Journal of King Saud University - Languages and Translation最新文献

Contemporary Arab-English writers (American or British) share with other ethnic writers many features of post-colonial literary texts, most prominent among which is the appropriation of language. This paper investigates the ways in which language is appropriated by Fadia Faqir through the main character of her novel My Name is Salma. In her ongoing search for identity, Salma (the narrator) uses certain linguistic strategies for self-definition. These strategies can be divided into two major types: interlanguage and code-switching. Interlanguage is expressed syntactically, semantically, and phonologically. Code-switching, on the other hand, includes loan words, untranslated words, terms of address, items of clothing, food, reference to religion and reference to proverbs, wise sayings and songs. However, these linguistic strategies often interact and overlap.

This study examined Arabic diglossia types and the circumstances under which they were used in some Arabic TV stations. Diglossia involves use of two varieties of the same language by the same society for different functions. To address this purpose, the study made use of a cross-sectional survey research design that involved systematic observations of filmed programs and content analysis of verbatim transcribed documents. Data analysis indicated that diglossia was found in the target channels in two varieties, high and low Arabic. Although both varieties were observed across the target channels, each variety use depended on the context of each TV station, program type and the background of each program audience. The study provides recommendations for policy-makers in regards to language planning, TV channels officials, Arabic language program education and future research.

This study aims at investigating teacher’s storytelling aloud on the reading comprehension of Saudi elementary stage students. The sample of the study consisted of 40 students randomly chosen from Al-Riyadh Educational District and assigned to experimental and control groups. Data of the study were collected within almost one semester period via a pre–posttest design for equivalent groups. The control group was taught by the regular teacher with the direct administration of one the researchers, however, the experimental group was taught by one of the researchers. The researchers assessed the effect of the storytelling program on the reading comprehension of the Saudi elementary stage students. Results showed that the experimental group outperformed the control group on the measure. This indicated that reading aloud by the teacher may have a significant positive effect on learners’ reading comprehension.

Given that accurate stress assignment rules can help enhance speech technology applications, the present paper provides a digital processing of stress in Standard Arabic. The findings indicate that stress in this language is manifested by a variety of correlates, namely duration, intensity and fundamental frequency. Nevertheless, only duration and intensity have proved to be the most reliable phonetic stress correlates. The digital processing also shows that there is an important interaction between syllable structure and stress assignment.

The researcher investigated female English as a foreign language (EFL) faculty members’ beliefs about computer-assisted language learning (CALL) use and integration in EFL instruction at four Saudi universities. The study also examined the EFL female faculty’s perspectives of computer-assisted language learning usage and its implementation in language teaching and learning. The researcher used questionnaires and interviews to gather data. No significant differences among female EFL faculty members were found in terms of age, academic title, teaching experience, and computing proficiency level that may have affected their use of CALL in EFL instruction.

Phonetics Muse Service (PMS) constitutes a new linguistic capital, a particular textual kind which was born thanks to the electronic communication which knows an exponential development. It is a form of writing which destructs the distinction between the oral discourse and the scriptural one and makes essential a redefinition of the oral speech/written speech. In this article, we analyzed the structure and the form of the variety PMS, which has enabled to us to establish its constant characteristics. The abbreviations, slangs, and rebuses are the processes most employed. The recurring use of the PMS makes it possible for its users to disobey the established order, to contest the commonly allowed rules and to forge a new identity.