Abdul Waheed Qureshi, PhD
Assistant Professor: Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)
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SUMMARY: Four years post-PhD experience in a nationally reputed university. Got Master in English (Literature) and PhD in (Linguistics). Obtained a professional degree of Masters in Education. Earned a professional qualification of post-graduate diploma in TEFL. Welcoming research in the fields of Discourse Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis, Discourse Studies, Stylistic Analysis, Critical Theory, Literary Theory, Aesthetics, Pragmatics, ESP, Semantics, Post-colonial Studies, and Media Discourse etc. Determined to take new and goal-oriented projects, capable of national and international concerns. Ability to work effectively as part of the team or individually.
BIO DATA: Name Abdul Waheed Qureshi Father Name Inam Ul Haq Qureshi Designation Assistant Professor Date of Birth August 13, 1980 Domicile Bannu (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Nationality Pakistani Religion Islam Marital Status Married N.I.C No. 11101-5598633-1 Passport No. CU4916331 Present Address Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University, Garden Campus Sheikh Maltun Town, Mardan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Pakistan Permanent Address Village Akhundan Kakki P. O. Kakki, Tehsil and District Bannu (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Pakistan
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: Degree/Certificate University/College/Board Marks [O/T] (Percentage) (Division; Grade)
PhD English (Linguistics) NUML Islamabad - Pakistan 1021/1400 (72.86%) (2016) (1st/B )
M.A in English (Literature) Govt. Post Graduate College, 753/1400 (53.79%) (2004) Bannu, KP - Pakistan (2nd/C )
M.A (Pol. Sc.) Gomal University, 551/900 (61.22%) (2007) D. I. Khan, KP - Pakistan (1st/B )
B.A (2002) Govt. Post Graduate College, 330/550 (60.00%) Bannu, KP - Pakistan (1st/B )
689/1100 (62.64%) F. Sc (1999) B.I.S.E, Bannu, KP - Pakistan (1st/B )
586/850 (68.95%) S.S.C (1996) B.I.S.E, Bannu, KP - Pakistan (1st/B )
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Post-Graduate Diploma in TEFL (Teaching of English as a Foreign Language) from Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad – Pakistan. Online Graduate Diploma in English Language from World English Institute (WEI) Oregon, USA. M. Ed. (Master of Education) from Sarhad University of Information Technology (SUIT), Peshawar – Pakistan.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan (AWKUM), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)
Assistant Professor (TTS) August 1, 2016 - to date
PUBLICATIONS:
Impact Factor Journal Name (internatio ISSN/ Volume (Issue nal)/ Author(s)/ Title of Research Paper No.): Categoriza Page(s) No. (Year) tion (Pakistan i.e. W/X/Y/Z) 1. A. W. Qureshi/ Femininity and its Journal of Social Sciences, Socio-discursive Construction: An Govt. College University, Analytical Study of Anita Shreve’s Faisalabad Z All He Ever Wanted. 1812-0687/ VII (II): 141-160. (2016) 2. A. W. Qureshi, R. Amin and F. Gomal University Journal of Ahmed/ Pushed to the Edge: A Research (GUJR) Critical Analysis of the ‘Otherness’ in 1019-8180/ (June 2016; Z Anita Shreve’s Body Surfing. Special Issue I): 40-50. (2017) 3. F. Ahmed, R. Amin and A. W. Gomal University Journal of Qureshi/ Error Analysis: A Study of Research (GUJR) Pakistani Second Language Learners’ 1019-8180/ (June 2016; Z Written Compositions. Special Issue II):
167-176. (2017) 4. A. W. Qureshi, R. N. Khan/ Make- Global Social Sciences Belief in Language and Verity of Review (GSSR) Legitimized Oppression: A Critical 2520-0348/ Winter. 30-03- Analysis of Selected Extracts from 2018; III (I): 298-324. (2018) X Anita Shreve’s Body Surfing. 5. R. N. Khan, A. W. Qureshi/ The Global Social Sciences Politics of Voice in the Stereotypical Review (GSSR) Representation of the Pashtun: A 2520-0348/ Spring. 30-06- X Critical Study of Khaled Hosseini’s 2018; III (II): 385-399. (2018) Novels. 6. R. N. Khan, A. W. Qureshi/ A Study The Dialogue of Ethnicism in Afghanistan in Light 1819-6462/ October 2019; of The Kite Runner. XIV (IV): 154-163. (2019) Y 7. A. W. Qureshi, R. N. Khan/ The Dialogue Pendulum Riders: An Analysis of 1819-6462/ January 2020; XV Y Gender Positioning in Roles in Anita (I): 38-47. (2020) Shreve’s All He Ever Wanted. 8. A. W. Qureshi, U. Ullah and A. Global Language Review Butt/ Spiritual Abuse: A Critical (GLR) Analysis of Ali and Brenton’s Iranian 2663-3299/ Winter. 2020; (V- Y Nights. I) 4: 29-37. (2020) 9. P. Ali, A. W. Qureshi, and N, Tariq/ Global Language Review Spelling Performance of Phonemes (GLR) /F/ and /P/ among Pashto Speaking 2663-3299/ Winter. 2020; (V- Y Students in Mardan, Pakistan. I) 22: 208-220. (2020)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ATTENDED [AS PRESENTER] (Indigenous): 1. Presented paper with the title ‘Gendered Priorities: A Case Study of Rasasi Gents and Ladies Perfumes’ Comparative Literature’ in the 2nd International Conference of the Linguistic Association of Pakistan (ICLAP 2016) at University of the Punjab, Lahore- Pakistan, October 18-20, 2016. 2. Presented paper with the title ‘And S/he Comes out: A Critical Analysis of Identity in Bruce Jenner’s Interview ‘I am a Woman’’ in the 3rd International Conference of the Linguistic Association of Pakistan (ICLAP 2017) at NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi-Pakistan, October 12-14, 2017. 3. Presented paper with the title ‘Muslims and their Racial Marginalization: An Analysis of Islam and its Polarization in Western Media in BBC News Item ‘French Muslims fear state aims to control their faith’’ in the 4th International Conference of the Linguistic Association of Pakistan (ICLAP 2018) at Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi- Pakistan, October 18-20, 2018. 4. Presented paper with the title ‘The Dialectics of Islamophobia and Ethnocentricity: An Analysis of the Newspaper Article ‘Islamist Terror: Why I now Fear Going on the Tube’’ in the 1st International Conference on theoretical and Applied Linguistics (ICTAL 2019) at Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences, Uthal, Baluchistan- Pakistan, January 28-29, 2019. 5. Presented paper with the title ‘Identity Crisis: An Analysis of the Tangibility of National and/or Religious Identity in Newspaper Article ‘Being Pakistani: Do we Identify with a State or Religious Ideology when we Call ourselves Pakistani?’’ in the 1st International Multidisciplinary Graduate Conference (FIMGC 2019) at Bilquis Post Graduate College, PAF Base Nur Khan, Rawalpindi-Pakistan, April 6, 2019. ENTRIES IN THE BOOKS OF ABSTRACTS: 1. Abstract published in the Book of Abstracts of the 2nd International Conference of the Linguistic Association of Pakistan (ICLAP 2016) at University of the Punjab, Lahore- Pakistan, October 18-20, 2016. 2. Abstract published in the Book of Abstracts of the 3rd International Conference of the Linguistic Association of Pakistan (ICLAP 2017) at NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi-Pakistan, October 12-14, 2017. 3. Abstract published in the Book of Abstracts of the 4th International Conference of the Linguistic Association of Pakistan (ICLAP 2018) at Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi-Pakistan, October 18-20, 2018. 4. Abstract published in the Book of Abstracts of the 1st International Conference on theoretical and Applied Linguistics (ICTAL 2019) at Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences, Uthal, Baluchistan-Pakistan, January 28-29, 2019. 5. Abstract published in the Book of Abstracts of the 1st International Multidisciplinary Graduate Conference (FIMGC 2019) at Bilquis Post Graduate College, PAF Base Nur Khan, Rawalpindi-Pakistan, April 6, 2019. THESES SUPERVISED: M. Phil: 1. Zahid Ullah Khan. ‘Interdiscursive Construction of Identity: An Analytical Study of Monica Ali’s Brick Lane’. 2017. Qurtuba University, Dera Ismail Khan – KP Pakistan. 2. Neelam Sultan. ‘An Exploration of Hedonism in Paulo Coelho’s The Winner Stands Alone’. 2019. Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan – KP Pakistan. 3. Ayesha Jan. ‘The Nexus of Class-consciousness and Domestic Issues: A Study of Ayesha Salman’s Blue Dust’. 2021. Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan – KP Pakistan. 4. Asma Sharif. ‘Identity Matrix: A Critical Analysis of Ambivalence in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake’. 2021. Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan – KP Pakistan. Masters: 1. Tanveer Ahmad. ‘Power and Function of Language in the Novel Lord of the Flies’. 2017. Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan (AWKUM) – KP Pakistan. 2. Muhammad Sulaman. The Effect of Anxiety in Second Language Learning at Intermediate Level in Iqra School, Mardan. 2017. Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan (AWKUM) – KP Pakistan. BS: 1. Zeeshan Khan. ‘English and Pashto Language Learning: A Case Study of Private High School Students’ Attitudes in Mardan’. 2017. Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan (AWKUM) – KP Pakistan.
MEMBERSHIPS: 1. Member of the LAP (Linguistic Association of Pakistan) 2. Member of the GSC (Graduate Studies Committee), Department of English AWKUM (Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan) – 25-10-2017 to 22-09-2019 3. Member of the BoS (Board of Studies), Department of English AWKUM (Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan) – 19-09-2017 to date 4. Member of the GSC (Graduate Studies Committee), Department of English (Northern University Nowshehra, Pakistan) – 23-09-2019 to date REFERENCES: 1. Dr. Muhammad Azam Khan Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM-Garden Campus), KP-Pakistan. Email: [email protected] Cell # 0092-307-5661288
2. Dr. Muhammad Saeed Akhtar Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, Riphah International University (Faisalabad Campus). Email: [email protected] Cell # 0092-333-5511563
3. Dr. Abzahir Khan Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM-Garden Campus), KP-Pakistan. Email: [email protected] Cell # 0092-311-5868712