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Dr. Muhammad Ahmad
English Language Teacher/Researcher
Okara,PB
Summary
I am a highly self-motivated and intellectually capable applied linguistics scholar with expertise in multiple subjects surrounding corpus linguistics, English language, English for academic purposes, and English as a second/foreign language, critical discourse analysis, language testing and evaluation, and so on. I worked at a national institute and have more than 10 years of teaching and research experience in Pakistan where I engaged in research/teaching of English language, innovation through technology (corpus tools) in language research/teaching, educational assessment and evaluation, English for academic purposes, gender discrimination through language teaching materials, media discourse, and academic writing related issues. An avid teacher, and researcher of language and linguistics I am currently working on the research related to the academic writing produced by the student writers employing corpus linguistics methodology with significant potential for a multidisciplinary audience.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Doctoral Researcher
Government College University
Faisalabad
08.2018 - 11.2022
- Company Overview: Department of Applied Linguistics, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Applied Linguistics, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Visiting Lecturer in English
The University of Education/Okara
Okara
10.2015 - 07.2018
English Language Tutor
Allama Iqbal Open University
Islamabad
02.2011 - Current
Secondary School Teacher of English as a Second Language
Government High School
Hujra Shah Muqeem, Okara
06.2009 - Current
Education
Ph.D. - Applied Linguistics
Government College University
07.2024
M.S - English Linguistics
Lahore Leads University
11.2014
M.A - English & Teaching of English Language
University of Education
11.2008
M.Ed. - Teacher Education
Allama Iqbal Open University
02.2013
B.A. - undefined
University of the Punjab
12.2004
Research Track Record
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles [selected list]
1. Leotta, P. C., & Ahmad, M. (2025). Improving writing skills in academic English through explicit instruction and process writing. International Journal of Linguistics, 17(2), 80-94. doi: L: https://doi.org/10.5296/ijl.v17i2.22811.
2. Ahmad, M*., Mahmood, M. A., & Siddique, A. R., Imran, M., & Almusharraf, N. (2024). Variation in academic writing: A corpus-based investigation on the use of syntactic features by advanced L2 academic writers. Journal of Language and Education, 10(3), 25-39. https://doi.org/10.17323/jle.2024.21618. (ESCI, Scopus Q2).
3. Pervez, N., Siddique, A. R., & Ahmad, M*. (2024). Analyzing linguistic variations in the discussion sections of Pakistani English research articles: A multidimensional study. Linguistica Silesiana, 45(1), 103-134. doi: https://doi.org/10.24425/linsi.2024.150392. (Scopus Q4).
4. Ahmad, M*., Mahmood, M. A., & Siddique, A. R. (2023). Determining the L2 academic writing development stage: A corpus-based research on doctoral dissertations. IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 63(1), 413-431. doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/iral-2023-0028. (SSCI, Scopus Q1).
5. Ahmad, M*., Mahmood, A. M., & Siddique, A. R. (2023). Variation in academic writing: A corpus-based research on syntactic features across four disciplinary divisions. Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 17(2), 50-65. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10015816. (Scopus Q3).
6. Fatima, M., Siddique, A. R., Ahmad, M*., & Mahmood, M. A. (2023). Exploring linguistic variation in Pakistani English newspaper editorials through multidimensional analysis. Newspaper Research Journal, 44(4), 425-451. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/07395329231194005. (Scopus Q2).
7. Ahmad, M*., & Mahmood, M. A., Siddique, A. R., & Asghar, S. A. (2021). ESL materials and gender representations: A corpus based study on the secondary school textbooks in Punjab, Pakistan. Asian Women, 37(1), 131-154. doi: https://doi.org/10.14431/aw.2021.3.37.1.143. (SSCI, Scopus Q3).
8. Ahmad, M*., Mahmood, M. A., & Farukh, A. (2020). Use of modal verbs as stance markers in Pakistani English newspaper editorials: A corpus-based study. Asia Pacific Media Educator, 30(1), 108-125. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1326365X20945424. (ESCI, Scopus Q3).
9. Ahmad, M*., Siddique, A. R., & Arshad, A. (2020). Teacher-student interaction management: A study on the practices and principles in a Pakistani ESL classroom. Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning, 15(2), 51-68. doi: https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/ejc-jitl1-v15-n2-a6. (ESCI).
10. Arshad, A., Shah, S. K., & Ahmad, M*. (2020). Investigating cultural contents in English language teaching materials through textbook evaluation. Journal of Language and Cultural Education, 8(2), 127-145. doi: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2020-0017. (ESCI indexed).
11. Ahmad, M*., Mahmood, M. A., Siddique, A. R. (2019). Organisational skills in academic writing: A study on coherence and cohesion in Pakistani research abstracts. Languages, 4(4), 1-26. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/languages4040092. (ESCI, Scopus Q1).
12. Ahmad, M*., Qasim, H. M., & Khushi, Q. (2019). Specifying criteria for the assessment of speaking skill: A library based review. International Journal of Educational Sciences, 24(1-3), 23-33. doi: https://doi.org/10.31901/24566322.2019/24.1-3.1075. (ESCI).
13. Ahmad, M*., & Shah, S. K. (2019). A critical discourse analysis of gender representations in the content of 5th grade English language textbook. International and Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences, 8(1), 1-24. doi: https://doi.org/10.17583/rimcis.2019.3989. (ESCI, Scopus Q1).
14. Ahmad, M*., Mahmood, M. A., Mahmood, M. I., & Siddique, A. R. (2019). Use of modal verbs as stance markers in Pakistani English newspaper Editorials. Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 9(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.29333/ojcmt/5722. (ESCI, Scopus Q2).
15. Ahmad, M*., Shakir, A., & Siddique, A. R. (2019). Teacher-student interaction and management practices in Pakistani English language classrooms. Journal of Language and Cultural Education, 7(3), 115-134. doi: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2019-0024. (ESCI Indexed).
16. Ahmad, S. S., Mahmood, M. A., & Ahmad, M*. (2019). A corpus based analysis of conflicting synonyms in technical writing. International Journal of Educational Sciences, 25(1-3), 25-38. doi: https://doi.org/10.31901/24566322.2019/25.1-3.1078. (ESCI Indexed).
17. Ahmad, M*., Shah, S. K., & Mushtaq, M. (2019). Cohesion in argumentative writing: A case study of Pakistani essay writers. Dilemas Contemporaneos-Educacion Politica Y Valores, 6(August), 1-26. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46377/dilemas.v27i1.1578. (ESCI Indexed).
18. Ahmad, M*., Farukh, A., & Ismail, M. K. A. (2018). The cognitive and social factors affecting the learning of English as a foreign language in children from grade 8. Balkanistic Forum, 2(2), 173-181. htt ps://www. ceeol.com/search/article-det ail?id=679814 . (ESCI, Scopus Q4).
19. Ahmad, M*., Farukh, A., & Ismail, M. K. A. (2018). Use of L1 to support learning at graduation level. Modern Journal of Language Teaching Methods, 8(6), 235-243. http://dx.doi.org/10.26655/mjltm.2018.6.8. (ESCI Indexed).
Peer-reviewed publications in HEC-Pakistan recognized non-Scopus/non-Web of Science journals [selected list]
1. Mohiuddin, S., Farukh, A., & Ahmad, M. (2025). A gender-based linguistic analysis of note-taking skills in learning new content. Contemporary Journal of Social Science Review, 3(2), 1401-1417. URL: https://contemporaryjournal.com/index.php/14/article/view/760.
2. Atif, M., Siddique, A. R., & Ahmad, M.* (2024). An investigation of the variation among writings: A multidimensional analysis of non-native English learners’ essays. Journal of Arts and Linguistics Studies, 2(2), 769-803. URL: https://jals.miard.org/index.php/jals/article/view/129.
3. Abid, A., Siddique, A. R., & Ahmad, M*. (2024). Exploring discourse markers in analyzing gender discrimination in Pakistani drama serials: A corpus-based study. Sindh Journal of Linguistics, 3(1), 55-69. ISSN: 2957-9308; 2957-9309. URL: https://doi.org/10.58921/sjl.v3i1.82.
4. Ahmad, M*., Mahmood, M. A., & Siddique, A. R. (2023). Features characterizing academic writing: A corpus-based research on dissertations from hard and science disciplines. City University Research Journal of Literature and Linguistics, 6(1), 61-78. URL: https://cusitjournals.com/index.php/CURJLL/article/view/863.
5. Fatima, N., Siddique, A. R., & Ahmad, M*. (2023). Linguistic variations in the abstracts of Pakistani dissertations: A multidimensional analysis across disciplines. University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature, 7(1), 50-80. URL: https://jll.uoch.edu.pk/index.php/jll/article/view/19.
6. Fatima, M., Siddique, A. R., & Ahmad, M*. (2023). Linguistic variations in the autobiographies of Pakistani political figures: A multidimensional analysis. Research Journal of Language and Literary Studies, 3(2), 94-124. URL: https://rjls.su.edu.pk/article/268.
7. Ahmad, M*., & Mahmood, M. A., Siddique, A. R. (2022). Exploring disciplinary variation in Pakistani academic writing: A corpus-based research on doctoral dissertation. Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review, 6(4), 51-60. doi: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2022(6-IV)06.
8. Siddique, A. R., Mahmood, M. A., & Ahmad, M*. (2022). Diachronic variation in the language of Pakistani English newspapers: A multidimensional analysis. Corporum: Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 5(2), 109-127. URL: https://journals.au.edu.pk/ojscrc/index.php/crc/article/view/239.
9. Siddique, A. R., Mahmood, M. A., & Ahmad, M. (2022). Investigating shades of modality in an autobiography “If I am Assasinated”: A corpus-based analysis. Linguistic Forum-A Journal of Linguistics, 4(3), 40-46. URL: https://linguisticforum.com/index.php/ling/article/view/119.
10. Siddique, A. R., Mahmood, M. A., & Ahmad, M*. (2021). Identification of boosters as Metadiscourse across Punjabi and Urdu languages: A Machine Translation Approach. Research Journal of Social Sciences & Economics Review, 2(1), 208-222.
doi: https://doi.org/10.36902/rjsser-vol2-iss1-2021(208-222).
11. Farukh, A., Ali, S. S., & Ahmad, M*. (2020). A test-based confirmatory study of the existence of an underlying relationship between linguistic and mathematical skills. Sir Syed Journal of Education & Social Research, 3(4), 77-83. doi: https://doi.org/10.36902/sjesr-vol3-iss4-2020(77-83).
12. Ahmad, M*., Shakir, A., & Arshad, A. (2020). A conversation analysis of teacher talk and learners’ involvement in a Pakistani ESL classroom. Pakistan Journal of Educational Research and Evaluation, 8(1), 20-42. URL: http://journals.pu.edu.pk/journals/index.php/PJERE/article/view/4060.
13. Farukh, A., Ahmad, M*., & Shah, S. K. (2020). A comparison of mathematics and first language skills as concurrent predictors of second language skills in boys and girls: A test-based study. Pakistan Journal of Society Education and Language, 7(1), 136-142.
URL: https://pjsel.jehanf.com/index.php/journal/article/view/324.
14. Shah, S. K., & Ahmad, M*. (2020). Use of repetition as a political discourse manipulation device in the speeches of a Pakistani prime minister. Journal of Politics & International Studies, 6(1), 39-56. URL: http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/politicsAndInternational/PDF/4_v6_1_2020.pdf.
15. Siddique, A. R., Ahmad, M*., & Ahmad, S. S. (2020). Frame markers as metadiscoursal features in Pakistani English newspapers’ editorials: A corpus-based study. Pakistan Social Sciences Review, 4(3), 81-94. doi: http://doi.org/10.35484/pssr.2020(4-III)07.
16. Siddique, A. R., Ahmad, M*., & Iqbal, M. J. (2020). Analysis of the teacher feedback on 10th grade ESL students’ writing performance. Pakistan Journal of Society Education and Language, 6(2), 131-143. URL: https://pjsel.jehanf.com/index.php/journal/article/view/229.
17. Ismail, M. K. A., Farukh, A., Ahmad, M*. (2019). A critical discourse analysis of positive self and negative other representations through English language textbooks. Pakistan Journal of Educational Research, 2(2), 31-51. doi: https://doi.org/10.52337/pjer.v2i2.23.
18. Nazar, N., Farukh, A., Ahmad, M., & Mansha, M. (2019). Effectiveness of the use of cartoons in teaching English to the children of grade 5: An experimental study. Al- Qalam, 24(2), 287-292. URL: http://www.alqalamjournalpu.com/index.php/Al-Qalam/article/view/2675.
19. Mushtaq, M., Mahmood, M. A., Ahmad, M., & Siddique, A. R. (2018). Use of conceptual, linguistic, religious and social metaphors in political discourse. Al- Qalam, 23(2), 465-475. URL: https://alqalamjournalpu.com/index.php/Al-Qalam/article/view/3159.
20. Ahmad, M*., Shakir, A., Aqeel, M., & Siddique, A. R. (2017). Principles for devising a reading comprehension test: A library based review. AL-Qalam, 22(2), 86-104. URL: https://alqalamjournalpu.com/index.php/Al-Qalam/article/view/2450.
BOOK CHAPTER PUBLICATION
Ahmad, M*., Shakir, A., & Siddique, A. R. (2023). Evaluation of ESL teaching materials in accordance with CLT principles through content analysis approach. In D. Köksal, N. Kavaklı & S. Arslan (Eds.), A Handbook of Research on Perspectives in Foreign Language Assessment (pp. 232-252). IGI Global. URL: https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/chapter/319671. (Scopus Indexed)
Publishing And Editorial Experience
- Editor, Linguistic Forum-A Journal of Linguistics, https://linguisticforum.com/index.php/ling/about/editorialTeam
- Editorial Board Member, Reading & Writing (ESCI, Scopus), https://rw.org.za/index.php/rw/pages/view/editorial-team
- Associate Editor, Indian Journal of Language and Linguistics, https://journals.asianresassoc.org/index.php/ijll/about/editorialTeam
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: August 20, 1981
- Nationality: Pakistani
Skills
Peer collaboration
Collaborative teaching
Student motivation
Verbal and written communication
Journal Publication
Editing
Reviewing
Certification
- Certificate of Participation in 11thAnnual Conference of Asian Council of Science Editors organized by the Asian Council of Science Editors on 25 February 2025.
- Certificate of Participation in 3-Day International Training Workshop on Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodologies organized by the University of Malakand, Pakistan on 28-31 October 2020.
- Certificate of Presentation in the 5th International Conference of the Linguistic Association of Pakistan organized by the Department of Applied Linguistics, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan on 6-8 November 2019.
- Certificate of Participation in One-Day Workshop on Broadway & the Grammar Tree organized by the Oxford University Press, Pakistan on 20 January 2018.
- Certificate of Participation in the 4-Week Induction Training of Senior School Educators organized by the Government College for Elementary Teachers, Sahiwal, Pakistan on 5-31 March 2012.
- Certificate of Membership of the Italian Association of English Studies, Italy from 19 November 2024 to 31 December 2025.
- Certificate of Membership (Associate Editor) of the Indian Journal of Language and Linguistics from 26 January 2024 to Date.
- Certificate of Associate Membership of the International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan from 21 January 2024 to Date.
- Certificate of Editorial Board Membership of the Reading & Writing Journal (South Africa) from 12 March 2020 to Date.
- Certificate of Editorial Board Membership (Editor-in-Chief) of the Linguistic Forum-A Journal of Linguistics from 1 July 2018 to 12 August 2021.
- Certificate of Membership of the Linguistic Association of Pakistan from 7 December 2023 to Date.
- Certificate of Reviewing for the Open Linguistics Journal (De Gruyter).
- Certificate of Reviewing for the Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Journal (Springer).
- Certificate of Reviewing for the Sage Open Journal (Sage).
- Certificate of Reviewing for the Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education (Springer).
- Certificate of Reviewing for the Cogent Social Sciences Journal (Tailor & Francis).
- 3 Months Diploma in Computer Applications issued by the Universe Institute of Computer Sciences, Hujra Shah Muqeem, Okara.
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- Asian Council of Science Editors
- Linguistic Association of Pakistan
- Italian Association of English Studies, Italy
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Timeline
Doctoral Researcher
Government College University
08.2018 - 11.2022
Visiting Lecturer in English
The University of Education/Okara
10.2015 - 07.2018
English Language Tutor
Allama Iqbal Open University
02.2011 - Current
Secondary School Teacher of English as a Second Language
Government High School
06.2009 - Current
Ph.D. - Applied Linguistics
Government College University
M.S - English Linguistics
Lahore Leads University
M.A - English & Teaching of English Language
University of Education
M.Ed. - Teacher Education
Allama Iqbal Open University
B.A. - undefined
University of the Punjab
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