test Taking Strategy Use On the Reading Section of the TOEFL iBT: A Study of Arab ESL Learners.” It gave a concise overview of the reading section within the TOEFL iBT and what strategies Arab ESL learners employ when taking the exam. The presentation was primarily based on a Ph.D. dissertation study he had conducted to determine the strategies used by Arab ESL learners. The findings of the case study resulted in some practical suggestions regarding the effective and judicious use of strategies which should be taught by instructors and used by learners. The presentation was followed by an interactive discussion during which the participants shared their views, made comments and raised some questions. Overall, the Language Research Center found the presentation insightful, practical, and very useful. Date: 2/10/2016 Source: Faculty of Languages and Translation Multimedia Contribution: MD Sirajul Islam