Faculty Profile

Sobia Ilyas

Head, Centre for Languages, Lecturer

Institute of Liberal Arts

The Center for Languages

 : [email protected]     : 3522   

Educational Qualifications:

 Scholar, PhD in English,  University of Lahore

MPhil Applied Lingusistics, University of Management and Technology , Lahore ( 2014- 2016)

Masters in English Literature, Lahore College University, Lahore ( 1993-1995)

Bachelors in English Literature , Lahore College University, Lahore ( 1991-1993)

 Intermediate and Secondary School Education, International School, Kuwait ( 1985- 1990)

Academic Achievements:

First position in MA English in Lahore College University, 1995

Third position in MA English in Punjab University,1995

Presented Roll of Honor at LCUW for distinction in MA English at the Annual Convocation , 1995

 Distinction in Mphil Applied Linguistics Thesis, 2016.

Teaching Experience:

A vast and diverse teaching experience ranging from middle and senior school to university teaching.

Last designation and place of work:  English Language and Literature teacher for Middle School and  O Levels at Lahore Grammar School, Model Town Branch ( 2012-2016).

Visiting faculty member for Department of English Language and Literature at University of Management and Technology, Fall 2016.

Current Designation and Institute of Employment: Lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature at University of Management and Technology, Lahore.

Domains of Interest:

Areas of interest span over Literature and Linguistics to include the following genres:

  • Elizabethan Drama
  • 20th C Novel and short fiction
  • Postmodern Literature
  • Post Colonial Literature
  • Literary Criticism
  • Theatre of the Absurd
  • Discourse Analysis
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Indigenous Languages

 

Roles and Positions:

Occupied  following positions  during employment in Lahore Grammar School , Model Town (2012-2016) :

Instructor for Checkpoint Cambridge Exams  (2012-2016).

English Literature teacher for three consecutive GCSE batches (2013-2016).

Editor of annual magazine Ujala   ( 2013-2015).

Organizer for hosting interschool debates and poetry competitions at LGS , Model Town

Headed several academic and nonacademic events in LGS including plays, quiz competitions and poetry sessions (2013-2016).

 

At University of Management and Technology, Spring 2017

A member of the organizing committee in hosting a research seminar Research Publications: Problems & Solutions with keynote speakers Dr Rebecca Fox and Ms Karen Wrightsman from George Mason University, USA.

 

Academic Workshops Attended

  • 8th International Teacher Conference at Forman Christian College, March  2014
  •  Literature in English :  Oxford University Press and Cambridge International Examinations , February 2014 at Lahore Grammar School Johar Town ( Girls Branch)
  • Penguin Schools Teacher Workshop at Pearl Continental Lahore, May 2014
  • Oxford University Press: Teacher’s Workshops 2014 organized by British Council :Teaching English- TKT Essentials at Royal Palm Country Club

 

 

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