Hoda Al-Helaissi

Family Name:
Al-Helaissi

First Name: Hoda
Nationality: Saudi Arabian
Address: P.O.Box 8062
Riyadh 11482

Saudi Arabia

Email: Hodahel2001@yahoo.com
Work Address: College of Languages and Translation
King Saud University

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Work Phone: 009661 435 3233
Work Fax: 009661 435 3233
Languages: Fluent in: English, French. Arabic, Italian
Elementary knowledge of Spanish




Education:
Master Degree in French Literature and Language, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A., 1987

Bachelor Degree in French Literature and Language with English

Subsidiary, Queen Mary College, University of London, U.K. 1982
Additional Optional Paper: Proficiency in French Language of the BA Degree in French, University of London.

Three A. Levels

Nine O. Levels

Brevet d’Études du Premier Cycle du Second Degré, Académie de Lille, 1975.
Experience:
Lecturer, College of Languages and Translation, King Saud University for Girls, January 1990 till present, teaching French first to 101-102-201-202 students in the Language Centre; then French and English to translation students in the Department of European Languages and Translation, COLT.


Courses taught in both French and English:

Reading, Writing, Grammar, Vocabulary Building, Dictionary Skills, Phonetics, Text Typology, Culture and Civilisation to students ranging in levels from 1 to 7.


The following were taught in English to graduate students:

Reading / Reading Comprehension

Linguistics

Stylistics

Greek and Latin Roots of the English Language

Coordinator of the French/Translation program from 1991 to 1999

Coordinator of the English/Translation program, 1991/1992

Coordinator of the General English program in the Language Unit, 1991
Replaced the Language Unit vice-chairperson in her absence from 1994 to 1997



Cooperation with governmental and private institutions:
Advisor in the Committee of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Advisor in the Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health
Advisory Committee of “New Horizons for the Teaching of English”
Advisory Committee of the Arab Open University
Revising and Editing of French material for the Ministry of Culture and Information







Member of:

The “University and Community week” committee, 1420 H
The “University and Community week” committee, 1424 H
The “University and Community week” committee, 1425 H
The Research Centre’s Conference committee, entitled “The Female National Cadre” 1424 H
The Interview committee for Student Excellence at the BA level for the wife of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ prize, 1424-1425 H
The Third Mass Media Forum of the Saudi Association for Mass Media and Communication committee 1426 H
The University Activity committee for the Centenary of Saudi Arabia
The Fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of KSU committee
The University Committee for the 38th, 39th and 40th Graduation ceremonies
The College of Languages and Translation’s First Academic Forum committee, 1427 H - 2007
The teacher evaluation committee 1427 H – 1428 H
The Student Activity committee 1425 H and 1426 H
The Interview committee responsible for recruiting possible teaching candidates for COLT
The academic committee in charge of reviewing the material taught and the methods used in COLT
WATA
TESOL Arabia
AAFAQ
JUSTIN
ACAAA committee 2006-2007
Saudi Association of Languages and Translation
The supervision committee for Final Exams, 1423 – 1428
The University Committee on the occasion of choosing Riyadh as the cultural capital, 2000






Conferences and Workshops”

“Saudi Association of Languages and Translation” translation forum, Khozama Hotel, Riyadh 27/28 Sept 2004
“Application of Modern Technology in Teaching Methods” workshop, 1425 H
“The Future Plan for University teaching in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”, AAFAQ Conference, Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh 2006
Workshop on “Leadership Competences and Educational Management”, KSU, 2006
ACAAA workshop, Prince Sultan University, 2007
TRADOS workshop, 2007
Workshop at the Interactive Administrative Consultancy Centre entitled “The Development of Saudi Women Leadership”, 2007
TESOL Arabia Conference, UAE, 2007



Presentations:
“Translating Culture”, 1424 H
“Islam and the Net”, 1425 H
“Disappearing Languages”, 1427 H
Translation of Lord Lichfield’s book “The Most Beautiful Women” from English into Italian.
French poem published in “Fer de Lance”, French magazine