د. أحمد بن عبد الله الحقباني

المؤهلات العلمية:
بكالوريوس لغة عربية من جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية (١٩٩٨-٢٠٠١)
دبلوم عال في تعليم اللغة العربية للناطقين بغيرها من معهد اللغة العربية – جامعة الملك سعود (٢٠٠٤)
ماجستير في علم اللغة التطبيقي (تدريس اللغة الإنجليزية لأغراض خاصة) من جامعة مكواري - أستراليا (٢٠٠٨)
دكتوراة في اللغويات التطبيقية من جامعة مكواري - أستراليا (٢٠١٤)

Name: Dr Ahmad Abdullah Alhaqbani
I am an assitant professor at the Arabic Linguistics Institute, King Saud University. I received my PhD in Linguistics from Macquarie University, Australia in 2014. My main research interests include reading strategies in Arabic as a second language, teaching Arabic for specific purposes, especially Academic purposes

Educational Background

BA in Arabic Language
Arabic Language College, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1998-2001

Postgraduate Diploma in teaching Arabic for non-Arabic speakers
Arabic Language Institute, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2004

(Master of Applied Linguistics (Teaching English for Specific Purposse
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 2008
Dissertation title: Promoting authenticity for a better academic preparation program: The case of the Arabic Language Institute

PhD in Linguistics
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 2014
Thesis title: Metacognitive awareness and the actual use of reading strategies among undergraduate L2 speakers of Arabic: An exploratory study 
  
Courses and Workshops 
January 17-21, 2011, Classroom-based Research for Language Teachers, by Prof. David Nunan, Summer Institute on Language Teaching, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
 
January 16-20, 2012, Scaffolding ESL Learners in the Challenge Zone, by A/Prof. Pauline Gibbons, Summer Institute on Language Teaching, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
  
Languages 
Arabic (native), English
  
Research experience 
SPSS
MAXQDA software in analyzing qualitative data