VU
Virtual University of Pakistan
Federal Government University
Saria Kazmi
Lecturer
Department of English
Faculty of Arts


M.Phil (English Linguistics)


Communication Skills
Ms. Saria Kazmi is a lecturer in Virtual University of Pakistan. She achieved academic Roll of Honour in Graduation and completed her Masters in English Literature and Language with distinction from Lahore College for Women University. In 2010, she joined the Department of English to serve Virtual University of Pakistan to date. Besides the regular academic activities, she is the coordinator of BS English Applied Linguistics. She is the editor of the university's magazine (VU Bytes) and remained the official proofreader of the university's newsletter ( VU News) for 4 years. She has been selected as a member of Rector's Office (VUP) also. She successfully conducted a workshop titled as “Developing Positive Mental Attitude’ organized by Virtual University. She is a very active member of the Creative Committee established to organize events and competitions among the faculty members of Virtual University. She got first position in the ‘Short Story Writing Competition 2011’ organized by English Department for her story entitled ‘The Show of Life Must Go On…’ She played her role quite vigilantly for the designing of a new course named ‘Introduction to English Literature’ launched by English Department. She is also performing her responsibility as a proofreader for VU News. She has completed her M.Phil in Linguistics and intends to go for higher studies in near future.
Experience
English Lecturer
Virtual University of Pakistan
From Mar 21, 2023 To present
English Tutor
Virtual University of Pakistan
From Jan 11, 2010 To Mar 20, 2023
English Teacher
The Lords International School System, Gulberg
From Aug 27, 2008 To Jun 10, 2009
Honors And Awards
Best Performance Certificate by the Rector VUP
Year: 2017
Letter of Appreciation, proofreader of VU News
Year: 2017
Letter of Appreciation, proofreader of VU Bytes
Year: 2017
Certificate of Appreciation for being a member organizing committee in ELTR-HEC-TELS Workshop
Year: 2017
Winner of ‘Short Story Writing Contest 2011’ organized by Virtual University of Pakistan
Year: 2011
Roll of Honour
Year: 2006
‘A Deconstruction of Parveen Shakir’s Poetry to Show the Expression of Self-Love by Applying Psychoanalytic Criticism’
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Translated and organized ‘Addressing Problems of Learning through Pedagogy and Technology’, course by Dr. Ashraf Iqbal for the content preparation of VU’s project
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Report writing and article writing for VU-Bytes
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‘Comparing Two Modes of Education (Virtual vs Traditional) During Pandemic COVID 19’ for IAS Newsletter
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‘Impact of Social Media Communication on the Standard Spellings of English Language’ in the 1st national conference on linguistic challenges in regional integration and globalization 2020
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‘A Comprehensive Analysis of Errors Committed by VUP Students in English Comprehension Examination’ in ICSSH 2017
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Presentation
1 Business Environment Awareness
2 Developing Positive Mental Attitude
3 Effective Communication and Presentation Skills
4 ‘Reading Skills: Skimming and Scanning’
5 Email Management Etiquette