The Fifth ONLINE Session of SYFLAT Research Methodology Seminars 25/26:
Saturday 9 May, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Tunis time)
https://meet.google.com/uni-nfpx-cgk
The Program
Session 1: 10:00 am-11:00 am: Ms. Mariem Rebai (University of Sfax, Tunisia)
Title: A Systemic Functional Linguistic Approach to the Review Genre: A Comparative Analysis of Projection, Appraisal and Evidentiality in Film Reviews and Academic Reviews
Session 2: 11:00 am-12:00 pm: Ms. Dahaouia Meslem & Dr. Awicha Benabdallah (University of Mustafa Stambouli-Mascara, Algeria)
Title: Developing a Medical English Training Course for Algerian Healthcare Professionals: An Analysis of its Contribution to Improved Healthcare Delivery and Socioeconomic Development
ABSTRACTS
Ms. Mariem Rebai: A Systemic Functional Linguistic Approach to the Review Genre: A Comparative Analysis of Projection, Appraisal and Evidentiality in Film Reviews and Academic Reviews
This study examines the strategies of evaluation that writers use to deliver information in the genre of reviews. It provides a comparative study between movie reviews and journal reviews. The comparison tackles the difference in the field as movies correspond to motion-picture field and journals represent the academic field. Its main objective is to detect whether the writer’s background has an influence on his/her lexico-grammatical choices. This research also aims to reveal the different techniques of evaluation that are manifested in projection, evidentiality and attitude systems. The framework of analysis adopted in this research is the Systemic Functional linguistic approach in particular Halliday’s (2014) Functional theory concerning the linguistic representations of projection, Martin and White’s (2005) Appraisal theory specifically the Attitude system and Yang(2009) classification of evidentiality. The corpus consists of 120 movie reviews and 70 journal reviews collected from different online websites. A quantitative method is applied to explore the frequency distribution of projection, evidentiality and attitude systems using the UAM corpus tool software for the annotation. So far the results have revealed a significance in the distribution of projection and evidentiality features between the two sub-corpora. This may show that the difference in field may affect writers’ choice of linguistic
Ms. Dahaouia Meslem & Dr. Awicha Benabdallah: Developing a Medical English Training Course for Algerian Healthcare Professionals: An Analysis of its Contribution to Improved Healthcare Delivery and Socioeconomic Development
English has become the global language of medicine, research, and professional communication. In Algeria, however, the continued dominance of French in medical education creates significant barriers to international engagement, knowledge access, and effective healthcare delivery. This research explores the development of a Medical English training program tailored to the needs of Algerian healthcare professionals. Grounded in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and English for Medical Purposes (EMP) theory, the study employs a mixed-methods approach-combining surveys, interviews, and document analysis-to conduct a comprehensive needs analysis across medical institutions. The findings will inform the design of a modular, context-sensitive course aimed at enhancing professionals’ English proficiency for clinical, academic, and international settings. By linking language training to practical healthcare outcomes, the study highlights how Medical English education can improve patient care, reduce translation costs, and support broader socioeconomic development. The research also offers policy and institutional recommendations for sustainable implementation.
