Abdullah Zughaibi
Dept. of English, Faculty of Arts & Humanities  Jazan University  Telephone/fax:+977713252174 
Email: azughaibi@jazanu.edu.sa
EDUCATION
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Ph.D., Applied Linguistics, La Trobe Univerisy, Melbourne, Australia, 2013.
M.A., Applied Linguistics, La Trobe Univerisy, Melbourne, Australia, 2008.
B.A., English Language, Jeddah’s Teachers College, 2004.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humannities, Jazan University, 2015-present
Head of Media and Public Relations Committee, Faculty of Arts and Humannities, Jazan
University 2015-present
Head of Strategic Planning Committee, Faculty of Arts and Humannities, Jazan University,
2014
Associate Chair, Dept. of English, Jazan University, 2014
Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Jazan University, 2014-Present
Graduate Research Assistant, La Trobe Univeristy, 2012-2013
Lecturer, English Department, Jazan University, 2010
Teaching Assistant, English Department, Jazan Univeristy, 2004-2009
PUBLICATION
Zughaibi, A. and Gamil Alamrani. (final editing). Social Network Analysis of Saudi Students' English
Language Learning.” International Journal of Linguistics and Communications.
Zughaibi, A. and Gamil Alamrani.. (2015). Phonological and Morphological Transfer among Arab ESL
Learners. International Journal of Language and Literature 3 (1), 91-98.
Zughaibi, A. (2015). How Spoken and Written Questionnaires Vehicle Comprehension. International
Journal of Linguistics and Communication, 3, (1), 151-158.
Zughaibi, A. and Alhazmi, A. (2015). L2 Pragmatic Comprehension: A mixed method design. Readings
on research methodology in language and educational studies. Malaysia: USIM.
CONFERENCES AND LECTURES
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“Faceless, Voiceless Education, Distance Learning in Saudi Arabia.” SWTX PCA/ACA
Conference. Hyatt Regency, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 2015.
“Does medium affect pragmatic comprehension: a study of EFL learners’ comprehension of
implied meaning”. Evolving Paradigms: Language and Applied Linguistics in a Changing World.
Perth, Australia, 2102.
COURSES TAUGHT
Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia, 2004-present: Sociolinguistics, Language Acquisition,
Reading and Composition, English Grammar, and English for Technical Majors.