Opening (Theatre E0-01) | |||
9:00 | Welcome (HASA ALI ALMAAMARI and MARYAM HASSAN ALFARSIAH) | ||
9:05 | Qur’an recitation | ||
9:10 | Welcome Address | ||
9:15 | Vice Chancellor’s Message | ||
9:25 | Welcoming of alumni | ||
Keynote speech | |||
9:30 | Ms. Layali Hamed Saif Alquwaitei | ||
Discussion Session with FLS alumni | |||
10:00 | Discussion chair: HASA ALI ALMAAMARI | ||
Session One | |||
Time | Presenter | Presentation Title | Affiliation |
10:30 - 10:45 | Fatema Abdullah Saif Al-Alwi & Fatame Hilal Mohammed Alrisi | Semantic Repetition in Original and Translated Arabic: A case study | Sohar University |
10:45 - 11:00 | Shahad Ali Al Jabri (online) | Machine Translation: The use of Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies to automate the translation process | German University of Technology |
11:00 - 11:15 | Sara Nasser Saif Al Shibli | Perspective on Machine Translation: What do translators and IT professionals think? | Sohar University |
11:15 - 11:30 | Johaina Khalfan Said Bani Oraba | What is the Attitude Toward CAT Tools among Commercial Employers in Oman? | Global College of Engineering and Technology |
Fake freedom (الحرية المزيفة) A play by students from Um Maabad al Khuzaiia | |||
11:30 - 12:00 | Play followed by an interview with the author, the actors and the subtitler | ||
Session Two (Room E1-04) | |||
Time | Presenter | Presentation Title | Affiliation |
12:00 - 12:15 | Aamal Salim Ali Al Shidi | A Comprehensive Vocabulary Input Does Matter for Omani College Students | Sohar University |
12:15 - 12:30 | Ms Raihan Mohamed Abdussamad (online) | The evolution of the English language | Oman Dental College |
12:30 - 12:45 | Jumana Khalaf Salim Al-Shamli, Abha Salim Abdullah Al-Ghammari & Yumna Khalfan Salim Said Alqasmi | Conversation Analysis Project | Sohar University |
12:45 - 13:00 | Nuriya Sultan Alazri (online) | How does digital learning effect skills like critical thinking? | GuTech |
Mind your English | |||
13:00 - 13:15 | A quiz on common student mistakes | ||
Session Three (Theatre E0-01) | |||
Time | Presenter | Presentation Title | Affiliation |
14:00 - 14:15 | Anwaar Abdullah Saif Al-Majarfi & Bayan Fahad Salim Almaqrashi | The status of audiovisual translation in Oman | Sohar University |
14:15 - 14:30 | Muna Ahmed Almansouri | A Journey into Autist’s language: language features and communication patterns | Sohar University |
14:30 - 14:45 | Emtethal Nasser Al Flaiti | Does translation technology make our lives easier or harder? | Sohar University |
14:45 - 15:00 | Shahad Abdullah sultan aljabri | Learning vocabulary through movies | Sohar University |
Debate | |||
15:00 - 15:20 | Motion: This house believes that a four-day workweek is the way to go”. | ||
Closing | |||
15:20 | Photo session | ||
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| Conference Keynote | ||
| Ms. Layali Hamed Saif Alquwaitei | ||
| English Language Lecturer | ||
| Gulf College | ||
Presentation:
Online teaching during lockdown
Bio:
Ms Layali Alquwaitei graduated from Sohar University in 2019 with a Bachelor Degree in English Language and Translation with honours. She worked as a freelance translator and translation project manager over the year 2020. She joined Gulf College in 2021 as an English Language Lecturer.
- Deadline for the submission of abstracts: 20th February 2023
- Notification of acceptance: 28th February 2023
- Rehearsal (for online presentations): 5th March 2023
- Final Conference program: 5th March 2023
