Honaidah Ahyad
Lecturer
Coordinator, Arabic Studies
Education:
M.A. in Applied Linguistics, Umm AlQura University, 2011
M.A. in Linguistics, Stony Brook University, 2014
Ph.D. in Linguistics, Stony Brook University, 2019
Contact Information:
Email: honaidah.ahyad@stonybrook.edu
Office: 1069 Humanities Building
Dr. Ahyad received her PhD in Linguistics with a concentration in Arabic morphophonology. Her research is experimental in nature and focuses on the perception and production of adult language learners. Her current work examines the acquisition of novel Arabic sounds and the development of linguistic tools designed to enhance learners’ perception, production, and comprehension. Dr. Ahyad is also interested in materials development, experiential learning, and language assessment.
- Arabic Morpho-phonology
- Second Language Acquisition
- Language Assessment
- 2026 Faculty in the Arts, Humanities and lettered Social Sciences (FAHSS), Project
Title: The Role of Extra Interventions in the Acquisition of Arabic Consonants, Stony
Brook University.
- 2024-2025 Faculty in the Arts, Humanities and lettered Social Sciences (FAHSS), Project
Title: The Perception of Pharyngeal Sounds by Learners of Arabic, Stony Brook University.
- 2021 Faculty Retreat Grant, Project Title: What Wicked Students Learning a New Language
Need, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- 2018 Field Trip Grant. The Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM).
- 2017 Graduate Travel Grant. The Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM).
- 2016 Graduate Travel Grant. Department of Linguistics, Stony Brook University.
- 2015 Graduate Travel Grant. The Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM).
- 2020 IPRH’s Summer Faculty Research Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- ARB 111 Elementary Arabic I
- ARB 112 Elementary Arabic II
- ARB 211 Intermediate Arabic I
- ARB 212 Intermediate Arabic II
- GLI 212 Issues in Globalization Studies & International Relations: Saudi Arabia Vision 2030
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ARB 311 Arabic Conversation