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A STUDY ON THE IMPACTS OF TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON STUDENTS LEARNING AT SECONDARY LEVEL
Full text linkThis study investigates the impact of professional development (PD) on secondary school teachers' efficacy and student learning outcomes in Lahore, focusing on demographic differences such as experience level, school type, gender, and location. Using a quantitative research methodology, data were collected from a sample of secondary school teachers through a structured questionnaire. The results indicate significant disparities in PD participation and effectiveness, with mid-career and private school teachers showing higher engagement and reported improvements. Female teachers and those in urban schools also demonstrated more significant gains in instructional practices and student test scores, respectively. The study highlights the importance of tailored PD programs, enhanced access for public and rural school teachers, and continuous evaluation mechanisms to optimize PD effectiveness. These findings provide valuable insights for policymakers and educators aiming to improve teaching quality and student achievement through targeted professional development initiatives
Sociophonetic Analysis of /əʊ/ Diphthong in Pakistani English: Pronunciation Patterns and Phonological Implications
Full text linkThis study explores the distinct phonological features of Pakistani English. It is an experimental study andthe main purpose of this research is to highlight the phonological development of PakE and its separate position as an indigenous variety of English formed by regional linguistic contexts. It is a mixed method approach and Sociophonetics (Foulkes & Docherty, 2006) is used as a theoretical framework along with Uriel Weinreich’s language contact theory (1950s). Researchers use the convenience sampling method to select the participants. A total of 30 participants (20 females and 10 males) are selected from a private college of Sialkot, Pakistan. All participants are enrolled in BS program and are between the age of 20 to 25. The word list for the research purposes contains 30 different words.Each word contains /əʊ/ sound. The words are selected randomly from everyday life. The data is recorded in speechanalyzer software PRAAT (Boersma & Weenink, n.d.) in a peaceful environment and then analyzed carefully. The recorded responses compared to standard British Englishand resultsrevealedPakEas an indigenized non-native variety with distinctive pronunciation patterns and phonological implications.The influence of regional languages, educational variations and geographical differences become a cause of these differences.Future studies should involve a wider range of participants from various age groups and educational backgrounds in order to broaden the area of phonological analysis in Pakistani English, analyzing other diphthongs as well. With this approach, a thorough grasp of the phonological evolution and variations in Pakistani English will be possible
اختر شیرانی اور جان کیٹس کے مشترک رومانوی زاویے: تلاش حسن: A Comparative Study of Akhtar Shirani and John Keats: Quest for Beauty
No full textsimilarities and dissimilarities between their thought patterns, literary beliefs/schools of thoughts, romantic characteristics, concerns and themes etc... John Keats is the most Romantic English poet ever; likewise, Akhtar Shirani is the most Romantic poet, Urdu has ever produced. Romantic movement in English literature reached its climax in the early nineteenth century; a century before it set forth in Urdu. Still the two Romantic poets have striking similarities in the romantic characteristics of their poetry, like fervent imagination, quest for beauty, escapism, sensuousness, medievalism, nostalgia, supernaturalism etc.This article aims at a comparative study of Keats's and Shirani's quest for beauty. Surprisingly, both Romantic poets yearn for feminine beauty, the beauty of Nature and then reach the ultimate ideal of Beauty of Truth.To Keats, beauty itself is the ultimate truth; likewise, Akhtar Shirani through branded as a drunkard by the Urdu critics, sees the ultimate beauty of truth when just like Keats, his Romantic Ideals are shattered to bits. Unlike Keats, Shirani is unable to blend his findings of reality in odes but his scattered verses confirm that just like Keats, he clearly sees the rejection of his Romantic Ideals and embrace the realistic beauty of truth in his later life
ٹراسنجنڈر، انٹر سیکس اور تبدیلی جنس بذریعہ سرجری:ایک تحقیقی جائزہ اسلام اور ایل۔ جی۔بی۔ٹی۔کیو۔پلس۔ کے تناظر میں: Transgender, Intersex, Gender transformation through Surgery: A Research Study in the Context of Islam and L.G.B.T.Q+
No full textHuman beings are divided on the basis of their gender into male and female. This division of gender is termed as binary division. Science verifies this division on the basis of sex chromosomes that are different in male and female. Female has two XX chromosome while male has on X and One Y chromosome. This binary division is challenged by L.G.B.T.Q+ agenda who argues in the concept of fluidity of gender. This research article will focus to explore the concept of transgender in Islamic, scientific and also L.G.B.T.Q+ context. The status of gender transformation being permissible or not permissible will be further discussed in Islamic perspective regarding transgender and Intersex individuals. The health issues due to the un-natural life style of transgender will be also discussed. 
الشیخ غلام رسول السعیدی(المتوفی سنة2016م) رحمه الله وجھوده العلمیة: Shaykh Ghulām Rasūl al-Sa'īdī (رحمه الله) and His Scholarly Contributions
No full textThis study examines the life and scholarly contributions of Shaykh Ghulām Rasūl al-Sa'īdī (رحمه الله), a prominent figure in the Indian subcontinent's Islamic scholarship, who passed away in 2016. Shaykh al-Sa'īdī made significant efforts toward the betterment of the Muslim community, particularly in India, through his extensive works in Islamic sciences. He is best known for his influential tafsīr, "Tibyān al-Qur'ān," and his comprehensive commentary on Sahih Muslim. Combining traditionalism with modernity, Shaykh al-Sa'īdī followed a balanced and moderate approach in jurisprudence and theology. His scholarly contributions spanned various fields, demonstrating a commitment to making Islamic knowledge accessible to both students and the general Muslim populace, without compromising academic rigor. Shaykh al-Sa'īdī's efforts in ijtihād, addressing contemporary issues within the framework of Islamic jurisprudence and theology, highlighted his unique role in bridging classical scholarship with contemporary needs. His simple and clear writing style further facilitated the dissemination of Islamic knowledge, ensuring its relevance and understanding across different segments of society.
Keywords: Shaykh Ghulām Rasūl al-Sa'īdī, Tibyān al-Qur'ān, Islamic scholarship in the Indian subcontinent, Moderation in Islamic jurisprudence, Contemporary Islamic though
FAITH, FEMINISM AND FREEDOM: AN ISLAMIC FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF SHAHID NADEEM’S PLAY BLACK IS MY ROBE/ KALA MEDA BHAIS
Full text linkThe research study will examine the Islamic feminist aspects of Shahid Nadeem's play Black is My Robe (2009), also known as Kala Meda Bhais. Nadeem, a renowned writer, frequently confronts social issues via fascinating storytelling, and his presentation of women's rights and gender equality provides a unique perspective on the convergence of religion, culture, and feminism. The study of the play seeks to expose and address the plight of Pakistani women living in remote areas of Cholistan, Pakistan. The study incorporates the Islamic Feminist perspective of Asma Barlas, a well-known Islamic Feminist theorist. Based on a true incident from interior Sindh, the selected play's genesis adds to the significance of analysing it from an Islamic Feminist perspective. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of advocating for women's rights in Pakistan. Furthermore, the Islamic feminist approach is founded on women's rights and privileges in Islam. This will assist in demolishing misogynist gender politics, which are founded on patriarchal interpretations of Islamic ideals
CODE SWITCHING AND LANGUAGE CONTACT IN SCENARIO OF BILINGUAL/MULTILINGUAL SOCIETY AS A SPOKEN GENRE OF TV ADDS: AN AGENDA FOR PAKISTANI SOCIETY.
Full text linkThis article provides a descriptive qualitative account of code-switching, which refers to switching from one language to another or using multiple languages when speaking or writing. This study deals with intra sentence (within one sentence) code switching in the language of television commercials. To facilitate the sociolinguistic analysis, 12 commercials for beauty and health products were recorded and transcribed from four television channels. Linguistic analysis focuses on the social aspect of the code-switching language used in those advertisements (sex, geographic background, socioeconomic class, and education). Based on the analysis and findings, it is concluded that the language of advertisements for beauty and health products reflects the changing language practices and preferences of Pakistani consumers
رشید جہاں کے افسانوں میں تصورِ عورت کی جہاتی صورت گری
No full textRashid Jahan is important as a female fiction writer in the history of progressive fiction. Rashid Jahan was a confident and bold woman who put out the truth without hesitation. After Premchand, she is counted among those who gave a new path and a new direction to Urdu fiction. It will not be useless to title her as the first revolutionary writer among Urdu fiction writers. Her anxious personality was like her book ''Shula Jawala''. In her, there is found rebellion and protest against the trend of dominant forces in the society. Her main message was the struggle to free women from the slavery of men and the superiority complex and rely on themselves. The uniqueness of her fiction deals with the labourers, problems of the workers, their economical downwardness and infirmity and the exploitative behavior of upper class. She put a coat of satire on realism and tested it on the criteria of art and put it into words .Rashid Jahan's name will always shine in the tradition of Urdu fiction. In this article, the researcher highlight the Woman's Dimensional Depiction in Rashid Jahan's Fiction
“Inspiring Hope, Accelerating Peace and Progress: A Discourse Analysis of Social Change and Sustainability" on Speech by Sima Bahous
Full text linkThis study focuses on the textual analysis of the speech of Sima Bahous (UN Women Executive Director) opting a Multi Modal Discourse Analysis to find out can discourse of hope and progress, influence of power relations and role of language to accelerate social identities and relationships. The findings show that language has a powerful role in developing power relations and shaping the discourse of hope and progress. The study concludes that the speaker uses appropriate, commissive and assertive and authoritative language along with complex syntactical structures coined with rhetorical devices e.g., alliteration, similes, metaphors and cohesive devices which made her speech more powerful and influential
IMPACT OF STREET BULLYING, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG HOMELESS CHILDREN
Full text linkIn its various forms and persistence in many young social contexts bullying can generally be defined as abuse of power and can also be described mostly as behavior problems, authority misuse as well as purposefulness (Hyemel & Sweearer, 2015). According to, Sweearer and Hyemel (2015), “bullying is a unique but complex form of interpersonal aggression, which takes many forms, serves different functions, and is manifested in different patterns of relationships”. Peer bullying rates vary about 10% to 33% within teens and young adults these days (Hyemel & Sweearer, 2015).
The victim's intimidation of peers is also a continuous experience with traditional ways of interpersonal and behavioral harassment (Hymel & Swearer, 2015). Comprehension of bullying is challenging because these encounters can differ by form of gender and abuse. There has been research finding, for instance, whether females report bullying more frequently (Kessel Schneeider, O'Donnell, et al, 2012). Research has suggested that young men generally have higher concentrations of bullying where physical assault is really the target (Carbone-Lopez, Esbensen & Brick, et al, 2010). Findings suggest whether homeless kids seem to be more vulnerable to bullying, considering the disadvantaged classes of young people (Berlan, Corliss, Field, et al, 2010; Friedmen et al., 2011).
There is the most rapidly growing number of homeless families with children (Powell, 2012). As per the United States S. Mayors' Conferences Study (2006) Over 40% of the abandoned are children's families. This correlates to the Czech Republic data for the above percentage of mothers with infants. In 2015 (Salvation Army, 2016), Salvation Army conducted a survey of service users in the shelters and it emerged that 38.5% of the total number was mother. Continue to focus your perspective in order to help with their positive advances in relation to the distressing number of children growing up outside their normal social setting (that would be to say, abandoned kids). Many international studies have demonstrated the association within the condition of homelessness and social adaptation abnormalities (Anoosihian, 2005)