Mesfer Hamad Alqahtani
Biographic Data
| ID | 1141653 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mesfer Hamad Alqahtani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mesfer Hamad |
| FAMILY NAME | Alqahtani |
| SIGNATURE | ALQAHTANI M H |
| AFFILIATIONS | King Faisal University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5676-2221 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ramadan Fasting, Cognitive Strain, and Academic Scheduling in English-Medium Medical Education
The practice of fasting during Ramadan through extended daily abstention from eating and drinking water can negatively impact both a university student’s learning and overall cognitive performance. In order to gain insight into these issues, this study adopted a quantitative cross-sectional survey methodology to evaluate the perceptions of 94 male undergraduate medical students at a public university in Saudi Arabia—who were studying through the …
Exploring English for Tourism Purposes
The present study investigates English language communication skills needed by licensed tour guides in Al Ahsa Governorate, Saudi Arabia, in the context of the Vision 2030 programme and the burgeoning tourism industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To obtain the data, a quantitative survey based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages was conducted on a sample of 35 licensed tour guides. The results revealed that although tou…
AI Tools and Saudi University English Translation Students
The study aims to explore the acceptance and utilization of AI tools in translation courses by English language learners in Saudi Arabia using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to enhance their professional translation skills. For data collection purpose, the study employed a mixed-methods design, combining a survey of 114 bachelor's and master's translation students with in-depth interviews of 10 participants. This approach explored students…
MTPEAS in the Translation Classroom
The growing use of machine translation (MT) for both academic and professional translation purposes requires uniformly accepted frameworks for post-edited outputs to be assessed. The current research investigates the application of the Machine Translation Post-Editing Annotation System (MTPEAS) in pedagogy for translation, suggesting a systematic taxonomy for determining the quality of students' post-edited work. In particular, the study seeks to…
The Rajajil Columns
Ancient stone monuments may have marked the locations of key ritual activities for pastoralist communities. This project is the first to employ multi-method geophysical survey to identify additional features of construction and use at the Chalcolithic-period Rajajil Columns site in northern Saudi Arabia
Women in Saudi secondary school EFL textbooks
Since the launch of the Saudi Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia has undergone significant economic and social reforms in order to move away from the country's reliance on oil and toward a more diverse and sustainable economy. One of the important chapters in this endeavour is the empowerment of Saudi women whereby they are to be given opportunities equal to men. Against this new paradigm, this study investigates whether Vision 2030's transformative effor…
Every cloud has a silver lining
This study investigates the perceptions of 149 English language students about online language learning at a state university in Saudi Arabia and how this experience has prepared them to continue online learning in post-pandemic times. It also investigates any differences in students’ attainment of the four language skills of reading, listening, writing, and speaking with respect to the online learning experience. Data were collected using a ques…
Blame the Message Senders Not the Messenger
This article investigates how “native speaker” teachers define who a “native speaker” is and how they view themselves in relation to the concept. It further explores how they feel about discriminatory practices in employability and the pay gap that are systemically carried out against their “nonnative speaker” counterparts by recruiters. Data were gathered from 10 English language teachers: five males and five females from the UK, Canada, Ireland…
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Every cloud has a silver lining
This study investigates the perceptions of 149 English language students about online language learning at a state university in Saudi Arabia and how this experience has prepared them to continue online learning in post-pandemic times. It also investigates any differences in students’ attainment of the four language skills of reading, listening, writing, and speaking with respect to the online learning experience. Data were collected using a ques…
Blame the Message Senders Not the Messenger
This article investigates how “native speaker” teachers define who a “native speaker” is and how they view themselves in relation to the concept. It further explores how they feel about discriminatory practices in employability and the pay gap that are systemically carried out against their “nonnative speaker” counterparts by recruiters. Data were gathered from 10 English language teachers: five males and five females from the UK, Canada, Ireland…
Women in Saudi secondary school EFL textbooks
Since the launch of the Saudi Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia has undergone significant economic and social reforms in order to move away from the country's reliance on oil and toward a more diverse and sustainable economy. One of the important chapters in this endeavour is the empowerment of Saudi women whereby they are to be given opportunities equal to men. Against this new paradigm, this study investigates whether Vision 2030's transformative effor…
AI Tools and Saudi University English Translation Students
The study aims to explore the acceptance and utilization of AI tools in translation courses by English language learners in Saudi Arabia using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to enhance their professional translation skills. For data collection purpose, the study employed a mixed-methods design, combining a survey of 114 bachelor's and master's translation students with in-depth interviews of 10 participants. This approach explored students…
MTPEAS in the Translation Classroom
The growing use of machine translation (MT) for both academic and professional translation purposes requires uniformly accepted frameworks for post-edited outputs to be assessed. The current research investigates the application of the Machine Translation Post-Editing Annotation System (MTPEAS) in pedagogy for translation, suggesting a systematic taxonomy for determining the quality of students' post-edited work. In particular, the study seeks to…
The Rajajil Columns
Ancient stone monuments may have marked the locations of key ritual activities for pastoralist communities. This project is the first to employ multi-method geophysical survey to identify additional features of construction and use at the Chalcolithic-period Rajajil Columns site in northern Saudi Arabia
Ramadan Fasting, Cognitive Strain, and Academic Scheduling in English-Medium Medical Education
The practice of fasting during Ramadan through extended daily abstention from eating and drinking water can negatively impact both a university student’s learning and overall cognitive performance. In order to gain insight into these issues, this study adopted a quantitative cross-sectional survey methodology to evaluate the perceptions of 94 male undergraduate medical students at a public university in Saudi Arabia—who were studying through the …
Exploring English for Tourism Purposes
The present study investigates English language communication skills needed by licensed tour guides in Al Ahsa Governorate, Saudi Arabia, in the context of the Vision 2030 programme and the burgeoning tourism industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To obtain the data, a quantitative survey based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages was conducted on a sample of 35 licensed tour guides. The results revealed that although tou…
Linguistics (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · E-Learning and COVID-19 (2 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works) · English language (2 works) · Foreign language (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Perception (2 works)