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Poliomyelitis is a serious health condition that can result in limb deformations, breathing diffi... more Poliomyelitis is a serious health condition that can result in limb deformations, breathing difficulties, paralysis and even death. Although majority of the world's countries have successfully eradicated polio, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria are still endemic to it. Today, Pakistan is recognized as the exporter of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) due to which World Health Organization (WHO) has imposed a travel ban on Pakistani citizens unless they receive a dose of oral polio vaccine (OPV) 1 to 12 months before international travel. In 2019, Pakistan reported 1125% increase in polio cases. By July 2020, the total number of reported WPV polio cases dropped to 60 whereas 47 cases of cVDPV2 polio were also reported from different provinces. Poor health systems, misconceptions regarding vaccine and socio-political insecurities have been the major challenges in eradicating polio from Pakistan. Low or delayed payments, lack of proper training, and attacks on polio workers have contributed more towards the spread of polio in certain areas of the country. Once eradicated, the world will expectedly generate around US$14 billion in cumulative cost saving by 2050. With strong commitment and good initiatives, we can expect to eradicate polio from the remaining countries soon.
English Language Teaching, 2016
Over the last few decades, teaching English become a phenomenon in Saudi Arabia, especially to yo... more Over the last few decades, teaching English become a phenomenon in Saudi Arabia, especially to young learners. English is taught as a main subject in kindergarten and elementary schools. Like any other children, Saudis accept new foreign languages easily, but they get bored very fast if the teacher is teaching them using the old conventional methods and techniques. The aim of this paper is to prove that games are effective tools when devised to explain vocabularies and they make it easier to remember their meanings. This paper deals with a literature review of teaching English vocabulary to young learners using games. Then it discusses the importance of using games in teaching vocabulary and in what way using them is helpful. After that it investigates the practical implications of using games to teach vocabulary that includes the implementation of vocabulary games and some examples of games that could be used to teach vocabulary to children. And finally it examines challenges teach...
Poliomyelitis is a serious health condition that can result in limb deformations, breathing diffi... more Poliomyelitis is a serious health condition that can result in limb deformations, breathing difficulties, paralysis and even death. Although majority of the world's countries have successfully eradicated polio, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria are still endemic to it. Today, Pakistan is recognized as the exporter of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) due to which World Health Organization (WHO) has imposed a travel ban on Pakistani citizens unless they receive a dose of oral polio vaccine (OPV) 1 to 12 months before international travel. In 2019, Pakistan reported 1125% increase in polio cases. By July 2020, the total number of reported WPV polio cases dropped to 60 whereas 47 cases of cVDPV2 polio were also reported from different provinces. Poor health systems, misconceptions regarding vaccine and socio-political insecurities have been the major challenges in eradicating polio from Pakistan. Low or delayed payments, lack of proper training, and attacks on polio workers have contributed more towards the spread of polio in certain areas of the country. Once eradicated, the world will expectedly generate around US$14 billion in cumulative cost saving by 2050. With strong commitment and good initiatives, we can expect to eradicate polio from the remaining countries soon.
English Language Teaching, 2016
Over the last few decades, teaching English become a phenomenon in Saudi Arabia, especially to yo... more Over the last few decades, teaching English become a phenomenon in Saudi Arabia, especially to young learners. English is taught as a main subject in kindergarten and elementary schools. Like any other children, Saudis accept new foreign languages easily, but they get bored very fast if the teacher is teaching them using the old conventional methods and techniques. The aim of this paper is to prove that games are effective tools when devised to explain vocabularies and they make it easier to remember their meanings. This paper deals with a literature review of teaching English vocabulary to young learners using games. Then it discusses the importance of using games in teaching vocabulary and in what way using them is helpful. After that it investigates the practical implications of using games to teach vocabulary that includes the implementation of vocabulary games and some examples of games that could be used to teach vocabulary to children. And finally it examines challenges teach...