Saad Ali Al-Kahtani,  Associate Professor, King Saud University   Vice Dean of Arabic Language Institute    P.O. Box: 4274   Riyadh: 11491    Major:  Linguistics Concentration: Computer Assisted Language Learning      Office Phone: 01-4673768 alkahtan@ksu.edu.sa  Education  1997-2001       Ph.D., Department of English,  Indiana University of  Pennsylvania, USA: Dissertation: Computer Assisted Language Learning in EFL instruction at selected Saudi Arabian universities: Profiles of faculty. Committee: Dissertation Chair:  Gian S. Pagnucie Dissertation Committee Members:  Dr. Carole B. Bencich & Dr. Michael M. Williamson. 1995-1997       M.A., English Department, Michigan State University, USA:  Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). 1989-1993       B.A., Arabic Department, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh Professional Experience: 2002-July, 2007 : Assistant professor  of Applied Linguistics at Arabic Language Institute, King Saud University. July, 2007- present: Associate professor of Applied Linguistics at Arabic Language Institute , King Saud University. 2003-2004 : Head of cultural activities at the Arabic Language Institute, King Saud University. 2003- Present: Chair of computing committee at the Arabic Language Institute, King Saud University. 2004- April, 2006: Head of Teacher Preparation Department, Arabic Language Institute, King Saud University. April, 2006- April, 2008: Vice dean of the Arabic Language Institute, King Saud University. June, 2008- Present : Vice dean for Academic and Administration Affairs of the Arabic Langaugae Institute, King Saud University.  2006- Present: A member of the Council of College of languages at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences. 2004- Present: A member of the Teacher Preparation Department and the Arabic Language Institute councils. December, 2007- Present: A member of the Scientific Council of King Saud University. November, 2008 - Present: A member of the Scientific Publication Comittee of King Saud University. 2003- Present: Chair of the committee of appointing language teachers and TAs at the Arabic Language Institue, King Saud University. Publications 1. Al -Kahtani, S. & Abalhassan, K. (1999). MacReader and Storyboard Programs in ESL Reading Classrooms. CALL-EJ, 3, (2). 2. Al- Kahtani, S., (1999). Electronic portfolios in ESL writing: An alternative approach. Computer assisted language learning,12 (3), pp.261-268. 3. Al- Kahtani, S., (1999). Review of electronic literacies: Language, culture, and power in online education. Teaching English as a second language journal (TESL-EJ), 4 (2). 4. Al- Kahtani, S., (1999). Review of CALL environments: Research, Practice, and critical issues. Language learning & technology journal, 3 (1), pp. 21-23. 5. Al- Kahtani, S., (1999). Teaching ESL Reading Using Computers. The Internet TESL Journal, 5 (11). 6. Al -Kahtani, S., (2000). Adapting Reading Galaxy for intermediate ESL students. In Kevin Ryan (ed.). Recipes for wired teachers: JALT CALL. 7. Al- Kahtani, S. (2001). Translation of Scholarly Activities in CALL: Development, Pedagogical Innovations, and Research: Joint Policy Statements of CALICO, EUROCALL, AND IALLT Arising from a Research Seminar at the University of Essen, Germany 30 April-1 May 1999. 8. Al-Kahtani, S. (2002). The Progress of A Saudi Student in ESL Literacy: A Case Study. Linguistica Communicatio: Vol. x1, Nos. 1-2, PP.177-192. 9. Al-Kahtani, S. & Al-Qahtani, S. (2003). Translation of Culturally Sensitive Texts. OFFSHOOT Journal, Volume V, No 1, PP. 1-24. 10. Al-Kahtani, S. (2007). Computer Applications in Second Language Acquistion (Carole A. Chapelle :Translation into Arabic). Translation Center, King Saud University. 11. Al-Kahtani, S. (2004). Deterrents to CALL in Saudi Arabia. Essential Teacher (TESOL), Vol. 1, Issue 3. 12. Al-Kahtani, S. (2005). Refusal Realizations in Three Different Cultures: A Speech Act Theoretically-based Cross-cultural Study. Journal of King Saud University. Vol. 18, Language and Translation, PP. 35-57. 13. Al-Kahtani, S. (2007). CALL Integration: A Proposal for In-service CALL Training Program for EFL Faculty at Saudi Arabian Universities. College of Language & Translation Research Center, Vol. 42, PP. 1-16. Conference Presentations 1. CALICO’99 conference, Oxford, Ohio: Electronic portfolios in ESL Writing: An alternative approach, June 2, 1999. 2. International Association for Language Learning Technology conference, University of Maryland, College Park: Using MacReader and Storyboard programs in ESL reading classrooms, June 22, 1999. 3. Arabic as a Foreign Language Symposium, Wayne State University, Detroit: Learn Arabic: A Courseware for teaching and learning Arabic as a foreign language, October 1999. 4. TESOL’2000 conference, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada: An Arab progress in ESL literacy: A case study, March 2000. 5. TESOL’2000 conference, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada: Using Reading Galaxy for ESL reading, March 2000. 6. TESOL’2000 conference, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada: Teaching ESL Writing Using MS Word2000, March 2000. 7. CALICO’2000 conference, Tuscan, Arizona: Learn Arabic: A courseware for teaching and learning Arabic as a foreign language, May 30, 2000. 8. CALICO’2000 conference, Tuscan, Arizona: Macro and Track Changes in foreign language writing: The case of Arabic as a foreign language, May 30, 2000. 9. The Annual English Graduate Organization Conference, Indiana University of Pennsylvania: The Educational Use of the Internet: The Case of English as a Foreign Language. March 25, 2000. 10. Graduate Student Research Conference State System of Higher Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Network-Based Language teaching and Learning: What Can It Do for Foreign Language Teachers and Learners. April 7, 2000 . 11. Conference of Teaching  Arabic As A Second Language, Damascus, Syria: The Experience  of Arabic Language Institute at King Saud University in Using  the Computer and the Internet in Preparing Teachers of Arabic As A Second Language. May 2004. 12. Conference of Language and Translation. Imam University, Riyadh: Attitudes of Teachers of Arabic Toward The Use of  CALL in Teaching Arabic As A Second Language. April, 2005. 13- Conference of the Global view of King Saud Univesity. King Saud university, Riyadh: The Use of CALL in Teaching Arabic As A Second Language. December, 2006. 14- The 1st Arabic International Conference. International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur:  CALL use in preparing Arabic as a second language teachers. November 28-30, 2007.   Academic Supervision: A- Advisor:  1- MA Thesis: Factors detering and promoting CALL use and integration in EFL instruction at four Saudi Arabian universities: Female perspectives (in progress). B-External Examiner  1-  MA Thesis, Ibtisam Alothman, College of Education, Learning Stratigies, March 2008. Professional Activities Chaired the  following sessions: TESOL Quarterly and TESOL Journal on CD ROM: A new source of teacher empowerment (Lilia Savova) : Three River TESOL Ninth Annual Fall Conference, October, 1998. The TLC of CALL (Dawn McCormick & Susanne McLaughlin): Three River TESOL Ninth Annual Fall Conference, October 1998. Teaching Instinct Classical Arabic to Children ( Dr. Abdllah Al-Dannan) . King Saud University. May, 2003. Lectures and Activities of Arabic Language Institute for the Year 2002/2003. Member and consultant of the following organizations: Member of TESOL, CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Consortium), International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALL), and American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA). CALICO consultant (English as a second language & Arabic teaching and learning software). A reviewer for the CALICO review, CALICO Journal. Member of the International Association of Teaching Arabic as A second Language. College of Language and Translation Consultant at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences until 2006. Member of the Council of College of Language and Translation at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences.