Professional CV

Dr. Khalid M. I. Abalhassan

 

Ph.D., English, IUP, December 15th, 2002

M.Sc. Multimedia Technology, Duquesne Unversity, May 5th, 2002

M.A. English (TESOL), Michigan State University, December 1996

B.A. Translation (English), Imam University, 1992

Education

1997-2002
 Ph.D., Rhetoric & Linguistics Ph.D. Program, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, USA. Dissertation titled, "English as a Foreign Language Instruction with CAI Multimedia in Saudi PRIVATE Schools: A Multi-case and Multi-site Study of CALL Instructors' Pedagogies and Beliefs" which was defended on Tuesday Nov. 12/02. Graduation ceremony on Dec. 15th, 02. Academic Interests:
  • Translation: The study of translation theory, practice, and pedagogy. Training program design and machine translation technologies.
  • Sociolinguistics: The study of language in society and the interchangeable impact of society on language and vice versa.
  • CALL "Computer Assisted Language Learning": The study of using computers in language education.
2000- 2002

Masters of Science in Multimedia Technology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Degree awarded in May 2002.

 
1994-1996

Masters of Arts in English (TESOL),Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

 
1988-1991

BA Translation and Foreign Languages (English), Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Islamic University, (IMIU) Riyadh, KSA

 
1975-1987
Primary education in Addilam public schools, Alkharj Province

 

Work Experience

1990

Student employee, Alkhaleej Catering Company, Riyadh

 

1992

Translator/Interpreter: Vinnel Corporation, Riyadh Headquarters, SANG (Saudi Arabian National Guard) Project.

 

1993-2002

TA: Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Islamic University, Main Campus. Riyadh, KSA. Department of Languages and Translation. Courses: ESP (English for specific purposes).

 

1993

Translator/Interpreter: Ministry of Islamic Affairs.

 

1998

Tutor: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, The Writing Center.

Academic Publication

2001

Review of the Arabic translation of the CALL Document released in collaboration by CALICO, EUROCALL, AND IALLT: SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING: DEVELOPMENT, PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATIONS, AND RESEARCH

Translator: Dr. Saad Alkahtani, King Saud University, Riyadh

 
2001
 Important Aspects in the Selection of Instructional Software. Proceedings of the 16th Saudi Computer Conference
2001

Factors Affecting Equivalence in Translation: The Example of Proverbs and Idioms, Journal of Intercultural Communication Studies (X:3)

 
2000

The Code-switching behavior of Arab Speakers of English as a Second Language: Reasons and Functions, Journal of Intercultural Communication Studies, (Number X, Issue 1).

 

1999

MacReader and Storyboard in ESL Reading Classrooms, (Joint Publication with Dr. Saad Alkahtani), CALL-EJ Online , 3 (2).

 
 

Professional Conference Presentations
 

Computer Assisted Language Learning "CALL" Software & Multimedia
   
2002

AlDawalej EFL Multimedia in Saudi Primary Schools, Software Section, TESOL International Conference

 
2001

Important Aspects in the Selection of Instructional Software, The 16th Saudi Computer Conference.

 

2000

 CALL at Home: Is it Effective? TESOL’2000 conference, Software Fair, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada: March.

 
2000

CALL or CHLL? Computers in Saudi High Schools EFL Classes: Description and Evaluation, CALICO’2000 conference, Tuscan, Arizona, May 30

 

2000

CALL for Children at Home for Building Vocabulary. English Graduate Organization's Annual Conference. IUP, Friday, March 24th.

 
2000

Home Improvements: Learning English Using a Home Computer. Pennsylvania State System Graduate Research Conference (SSGRC). April 7-8.

 

1999

Using MacReader and Storyboard in ESL Reading Classrooms (Presented at IALL with Saad Alkahtani), IALL '99, The University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA. (June 22-26).

 
   
Network-based Language Learning
   
2002

Turning Digital: Online EFL Education, the Annual Multi-disciplinary Conference at IUP

 
2002

The CALL to Teach: Establishing CALL Environments, The Annual Multi-disciplinary Conference, IUP

 
2002

EFL at Watane: An E-community for EFL learners, Internet section, TESOL International Conference

 
   
ESL/EFL, Translation, & Applied Linguistics
   
2000
Applied Linguistics Without Tears: A web Reference. TESOL’2000 conference, Internet Fair, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada: March.

 
2000

A Descriptive Study of EFL Teachers' Beliefs and Pedagogy of CALL, Pennsylvania State System Graduate Research Conference (SSGRC). April 7-8.

 

1999

Translation Bumps: The Translatability of Proverbs and Idioms. The 7th International Conference on Cross-cultural Communication (ICCCC), University of Louisville, KY, USA. (28th-31st July, 1999). 

 

1999

The Code-switching behavior of Arab Speakers of English as a Second Language: Reasons and Functions, The 7th International Conference on Cross-cultural Communication ( The 7th International Conference on Cross-cultural Communication (ICCCC), University of Louisville, KY, USA. (28th-31st July, 1999).

 

1998

Chaired the following sessions at the 9th Three Rivers TESOL '98 Conference:

  • Let's talk! (Wendy Harry & Patricia Boyle)

  • Communicative grammar projects (Mike O'Bryan)

1997

Vocabulary and the ESL Integrated English Textbooks (Joint paper presented with Dr. Lillia Savova and Dr. Mohammad AlEnazi), Three Rivers TESOL, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. (Nov. 8th).

 

Affiliations

  • Member of the following professional organizations

    • TESOL International

    • Three Rivers TESOL

    • The Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO)

    • (IAICS) The International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies

    • EGO (English Graduate Organization) at IUP.

Professional Activities

  • Secretary to the Committee for the Translation of Quraan, King Fahad Complex, Saudi Arabia (1993)

  • Conference Interpreter:

    • International Conference on "Muslims in Asia and contemporary challenges", (1993), Convention Center, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

    • The First International conference on the theme of "Muslims in the West," (1993), London, UK.

  • Founder/Maintainer:

    • The Saudi Linguist Mailing List  (TSL) (1998- 2002).

  • Information Technology Columnist: