Badryah Alalawi

Badryah Alalawi is a PhD candidate in Applied Linguistics at the University of Nottingham, UK. Having earned an MA in Applied Linguistics from the same institution in 2020, her passion lies in linguistics, particularly in pragmatics, politeness, healthcare communication and intercultural communication. Her current research explores the communication dynamics among nurses from diverse cultural backgrounds who employ English as a lingua franca in Saudi hospitals.