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FACULTY FULL NAME: Munira Ali Mohammad Al-Azraqi

POSITION: Associate Professor

Personal Data

Nationality | Saudi

Date of Birth | 1/7/1368

Department | English

Official UoD Email | malazraqi@iau.edu.sa

Office Phone No. | 38114

Language Proficiency

Language Read Write Speak

Arabic yes yes yes

English yes yes yes

Others

Academic Qualifications (Beginning with the most recent)

Date Academic Degree Place and time of Issue Address

22/8/1419 H-

1998

PhD in Linguistics University of Durham

Durham, UK

11/7/1415 H

-1994

MA in Sociolinguistics University of Newcastle Newcastle Upon

Tyne, UK

23/7/1413 H-

1993

BA in Translation King Saud University Saudi Arabia,

Riyadh

PhD, Master or Fellowship Research Title: (Academic Honors or Distinctions)

PhD Aspects of the Syntax of the Dialect of Abha (South-west Saudi Arabia)

Master Dialectal Consonants Variables in Classical Arabic: A quantitative study.

Fellowship Not applicable

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Professional Record: (Beginning with the most recent)

Associate

Professor

English Language, college of Arts, Imam

Abdulrahman bin Faisal University

From (22/11/1431)

until now

Associate

Professor

Department of Foreign languages, king Faisal

University

From (29/4/1428)

until (21/11/1431)

Assistant Professor Department of Foreign languages, king Faisal

University

From (12/5/1420)

until ( 82 /4/1428)

Administrative Positions Held: (Beginning with the most recent)

Administrative

Position

Office Date

The vice dean Deanship of preparty and supporting

studies year, Imam Abdulrahman bin

Faisal University (previously, University

of Dammam)

From1435 to 1437

The vice dean of college of business, Imam Abdulrahman

bin Faisal University (previously,

University of Dammam)

From 1433 to 1435

The manager of

quality assurance in

English Department

College of Arts, Imam Abdulrahman bin

Faisal University (previously, University

of Dammam)

From1431 to 1433

The Deputy of the

vice president for

Females studies

King Faisal University (KFU) From 1426 to 1430

The vice dean

college of Business administration and

planning, KFU.

From 1425 to.

Director of

Academic Affairs,

KFU

College of Applied Studies and

Community Service

From 1424 to 1429

Coordinator of

Department of

Foreign Languages.

College of Education, KFU From 1422 to 1426 H

Coordinator of

Department of

Foreign Languages.

College of Education, KFU From 1422 to 1426 H.

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Coordinator of

Academic Affairs,

College of Education in KFU From 1420H to 1423H.

Scientific Achievements

Published Refereed Scientific Researches

(In Chronological Order Beginning with the Most Recent)

• Munira A. Al- Azraqi (2016) A change in the usage of negators in Abha Arabic through

dialect levelling, J. Arts and humanities in king Abdulaziz University, 1437/2016. 24 (1),

291-307.

• Munira Al- Azraqi (2014) The Influence of Kindergarten in Overcoming Diglossia

among Primary School Pupils in Saudi Arabia, Arab World English Journal, 5 (1), 33-41.

• Munira Al- Azraqi (2014). Syntactic change in the use of gid: Language contact evidence

in Abha dialect, Journal of Arts, King Saud University, 26 (1), 21-29.

• Heslwood, B.; Watson, J.C.E.; Al-Azraqi, M.; Naim, S (2013). Lateral reflexes of Proto-

Semitic ḍād and ḏa in Al-Rub‘ah dialect, south-west Saudi Arabia: Electropalatographic

and accoustic evidence., Nicht nur mit Engelszungen, 135-144, Harrasswitz Verlag.

• Munira A. Al- Azraqi (2012). Aḍ - ḍād sound in Saudi Tihamah, Munira Al-Azraqi,

Journal of Middle East Research, 30 (2), 55-6.

• Al-Azraqi, Munira A. (2010). The Ancient ḍad in Southwest Saudi Arabia, Arabica

LVII: 57-67, Brill, Leiden.

• Al-Azraqi, Munira A. (2010). Pidginisation in the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia: Media

Presentation, in Arabic and the media, linguistic analysis and application

(book),Ed.Reem Bassiouney, p. 159-173, Brill, Leiden. Boston.

• Al-Azraqi, Munira A. (2007). The use of Kaškašah/ kaskasah and alternative means

among educated urban Saudi speakers, in Arabic in the city: Issues in dialects contact

and language variation (book), eds. Catherine miller, Enam Al-Wer, Dominique Caubet,

and Janet Watson. Routledge Arabic Linguistic Series. Routledge, London and New

York,

• Al-Azraqi, Munira A. (2007). A critical review for (A descriptive Study of the

morphology and phonology of Abha dialect) by Anwar Nakshabandi, PhD thesis,

Georgetown University, Washington DC, 1988, 249 Pages, Journal of King Khalid

University, Vol. 5: 10.

• Al-Azraqi, Munira A. (2008). Ad-dad in the southwest of Saudi Arabia as described by

the Arab grammarians, In: Prochazka & Ritt-Benmimoun (eds.), Between the Atlantic

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and Indian Oceans: Studies on the contemporary Arabic Dialects. Proceedings of the 7th

AIDA conference held in Vienna from 5-9 September 2006: 43-50. Transaction

Publishers, New Brunswick (USA) and London (U.K.).P.43-50.

• Al-Azraqi, Munira A. (2006). Kaškašah and kaskasah: as described by old Arab linguists,

Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics (Book), Vol. 2, Brill Academic

Publishers, Leiden.

• Al-Azraqi, Munira A. (2005). The verb in Abha Arabic, J. King Saud Univ., Vol. 18,

Arts (1), pp. 1-15, Riyadh 1426H.

• Al-Azraqi, Munira A. (2005). Some Notes on Al-Ahsa Dialect, Linguistica

Communicatio (International Journal of General Linguistics, Vol. 13, Fes 2005).

• Al-Azraqi, Munira A. (2005). The attitude towards diglossia among Saudi speakers in Al-

Ahsa region, Journal of the Faculty of Arts, (35), pp. 1-44, Zagazig University, Zagazi.

Egypt.

In Arabic

( صوت الضاد 2013منيرة األزرقي، جانيت سي أي واتسون، باري هيسلوود، سامية نعيم و علي مغاوي ) -1

. مركز 204-175(، 4) 15بجنوب غرب المملكة العربية السعودية"دراسة ميدانية، مجلة "الدراسات اللغوية"

الملك فيصل للبحوث والدراسات االسالمية.

Refereed Scientific Research Papers Accepted for Publication

# Name of

Investigator

Paper Title The Journal Date of

acceptance

1 Munira Al-Azraqi The Personal Pronouns of

The Mehri Language as

Spoken in Saudi Arabia

Journal for humanities

and social sciences,

University of Al-Sharjah

6/3/2017

2 Munira Al-Azraqi Lateralization in Arabic

and Mehri

Dialectologia 8/10/2017

3 Munira Al-Azraqi Changes in conjunction

usage in Abha Arabic

dialect: A sociolinguistic

study

Bulletin of the faculty of

Arts, Cairo University

8/10/2017

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Scientific Research Papers Presented to Refereed Specialized Scientific Conferences

1) Watson, Janet C.E & Al-Azraqi, Munira. (2011), Lateral fricatives and lateral emphatics

in southern Saudi Arabia and Mehri in Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies

41, 1–8.

2) Munira A. Al- Azraqi (2011). The Impact of Using Computer-mediated Communication,

Munira Al-Azraqi, Haifa Al-Rubaian, Awatif Al-Mutairi, Reem Al-Ghamdi, Noura Al-

Zahrani, and Safiyah Abou-Helayel, Proceeding of Symposium II: Ecology in Literature

and Language, Department of English Language, Dammam University-Saudi Arabia, 3-

5- April 2011.

Completed Research Projects

# Name of Investigator(s)

(Supported by)

Research Title Report Date

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لدى المراة السعودية )الواقع تعزيز القيم األخالقية

والمستقبل(.

وهو مشروع مدعوم من كرسي األمير نايف بن

عبدالعزيز للقيم األخالقية يجامعة الملك عبدالعزيز

21/12/1438

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Munira Al-Azraqi &

Mashael Al-Okli

Linguistics Features of Mehri and

Arabic

A project funded by Imam Abdulrahman

bin Faisal University (formerly Dammam

of Dammam)

1436/02/01

3 Munira Al-Azraqi; Barry

Heslwood (Leeds

University); Janet C.E.

Watson (Leeds University);

Samia Naim (LACITO).

Latreralization in Saudi Tihamah

A project funded by King Faisal Center

for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh.

3/4/1433

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Munira Al-Azraqi, Safa Al-

Buhairi.

Diglossia among Saudi pupils

A Project funded by King Faisal

University in Al-Ahsa

8/2/1429

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Munira Al-Azraqi

Adhad, the ancient features

5/5/1433

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A Project funded by King Faisal

University in Al-Ahsa

Current Researches

# Research Title Name of Investigator(s)

1 phonological features of some Saudi dialects Muhammad al-Zaidi (King Saud

University) & Munira Al-Azraqi (Imam

Abdulrahman bin Faisal University)

2 pidginzation in Saudi Arabia Munira Al-Azraqi

Contribution to Scientific Conferences and Symposia

# Conference Title Place and Date of the Conference Extent of

Contribution

1 International Arabic Dialect

Association Conference

(AIDA 4)

Spain, 2002

Attending

2 The Evolution of Urban

Arabic Vernaculars: The

Effects of Migration and

Social Changes,

Aix-en-Provence University, France,

20-23 Oct., 2004

Participation

3 International Arabic Dialect

Association Conference

(AIDA7)

University of Vienna, Institute of

Oriental Studies, September 2006

Participation

4 Sociolinguistics 17 Netherlands, 3-5 April 2008 Attending

5 International Arabic Dialect

Association Conference

AIDA 8))

Essex University, 28- 30 August 2008 Participation

6 Seminar of Arabian Studies

Conference

The British Museum, London,

England, Thursday 22nd-Saturday 24th

July 2010

Participation

8 The second conference for

the planning and development

of education and scientific

research in the Arab countries

King Fahd University of Petroleum and

Minerals, 1429

Attending

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9 he first meeting of officials of

cultural relations departments

in universities

King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa Attending

10 Ecology in literature and

linguistics

Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal

University, Dammam, 1431-1432هـ

Participation

11 -Arabic studies - aspects of

research, International

Workshop, Arabic Studies

Department of Foreign Languages,

University of Bergen, Bergen,

September 1-3, 2011.

Participation

12 Seminar

King Faisal Center for Research and

Islamic Studies, Riyadh, 23 November

2011

Participation

13 The British Association of

Academic Phoneticians

Colloquium

British Association of Academic

Phoneticians Colloquium, Leeds 26-28

March 2012,

Participation

14 The British Association of

Academic Phoneticians

Colloquium

British Association of Academic

Phoneticians Colloquium, University

of Leeds, Leeds, 26-28 March 2012

Participation

15 The Seminar for Arabian

Studies

British Museum, London, 13-15 July

2012.

Participation

17 International Arabic Dialect

Association Conference

)AIDA (10

The international association for

Arabic Dialects Study at Qatar

University, Al-Doha.

1/4/2014

Participation

18 Linguistics in Arabia

Conference 1

King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah Participation

19 Mapping Arabic Heritage:

Language, Literature and

Culture, Past and Present

American University, Al-Sharjah

14/4/2014

Participation

20 Presenting a scientific lecture

at the invitation of the

University of Vienna as part

of a program for graduate

students and researchers.

University of Vienna, Institute of

Oriental Studies, Vienna, 18-4-2015

Participation

22 The second Arabic Linguistics Forum conference

York University, UK.

December 12 – 14, 2016

Participation

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23 Presenting a scientific lecture at the invitation of King Saud University.

King Saud University, Riyadh, 8

/10/1438.

Participation

Membership of Scientific and Professional Societies and Organizations

• International Association for Arabic Dialects (AIDA)

• British Foundation for the Study of Arabia (BFSA)

تبيان )دراسات القرآن الكريم( •

• British Society for Middle Eastern (Brismes)

Teaching Activities

Undergraduate

# Course/Rotation Title No./Code Extent of

Contribution

(no. of

lectures/Tutorials.

Or labs, Clinics)

1 Writing II (Eng.231), 30 lectures

2 Listening II (Eng. 211) 30 lectures 3 Reading II (Eng.220) 30 lectures 4 Arts of Speech (412) 30 lectures 5 Essay Writing (Eng. 332) 15 lectures 6 Phonetics and phonology (Eng.351) 30 lectures 7 General Linguistics 4 (ENGL 4440-03 15634) 15 lectures 8 General Linguistics 3 (ENGL 4250-01 13519) 15 lectures 9 Introduction to Linguistics (Eng. 250) 30 lectures 10 Sociolinguistics (Eng. Eng. 456N), 15 lectures 11 Graduation Project (Eng. 496) 30 lectures

Brief Description of Undergraduate Courses Taught: (Course Title – Code: Description)

1. Writing II (Eng.231). This course is preceded by Writing (1), so it is an advanced

course, focusing on types of writing such as analytical writing, critical and others.

2. Listening II (Eng. 211). This course is preceded by listening and speaking (1). Here it

continues to train students to listen to spoken texts so that students can write these texts

in a short way and answer questions about them.

3. Reading II (Eng.220). This course is preceded by a Reading (1). This course focuses on

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training students to comprehend different texts written in different aspects.

4. Arts of Speech (412). This course is an advanced course that trains the student to speak,

discuss and negotiate.

5. Essay Writing (Eng. 332). This course is also an advanced course and it aims to train the

student to write texts in multiple advanced subjects.

6. Phonetics and phonology (Eng.351). This course focuses on the change of sound as a

result of its occurrence in the word.

7. General Linguistics 2 (ENGL 4440-03 15634). This course presents an introduction to

applied linguistics.

8. General Linguistics 1 (ENGL 4250-01 13519). This course presents an introduction to

theoretical linguistics.

9. Introduction to Linguistics (Eng. 250). This course is an introduction to linguistics at the

levels of theoretical and applied linguistics.

10. Sociolinguistics (Eng. Eng. 456N). This course aims to provide the basics of

sociolinguistics which includes dialectology, linguistic diversity, language policy.

11. Graduation Project (Eng. 496). This course is one of the most important courses where

the student works on a research project and writes its results and analyzes the results to

complete the project in a full research format.

Postgraduate

# Course/Rotation Title No./Code Extent of Contribution

(no. of lectures/Tutorials. Or

labs, Clinics)

1 Applied Linguistics I (8003514) 15 lectures

2 Applied Linguistics II (8003520) 15 lectures

3 English Texts 4 –History department (520) 15 lectures

4 English Texts 1 –History department (750) 15 lectures

5 Research Methodology (495) 15 lectures

Brief Description of Postgraduate Courses Taught: (Course Title – Code: Description)

1. Applied Linguistics I (8003514). This course is provided to MA students (literature), so

it provides an overview of applied linguistics.

2. Applied Linguistics II (8003520). This is the second course in linguistics provided to

MA students (literature). It provides an additional profile on applied linguistics such as

sociolinguistics and psychological linguistics.

3. English Texts 4 –History department (520). This course is offered to the students of the

PhD degree in history, a course that focuses on some grammatical rules and focuses on

the comprehension and translation of historical texts.

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4. Research Methodology (514).This course is offered to MA students of the English

Language Department. It focuses on the methods of conducting and writing a research.

Course Coordination

# Course Title and Code Coordination Co-

coordi

nation

Underg

rad.

Postg

rad.

From To

1 General linguistics 1 ✓ ✓ 1433 1434

2 Sociolinguistics (3 times) ✓ ✓ 1432 1436

3 Research methodology &

design ✓ ✓ 1437 1438

4 Introduction to linguistics

(twice) ✓ ✓ 1437 1438

5 Arts of speech ✓ ✓ 1438 1439

Guest/Invited Lectures for Undergraduate Students

# Activity/Course

Title and Code

Subject College and University or

Program

Date

1 Research activities Research methods Community College 1438

Student Academic Supervision and Mentoring

# Level Number of Students From To

1 8th grade 70 1421/1422 1425/ 1424

2 5th grade 30 1437/1438 1438/1439

Administrative Responsibilities, Committee and Community Service (Beginning with

the most recent)

Committee Membership

External Committee #

Member of the official delegation formed of a number of academies from the Faculty of Arts to

visit several faculties of Kuwait University 1435-1436H.

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Member of the Permanent Committee for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research of Girls

Colleges for the academic year 1428-1429 H

3

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Member of the official delegation formed of a number of Saudi academics to visit the

universities of the United Arab Emirates in 1427-1428 H.

2

Member of the Committee to study the extension of the school day of girls colleges under the

Ministry of Education during the year 1423/1424 H.

1

Internal Committee #

Member of the Committee for updating the strategic plan of the Faculty of Arts from 1438 to

date.

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Member of the Committee "Building Mechanisms to Link the University's Output to the

Market and Community Requirements" 1437 to date.

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Head of the Development Committee, Department of English Language, College of Arts

from1437 to date.

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Head of the Women Committee of the First Conference of the Preparatory Year in Saudi

Universities 1435-1436 H.

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Advisor to the Committee for the development of the bachelor's program of English

Department, 1435-1436.

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Member of the Scientific Research Committee, Faculty of Arts, 1435-1436. 28

President of the student council of the Deanship of the preparatory year and supporting studies

1435-1436.

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Member of strategic planning committee, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University

(previously, University of Dammam), 1435H.

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Member of the Academic Guidance Committee, Deanship of the preparatory year and

supporting studies 1435-36.

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Member of the scientific research committee of the Deanship of the preparatory year and

supporting studies 1435-36.

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Member of Advisory Committee for University Studies, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal

University (previously, University of Dammam), 25/08/1433H.

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Member of the Committee for the development of the program of graduate studies in the

Department of English Language 1432 to1434 H.

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Member of committees for post graduate and teaching assistance admission, several times 21

Member of Committee of re-distribution of work between employees at Imam Abdulrahman

bin Faisal University (previously, University of Dammam) - Al-Rayan Campus, 02/12/1432 H.

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Head of the committee of higher studies program development (linguistics), Department of

English, College of Arts, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (previously, University of

Dammam). 14/03/1432 H.

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Head of Scientific Committee for Course Specification, Department of English, College of

Arts, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (previously, University of Dammam).

14/03/1432 H.

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Member of a study and vision committee for a number of advisory councils in the Faculty of

Business Administration and Student Councils in 1432- 1433 H

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Head of Scientific committee of the second Seminar "Ecology in literature and linguistics" held

by the Department of English in 15/10/1431 H.

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Head of the committee of teaching assistance since 1428 H. until 1430H. 15

Head of the Permanent Committee of Female Student’s Affairs since 1429 H. until 1430H. 14

Member of the committee of special needs students in the university since 1429H until 1430H. 13

Member of the committee of higher studies for female’s colleges since 1428 until ended in

1430 H.

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Member of the committee of administrative development in King Faisal University.13/4/1428 . 11

Head of Mawhiba Program, which was implemented by the Female Students Department at

King Faisal University with the support and supervision of the King Abdulaziz Foundation and

his men for talent and creativity in the summer of the academic year 1429-1430H.

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Head of the committee of graduation ceremony for the years: 1427, 1428, 1429, 1430H. 9

Head of the committee for discipline since 1426/1427 H. until 1430H. 8

Head of final examinations committee in Girls section, 1421/1422 & 1422/1423 H. 7

Head of midterm examinations committee in the Girls section, 1422/1423 H. 6

Member of final examinations committee in the Girls section (2nd term of 1420/1421 5

Member of discipline committee,1421/1422. 4

Member of the admission committee in the summer of 1420/1421 H. 3

Member of the registration committee 1420/1421 H. 2

Head of final examinations committee in Girls section, 1421/1422 & 1422/1423 H. 1

Scientific Consultations

# From To Institute Full-time

or Part-

time

1 2010 2011 A linguist consultant in

HdO Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte, Band I:

Memsch, Natur, Fauna und Flora, Von Peter Behnstedt

& Manfred Woidich. (2011), Brill.

Not

applicable

2 1436 H H 1438 Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Planning and

Language Policy, King Abdullah International Center

for Arabic Language. (in Arabic).

Not

applicable

3 2015

Member of the Scientific Committee of the Scientific

Conference “Arabic Linguistics Forum conference 1”

which was held in Essex, UK in 2015.

Not

applicable

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4 2017 Member of the Scientific Committee of the Scientific

Conference “Arabic Linguistics Forum conference 2”

which was held in York, UK in 2017.

Not

applicable

5 Different

times

Reviewing some papers for the journal of linguistic

studies, king Faisal center for research and Islamic

studies. (in Arabic)

Not

applicable

Volunteer Work

# From To Type of Volunteer Organization

1 1428H 1429H The Chair of Translation Committee in Literary

Club, Al-Ahsa.

Literary Club, Al-

Ahsa

2 1433 H 1434 H Planning and joining a variety of programs for the

students to be involved in community services as

the activities shared with orphans and elderly

people..etc.

Different

organizations

3

1438 H

1426 H

1425 H

1432 H

Presenting lectures and workshops to different

parties such as:

1. A workshop on the methods of scientific

research (in English) in Community college in

Dammam as a part of the training program for

assistants and postgraduate students in1438.

2. The skills of dealing with others.

3. The conflict between the classical Arabic and

the dialects as a part of Abha Award Ceremony.

4. Workshop on the quality standards NCAAA

(for the staff of the Faculty of Business college

and the Faculty of the college of Arts), Dammam

University.

Different

organizations

4 Continu

e

Participating in some social activities with some

associations such as Wad Association and Sanad

Society.

Different

organizations

5 Continu

e

Writing several articles in newspapers and

magazines

Al-Faisl journal;

Al-Sharq

newspaper;

Arabia deserta

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Personal Key Competencies and Skills: (Computer, Information technology, technical, etc.)

1 Computer (office programs)

2 Ability to learn and deal with technical programs

Last Update

9/10/2017