Alaa Alzahrani
psycholinguistics, second-language-acquisition, open-science
I investigate language comprehension and acquisition with a focus on Arabic as a first and second language. I particularly focus on how people recognize written words and acquire syntactic structures.
I am an independent researcher and a user of R and Python. I enjoy conducting experimental research and working with statistical models.
news
| May 01, 2025 | New publication! “L2 listening comprehension: effects of task-related and learner-related variables”, published in Computer Assisted Language Learning. |
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| Apr 15, 2025 | Paper accepted! “Kalimah Norms: Ratings for 2,467 Modern Standard Arabic words on two scales” accepted for publication in Behavior Research Methods. |
| Mar 14, 2025 | New publication! “Arabic syntactic analyzer (ARSA): an automated tool for the analysis of Arabic written texts”, published in Reading and Writing. |
| Feb 19, 2025 | New publication! “Jiwar: A database and calculator for word neighborhood measures in 40 languages”, published in Behavior Research Methods. |
| Jan 27, 2025 | New publication! “The Predictive Processing of Number Information in L1 and L2 Arabic Speakers”, published in Languages. |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Book chapter accepted! “The Role of Language Learning Technologies: Insights from the Saudi Context”. Editors: C. Mitchell, T. Elyas, & A. Al-Hoorie. |
| Jul 14, 2024 | New publication! “Syntactic priming in the classroom: using narratives to prime L2 Arabic speakers” accepted for publication in Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education. |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Paper accepted for conference presentation! “AI as a stimuli developer: insights from three psycholinguistic experiments”. The Fifth International Symposium on Applied Linguistics Research (ALR2024). |
| Mar 22, 2024 | New publication! “Utility of Kolmogorov complexity measures: Analysis of L2 groups and L1 backgrounds” accepted for publication in PLOS ONE. |
| Nov 01, 2023 | New publication!”LexArabic: a receptive vocabulary size test to estimate Arabic proficiency” accepted for publication in Behavior Research Methods. |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Passed PhD viva examination. |