VU
Virtual University of Pakistan
Federal Government University
Muhammad Imran
Tutor/Instructor
Department of English
Faculty of Arts


M.Phil (English Linguistics)


English Applied Linguistics
Mr. Muhammad Imran is currently a PhD scholar of English Applied Linguistics in Shanghai University China. He completed his MPhil English Applied Linguistics in 2016 from Lahore Leads University, Pakistan. In 2009, he completed his Master in English (Linguistics & Literature) from National University of Modern Languages Islamabad. In 2013, he completed his Master in English Language Teaching and Linguistics (ELTL) from University of the Punjab Lahore. He started his teaching career as an English Instructor at Ahmad Hassan Polytechnic Institute, Lahore in 2009. He started teaching in University of the Punjab Lahore in 2014 as a visiting faculty member. From 2015-16, he has also been teaching as a visiting faculty member in Govt. College of Technology Railway Station Lahore. He is currently working as an English Instructor at Virtual University of Pakistan. He has designed four MA ELT courses and has also developed two full courses (Semantics & Pragmatics and Introduction to Linguistics). These lectures are televised via VUoP TV Channels. He has also recorded a course of Discourse Analysis which is televised via VUoP TV Channels. Mr. Imran is a published author of six articles. He has also presented his two research papers in international conferences. His research interests lie in Corpus-based Discourse Analysis, Anthropological Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Socio-cultural Studies, English Language Teaching, and Language Planning. He has been a member of VU-Bytes, VU quarterly student Magazine, and VU Sports Committee.
Experience
Instructor English
Virtual University of Paksitan
From Dec 16, 2016 To present
Honors And Awards
Am I A Leader. Won Speech Competition at Tehsil Chunian District Kasur Level
Year: 2015
The Gun…PEN. Won Speech Competition at Tehsil Chunian District Kasur Level
Year: 2013
Memberships
Permanent
ELT Professional. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3460329
Permanent
English Language Skills. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4299176
Permanent
https://www.academia.edu/
Permanent
NCTE. membership@ncte.org
Publications
Category: Journal of Academic and Applied Studies
Imran, M.,& Khan, T. (2013). “Unlocking Language Education with Emerging Technologies: An Overview of Attitudes and Effectiveness”.3 (12). pp. 1-12.
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Category: Social ScienEuropean Academic Researchces
Imran, M., Khan, T., Kiran, S., Azhar, M. A. (2014). “Reflections on Reflective Teaching: A Case Study Of Language Teaching In Pakistan.
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Category: Social Sciences
Imran, M.,& Khan, T. (2014). “The Socio-cultural Aspects of Graffiti Writings in Pakistan”.Vol.66, pp.20843-20846. Elixir International Journal of SocialStudies.
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Category: Journal of Gender and Social Issues
Khan, T., Imran, M., Ilyas, M., Azhar, M. A. (2015). “Multilingualism And Cross-Gender Language Proclivity: A Sociolinguistic Perspective Of Pakistan. Biannual Journal of Gender and Social Issues. Spring 2015, Vol. 14, Issue 1. PP.1-10. ISSN 1813-9
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Presentation
1 A Study of Pakistani Learners’ Cultural Interpretation of Literary Texts taught in English Language classrooms: A Mixed Methods Study. ICORE Conference, 2016 Nov.23-25, Institute of Education and Research Department, University of the Punjab, Lahor