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- Muhammad Akbar Khan
Dr. Muhammad Akbar Khan
Academic Position:
Professor
Teaching Interests:
Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Studies, Critical Theory, Applied Linguistics, Research Methods
Fields of Research (FoR):
Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse studies, Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics
Keywords:
Meaning, mind, ideology, society, power
Department:
Faculty:
Contact Details:
- Email: makbar@lang.uchenab.edu.pk
- Mobile No: 0331-5432381
- Landline/Extension: 143
Social Links
- ResearchGate
- Google Scholar
Student Advising Schedule:
10 AM-4PM (Monday-Friday)
BIOGRAPHY
I am a teacher and researcher with a wide range of experience in teaching Linguistics and Research Methodology. Plus, I have vast experience in English as a Second Language, English Literature, Language and Communication Skills at graduate, post-graduate and PhD levels
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
| No. | Designation | School/Institute/University |
Associate Professor (28-05-2018 to date) |
The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus |
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Associate Professor (HOD) (24-08-2016 to 27-05-2018) |
University of Sargodha, Lahore Campus |
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Assistant Professor (05-08-2014 to 23-08-2016) |
Lahore Leads University |
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Lecturer (09-02-09 to 04-08-2014) |
Federal Govt. Post-graduate College |
MY QUALIFICATIONS
| No. | Degree / Program of Study Name | Awarding Body/University/Institute |
| PhD (English, Linguistics) (2013) | National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad | |
| MPhil (English, Linguistics) (2009) | National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad | |
| MA in English (2006) | The University of the Punjab, Lahore | |
| BA (2001) | The University of the Punjab, Lahore | |
| FA (1999) | BISE, Lahore | |
| Matriculation (1996) | BISE, Lahore |
MY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: JOURNALS ARTICLES / BOOK CHAPTERS / PATENTS
| No. | Title | Details |
| 1. | Students’ Perception towards Topic Selection for Research Studies: A Case Study of BS English Student in Lahore | PalArch’s Journal of Archeology of Egypt/Egyptology, Vol.19 (1) |
| 2. | A Structuralist Study of Barthes’ Codes in Hanif’s a Case of Exploding Mangoes | PalArch’s Journal of Archeology of Egypt/Egyptology, Vol. 18 |
| 3. | Assimilation and Healing of War Trauma: A Study of Exit West by Mohsin Hamid | Oeconomia Copernicana, Vol. 12 (4) |
| No. | Title | Details |
| 4. | Schematic Move Structural Analysis of Theses Abstracts in Social Sciences | Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry (TOJQI), Vol 12 (3) |
| 5. | Black Lives Matter: Critical Analysis of McCarthy’s The Road (2006) in the backdrop of George Floyd’s Murder | Research Journal of social Sciences and Economic Review, Vol. 2(2) |
| 6. | Ambiguity as Discursive Strategy: A Critical Analysis of Pakistani Political League’s Selected Discourse Regarding Covid-19 | Journal of South Asian Studies, Vol. 9(2) |
| 7. | Strategic Role of Pronominal Choices in Political Discourse: A Critical Analysis of Benazir Bhutto’s Daughter of the East | Psychology and Education, Vol. 58 (5) |
| 8. | Women can be Destroyed but not Defeated: Undefeatable Struggle of Sisters in Toni Morrison’s Paradise | Pakistan Social Sciences Review, Vol. 5 (3). |
| 9. | Impact of Authentic Material on ESL Learners’ Receptive Vocabulary Size | European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, Vol. 9(1) |
| No. | Title | Details |
| 10. | A Study On Urdu Speakers’ Use Of English Stress Patterns: Phonological Variation From Native Speakers | Elementary Education Online, Vol.19(4) |
| 11. | CDA of Balochistan Newspaper Headlines – A Study of Nawabs’ Stereotyped Ideological Constructions | Hanken, Vol. 11(1) |
| 12. | Translingual Repertoires of Multilinguals in Academic Writing Practices | European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, Vol. 8(4) |
| 13. | Subsistence of Patriarchal Social Orders through Musical Discourse: A Feminist Critical Study | KAROONJHAR, Vol. 10 |
| 14. | Parallelism and Pronouns in Political Discourse as Rationalization Devices | International Research Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 46 |
| 15. | A critique of narrative teaching in Pakistani Universities in the backdrop of critical pedagogy | Bulletin of Education and Research, Vol. 39 |
| No. | Title | Details |
| 16. | Euphemized/Dysphemized Expressions as Power-shield: A Critique of Selected Political Discourse | The Grassroots, Vol. 51 |
| 17. | Sustenance of Patriarchal Social Orders: A Critique of the Discourse of Pakistani Drama | Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 08 |
MY RESEARCH SUPERVISION:
| Areas of Supervision | Language and Literature |
Currently Supervising
| Student Name | Research Topic | Affiliation |
| Samra Mazhar | Visual Representation of Rape Cases in Paskistani and Indian Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Shazia Ahsan | Resisting Patriarchy and Western Feminism: A Post-colonial Feminist Perspective on Arab Women’s Selected Writings | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Uzma | On Syntactic Explorations | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
Completions
| Student Name | Research Topic | Affiliation |
| Muhammad Abdul Qayyum | Schematic Move Structural Analysis of the Abstracts of the Theses of M.Phil. in Social Sciences | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Mahmood Ahmad | Sexuality and Death of Desire: A Psychoanalitical Study of Tennessee William’s Plays | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Rubab Laila | The World of Nothingness: A Study of Existentialism in Adultery by Paulo Coelho and Sorry to Disrupt the Peace by Patty Yumi Cottrell” | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Saima Khan | Bapsi Sidwa: A Marxist Voice in Anglophone Literature | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Hafiz Kaleem Ullah | A Comparative Study of Unhomeliness in Lessing’s ‘The Grass is Singing’ and Roy’s ‘The God of Small Things’ From the Postcolonial Perspective | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Wasim Azam | DECONSTRUCTING HANIF KUREISHI: INDETERMINATE MEANINGS IN THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA AND THE BLACK ALBUM | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Safa Mir | A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE TRAUMATIC NEUROSIS OF WAR IN SORRAYA KHAN’S NOOR AND MOHSIN HAMID’S EXIT WEST | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Sumaira Mir | GYNOCIDE IS ECOCIDE: AN ECOFEMINIST READING OF ICE CANDY MAN BY BAPSI SIDHWA | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Syed Rizwan Ali | BARTHES’ CODES AND NARRATIVE DEVELOPMENT: A STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF A CASE OF EXPLODING MANGOES BY MUHAMMAD HANIF | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Sumra Mussarat Jabeen Satti | Digital Classroom Discourses in Pakistan:A Descriptive Study | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Iqra Aziz | Tragic Wisdom in Verse: A thematic Analysis of Selected Poetry of Thomas Wyatt & Mirza Ghalib | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
MY TEACHINGS:
| Course Information (Name/Code) | Year Taught | Program (BS/MS/PhD) | University /Institute |
| Pragmatics & Semantics | Fall-19 | MPhil | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Contemporary Literary Theory | Fall-19 | MPhil | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Discourse Analysis | SP-2020 | MPhil | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Research Methodology | SP-2020 | MPhil | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Research Methodology in Linguistics | Fall-2020 | BS English | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Research Methods | Fall-2020 | MA English | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Semantics | SP-2021 | BS English | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Discourse Analysis | Fall-2021 | BS English | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Research Methodology in Literature | Fall-2021 | BS English | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Research Methodology in Literature | Spring-2022 | BS English | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
| Semantics | Spring-2022 | BS English | The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus |
