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- Bisma Butt
Bisma Butt (she/her )
Academic Position:
Assistant Professor
Teaching Interests:
Syntax, Research Methods, Pragmatics, Corpus Linguistics, New Englishes
Fields of Research (FoR):
Syntax, Corpus Linguistics, New Englishes
Keywords:
Proofreader, Proficient in academic writing, Management Skills, Analytical Thinking
Department:
Faculty:
Contact Details:
- Email: bisma.butt@ell.uol.edu.pk
- Mobile No: 03338791655
- Landline/Extension:
Social Links
- ResearchGate
- Google Scholar
Student Advising Schedule:
Monday (10:00 -3:00)
BIOGRAPHY
Currently, I am working as a lecturer in English in University of Lahore (UOL) since Fall, 2018. Here, I am teaching MPhil Linguistics, BS (hons) English, and Master of English. Moreover, I also supervise MPhil theses in the Department of English Language and Literature, UOL. I have completed my PhD from University of Gujrat (UOG). Before joining UOL, I have been working as a Lecturer in the English Department, University of Gujrat (UOG) from Fall 2015 to Spring 2018. Moreover, I was a visiting lecturer in Gujrat Institute of Management Sciences, Arid Agriculture University (GIMS) Gujrat Campus from Fall, 2017 to Spring 2018. Prior to joining UOG, I was working as a lecturer in the English Department in Marghzar College, Gujrat. My main research interest lies in the field of Syntax. I have a particular expertise in teaching New Englishes, Morphology, Syntax, Corpus Linguistics, Second language acquisition and other language related courses at undergraduate, postgraduate and MPhil levels for 7 years. I was also working as a proofreader of Final Year Projects at GIMS, Gujrat. I have good experience in proofreading the research articles from different fields published in impact factor journals. Moreover, I am coordinator of Research Conferences, Workshops and Seminars in the Department of English language and Literature, UOL. I am also the proctor of the campus and member of DRRC and Board of Studies in the department of English language and Literature. I have been working as secretary of the Gat-equivalent test preparation Committee and Research Progress committee. During Covid-19, I have been working as Master Trainer for Online sessions. I am also working as coordinator for BS (Hons) English in UOL
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
No. | Designation | School/Institute/University |
1 | Lecturer September 2018 till to date | Department of English Language and Literature, UOL |
2 | Lecturer January 2015 to August 2018 | English Department, University of Gujrat |
3 | Lecturer September 2013 to December 2015 | Marghzar College, University of Gujrat |
MY QUALIFICATIONS
No. | Degree / Program of Study Name | Awarding Body/University/Institute |
1. | PhD | University of Gujrat Passing year: 2022 |
2 | MPhil | NCBA&E Passing year: 2016 |
3. | M.A | The Punjab University Passing year: 2013 |
4 | B.A | The Punjab University Passing year: 2010 |
MY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: JOURNALS ARTICLES / BOOK CHAPTERS / PATENTS
No. | Title | Details |
1 | Comparison of Split Infinitives in Pakistani and British English: A Corpus -based Investigation | Published in Corporum: Journal of corpus linguistics |
(year:2018) Authorship: 1st | ||
Higher Education Commission Pakistan Recognized in category ‘Y’ | ||
2 | Modal Auxiliaries in Pakistani English Newspapers: Social and Pedagogical Perspectives | Published in Pakistan Social Sciences Review |
Year: 2019 Authorship: 2nd | ||
Higher Education Commission Pakistan Recognized in category ‘Y’ | ||
3 | An Analysis of Kanthapura by Raja Rao: A Postcolonial study | Published in Psychology and Education |
Year: 2021 Authorship: 1st | ||
Higher Education Commission Pakistan Recognized in category ‘Y’-Scopus Indexed | ||
4 | Representation of Body in Postcolonial and Eco-critical context in Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid | Published in Psychology and Education |
Year: 2021 Authorship: 5th | ||
Higher Education Commission Pakistan Recognized in category ‘Y’-Scopus Indexed | ||
5 | Power and Politeness: A Study of Female Faculty Interaction in College Result Meeting | Published in PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology |
Year: 2021 Authorship: 1st | ||
Higher Education Commission Pakistan Recognized in category ‘Y’-Scopus Indexed | ||
6 | Serial Verb Construction vs Complex Predicates in Punjabi: An Integrated Analysis of Event Structure | Published in Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics |
Year: 2021 Authorship: 1st | ||
Higher Education Commission Pakistan Recognized in category ‘X’-Scopus Indexed | ||
7 | Structural Nativization In Pakistani English: Exploring Prepositional Verb Idiosyncrasies | Published in Harf-o-Sukhan |
Year: 2021 Authorship: 1st | ||
Higher Education Commission Pakistan Recognized in category ‘Y’ | ||
8 | The Syntax of Negation of Serial Verbs in Urdu | Published in Nust Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities |
Year: 2022 Authorship: 1st | ||
Higher Education Commission Pakistan Recognized in category ‘Y’ | ||
MY RESEARCH SUPERVISION:
Areas of Supervision | Syntax, Pragmatics, Corpus Linguistics, Semantics |
Currently Supervising
Student Name | Research Topic | Affiliation |
Ali Haider | Evaluation of Higgins’ Classification: A Comparative Study of Urdu and English Copular Clauses | UOL |
Naila Dar | The Study of Di-transitives: Evidence from Urdu | UOL |
Completions
Student Name | Research Topic | Affiliation |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
MY TEACHINGS:
Course Information (Name/Code) | Year Taught | Program (BS/MS/PhD) | University /Institute |
English-A Eng300-A | 2018 (Fall) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
Literature and Politics | 2018 (Fall) | MA | UOL |
Semantics and Pragmatics | 2018 (Fall) | MPhil | UOL |
Introduction to English Literature III | 2018 (Fall) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
Intro to Literature: Poetry and One act Play | 2019 (Spring) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
English Composition and Comprehension | 2019 (Spring) | BS (Hons) | UOL |
Technical and Business Writing | 2019 (Spring) | BS (Hons) | UOL |
Morphology and Syntax | 2019 (Spring) | BS (Hons) | UOL |
Applied Linguistics | 2019 (Fall) | MPhil | UOL |
Introduction to Linguistics | 2019 (Fall) | BS (Hons) | UOL |
Intro to Literature: Poetry and One act Play | 2019 (Fall) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
Modern Drama | 2019 (Fall) | MA | UOL |
English II | 2020 (Spring) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
English III | 2020 (Spring) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
Business and Technical Writing | 2020 (Spring) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
Literature and Politics | 2020 (Spring) | MA | UOL |
Introduction to Linguistics | 2020 (Summer) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
Communication Skills | 2020 (Fall) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
World English | 2020 (Fall) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
Second Language Acquisition | 2020 (Fall) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
Syllabus Designing and Testing | 2021 (Spring) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
English for Specific Purposes | 2021 (Spring) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
English for Occupational Purposes | 2021 (Fall) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
Pragmatics | 2021 (Fall) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
Literary Criticism | 2021 (Fall) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
Morphology and Syntax | 2022 (Spring) | BS(Hons) | UOL |
Research Methodology | 2022 (Spring) | BS(Hons) | UOL |