Dr. Alaa Al-Maani from Al al-Bayt University completed two research projects in the field of linguistics during her research visit to the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of Cambridge, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the world, which enjoys a prominent academic and research standing internationally, in cooperation with Dr. Dora Alexopoulou, Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge.

The University of Cambridge confirmed in an official certificate issued by the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics that Dr. Al-Maani was a visiting researcher in the department, and that she successfully completed two postdoctoral research projects, with the support of the Scientific Research and Innovation Support Fund in Jordan. Her research efforts resulted in the preparation of two joint scientific papers in preparation for their publication.

The first project dealt with "The Role of Resumptive Pronouns in the Real-time Processing of Sentences in Arabic", while the second project dealt with "The Acquisition of Definiteness in Modern Standard Arabic Relative Clauses by English and French Learners".

Dr. Alexopoulou, Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge, praised Dr. Al-Maani's research level, stressing that her research visit provided an important scientific opportunity for cooperation and exchange of research ideas, and that the results of the two projects made important contributions to understanding language processing and acquisition operations, especially with regard to Jordanian Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic.

She explained that the research conducted by Dr. Al-Maani included identifying a number of important hypotheses and designing psycholinguistic experiments to test specific predictions, noting that its results contribute to expanding the current understanding of language processing and acquisition mechanisms, and enriching existing scientific theories in this field.

Dr. Alexopoulou also described Dr. Al-Maani as an outstanding researcher, emphasizing that the results of her research have important potential to influence scientific research and academic thinking related to the processing of linguistic structures addressed in her studies.

Al al-Bayt University affirms its continuous support for researchers and faculty members and encourages them to expand their research partnerships with international universities and academic institutions, which contributes to enhancing the university's standing and its scientific and research presence internationally, and opens new horizons for cooperation, exchange of expertise, and knowledge production.

This research achievement at the University of Cambridge, with its global scientific and research standing, reflects the advanced level reached by researchers at Al al-Bayt University, and the university's keenness to support scientific research and provide opportunities for its scientific staff to engage in international research projects and build partnerships with prestigious academic and research institutions globally.