Mr. Abdul Rehman Mir
Mr. Abdul Rehman Mir
Lecturer
Department of Languages and Cultural Studies
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Mr. Abdul Rehman Mir

Abdul Rehman Mir did his Masters in Linguistics from NUML Islamabad (2011) and MS in Applied Linguistics from University of Management and Technology Lahore (2021). He was previously teaching at NUML Islamabad and joined University of Baltistan, Skardu in 2016. He has also been writing to different newspapers. He has been the member of Media Committee of UOBS as English content writer. Apart from teaching, he has been offering services to the university during mega events as focal person and compere.

  1. Translanguaging in the Writing Practices of Bilingual Balti/English University Students/ Pedagogical Implications
  2. Problems Faced by the Learners of English at Intermediate Level
  3. Morphological Parsing of Balti Language in Computational Linguistics
  4. Trends in Translation Studies
  5. Discourse Analysis
  6. Sociolinguistic Study of contemporary language changes
  7. Semantics and Metaphorical World
  8. Pragmatics of Human Thought
  9. Writing Issues in Linguistic Research
  10. Computational Translations/ Computational Linguistics
  11. Theory of Automata/ CNF/CYK in Linguistics
  • Pure Linguistics
  1. Semantics and Pragmatics
  2. Phonetics and Phonology
  • Syntax and Morphology
  • Applied Linguistics
  1. Computational Linguistics
  2. Second Language Acquisition
  • Translation Studies
  1. Language Documentation
  2. Sociolinguistics
  3. Psycholinguistics
  • Stylistics
  • Critical Thinking and Creative Writing
  1. Literature in Language Teaching
  2. Research Methodology
  3. Teaching Essay Writing Skills/ Grammar
  • Teaching Error Analysis (EA), English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
  • Teaching Integrated Skills—Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing at various levels
  • Teaching Language Testing Systems IELTS & TOEFL

Literature

  1. Creative Nonfiction
  2. Postmodern Trends and Islam
  3. Comparative Literature
  4. Post-Colonial Literature
  5. 18th and 19th Century Poetry, drama and novel
  1. Lecturer                   OPF Boys College, H-8/4, Islamabad
  2. Lecturer

National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad                                            

Lecturer / English Language Instructor (Prime Academy F/10-4 Islamabad)

Taught (English Language, CSS English Essay and Composition, MCAT/ECAT
    3. Lecturer             University of Baltistan,Skardu Since 2016

  • Member Dramatic Club
  • Official Drafting and Documentation
  • Arranging and Conducting Convocations, Seminars, Conferences
  • Departmental Coordinator
  • Member Examination Committee
  • Member Disciplinary Action Committee
  • Member Syllabus Designing Committee
  • Member Literary Society
  • Anchor Person/ Compere
  • Member Sports and Talent Hunt Club


 

Abdul Rehman Mir did his Masters in Linguistics from NUML Islamabad (2011) and MS in Applied Linguistics from University of Management and Technology Lahore (2021). He was previously teaching at NUML Islamabad and joined University of Baltistan, Skardu in 2016. He has also been writing to different newspapers. He has been the member of Media Committee of UOBS as English content writer. Apart from teaching, he has been offering services to the university during mega events as focal person and compere.

Research Areas

  1. Translanguaging in the Writing Practices of Bilingual Balti/English University Students/ Pedagogical Implications
  2. Problems Faced by the Learners of English at Intermediate Level
  3. Morphological Parsing of Balti Language in Computational Linguistics
  4. Trends in Translation Studies
  5. Discourse Analysis
  6. Sociolinguistic Study of contemporary language changes
  7. Semantics and Metaphorical World
  8. Pragmatics of Human Thought
  9. Writing Issues in Linguistic Research
  10. Computational Translations/ Computational Linguistics
  11. Theory of Automata/ CNF/CYK in Linguistics

Major Subjects Currently Teaching

  • Pure Linguistics
  1. Semantics and Pragmatics
  2. Phonetics and Phonology
  • Syntax and Morphology
  • Applied Linguistics
  1. Computational Linguistics
  2. Second Language Acquisition
  • Translation Studies
  1. Language Documentation
  2. Sociolinguistics
  3. Psycholinguistics
  • Stylistics
  • Critical Thinking and Creative Writing
  1. Literature in Language Teaching
  2. Research Methodology
  3. Teaching Essay Writing Skills/ Grammar
  • Teaching Error Analysis (EA), English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
  • Teaching Integrated Skills—Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing at various levels
  • Teaching Language Testing Systems IELTS & TOEFL

Literature

  1. Creative Nonfiction
  2. Postmodern Trends and Islam
  3. Comparative Literature
  4. Post-Colonial Literature
  5. 18th and 19th Century Poetry, drama and novel

 Teaching/Professional Experiences

  1. Lecturer                   OPF Boys College, H-8/4, Islamabad
  2. Lecturer

National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad                                            

Lecturer / English Language Instructor (Prime Academy F/10-4 Islamabad)

Taught (English Language, CSS English Essay and Composition, MCAT/ECAT

Career Counselling

  • Motivating the students towards education and career building
  • Supporting the poor and needy people belonging to the backward areas.
  • Helping the students’ in career counseling
  • Preparing the youth for the challenging future
  • Injecting confidence and courage to the youth in the contemporary world

Assignments/ Responsibilities at the University

  • Member Dramatic Club
  • Official Drafting and Documentation
  • Arranging and Conducting Convocations, Seminars, Conferences
  • Departmental Coordinator
  • Member Examination Committee
  • Member Disciplinary Action Committee
  • Member Syllabus Designing Committee
  • Member Literary Society
  • Anchor Person/ Compere
  • Member Sports and Talent Hunt Club