Humaira Yaqub

Lecturer
PhD (Scholar) Applied Linguistics
Government College University Faisalabad

Biography

Ms. Humaira Yaqub is currently working as a Lecturer in the English department at GIFT University, Gujranwala. She has experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels over a period exceeding 10 years. She has supervised research dissertations of BS English in the areas of Semantics, Pragmatics and Systemic Functional Linguistics and currently BS English students are working with her in the areas of Code Switching, Morphology and Syntax. 

Prior to joining GIFT, she has been a visiting PhD researcher at City University of Hong Kong where she completed her PhD research dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Jonathan James Webster. She joined ‘The Hallidian Centre for Intelligent Application of Language Studies’ at City University of Hong Kong and learned the application of UAM Corpus Tool in the area of Systemic Functional Linguistics.

Ms. Humaira Yaqub has successfully published her research articles in HEC recognized journals of Y category. She has attended a number of national level research conferences where she has presented her research work and got exposure of dynamic research dimensions.

Teaching Interests

  • Syntax
  • Morphology
  • Semantics
  • Pragmatics
  • Phonetics and Phonology
  • Systemic Functional Linguistics
  • Sociolinguistics

Research Interests

  • Modern English Grammar
  • Translation Studies
  • Discourse Analysis
  • Second Language Acquisition

Selected Publications

  • Ali, M. M., Khizar, N. U., Yaqub, H., Afzal, J. & Shahid, A. (2020). Investigating Speaking Skills Problems of Pakistani Learners in ESL Context. International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature 9(4), 62-70.
  • Ali, M. M., Yasmin, T. & Yaqub, H. (2020). Convolutions in Teaching English to ESL Learners in Pakistan. Pakistan Social Sciences Review 4(1), 357-366.
  • Yaqub, H., Iqbal, M. & Anwar, B. (2019). The Study of Evaluative Features in Hollywood and Lollywood Film Reviews: A Corpus Based Comparative Analysis. Hayatian Journal of Linguistics and Literature 3, 36-63.
  • Yaqub, H. & Shakir, A. (2019). A Corpus-based Study of Hypotactic and Paratactic Thematic Relations in English and Urdu Clause Complexes. International Journal of English Linguistics 9(5), 430-448. Canadian Center of Science and Education.
  • Iqbal, M., Yaqub, H. & Mangrio, R. A. (2017). The Morphology of Punjabi Infixes: An OT Analysis. Journal of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Research 6, 1-18. ISSN 2225 2827.