Dr. Muhammad Akbar Khan

Academic Position:

Professor

Teaching Interests:

Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Studies, English Language Teaching (ELT)

Fields of Research (FoR):

Pragmatics, Discourse studies, ELT, Literary Criticism

Keywords:

Pragmatics, Discourse studies, ELT, Literary Criticism

Faculty:

Faculty of Social Sciences

Contact Details:

Social Links

Student Advising Schedule:

Monday-Friday: 2 PM to 5 PM

BIOGRAPHY

With a wide background in academics (PhD in English, Linguistics) and experience that is more than 25 years including more than thirteen years of post-PhD, Dr. Khan is currently serving in the capacity of a full Professor in English Department, The University of Chenab, Gujrat, Pakistan. Previously, he served at The University of Sargodha, Lahore Campus, Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Preston University, Islamabad, Kinnaird College, Lahore, Imperial College, Lahore, University of Gujrat, Sialkot Campus etc. in the capacity of Associate Professor, Assistant Professor & Lecturer. Academically, he has been teaching courses related to meaning in language (Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis) along with various ELT courses (Functional English, Reading & writing skills, Communication skills etc.) and literary and critical theory. His research publications fall under diverse categories of ELT, discourse studies and literary theory in both national and international journals. During his career, Dr. Khan has also been working in managerial positions i.e. head of the department, convener research committee, patron of a society in the university, Director of Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Focal Person of Academic Excellence etc. He is also an active member of Linguistic Association of Pakistan (an official body of Pakistani linguists). He has also been the HEC Approved PhD Supervisor along with various HEC certifications like CALL (Computer assisted language learning, curriculum development and teaching methodologies etc.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

No. DesignationSchool/Institute/UniversityDuration
1.ProfessorThe University of Chenab, GujratSince 2024- Present
2.Associate ProfessorThe University of Chenab, Gujrat (Formerly The University of Lahore, Chenab Campus)2018-2024
3.Associate ProfessorThe University of Sargodha, Lahore Campus2016-2018
4.Assistant ProfessorLahore Leads University, Lahore2014-2016
5.Visiting PositionUniversity of Gujrat, Sialkot Campus2014-2015
6.Visiting PositionUniversity of Sargodha, MB Din Campus2014-2017
7.Visiting PositionKinnaird College, Lahore2014-2015
8.Visiting PositionImperial College University2015-2016
9Visting PositionPreston University, Islamabad2013-2014
10.Supervisor/Resource PersonAllama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad2009-2012
11.LecturerF.G. College, Islamabad2009-2014
12.LecturerGovt. Asghar Mall College, Rawalpindi2008-2009
13LecturerJinnah Islamia College of Commerce, Rawalpindi2008-2009
14.LecturerGovt. College Sheikhupura2007-2009
15.ELT Instructor/ Managing DirectorPakistan Academy2002-2007

MY QUALIFICATIONS

No.  Degree / Program of Study Name Awarding Body/University/Institute Year
1. PhD (English, Linguistics) National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad 2013
2. MPhil (English, Linguistics) National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad 2009
3. M.A. (English) The University of the Punjab 2006
4. B.A. (bachelor’s in arts & Humanities) The University of the Punjab 2001
5. Intermediate (Arts and Humanities) BISE, Lahore 1999
6. Matriculation (Science group) BISE, Lahore 1996

MY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: JOURNALS ARTICLES / BOOK CHAPTERS / PATENTS

No. Title of Paper Journal / Vol / Year
1 Love And Tranquility: A Positive Discourse Analysis of Rahman Baba’s Selected Poetry Qualitative Research Journal for Social Studies, 2(III), 2025
2 Intersubjective Failure and Quest for Mutual Recognition: A Psychoanalytic Study of This House of Clay and Water by Mansab and Americanah by Ngozi Contemporary Journal of Social Science Review, 3(IV), 2025
3 A Critical Analysis of Power Dynamics in Bullying Discourse of the Film Bully Journal of Policy Research, 10(II), 2024
4 SOCIO-POLITICAL UNDERPINNINGS IN INTIZAR’S HUSSAIN’S “BASTI”: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS Global Political Review, IX(II), 2024
5 Language and Power: A Critical Analysis of the Movie Brave International Journal of Islamic Studies & Culture, 4(II), 2024
6 Violence and Gender: A Critical Analysis of Print Media Reporting’s of Noor Mukadam’s Case Global Sociological Review (GSR), 9(II), 2024
7 Gyno-Critical Study of Virginia Woolf’s Protagonist in To the Lighthouse: A Womanist Perspective Pakistan Journal of Law, Analysis and Wisdom, 3(III), 2024
8 APPRAISAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ ROLE IN PAKISTANI COLLEGES FROM DIRECT INFLUENCE PERSPECTIVE International Journal of Contemporary Issues in Social Sciences, 3(II), 2024
9 A Textual Analysis of The Seeker of Nothing by Kabir Munjal in the Perspective of The Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell Harf-o-Sukhan, 8(1), 2024
10 Female Objectification in Anglophone Literature: A Critical Feminist Analysis of The Pakistani Bride by Bapsi Sidhwa Al-Aijaz Research Journal of Islamic Studies & Humanities, VIII(I), 2024
11 TRAUMA AND DEFENSE MECHANISMS: A PSYCHODYNAMIC STUDY OF THE ISLAND OF MISSING TREES BY ALIF SHAFAK International Journal of Contemporary Issues in Social Sciences, 3(1), 2024
12 Spiritual Development in 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics & Literature, 8(1), 2024
13 Dynamics of Fear: A Psychoanalytical and Cultural Study of Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie Pakistan Journal of Law, Analysis and Wisdom, 3(1), 2024
14 A Psychodynamic Study of The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 7(1), 2024
15 Psychological Strains in Concealed Identities: Evaluation of Racism in The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett International Research Journal of Management and Social Sciences, IV(4), 2023
16 Role of Metalinguistic Domains in English Language Performance: A Study of Classroom Practice Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 6(III), 2023
17 Language, Power and Ideology: A Critical Analysis of Educational Slogans in Pakistan Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 6(3), 2023
18 Linguistic Manipulation in Pakistani Tea Commercials: A Critical Discourse Study Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI(II), 2023
19 A Critical Evaluation of Political Incorrectness in Pakistani Political Discourse Global Language Review, VIII(II), 2023
20 Language, Media and Ideology: A Critical Analysis of Pakistani Political Propaganda Global Sociological Review, VIII(II), 2023
21 Narrative Building in Politics: A Critical Analysis of Imran Khan’s Selected Discourse Global Social Sciences Review (GSSR), VIII(II), 2023
22 Media’s Role in Women Empowerment: A Critical Evaluation of Pakistani Movie Aik Thei Marium Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI(I), 2023
23 Author Cannot Die! A Critical Evaluation of Roland Barthes’ Essay The Death of the Author Global Education Studies Review, VIII(II), 2023
24 Construction of Self: A Critical Analysis of Iqbal’s Selected Poetry Harf-o-Sukhan, VII(II), 2023
25 Societal Afflictions and Economic Inequity: A Marxist Study of Fountain’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Journal of English Language, Literature and Education (JELLE), Vol.4(2), 2022
26 Tragic Euphoria in Thomas Wyatt’s and Mirza Ghalib’s Poetry Harf-o-Sukhan, Vol.06(02), 2022
27 Students’ Perception towards Topic Selection for Research Studies: A Case Study of BS English Students in Lahore PalArch’s Journal of Archeology of Egypt/Egyptology, Vol.19(1), 2022
28 A Structuralist Study of Barthes’ Codes in Hanif’s A Case of Exploding Mangoes PalArch’s Journal of Archeology of Egypt/Egyptology, Vol.18, 2021
29 Assimilation and Healing of War Trauma: A Study of Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Oeconomia Copernicana, Vol.12(4), 2021
30 Schematic Move Structural Analysis of Theses Abstracts in Social Sciences Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry (TOJQI), Vol.12(3), 2021
31 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), 2021
32 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), 2021
33 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), 2021
34 Women can be Destroyed but not Defeated: Undefeatable Struggle of Sisters in Toni Morrison’s Paradise Pakistan Social Sciences Review, Vol.5(3), 2021
35 Impact of Authentic Material on ESL Learners’ Receptive Vocabulary Size European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, Vol.9(1), 2020
36 A Study on Urdu Speakers’ Use of English Stress Patterns: Phonological Variation from Native Speakers Elementary Education Online, Vol.19(4), 2020
37 CDA of Balochistan Newspaper Headlines – A Study of Nawabs’ Stereotyped Ideological Constructions Hanken, Vol.11(1), 2019
38 Translingual Repertoires of Multilinguals in Academic Writing Practices European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, Vol.8(4), 2019
39 Subsistence of Patriarchal Social Orders through Musical Discourse: A Feminist Critical Study KAROONJHAR, Vol.10, 2018
40 Parallelism and Pronouns in Political Discourse as Rationalization Devices International Research Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol.46, 2018
41 A Critique of Narrative Teaching in Pakistani Universities in the Backdrop of Critical Pedagogy Bulletin of Education and Research, Vol.39, 2017
42 Euphemized/Dysphemized Expressions as Power-shield: A Critique of Selected Political Discourse The Grassroots, Vol.51, 2017
43 Sustenance of Patriarchal Social Orders: A Critique of the Discourse of Pakistani Drama Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.08, 2017
44 Female Subalternity in Urdu Literature: A Feminist Critical Analysis of Umera Ahmed’s Meri Zaat Zara-e-Benishan Meyar, Vol.(18), 2017
45 Ideological Discursivity in Pakistani Print Media Advertisements from CDA Perspective Erevna: The Journal of Linguistics & Literature, Vol.1(1), 2017
46 Fallacies as Identity Markers: A Critical Comparative Analysis of the Selected Political Discourse Sci. Int. (Lahore), Vol.28(02), 2016
47 Pronominal Choices as Rationalization Tool: A Political Discourse Analysis of General Musharraf’s Autobiography Sci. Int. (Lahore), Special Issue Vol.28, 2016
48 Rationalized Rules: A Critical Metaphor Analysis of Selected Autobiographical Political Discourse Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol.15, 2015

MY RESEARCH SUPERVISION:

Areas of Supervision  Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse analysis, Literary & critical theory

Currently Supervising

Student Name Research Topic Affiliation
Lubna Sikander Language, Ideology and Gender: A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis of The Empty Room by Sadia Abbas Department of English, The University of Chenab
Tahleel Mahmood Love and Peace: A Positive Discourse Analysis of Rehman Baba’s Selected Translated Poetry Department of English, The University of Chenab
Areej Arif Spirituality and Literature: A Comparative Study of Nietzsche’s Three Metamorphosis and the Brothers Karamazov Department of English, The University of Chenab
Mahnoor Akhlaq Language, Gender and Violence: A Psot-structuralist Discourse Analysis of The Power by Naomi Alderman Department of English, The University of Chenab
Zainab Akram Fragmented Characters and Narration: A Postmodern Study of The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Department of English, The University of Chenab
Sadia Tabbassum Intersubjectivity and Mutual Recognition: A Psychoanalytic Study of This House of Clay and Water by Faiqa Mansab, Americanah by Ngozi, and The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Department of English, The University of Chenab
Aiman Akhtar Fragmentation in Plot: A Postmodern Reading of River of Fire by Qurratulain Hyder Department of English, The University of Chenab

Completions

Student Name Research Topic Affiliation
Afeef Tahir Analyzing the Impact of Supervisory Feedback on the Thesis Writing Ability of Undergraduate Students in Pakistan Gift University, Gujranwala
Rizwan Ullah Ejaz TMTBLT and Second Language Learning: Pakistani Undergraduate Students’ Perspectives Gift University, Gujranwala
Uzma Kayani A Positive Discourse Analysis of Manto as Postmodernist Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lahore Leads University, Lahore.
Muhammad Ramzan Discursive Ideologies in Pakistani Print Media Advertisements from CDA Viewpoint Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lahore Leads University, Lahore.
Zahira Ashraf Discourse Strategies: A Critical Analysis of PM Sharif’s Speeches Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lahore Leads University, Lahore.
Maimnat Alam Ambiguities as Discursive Strategies: A Critical Analysis of Pakistani Media Discourse Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lahore Leads University, Lahore.
Shazia Riaz Dar Sustenance of Males Hegemony: A Critical Analysis of Ahmed’s Novels Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lahore Leads University, Lahore.
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lahore Leads University, Lahore.
Sharaz Akhtar Conflict and Humour: A Textual Analysis of The Domestic Crusaders by Wajahat Ali Department of English, The University of Chenab
Syed Rizwan Ali Barthes’ Codes and Narrative Development: A Structural Analysis of A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Muhammad Hanif The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Saima Khan Bapsi Sidwa: A Marxist Voice in Anglophone Literature The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Sumaira Mir Gynocide is Ecocide: An Ecofeminist Reading of Ice Candy Man by Bapsi Sidwa The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Mahmood Ahmad Sexuality and Death of Desire: A Psychoanalytical Study of Tennessee Williams’ Selected Plays The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Safa Mir A Comparative study of the traumatic neuroses of war in Sorraya Khan’s Noor and Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
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 Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Muhammad Abdul Qayyum Schematic Move Structural Analysis of the Theses of MPhil in Social Sciences The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Wasim Azam Deconstructing Hanif Kureishi: Indeterminate meaning in The Buddha of Suburbia and The Black Album The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
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 Post-colonial perspective The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Iqra Aziz Tragic Wisdom in Verse: A Thematic Analysis of Selected Poetry of Mirza Ghalib and Thomas Wyatt The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Samra Ashfaq Digital Classroom Discourses in Pakistan: A Descriptive Study The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Esha Naseem Ullah Child Fantasy: A Tolkienian Reading of Peter Pan by James M. Barrie The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Zainab Akhtar The Speech Act Analysis of Politeness Strategies in the Urdu Movie Bol The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Asad Riaz Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid: A Junction of Freud and Marx The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Muhammad Ahmad Continuity or Change: A Comparative study of Mario Puzo’s Godfather and its Screen Adaptation The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Haider Ali A Feminist Study of The Black is my Robe by Shahid Nadeem The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Aneesa Asghar A Spiritualist Study of Santiago of Paulo Coelho’s Alchemist The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Muhammad Qasim Oneness of Love: A Structuralist Study of The Forty Rules of Love by Alif Shafak The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Muhammad Kashif Ali Self-realization as a Process: A Critical Analysis of Paulo Coelho’s Eleven Minutes The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat
Sana Kanwal Hedges as Discursive Strategies: A Critical Analysis of Imran Khan’s UN Speech The Department of English Language & Literature, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat

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