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Papers by Muzmmal Haider
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Sep 6, 2023
Diacritic marks are present in numerous languages, performing diverse roles as they influence bot... more Diacritic marks are present in numerous languages, performing diverse roles as they influence both semantics and phonetics. While they might be disregarded in certain instances of writing, they play a pivotal role in distinguishing homographs, thereby presenting challenges for L2 learners, children learning to read, and individuals with disabilities. The present study delves into the impact of diacritics on children's reading of Urdu textbooks, employing an experimental research approach wherein two sample groups (experimental and control) underwent pre and post-tests. Furthermore, the Error Analysis Model proposed by Ellis (1994) was applied for error analysis. The findings demonstrate that reading texts with diacritics proves to be easier for children. The study aims to aid Urdu textbook writers in addressing reading difficulties faced by children due to the absence of diacritic marks.
SEPTEMBER
Learning another language which is crucial for academic and professional purposes has been an imp... more Learning another language which is crucial for academic and professional purposes has been an important focus of research. While learning second language, certain forces related to the language affect this process. One of those forces is the interest of this study. Thus, current study investigates how the mother tongue affects students writing abilities, who are taking English as a compulsory subject in middle school whose native languages are Urdu and Punjabi. Without language, education process in classroom would not be possible. Students experience difficulties in native language when speaking and writing English due to interference. Current research focuses on influence of mother tongue on Pakistani pupils' development of writing skills while studying English as compulsory subject in the classroom. A random sample of 50 pupils in grades 6, 7, & 8 aged amid 11-14 years was chosen from 3 schools, all speaking Urdu & Punjabi as their mother tongues. The Contrastive Analysis Mod...
Learning another language which is crucial for academic and professional purposes has been an imp... more Learning another language which is crucial for academic and professional purposes has been an important focus of research. While learning second language, certain forces related to the language affect this process. One of those forces is the interest of this study. Thus, current study investigates how the mother tongue affects students writing abilities, who are taking English as a compulsory subject in middle school whose native languages are Urdu and Punjabi. Without language, education process in classroom would not be possible. Students experience difficulties in native language when speaking and writing English due to interference. Current research focuses on influence of mother tongue on Pakistani pupils' development of writing skills while studying English as compulsory subject in the classroom. A random sample of 50 pupils in grades 6, 7, & 8 aged amid 11-14 years was chosen from 3 schools, all speaking Urdu & Punjabi as their mother tongues. The Contrastive Analysis Model developed by Robert Lado (1957), proposed by Ellis (1985) was used to analyse data. Results reveal that errors in word order, grammar, & spelling were caused by L1's interference in pupils' writing in target language. Findings suggest that teachers should do the need analysis of the students at beginning of sessions with help of relevant and appropriate tools.
Linguistic Forum-A Journal of Linguistics, 2023
Diacritic marks are present in numerous languages, performing diverse roles as they influence bot... more Diacritic marks are present in numerous languages, performing diverse roles as they influence both semantics and phonetics. While they might be disregarded in certain instances of writing, they play a pivotal role in distinguishing homographs, thereby presenting challenges for L2 learners, children learning to read, and individuals with disabilities. The present study delves into the impact of diacritics on children's reading of Urdu textbooks, employing an experimental research approach wherein two sample groups (experimental and control) underwent pre and post-tests. Furthermore, the Error Analysis Model proposed by Ellis (1994) was applied for error analysis. The findings demonstrate that reading texts with diacritics proves to be easier for children. The study aims to aid Urdu textbook writers in addressing reading difficulties faced by children due to the absence of diacritic marks.
International Journal of Special Education, 2023
The present research examines the public sector secondary school English language teachers" perce... more The present research examines the public sector secondary school English language teachers" perception regarding formal professional development and their attitude towards it. The purpose of this research is to explore the underpinning factors concerned with the professional development that hinders the outcomes of professional development programs arranged by the public sector administration. To fulfill the objectives of this study a mixed method approach has been selected. The research tools include: survey questionnaire, class room observations and interviews. The result reveals that most of the English language teachers are well aware of formal professional development. However, their attitude towards their professional development is not positive. The findings of this study also uncover some of the factors such as job security, equal annual increments, lack of resources, poor classroom environment, and absence of feedback and lack of collaboration among teachers, principals, program organizers and teacher trainers which are very crucial in framing the attitude of English teachers. The result of the research further suggests that administration, class room environment, examination system, performance based promotion system, relevance of the professional development programs with teacher"s professional development needs and teaching practices.
International Journal of Linguistics and Culture
In the present era of technology, cyber-bullying on social media is a rising concern all over the... more In the present era of technology, cyber-bullying on social media is a rising concern all over the world. The current study aims at exploring the language used by bullies among university students on social media especially Facebook and Instagram so as to unfold how bullies exploit their fellows for dominance. The data was collected from five students of the university with the age ranging from 20-25 years. The participants provided the data in the form of screenshots of the chats. For the analysis of the data, Van Dijk’s three-dimensional model was used to analyze the discourse on three levels: text, social cognition, and social context in the context of the principles of Critical Discourse Analysis. The results and discussion revealed that the bullies exploited the victims via their language to achieve certain goals which included blackmailing and making the victims feel inferior by targeting their weak points. The study concluded that the bullies targeted the weaker fellows in the...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Sep 6, 2023
Diacritic marks are present in numerous languages, performing diverse roles as they influence bot... more Diacritic marks are present in numerous languages, performing diverse roles as they influence both semantics and phonetics. While they might be disregarded in certain instances of writing, they play a pivotal role in distinguishing homographs, thereby presenting challenges for L2 learners, children learning to read, and individuals with disabilities. The present study delves into the impact of diacritics on children's reading of Urdu textbooks, employing an experimental research approach wherein two sample groups (experimental and control) underwent pre and post-tests. Furthermore, the Error Analysis Model proposed by Ellis (1994) was applied for error analysis. The findings demonstrate that reading texts with diacritics proves to be easier for children. The study aims to aid Urdu textbook writers in addressing reading difficulties faced by children due to the absence of diacritic marks.
SEPTEMBER
Learning another language which is crucial for academic and professional purposes has been an imp... more Learning another language which is crucial for academic and professional purposes has been an important focus of research. While learning second language, certain forces related to the language affect this process. One of those forces is the interest of this study. Thus, current study investigates how the mother tongue affects students writing abilities, who are taking English as a compulsory subject in middle school whose native languages are Urdu and Punjabi. Without language, education process in classroom would not be possible. Students experience difficulties in native language when speaking and writing English due to interference. Current research focuses on influence of mother tongue on Pakistani pupils' development of writing skills while studying English as compulsory subject in the classroom. A random sample of 50 pupils in grades 6, 7, & 8 aged amid 11-14 years was chosen from 3 schools, all speaking Urdu & Punjabi as their mother tongues. The Contrastive Analysis Mod...
Learning another language which is crucial for academic and professional purposes has been an imp... more Learning another language which is crucial for academic and professional purposes has been an important focus of research. While learning second language, certain forces related to the language affect this process. One of those forces is the interest of this study. Thus, current study investigates how the mother tongue affects students writing abilities, who are taking English as a compulsory subject in middle school whose native languages are Urdu and Punjabi. Without language, education process in classroom would not be possible. Students experience difficulties in native language when speaking and writing English due to interference. Current research focuses on influence of mother tongue on Pakistani pupils' development of writing skills while studying English as compulsory subject in the classroom. A random sample of 50 pupils in grades 6, 7, & 8 aged amid 11-14 years was chosen from 3 schools, all speaking Urdu & Punjabi as their mother tongues. The Contrastive Analysis Model developed by Robert Lado (1957), proposed by Ellis (1985) was used to analyse data. Results reveal that errors in word order, grammar, & spelling were caused by L1's interference in pupils' writing in target language. Findings suggest that teachers should do the need analysis of the students at beginning of sessions with help of relevant and appropriate tools.
Linguistic Forum-A Journal of Linguistics, 2023
Diacritic marks are present in numerous languages, performing diverse roles as they influence bot... more Diacritic marks are present in numerous languages, performing diverse roles as they influence both semantics and phonetics. While they might be disregarded in certain instances of writing, they play a pivotal role in distinguishing homographs, thereby presenting challenges for L2 learners, children learning to read, and individuals with disabilities. The present study delves into the impact of diacritics on children's reading of Urdu textbooks, employing an experimental research approach wherein two sample groups (experimental and control) underwent pre and post-tests. Furthermore, the Error Analysis Model proposed by Ellis (1994) was applied for error analysis. The findings demonstrate that reading texts with diacritics proves to be easier for children. The study aims to aid Urdu textbook writers in addressing reading difficulties faced by children due to the absence of diacritic marks.
International Journal of Special Education, 2023
The present research examines the public sector secondary school English language teachers" perce... more The present research examines the public sector secondary school English language teachers" perception regarding formal professional development and their attitude towards it. The purpose of this research is to explore the underpinning factors concerned with the professional development that hinders the outcomes of professional development programs arranged by the public sector administration. To fulfill the objectives of this study a mixed method approach has been selected. The research tools include: survey questionnaire, class room observations and interviews. The result reveals that most of the English language teachers are well aware of formal professional development. However, their attitude towards their professional development is not positive. The findings of this study also uncover some of the factors such as job security, equal annual increments, lack of resources, poor classroom environment, and absence of feedback and lack of collaboration among teachers, principals, program organizers and teacher trainers which are very crucial in framing the attitude of English teachers. The result of the research further suggests that administration, class room environment, examination system, performance based promotion system, relevance of the professional development programs with teacher"s professional development needs and teaching practices.
International Journal of Linguistics and Culture
In the present era of technology, cyber-bullying on social media is a rising concern all over the... more In the present era of technology, cyber-bullying on social media is a rising concern all over the world. The current study aims at exploring the language used by bullies among university students on social media especially Facebook and Instagram so as to unfold how bullies exploit their fellows for dominance. The data was collected from five students of the university with the age ranging from 20-25 years. The participants provided the data in the form of screenshots of the chats. For the analysis of the data, Van Dijk’s three-dimensional model was used to analyze the discourse on three levels: text, social cognition, and social context in the context of the principles of Critical Discourse Analysis. The results and discussion revealed that the bullies exploited the victims via their language to achieve certain goals which included blackmailing and making the victims feel inferior by targeting their weak points. The study concluded that the bullies targeted the weaker fellows in the...