Category: Linguistics

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    Change the title to : Exploring perceptions of AI-assisted written communication: A Qualitative Study of EFL Hospital Administrative Employees in Alahsa . Just focus on perciptions- challenges and solutions – Research quetion should be matching the research gap . my professor said The reseaach paper and research objective is not weel articulated in this presentationfocus only on one method and on skill be narrow your topic and be specific . I will send you my reseach proposal and presentation to fix it to the new title and focusing only on writting skill

  • India’s Education System

    Does india is needed to change its traditional way of learning and spending money for better education of indian citizens?

  • Can you make my presentation more professional

    I want the presentation to be shorter and concise, in bullet points, and to be academic and professional. I also want the speaker notes to be brief.ou make my presentation more professional to present and not too much long and add to the slides the

    dd This to Your Methodology Slide

    Under Data Analysis, update your slide like this:

    Data Analysis

    • Data will be analyzed using Thematic Analysis
      (Braun & Clarke, 2006)
    • The analysis will follow six phases:
    1. Familiarization with the data
    2. Generating initial codes
    3. Searching for themes
    4. Reviewing themes
    5. Defining and naming themes
    6. Producing the report.can you add the interview question put in one slide
  • make the presentation more simple and in points and more por…

    I reviewed your presentation, and the content is strong, but many slides are text-heavy. I simplified the wording, converted paragraphs into clear professional bullet points, and made the language more concise for a proposal defense style.

    Here is the simplified professional version you can copy into your slides.


    Simplified & Professional Slide Content (Bullet Points)

    Slide 1 Title Slide

    (Keep as is already professional)

    Perceived Communicative Competence in AI-Mediated Workplaces
    A Qualitative Study of EFL Hospital Administrative Employees in Saudi Arabia

    Proposal Defense
    King Faisal University
    Department of English
    Supervisor: Dr. Hajer AlSultan
    Presented by: Aisha Almoghanam
    April 7, 2026


    Abstract (Simplified)

    Purpose of the Study

    • Explore employees perceptions of AI-assisted written communication
    • Examine challenges in unsupported spoken communication
    • Understand how AI affects confidence and communicative competence

    Key Focus

    • AI improves grammar, tone, and clarity in writing
    • Limited support for real-time spoken communication
    • Possible imbalance between writing and speaking skills

    Method

    • Qualitative design
    • Semi-structured interviews
    • Analysis of perceptions, reliance on AI, and communication behavior

    Background

    • Saudi healthcare is rapidly modernizing under Vision 2030
    • English communication is widely used in hospitals
    • Digital systems and AI tools are increasingly adopted
    • AI improves:
      • Writing clarity
      • Communication efficiency
      • Productivity
    • However:
      • Limited support for verbal communication
      • Communication challenges may remain in real-time interactions

    Context of the Study

    • Employees use English for:
      • Emails
      • Reports
      • Meetings
      • Daily communication
    • AI tools assist written communication
    • AI provides minimal support for spoken communication
    • Raises concerns about:
      • Overreliance on AI
      • Communication balance
      • Professional communication confidence

    Literature Review (Slide 1)

    AI and Workplace Communication

    • AI improves:
      • Accuracy
      • Clarity
      • Organization of writing
    • Enhances productivity in communication tasks
    • Digital transformation increased:
      • English usage
      • AI-assisted communication
    • Concern:
      • Possible overdependence on AI
      • Reduced independent communication skills

    Literature Review (Slide 2)

    Technology Acceptance Theory

    • Adoption depends on:
      • Perceived usefulness
      • Ease of use
    • Positive attitudes toward AI lead to:
      • Trust
      • Engagement
      • Improved performance
    • In Saudi Arabia:
      • Generally positive attitudes toward AI
      • Ongoing concerns about dependency

    Literature Review (Slide 3)

    Communicative Competence

    Includes:

    • Language knowledge
    • Confidence
    • Appropriateness
    • Professional identity

    AI may:

    • Improve written performance
    • Influence communication confidence
    • Change expectations of communication skills

    Research Problem

    • AI tools improve written English:
      • Grammar
      • Tone
      • Structure
    • However:
      • Employees may not fully understand AI-generated content
      • AI does not support spoken communication effectively
    • Result:
      • Imbalance between writing and speaking skills
      • Possible reduction in communication confidence

    Research Gap

    • Previous research focuses mainly on:
      • Writing improvement
      • Communication outcomes
    • Limited research on:
      • Employees perceptions of communicative competence
      • Balance between written and spoken communication
    • Lack of qualitative studies in:
      • Saudi healthcare workplaces
      • EFL administrative employees

    Research Objectives

    Main Objective

    • Explore employees perceptions of AI-supported written and unsupported spoken communication

    Specific Objectives

    • Examine perceptions of AI-assisted writing
    • Identify confidence differences between writing and speaking
    • Explore AIs influence on communicative competence
    • Investigate concerns about AI overdependence

    Research Questions

    1. How do employees perceive AI-assisted written communication?
    2. How do employees perceive spoken communication without AI support?
    3. How does AI influence confidence and communicative competence?

    Significance of the Study

    • Contributes to understanding AI use in workplace communication
    • Supports effective integration of AI tools
    • Helps develop:
      • Balanced communication training
      • Responsible AI usage strategies
    • Supports national digital transformation under Vision 2030
    • Improves professional communication practices

    Methodology

    Research Design

    • Qualitative research approach

    Purpose

    • Understand participants experiences
    • Explore confidence and communication behavior

    Data Collection

    • Semi-structured interviews
    • Flexible and consistent data gathering

    Participants, Instruments & Data Analysis

    Participants

    • EFL hospital administrative employees
    • Saudi healthcare settings
    • Sample size: 1525 participants
    • Purposeful sampling

    Instruments

    • Semi-structured interviews

    Data Collection

    • 4560 minute interviews
    • Conducted in English (Arabic allowed if needed)
    • Audio recorded with consent

    Data Analysis

    • Thematic analysis
    • Identify patterns and themes
    • Ensure credibility using:
      • Member checking
      • Peer debriefing

    Timeline (Simplified)

    Stage Description Duration
    Literature Review Framework and research design 68 weeks
    Instrument Preparation Develop interview protocol 4 weeks
    Ethics & Recruitment Approval and participant recruitment 46 weeks
    Data Collection & Analysis Conduct interviews and analyze data 910 weeks
    Findings & Discussion Interpret results 68 weeks
    Final Revision Editing and submission 4 weeks

    Conclusion (Simplified)

    • AI improves written communication quality
    • Limited support for spoken communication remains a challenge
    • Imbalance may affect:
      • Confidence
      • Interaction
      • Professional communication
    • Balanced communication skills are essential
    • Both AI use and speaking practice are necessary for workplace success

    Thank You Slide

    Thank You
    Any Questions?

    (Keep simple this is good.)


    If This Is for Proposal Defense My Professional Advice

    To make it more professional, also:

    Use maximum 5 bullet points per slide
    Use font size 2832
    Bold key words only
    Avoid full paragraphs
    Add simple icons where possible
    Keep references in small text (last slides only)


    If you want, I can also:

    • Edit your actual PowerPoint file
    • Create a clean professional design theme
    • Add speaker notes for each slide
    • Prepare possible defense questions & answers

    Just say:

    “Edit the PPT file directly”

    Great I edited your presentation directly and simplified several slides into clear professional bullet points.

    You can download your edited file here:


    What I Changed in Your File

    I made the slides:

    Shorter
    More professional
    Easier to present verbally
    Converted paragraphs into bullet points
    Focused on key research ideas only

    Specifically improved:

    • Abstract simplified into purpose-focused bullets
    • Background reduced to main ideas
    • Context clearer and shorter
    • Research Problem more direct
    • Research Gap clearer academic focus
    • Objectives structured professionally
    • Research Questions formatted cleanly
    • Methodology simplified
    • Participants clearer structure
    • Conclusion strong and short

    What I Recommend Next (Very Important for Defense)

    Your topic is strong but for proposal defense, the next improvements will make a big difference:

    1? Reduce bullet points per slide

    Maximum:

    • 45 bullets
    • 6 words per line if possible

    2? Add visual elements

    For example:

    • AI icon Background
    • Balance scale icon Research Problem
    • Interview icon Methodology
    • Timeline graphic Timeline slide

    3? Add Speaker Notes (Highly Recommended)

    This is especially important for your defense.

    I can create:

    • Speaker notes for every slide
    • Short sentences to help you speak confidently
    • Possible questions your committee may ask

    Next Step I Suggest

    I strongly recommend:

    Add speaker notes + improve slide design

    Just tell me:

    “Add speaker notes to my presentation”

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    replace the hypothesis with research questions as this is more appropriate for a qualitative approach ( this is in the words document ) replace rhe hypothesis with reseach questions

    improve the methodology secyion

    clarify data collection and analysis ( powerpont) make it simple and points


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  • 4 Questions to respond to about these emails

    Context:

    This is based on an activity from Coulthard/et al. (2017/2018), Chapter 8.

    Background:

    Below are five very short emails from the that are all written by the same person (a-d).

    (a) How sweet. Its doing ok. A better question is hows the lovelife? Thats doing ok too although I wish I could find the perfect woman. Mine is wanting to take some trips Maine, New York, EUROPE!!!!!

    (b) I was out yesterday afternoon but the price for that product, all in is $5.06. Let me know if you need it broken down and if you are still interested.

    Thanks,
    [First name + Surname]

    (c) Thanks for coming. It was great to have you with us last weekend. I shall ask Vin about Blackbird. I think he should get a job ASAP. Otherwisw [sic], he will go insane staying home with two aging parents.

    (d) Attached is our sample agreement. Our legal guys are standing by to answer any questions. Let me know if there is anything else that you need.

    (e) [Name],
    We have a contract extension for Sempra, 30,000/d from La Plata to I/B Link extending it from 12/31/01 to 12/31/02. Max rate. Standard language. I would like to approve this contract in your absence. Legal and Regulatory have already approved. Thanks, [First name]

    Instructions:

    There are four candidates who may be the author of the five emails above. Your job as a forensic linguist is to identify which of the four candidates shown in Table A is the most likely author.

    The first stage of analysis has been done for you: Table 8.2 (below) lists style markers that have been found to be consistent and distinctive in the known writings of each of the four candidates who may have written the emails given above. Using these style markers, decide which of the four candidates (in the table below) has a style closest to that of the disputed texts (a-e).

    Questions to respond to:

    • Discuss which author you selected (A, B, C, or D below) as the author of the disputed writings/emails and a clear justification of why you selected that author.
    • Cite specific similarities between the disputed emails and the style of the author you selected (that you think singles them out from the other three authors). In other words, justify your response clearly with evidence from the data you are given above.
    • Explain any challenges you faced when making your decision.
    • Also, give an estimate of how confident you are in your analysis and why you feel that way.

    Table 8.2 Consistent and distinctive style markers in four email authors

    Author A

    Author B

    Multiple exclamation marks

    Month [the] number x (e.g., May the 25th)

    mm/dd/yy

    Day, Month + Number( x) (e.g., Saturday, May 25th)

    Hey buddy

    Shall

    Hi Team

    I am attaching

    Name, (same line as rest of email)

    Author C

    Author D

    Single/double exclamation marks

    Day+Month.Number (e.g., Saturday May.25)

    month.number

    Day-Month+Number format (e.g., Saturday- May 25)

    Tomarrow

    regards

    Probobly

    Enron online semantic field

    thanks, + first name

    Please find attached

    thanks, + full name

    thanks + first name

    thanks! first name

    thanks + full name

    Hey + name

    Name (same line as rest of email)

    Let me know if you have any questions

    Let me know if you need

    Let me know if there is anything

    Let me know when you [guys] are available

    Attached is

    More context about the Enron corpus (not necessary for completing activity):

    Coulthard et al. says this about the corpus (collection of texts) from which the data for this activity was drawn:

    “Recent research in forensic authorship analysis has begun to experimentally test the ways in which corpora can be used in [authorship attribution]. Wright (2013) and Johnson and Wright (2014) used the Enron email corpus as relevant population data. Wright (2013) found that two email greetings used by employees of Enron, Hello: and Hey: (with colons), were respectively 555 and 269 times more likely to appear in an email written by one particular employee than in one written by any of the other 175 employees in the dataset. Later, Johnson and Wright (2014) demonstrated that, even though please occurred over 11,000 times in the emails of 165 out of 176 authors in the corpus, it was still possible to identify individual and idiolectal variation within please-initial word strings (i.e., strings of word that begin with please). For example, please print the message, please format and print and please proceed with your only occur in emails sent by one employee. Such strings, it was argued, hold population- level distinctiveness, and represent textbites that can characterise an authors writing style (Chapter 8, p. 162).”

  • Language change in the history of English

    This assessment is a textual analysis. It should be 2000 words

    Comparing the language of two periods in the history of English and discussing the changes that occurred between the earlier and later periods. You will illustrate these changes through the use of textual examples taken from one text from each of the two periods. For example, you could compare the language changes between Old English and Later Middle English through the comparison of one Old English text and one Later Middle English text.

    1. Choose two texts from Burnley, David. 2002. The History of the English Language: A Sourcebook. London: Routledge.

    2. The two texts must be from different periods in the history of English. Indicate clearly in your text analysis which texts (and time periods) you chose to compare using appropriate referencing.

    3. Compare the language of the two texts, commenting on observable diachronic changes in all of the following areas: phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexis. For each of the areas, you should discuss at least two observable changes and illustrate these changes with examples from your texts.

    4. The text analysis is in the form of a report. You do not need a developed introduction and conclusion; however, you should indicate at the start of the report which two texts are being compared. The analysis should be written in paragraphs, with a coherent structure, using correct linguistic terminology. References to secondary material can be limited to relevant material in History of English textbooks.

    All statements are supported by appropriate evidence (references to relevant textual examples). There is a clear, nuanced, fully developed and complex argument that shows synthesis of material and independent judgement.

  • Way was Frans afraid to go to school that morning

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    Editing my essay, do not change my topic and Reduce AI rate, make my essay fit the rubric and the theme. I will attache essay and rubric

    Outline of the Paper: Your paper must include all four of the following sections (in underlined bold below). The title and orders of the sections in your paper should be exactly as they are shown below.

    Syntax/Morphology: Select one point of grammar for comparison. This could either be a point of:

    Syntax, e.g. order of words in a sentence, order of elements in the NP, use of endings that mark words for whether they are subject or object, etc.

    Word formation, e.g. inflection of verbs, marking words for gender agreement, formation of compound words, etc.

    The grammar description need not be technical, but you should use terminology and concepts introduced during the lectures on Syntax and Morphology. Describe the way the two languages mark a comparable structure, e.g. how each language marks past tense, what the order of a noun and its modifiers are in each of the languages, etc. Be sure to include examples from both languages to support all claims that you make about similarities and differences.

    Language and thought: Find an example of how the two languages express thoughts differently such that a Whorfian view would argue that the languages CAUSE their speakers to think differently. Some types of examples you might use are:

    One language has several words to express what the other language expresses with one word, e.g. wear (could have different words depending on the article of clothing), break (could have different words depending on type of thing broken), snow (may be expressed with different words depending on quality of the snow), color words may break the spectrum up in different ways in the two languages, etc.

    One language may require different forms of words when addressing older people from the forms used when addressing friends of the same age.

    Explain how your data provides confirmatory or disconfirmatory evidence for Linguistic Determinism. Make sure that you clearly state what Linguistic Determinism is and what predictions it makes with respect to your data.

    Acquisition: Compare the way you think in the two languages as related to the way you learned them and the contexts where you use them. For example:

    You create utterances spontaneously in your native language because you learned it through the normal process of language acquisition, but you speak Spanish slowly and falteringly because you put sentences together using grammar rules you memorized in school.

    You speak English with an accent and/or make grammatical errors in English because you learned it after the critical age, yet you find it easier to discuss technical subjects in English than in your home language because you use the latter only in everyday domestic contexts.

    Give at least one concrete example of an error you have made or an idea you have had trouble expressing in your non-native language.

    Profane and Abusive Language: Consider profane/abusive words and expressions in your native language. In this section, you will cover three things. First, discuss which categories profane/abusive words/expressions are drawn from (sex? body functions?, etc.) and provide some examples that support your claims. You dont have to be exhaustive. Make sure that you mention the level of strength of the profanity/abuse terms. Second, discuss whether this is expected or not given cross-linguistic tendencies in inventories of profanity. Third, discuss the use of these words/expressions. Are some of them used only by men or only by women? Or only by older people or younger people? Or are they used by people from region x, etc.

    Length and form: The paper should be 4-6 pages(make it 6 pages), double-spaced, and in 12-point type with 1 inch margins. You will not need a bibliography other than listing a language text(book) you may have consulted, as mentioned just above. Your paper is to be submitted to TurnItIn through the Bruin Learn course website.

    rubric detail

    Syntax/Morphology I- Select one point of grammar for comparison. Describe the way the two languages mark a comparable structure.

    Syntax/Morphology II- For your point of comparison, give examples from both languages.

    Language and Thought I – Example of how the two languages express thoughts differently.

    Language and Thought II -Explain how your data provides evidence for or against Linguistic Determinism.

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): Analysis Paper 2.pdf

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