Faculty of Language Studies, Arab Open University Egypt Branch 2025-present
• Faculty in the English Language and Literature
Program
Responsibilities: -
- Teaching Linguistics and Translation
courses
- GCC of TR303 (Translation of Business Texts)
/BCC of Reading Module.
College of Humanities and Sciences, Prince Sultan University
2015 – 2024
• Faculty in the Linguistics & Translation
Department, College of Humanities & Sciences
Responsibilities:
-
- Teaching Translation courses in the Department
(Medical & Scientific Translation, Consecutive Interpreting, Sight
Translation, Text Linguistics, Lexicography & Terminology)
- CHS director/coordinator (Community Outreach
Committee) 2018-2019
- CHS director/coordinator (Final Examination
Control Committee) 2018-2021
- Member of (Curriculum Review Committee)
2018-present
- Member of (Recruitment Committee) 2018-2021
- Supervise COOP students training 2017-2020
• Course Group Supervisor, Interpreting
Courses
2018-2022
- Leading the team to develop curricula,
teaching strategies, and assessment for the interpreting courses that align
with the CLOs and PLOs.
- Overlooking the documentation and quality
assessment plan.
- Reviewing the interpreting exams and
assessment methods.
Translator Club Coordinator
Responsibilities:
-
Organize translation
seminars and forums for PSU students and also open to the public.
- Participate in PSU events through representing
the Department and College.
- Collaborate with the Students’ Affairs Office
in fulfilling the Club’s mission and vision.
College of Education/Arts, Princess Norah Bint
Abdulrahman University 2002 –2014
• Faculty in the Department of English Language
Responsibilities included: -
- Teaching Linguistics and Translation courses
- Member of curriculum review committee
- Teaching in the post graduate studies
- Supervising M.A Theses
College of Humanities,
Al-Azhar University
1986 –2013
• Faculty in the Department of English Language,
Literature & Simultaneous Interpreting
Responsibilities included: -
- Teaching English Language, TESOL. ESP,
Linguistics and Translation courses
- Member of final examination committee
- Coordinator of Translation Center
Theses Supervision
& Examination
Dr. Salem has
supervised and examined a number of MA Theses in Translation and
Linguistics:
- Master of Arts
Thesis (Applied Linguistics) A Pragmatic Study of Saudi Female
Children’s Ability to Answer Oral Questions as EFL Learners within the Scope of
Relevance Theory, Department of English Language & Literature, Faculty
of Arts, Princess Norah Bint Abdul Rahman University (2012) (Supervisor)
- Master of Arts
Thesis (Applied Linguistics) Online Communities: A Computer-Mediated
Discourse Analysis of 'Aramco' English E-Mails, Department of English
Language, Faculty of Arts, Dammam University (2009) (Supervisor)
- Master of Arts
Thesis (Translation) Argumentative Discourse in the Quran: A Model of
Translation Quality Assessment, Department of English Language, Faculty of
Education, Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University (2009) (Supervisor)
- Master of Arts
Thesis (Translation) Translating Metaphorical Expressions of Selected
Natural Phenomena in the Holy Quran. A Comparative Analytical Study Based on
Newmark’s Model, Department of Translation, Faculty of Languages, Princess
Norah Bint Abdul Rahman University (2023) (External Examiner)
- Master of Arts
Thesis (Applied Linguistics) The Lexical Choice of English-Speaking and
Arabic Speaking Females in Written Discussions of Marital Topics,
Department of English, University of Dammam (2011) (External Examiner)
- Master of Arts
Thesis (Applied Linguistics) Phonological Awareness as a Predictor of
the Reading Ability of Young Saudi Learners: A Co-relational Study, Department
of English Language & Literature, Faculty of Arts, Princess Norah Bint
Abdul Rahman University (2009) (External Examiner)
- Master of Arts
Thesis (Applied Linguistics) A Linguistic Study of English Commercial
Banner Advertisement on the Web: A Semio-Stylistics Approach, English
Department, College of Education for Girls, Umm Al-Qura University (2008)
(External Examiner)
Professional Development:
- Registered reviewer at the Saudi Arabian
Qualifications Framework (SAQF) (2019-present)
- Associate Editor of the Journal ATRAS, a peer reviewed
journal published twice a year by the Faculty of Letters, Languages and
Arts, Saida University, Algeria (February 2024)
- Training Educators
to Adapt to Emerging Technologies Seminar, the Educational Research Lab
(ERL) Prince Sultan University (February 2024)
- Pairing
Games and Books: An Underutilized Approach for Games and Learning Seminar, the
Educational Research Lab (ERL) Prince Sultan University (February 2024)
- How to
Translate Hate Speech Seminar, Linguistics & Translation
Department, College of Humanities & Sciences, Prince Sultan
University (February 2024)
- Translation,
Stereotypes and the Tourist Gaze Seminar, Linguistics & Translation
Department, College of Humanities & Sciences, Prince Sultan
University (December 2023)
- Third
International Symposium on Educational Research (ERL2023) Linguistics
& Translation Department, College of Humanities & Sciences, Prince
Sultan University (October 2023)
- McGraw
Hill: AI and writing: setting boundaries for students Seminar, McGraw
Hill (November 2023)
- McGraw Hill:
Will next year's writing courses be created by AI? Seminar, McGraw
Hill (November 2023)
- Applying
Systematic Linguistics Text Analysis for English-Arabic Translation Education
Seminar, Linguistics & Translation Department, College of
Humanities & Sciences, Prince Sultan University (November 2023)
- Achievement
Emotions in Paper-based Exams vs. Computer-based Exams Seminar, Linguistics
& Translation Department, College of Humanities & Sciences, Prince
Sultan University (September 2023)
- Integration
of New Technology to Improve Creativity and Innovation in the Learning
Experience, Seminar, Educational Research Lab (ERL) Prince
Sultan University (April 2022)
- Secrets of
Writing: The Power of Revision Workshop, Teaching & Learning Center,
Prince Sultan University (March 2022)
- Innovation
in Interpreting Summit, Power Pack –Tech-forward Symposium (February
2022)
- Time Management
for Achievable Results Training, College of Humanities & Sciences,
Prince Sultan University (February 2022)
- Assessment
of Course Learning Outcome Workshop, Teaching & Learning Center, Prince
Sultan University (January 2022)
- The English
Qur’an: An Evening with Qur'an Translators and Scholars Symposium,
Swansea University, United Kingdom (December 2021)
- Rubrics
Workshop, Deanship of Quality Assurance, Prince Sultan University
(November 2021)
- ELT Beyond
Restrictions-Lessons Learned from the Online Teaching Experience, Symposium,
Saudi TESOL (November 2021)
- First
International Symposium on Educational Research: Innovative Approaches in
Teaching and Learning within the Digital Revolution, Symposium, College of
Humanities & Sciences, Prince Sultan University (November 2021)
- Effective
Thoughts on the Reality of Sound Change Seminar, College of Humanities
& Sciences, Prince Sultan University (October 2021)
- Introduction
to Metascience Seminar, College of Humanities & Sciences, Prince Sultan
University (April 2021)
- Innovation
in Interpreting Tech-forward Symposium (February 2021)
- First
International Symposium on Applied Linguistics Research, College of
Humanities & Sciences, Prince Sultan University (November 2020)
- How to
Move Your Course Online in 48 Hours Workshop, McGraw Hill (August 2020)
- UK
Cognitive Linguistics Conference, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
(July 2020)
- Corpora and
Discourse International Conference, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
(June 2020)
- Leading
the Future of Education Seminar, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom
(June 2020)
- Through
Change: How will Covid-19 Reshape Education? , Salesforce Webinar,
(April 2020)
- Detecting
Difficulties in Argumentative Writing: The Case of Students in a Saudi
University Seminar, College of Humanities & Sciences, Prince Sultan
University (March 2020)
- Internal
Review Orientation for Undergraduate Programs Training, Evaluation and
Academic Accreditation Center, Prince Sultan University (February 2020)
- Metadiscourse
in the Digital Age: A Way of Engaging Readers through Language and Pictures,
Seminar, College of Humanities & Sciences, Prince Sultan University
(December 2019)
- Saudi
Arabian Qualifications Framework (SAQF) Training Program, (January 2019)
- Multimodal
Digital Literacy Approach Seminar, College of Humanities &
Sciences, Prince Sultan University (November 2019)
- KPI
Workshop, Statistics and Information Center, Deanship of Quality
Assurance & Development, Prince Sultan University (October 2019)
- Creating
Psycholinguistic Experiments on E-prime Software Training, College of
Humanities & Sciences, Prince Sultan University (April 2019)
- Introduction
to Scopus Database Seminar, College of Humanities & Sciences,
Prince Sultan University (April 2019)
- Teaching and
Learning in Higher Education Seminar, College of Humanities &
Sciences, Prince Sultan University (April2019)
- The
Evolution of a Community of Practice in a Private University in Saudi Arabia:
Mentoring and Peer Support Workshop, Deanship of Quality Assurance
& Development, Prince Sultan University (April 2019)
- The
Distinctiveness of Emotion Words: Does it Hold for Foreign Language Learners?
The Case of Arabic-English Bilinguals Seminar, Prince Sultan
University (March 2019)
- SANAKO
Interpreting Lab Training, College of Humanities & Sciences,
Prince Sultan University (December 2018)
- Lessons
Learned from Journal Reviewers' Feedback Seminar, College of
Humanities & Sciences (October 2018)
- Engaging
Students in Learning Management Systems, Moodle Workshop, Information
Technology Center, Prince Sultan University (September 2018)
- Fullbridge
Program Observer, Prince Sultan University (August 2018)
- Proquest
Online Databases Training, College of Humanities & Sciences, Prince
Sultan University (May 2018)
- Drive Stream
& Team Drive Workshop, College of Humanities & Sciences, Prince
Sultan University (May 2018)
- Cultural
Motives of Literacy: PSU’s Vision 2030 Generation Seminar, College of
Humanities & Sciences, Prince Sultan University (May 2018)
- Building and
Implementing an Effective Advising System Workshop, Teaching & Learning
Center, Prince Sultan University (April 2018)
- Acquisition
of Lexical Collocations: A Corpus-Assisted Contrastive Analysis and Translation
Approach Seminar, College of Humanities & Sciences, Prince Sultan
University (May 2018)
- Skills for
the 21st Century Workshop, Teaching & Learning Center, Prince
Sultan University (May 2018)
- Effective
Use of Teaching Tools in the 21st Century: The Different Initiatives that are
available for ELT and what we can do to be part of the 2030 Vision'- English
Language Teaching in Light of National Transformation Program 2030 Vision
Lecture, KSAALT, TESOL, Riyadh Chapter (May 2018)
- Developing
EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Competence' Workshop, College of Humanities
& Sciences, Prince Sultan University (June 2018)
- Content
Knowledge: Can It Act As a Barrier in Teaching? Workshop, Teaching &
Learning Center, Prince Sultan University (October 2017)
- Investigating
the Apology Strategies of Saudi learners of English: Foreign Language Learning
in Focus, Seminar, Teaching & Learning Center, Prince Sultan
University (October 2017)
- Innovative Classroom Assessment
Techniques Workshop, E-Learning Center, Teaching & Learning
Center, Prince Sultan University (September 2017)
Research
Publications
Dr. Salem’s research focuses on
Discourse Analysis, Translation Studies, Applied Linguistics, and Translator
Training. Her publications include:
Journal
Articles
Salem, M., El-Dakhs, D. A. S.,
& Haqabani, J. (2020).
The Influence of L1 Congruency, L2 Exposure and Word Class on Collocation
Learning: The Case of Arab Learners of English.
Asian EFL Journal, 27(2.1), 62–88.
Salem, M., El-Dakhs, D. A. S.,
Emara, H., & Otaibi, H. (2020).
Do Translation Trainees Translate Stance Markers Adequately? The Case of Arabic-English
Undergraduates.
Asian ESP Journal, 16(2.1), 130–158.
Book
Publication
Salem, M. (2001).
English for Agriculture (ESP Distance Learning Course Book).
Ain Shams University, Cairo.
Conference
Proceedings and Scholarly Papers
Salem, M. (2011).
Translation of Regionalisms in Literary Dialogue: A Case Study of Ghazi
Al-Gosaibi's Novel "An Apartment Called Freedom."
University of Dammam Conference Proceedings, 169–220.
Salem, M. (2000).
Feminism and Linguistics: Frameworks and Approaches.
Ain Shams University Conference Proceedings, 52–78.
Academic
Service and Editorial Work
· Associate
Editor, ATRAS Journal (2024–Present)
· Reviewer,
Saudi Arabian Qualifications Framework (2019–Present)
· Curriculum
Review and Academic Quality Committees
· Conference
Presenter and International Research Participant
Conference Presentations:
- A Critical
Approach of George Steiner’s “After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation”,
The 4th International Conference on Globalising Sociolinguistics,
Cairo University (February 2026)
- Multilingual
Academic and Professional Communication in a Network World, AELFE TAPP 2021
Conference Spain (July 2021)
- The Fourth Interdisciplinary Conference on
Linguistics, Literature, and Translation (ICLIT), Effat University, Jeddah
(January 2019)
- The Third College of Languages & Translation
(COLT) Symposium, King Saud University, Riyadh (April 2017)
