Amal Abdelsattar Metwally
Biographic Data
| ID | 8600101 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amal Abdelsattar Metwally |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amal Abdelsattar |
| FAMILY NAME | Metwally |
| SIGNATURE | METWALLY A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | King Khalid University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9067-3273 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Relevance Theory
This study provides a thematic analysis of metaphorical language in surat al-Takāthur and evaluates the explanatory power and limitations of Relevance Theory (RT) for interpreting Qur’anic metaphoricity. RT, grounded in cognitive pragmatics, provides a framework for understanding how readers infer meaning based on optimal relevance and minimal processing effort. However, when applied to sacred discourse, particularly Qur’anic texts imbued with do…
An Analysis of Translation Strategies in Tourism Discourse
This study investigates the translation strategies used in rendering Egyptian Tourism Expressions (ETEs) from Arabic into English on selected official governmental tourism websites. Drawing on Vinay and Darbelnet’s model of translation procedures and Koller’s equivalence framework, a descriptive corpus-based content analysis with frequency reporting was conducted in a corpus of 160 ETEs. Findings reveal a strong dominance of literal translation (…
Globalization, multiculturalism, and national identity in Najran’s linguistic landscape
English is a key indicator of globalization, prominently featured in linguistic landscapes globally, including Saudi Arabia, where it appears in commercial signs such as those in coffee shops. Utilizing Ben-Rafael and Ben-Rafael’s model of multiple globalizations , this study examines the linguistic and cultural manifestations of coffee shop signage in Najran, a provincial city in Saudi Arabia, focusing on language choices, their global and multi…
Exploring human vs. AI-powered translation to metonymic expressions
Translating metonymic expressions presents a significant challenge for translators, as it requires maintaining both figurative meaning and accurate reference. The study compares AI vs. human translation using Larson's (1998) model as the analytical framework. The human translation is represented by Saheeh International, and AI-powered translation is represented by Monica application in rendering metonymic expressions in the Holy Quran. Using Lars…
Note-Taking in Consecutive Interpreting
This study investigates effective note-taking techniques NTTs in consecutive interpreting (CI), focusing on Arab interpreters working across Arabic-English, Arabic-Chinese, and English-Chinese language pairs. A mixed-method approach was used, combining quantitative data from a survey of 81 interpreters with qualitative insights from open-ended responses. Quantitative findings revealed significant differences in NTTs across language pairs. Arabic-…
University Students’ Diverse Perspectives on Google Translate
Objective: The present study examines the impact of Google Translate (GT) on pre-intermediate English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ writing skills in a university setting. It aims to assess how GT influences students’ writing proficiency, accuracy, and perception of language learning. Method: A descriptive qualitative research design was employed to provide an in-depth analysis of GT’s role in EFL writing. The study involved 59 female pre…
Meaning as a Marker of Metaphoricity Towards a Computational Identification of Metaphor in the Ever-Glorious Qur’ān
This work represents a novel direction for computational linguistics research on metaphor in the Ever-Glorious Qur’ān. The present study proposed a basic/non-basic meaning criterion as a marker for the computational identification of metaphor in the Ever-Glorious Qur’ān. The corpus was Sūrat Hūd, where manual identification for candidate metaphors was conducted by referring to four authentic exegeses, namely Tafsīr Aṭ-Ṭabarī (2010), Az-Zamakhshar…
The Role of Islamic Culture Courses in Maintaining the Islamic Identity
The present study is an interdisciplinary research that investigates the role of Islamic culture courses in maintaining the Islamic identity among the female students of the English department at King Khalid University. It is due to the significance of these courses that the researchers design this study to explore the extent to which the Islamic culture courses achieve the objectives envisaged by them. This study further explores the ability of …
Factors Contributing to the Gap Between Listening and Speaking Skills Performance Among University Students Post Covid-19
The present study explores the improvement in speaking skill as compared to the listening skill in EFL traditional classrooms post COVID-19. In this context, the grades of 168 female students at the intermediate level at the department of English language, faculty of languages and translation, King Khalid University were analyzed. A comparative analysis of the data of both listening and speaking exams was conducted to find out the gap between bot…
Arabicization in Saudi Arabia
Educators and policymakers maintain that Arabicization is of paramount importance. The question, however, is why the Arabicization process has been lagging behind in almost all Arab countries and in Saudi Arabia particularly. This paper attempts to evaluate the planning process of Arabicization based on Haugen’s language planning model (Haugen, 1983) depicting the success in Arabic as a national language but its regression at an official level. B…
The Impact of Linguistic and Cultural Competence on Translation Quality
The act of translation inside classroom undertakes a great deal of students’ mistakes either grammatical or lexical (i.e. metaphoric, idiomatic, collocational) and some feedback as well. Many studies have concentrated on studying the reasons behind committing such mistakes on the level of undergraduates. However, this paper will start with shedding light on some samples of students’ mistakes to reach instructor-perspective proposed solutions at t…
A Comparative Investigation of the Interpretation of Colour Terms in the Quran
The present study attempts to focus on the interpretation of colour terms in the Ever-Glorious Quran. The study examines whether it is possible to observe any consistency in the strategies used for the interpretation of colour-terms in the Ever-Glorious Quran. The validity of the notion of foreignisation as brought to the fore of translation studies and advocated by Paraphrase as a strategy adopted by some interpreters of the Ever-Glorious Quran …
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A Comparative Investigation of the Interpretation of Colour Terms in the Quran
The present study attempts to focus on the interpretation of colour terms in the Ever-Glorious Quran. The study examines whether it is possible to observe any consistency in the strategies used for the interpretation of colour-terms in the Ever-Glorious Quran. The validity of the notion of foreignisation as brought to the fore of translation studies and advocated by Paraphrase as a strategy adopted by some interpreters of the Ever-Glorious Quran …
The Impact of Linguistic and Cultural Competence on Translation Quality
The act of translation inside classroom undertakes a great deal of students’ mistakes either grammatical or lexical (i.e. metaphoric, idiomatic, collocational) and some feedback as well. Many studies have concentrated on studying the reasons behind committing such mistakes on the level of undergraduates. However, this paper will start with shedding light on some samples of students’ mistakes to reach instructor-perspective proposed solutions at t…
Arabicization in Saudi Arabia
Educators and policymakers maintain that Arabicization is of paramount importance. The question, however, is why the Arabicization process has been lagging behind in almost all Arab countries and in Saudi Arabia particularly. This paper attempts to evaluate the planning process of Arabicization based on Haugen’s language planning model (Haugen, 1983) depicting the success in Arabic as a national language but its regression at an official level. B…
Meaning as a Marker of Metaphoricity Towards a Computational Identification of Metaphor in the Ever-Glorious Qur’ān
This work represents a novel direction for computational linguistics research on metaphor in the Ever-Glorious Qur’ān. The present study proposed a basic/non-basic meaning criterion as a marker for the computational identification of metaphor in the Ever-Glorious Qur’ān. The corpus was Sūrat Hūd, where manual identification for candidate metaphors was conducted by referring to four authentic exegeses, namely Tafsīr Aṭ-Ṭabarī (2010), Az-Zamakhshar…
The Role of Islamic Culture Courses in Maintaining the Islamic Identity
The present study is an interdisciplinary research that investigates the role of Islamic culture courses in maintaining the Islamic identity among the female students of the English department at King Khalid University. It is due to the significance of these courses that the researchers design this study to explore the extent to which the Islamic culture courses achieve the objectives envisaged by them. This study further explores the ability of …
Factors Contributing to the Gap Between Listening and Speaking Skills Performance Among University Students Post Covid-19
The present study explores the improvement in speaking skill as compared to the listening skill in EFL traditional classrooms post COVID-19. In this context, the grades of 168 female students at the intermediate level at the department of English language, faculty of languages and translation, King Khalid University were analyzed. A comparative analysis of the data of both listening and speaking exams was conducted to find out the gap between bot…
Globalization, multiculturalism, and national identity in Najran’s linguistic landscape
English is a key indicator of globalization, prominently featured in linguistic landscapes globally, including Saudi Arabia, where it appears in commercial signs such as those in coffee shops. Utilizing Ben-Rafael and Ben-Rafael’s model of multiple globalizations , this study examines the linguistic and cultural manifestations of coffee shop signage in Najran, a provincial city in Saudi Arabia, focusing on language choices, their global and multi…
Exploring human vs. AI-powered translation to metonymic expressions
Translating metonymic expressions presents a significant challenge for translators, as it requires maintaining both figurative meaning and accurate reference. The study compares AI vs. human translation using Larson's (1998) model as the analytical framework. The human translation is represented by Saheeh International, and AI-powered translation is represented by Monica application in rendering metonymic expressions in the Holy Quran. Using Lars…
Note-Taking in Consecutive Interpreting
This study investigates effective note-taking techniques NTTs in consecutive interpreting (CI), focusing on Arab interpreters working across Arabic-English, Arabic-Chinese, and English-Chinese language pairs. A mixed-method approach was used, combining quantitative data from a survey of 81 interpreters with qualitative insights from open-ended responses. Quantitative findings revealed significant differences in NTTs across language pairs. Arabic-…
University Students’ Diverse Perspectives on Google Translate
Objective: The present study examines the impact of Google Translate (GT) on pre-intermediate English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ writing skills in a university setting. It aims to assess how GT influences students’ writing proficiency, accuracy, and perception of language learning. Method: A descriptive qualitative research design was employed to provide an in-depth analysis of GT’s role in EFL writing. The study involved 59 female pre…
Relevance Theory
This study provides a thematic analysis of metaphorical language in surat al-Takāthur and evaluates the explanatory power and limitations of Relevance Theory (RT) for interpreting Qur’anic metaphoricity. RT, grounded in cognitive pragmatics, provides a framework for understanding how readers infer meaning based on optimal relevance and minimal processing effort. However, when applied to sacred discourse, particularly Qur’anic texts imbued with do…
An Analysis of Translation Strategies in Tourism Discourse
This study investigates the translation strategies used in rendering Egyptian Tourism Expressions (ETEs) from Arabic into English on selected official governmental tourism websites. Drawing on Vinay and Darbelnet’s model of translation procedures and Koller’s equivalence framework, a descriptive corpus-based content analysis with frequency reporting was conducted in a corpus of 160 ETEs. Findings reveal a strong dominance of literal translation (…
Linguistics (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Arabic (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Translation Studies and Practices (5 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Metaphor (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works)