Bushra Altaf

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  •   Department of English Language Teaching (ELT)
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  •   baltaf@numl.edu.pk

Bushra Altaf

Lecturer

Master in Philosophy

 

Comsats  Institute  of  Information  and  Technology

Principal subjects  

English  (Literature  and  Language)

 

Percentage

 

3.28

 

Master  in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

 

 

Allama Iqbal Open University, H-8 Islamabad, Pakistan

Principal subjects         

Educational Psychology and The Management of Learning, Language Variation and Stylistics, Semantics and Discourse Analysis, English for Specific Purpose, Modern Grammatical Theory,  Research Methodology

 

Research topic

 

 

Using authentic material for teaching vocabulary to SSC level students studying English as a Subject

 

Percentage

 

61.00

 

Master in English Language Teaching (2014)

 

National University of Modern Languages, H-9 Islamabad, Pakistan

 

 

Principal subjects         

 

 

The History of the English Language, English in Pakistan, Phonetics and phonology, English syntax, Essay Writing, Theories of learning/Language Learning, Language Teaching Methods, The skills of Language(Teaching Listening , Speaking, Reading, and Writing skills), Micro-Teaching, Teaching of Vocabulary and Grammar, ESP-Business English, Computer Assisted Language Learning/Teaching, Language and Literature, Curriculum Planning and Syllabus design, Discourse Analysis, Literature in Language Classroom, Error Analysis/Testing and Assessment, Textbook Adaptation and use of Audio-Visual Aids, Research Methodology, Critical Discourse Analysis

 

Research topic

 

 

Effects of Editorials in Vocabulary Learning of ESL Learners

 

Percentage

 

65.52%

 

Master in English

Literature and Linguistics

(2012)

 

 

National University of Modern Languages, H-9 Islamabad, Pakistan

 

Principal subjects

 

History of English Language and Historical Linguistics, History of English Literature, Poetry, Drama, Novel, Prose, General Linguistics, Criticism, Grammar, Syntax and Semantics, Teaching of English as Foreign Language, Stylistics, Psycho/Socio Linguistics, American and Canadian Literature

 

Percentage

 

 

57.77

 

Bachelor in Education (2014)

 

Sarhad University of Science and IT, Peshawar

 

Principal subjects

 

 

Perspective of Education in Pakistan, School Organization and Classroom Management, Human Development and Learning, Curriculum and Instruction, Computer Literacy, Functional English, Educational Measurement and Evaluation, Research Techniques and Individual Project, Educational Technology, Teaching of English, Teaching Practice

 

Percentage

 

 

81.58

 

Bachelor in Arts (2008)

 

F.G. College for women, F-7/2 Islamabad, Pakistan

(Punjab University)

 

Principal subjects

 

Islamic Studies and Pakistan Studies, English Language, Applied Psychology, Education, Arabic

 

Percentage

 

 

53.75

 

 

Higher secondary

school certificate (2006)

 

 

 

F.G. Girls Model Higher Sec: School G-8/4, Islamabad,  Pakistan (Federal board of Intermediate and secondary Education) 

 

Principal subjects

 

English, Urdu, Pakistan Studies, Islamic Studies, Islamic History, Health and Physical, Education

 

Percentage

 

Matriculation (2004)

 

62.18

 

F.G. Girls Model School I-8/1, Islamabad, Pakistan (Federal board of Intermediate and secondary Education)

 

Principal subjects

 

English, Urdu, Islamiyat, Pakistan Studies, Elements of Home Economics, mathematics, Islamic Studies, General Science

 

Percentage

 

 

51.41

Other Courses:

 

Foundation  in  Chinese  Language  (2016)

Confucius  Institute,  Islamabad

 

Principal subjects

 

 

Listening Skill, Speaking Skill, Reading Skill, Writing Skill, Phonetics and Phonology, Chinese Grammar

 

Grade

 

A +

 

Diploma in English Language (2009)

National University of Modern Languages,H-9 Islamabad, Pakistan

 

Principal subjects

 

 

Listening Skill, Speaking Skill, Reading Skill, Writing Skill, Phonetics and Phonology, English Grammar

 

 

Occupation

 

Lecturer

Organization

National  University  of  Modern  Languages,  H-9  Islamabad,  Pakistan

   

Occupation

Tutor

Organization

Allama Iqbal Open University, H-8 Islamabad, Pakistan

 

Occupation

Organization

 

Lecturer

Islamic International  University  Islamabad,  Pakistan

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Linguistics,  Literature,  Psycholinguistics,    Sociolinguistics,  Language  pedagogy

Education

Master in Philosophy

 

Comsats  Institute  of  Information  and  Technology

Principal subjects  

English  (Literature  and  Language)

 

Percentage

 

3.28

 

Master  in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

 

 

Allama Iqbal Open University, H-8 Islamabad, Pakistan

Principal subjects         

Educational Psychology and The Management of Learning, Language Variation and Stylistics, Semantics and Discourse Analysis, English for Specific Purpose, Modern Grammatical Theory,  Research Methodology

 

Research topic

 

 

Using authentic material for teaching vocabulary to SSC level students studying English as a Subject

 

Percentage

 

61.00

 

Master in English Language Teaching (2014)

 

National University of Modern Languages, H-9 Islamabad, Pakistan

 

 

Principal subjects         

 

 

The History of the English Language, English in Pakistan, Phonetics and phonology, English syntax, Essay Writing, Theories of learning/Language Learning, Language Teaching Methods, The skills of Language(Teaching Listening , Speaking, Reading, and Writing skills), Micro-Teaching, Teaching of Vocabulary and Grammar, ESP-Business English, Computer Assisted Language Learning/Teaching, Language and Literature, Curriculum Planning and Syllabus design, Discourse Analysis, Literature in Language Classroom, Error Analysis/Testing and Assessment, Textbook Adaptation and use of Audio-Visual Aids, Research Methodology, Critical Discourse Analysis

 

Research topic

 

 

Effects of Editorials in Vocabulary Learning of ESL Learners

 

Percentage

 

65.52%

 

Master in English

Literature and Linguistics

(2012)

 

 

National University of Modern Languages, H-9 Islamabad, Pakistan

 

Principal subjects

 

History of English Language and Historical Linguistics, History of English Literature, Poetry, Drama, Novel, Prose, General Linguistics, Criticism, Grammar, Syntax and Semantics, Teaching of English as Foreign Language, Stylistics, Psycho/Socio Linguistics, American and Canadian Literature

 

Percentage

 

 

57.77

 

Bachelor in Education (2014)

 

Sarhad University of Science and IT, Peshawar

 

Principal subjects

 

 

Perspective of Education in Pakistan, School Organization and Classroom Management, Human Development and Learning, Curriculum and Instruction, Computer Literacy, Functional English, Educational Measurement and Evaluation, Research Techniques and Individual Project, Educational Technology, Teaching of English, Teaching Practice

 

Percentage

 

 

81.58

 

Bachelor in Arts (2008)

 

F.G. College for women, F-7/2 Islamabad, Pakistan

(Punjab University)

 

Principal subjects

 

Islamic Studies and Pakistan Studies, English Language, Applied Psychology, Education, Arabic

 

Percentage

 

 

53.75

 

 

Higher secondary

school certificate (2006)

 

 

 

F.G. Girls Model Higher Sec: School G-8/4, Islamabad,  Pakistan (Federal board of Intermediate and secondary Education) 

 

Principal subjects

 

English, Urdu, Pakistan Studies, Islamic Studies, Islamic History, Health and Physical, Education

 

Percentage

 

Matriculation (2004)

 

62.18

 

F.G. Girls Model School I-8/1, Islamabad, Pakistan (Federal board of Intermediate and secondary Education)

 

Principal subjects

 

English, Urdu, Islamiyat, Pakistan Studies, Elements of Home Economics, mathematics, Islamic Studies, General Science

 

Percentage

 

 

51.41

Other Courses:

 

Foundation  in  Chinese  Language  (2016)

Confucius  Institute,  Islamabad

 

Principal subjects

 

 

Listening Skill, Speaking Skill, Reading Skill, Writing Skill, Phonetics and Phonology, Chinese Grammar

 

Grade

 

A +

 

Diploma in English Language (2009)

National University of Modern Languages,H-9 Islamabad, Pakistan

 

Principal subjects

 

 

Listening Skill, Speaking Skill, Reading Skill, Writing Skill, Phonetics and Phonology, English Grammar

 

Experience

 

Occupation

 

Lecturer

Organization

National  University  of  Modern  Languages,  H-9  Islamabad,  Pakistan

   

Occupation

Tutor

Organization

Allama Iqbal Open University, H-8 Islamabad, Pakistan

 

Occupation

Organization

 

Lecturer

Islamic International  University  Islamabad,  Pakistan

Publications

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Interests

Linguistics,  Literature,  Psycholinguistics,    Sociolinguistics,  Language  pedagogy