CV

Nuha Khalid Alsalem, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, 2020- present  

Education:

2019              Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, Ball State University, Indiana, USA

2015              M.A. in Applied Linguistics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois, USA

2011              B.A. in English Language with the Second-Class Honor, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA

 

Teaching Experience:

Dec. 2020 – present    Assistant professor of Applied Linguistics, Shaqra University, KSA

Apr. – Nov. 2020         Teaching assistant, Shaqra University, KSA

Jan.– May 2020          Assistant professor of Applied Linguistics, Arab Open University, Riyadh, KSA 

Aug. 2016 – 2017       Teaching assistant, Intensive English Institute, Ball State University, USA

                                   

Research Experience:

May –Aug. 2017        Graduate research assistant, English Department, Ball State University

May –Dec. 2016        Graduate research assistant, English Department, Ball State University

 

Campus and Departmental Committees:

2017-2019                 Graduate student representative on the Publications and Intellectual Properties Committee, Ball State University

2017-2019                 Graduate student mentor for linguistic students, English Department, Ball State University

 

Professional Training:

2018                          Beginning American Sign Language, The E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center, Muncie, IN

2015                          Completion the course of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

2014                          Completion the course of learning Korean for beginners, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

2013                          Completion of the intensive English program, Colorado School of English, Denver, CO

2012                          Completion of the course in studying English, English as a Second Language Academy, University of Colorado, Denver

 

Professional Development:

2019              The 17th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii

2017              Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Conference (INTESOL), Marriot East Hotel, Indianapolis, IN

2017              Second Language Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2017              Practical Criticism Midwest Conference, English Department, Ball State University.

2016              Third International Conference of the American Pragmatics Association, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

2016              Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Conference (INTESOL), Marriot East Hotel, Indianapolis, IN

2016              Practical Criticism Midwest Conference, English Department, Ball State University

2015              The Graduate Colloquium on Slavic Linguistics, Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2014              Second International Conference of the American Pragmatics Association, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

2014              Bilingualism Forum, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

2014              American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, Portland, OR

 

Publications and Conference Presentations:

Alsalem, N. (2020, October). A multimodal discourse analysis of Saudi Arabic television commercials. Language and Semiotic Studies, 6(3), 111-131.

Alsalem, N. (2019, January). A Multimodal Analysis of Saudi Arabic Television Commercials. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Hamada, M., & Alsalem, N. (2017, October). Role of Semantic Transparency in English L2 Lexical Inference. Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Alsalem, N. (2017, February). Embodiment and Metaphors: Comparing the Use of Head and Eyes in Arabic and English. Paper presented at the Practical Criticism Midwest Conference, Ball State University, Muncie, IN.  

Honors, Awards and Grants:

2019              Graduate school outstanding achievement award, Ball State University, USA

2018              Research Competition Grant ($340), Sponsored Projects Administration, Ball State University

2018              Aspire Travel Grant ($1000), Sponsored Projects Administration, Ball State University

2018              Research Publication Award ($1495), Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission in the U.S.

2018              Graduate school outstanding achievement award, Ball State University

2017              Aspire Travel Grant ($450), Sponsored Projects Administration, Ball State University

2017              Summer research assistantship in the English Department, Ball State University

2017              Graduate school outstanding achievement award, Ball State University

2016              Higher education scholarship from the Saudi Arabian government for studying in the U.S

2016              Doctoral assistantship to work in the Intensive English Institute at Ball State University

2016              Summer research assistantship in the English Department, Ball State University

2012              Higher education scholarship from the Saudi Arabian government for studying in the U.S.

2015              Received a high pass on my master’s thesis defense, with a mean score of 3.9 out of 4

2015              Graduated from a master’s program with an excellent GPA Grant ($1495), Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission in the United States

2015              Completed the last semester in the master’s program with an excellent GPA Grant ($1495), Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission in the United States

 

Invited Talks:

Sep. 2017       Taught Arabic orthography for non-native Arabic speakers, in ENG 436 course: TESOL Research and Theory, English Department, Ball State University

Aug. 2017      Demonstrated a lesson in Arabic using the Total Physical Response Method in ENG 436 course: TESOL Research and Theory, English Department, Ball State University

Nov. 2016      Invited speaker to a TESOL event, ‘Passport to adventure: Teaching English as a Foreign Language Abroad’, English Department, Ball State University

Jan. 2016       Guest speaker in ENG 220 Language and Society, ‘The realization of the speech acts of refusal, apology, request and compliment by Arab speakers’, English Department, Ball State University

 

Workshops:

2017              Identifying Sources for Funding and Research, Ball State University

2016              Foundations of Blackboard, Ball State University

2015              Graduate School Writing Workshop, Ball State University

2015              Differentiated Learning, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

2015              Teaching Writing: Contrastive Rhetoric, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

2015              Strategies for Developing Reading Skills, Saudi Students Society, Carbondale

2015              Effective Presentation Skills, Saudi Students Society, Carbondale

2015              Important Rules to Avoid Written Errors in Arabic, Saudi Students Society, Carbondale

2014              What to Do When Things Go Wrong While Teaching, Southern Illinois University

2014              Teaching Speaking and Pronunciation, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

2014              Materials Making, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

2012              Completed Word, PowerPoint and Access Courses, Mission Critical Systems, Denver, CO, USA

 

Organizations:

2016-2019                 National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)

2016-2019                 Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (INTESOL)

2015- present           American Pragmatics Association (AMPRA)

2015- present           Linguistic Society of America (LSA)

2014- present           American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)

2013- 2015                Student Linguistics Association (Sling) at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL