Need Analysis of Business Students’ Preferences: A Holistic approach to Experiential Learning

The study conducts a need analysis for business students’ preference with re-gards to experiential learning. Two parallel questionnaires were administered to business students (N=125): i) Original version of Course Experience Questionnaire (Ramsden1991) and ii) Experiential Learning Orientation Questionnaire (ELOQ)- developed by employing Miller and Seller’s (1985) frameworks of transaction and transformative to experiential learning. CEQ measured good teaching; clear goal setting; appropriate workload, appropriate assessment and generic skills development, in conjunction with ELOQ designed to measure five facets of experiential learning. The preferential needs of the learners were identified by applying Pearson Product Moment Correlation that revealed strong positive correlation between the two scales, r= 0.826. The findings of the study suggested active involvement of business students with regards to need analysis. The results offered a sound basis for considering business students’ preferences in determining the nature of tasks and activities in the curriculum by providing them multiple experiential learning opportunities. Limitations of and recommendations for future research are also discussed in the study

Teaching Practices of English Language in The Schools of Lasbela District, Pakistan

This study critically analyses the teaching practices of English language in the context of Lasbela district, the southern district of Balochistan, a province of Pakistan. The survey method was applied to collect data through classroom observation, Checklist and interview protocol from randomly selected secondary public schools in Lasbela district were applied. The research demonstrated that Translation Method of Teaching was adopted instead of Direct Method of Teaching. It also revealed that the manner of teaching the English Language was similar to the teaching of other subjects, such as Pakistan Studies, General Science. This teaching approach is teacher-centred and students are not provided with the opportunity of developing language skills through practice in classrooms. This research also identif ies that the factors responsible for this approach of teaching the English language are lack of capacity building programs/courses for language teachers, overcrowded classrooms, teachers’ workload, poor infrastructure, examination system and ineff icient monitoring mechanism. This study recommends that teachers of English language must be trained accordingly prior to embarking on the language teaching profession

Teaching Practices of English Language in The Schools of Lasbela District, Pakistan

This study critically analyses the teaching practices of English language in the context of Lasbela district, the southern district of Balochistan, a province of Pakistan. The survey method was applied to collect data through classroom observation, Checklist and interview protocol from randomly selected secondary public schools in Lasbela district were applied. The research demonstrated that Translation Method of Teaching was adopted instead of Direct Method of Teaching. It also revealed that the manner of teaching the English Language was similar to the teaching of other subjects, such as Pakistan Studies, General Science. This teaching approach is teacher-centred and students are not provided with the opportunity of developing language skills through practice in classrooms. This research also identif ies that the factors responsible for this approach of teaching the English language are lack of capacity building programs/courses for language teachers, overcrowded classrooms, teachers’ workload, poor infrastructure, examination system and ineff icient monitoring mechanism. This study recommends that teachers of English language must be trained accordingly prior to embarking on the language teaching profession

A Feminist Stylistic Analysis of Ayesha Tariq’s Sarah: The Suppressed Anger of the Pakistani Obedient Daughter

This descriptive study attempts to analyze Sarah: The Suppressed Anger of a Pakistani Obedient Daughter from a feminist perspective in order to investigate the transition of the Pakistani female author to her novel. This is a pictured novel composed and shown by Ayesha Tariq. The main character of the book is Sarah, who has to suppress her anger to meet the expectations of her family and society. In numerous Pakistani families, young ladies are viewed as great, quiet and delightful and to do as such they need to stifle their displeasure no matter what: this is the focal subject of a new and exceptional realistic book. This paper examines women's representation through feminist stylistic analysis of women's rights. There is a need to observe portrayal of Pakistani ladies according to the perspective of female journalists and this hole is made here. Pakistani society is for the most part known as a male-overwhelmed society. Orientation relations in Pakistan depend on two essential ideas: that women are subordinate to men, and that men's dignity lies in the actions of the women of his family. Feminist analysis shows that women are portrayed as materially active but they are powerless and their actions highlight their negative and distorted image. Their exercises make them monetarily and socially obliging to men. As in the Tariq's clever Sarah is a dutiful little girl, and dreams of autonomy, travel, and sentiment. However, her existence with her moderate family is a snag to the existence she truly cares about. The absence of a fantasy arrangement doesn't make this clever less ladylike, nor does it debilitate Sarah. Instead, it shows what Sarah needs to bear consistently and the amount she needs to battle to ensure she proceeds to study and dream notwithstanding the gigantic strain to adjust. Coins Sarah's story is a significant update that there are not just open places that should be reclaimed against orientation segregation - these are largely places, counting and especially at home and in the cerebrum. As a women's activist exploration study, this original brings issues to light locally

AN INVESTIGATION OF NARRATIVE DISCOURSE OF TARIQ REHMAN’S SHORT STORY BINGO

The research endeavours to explore the various aspects of structural narratology in the short story of Tariq Rehman. It also explores how the structures in a text contributes to achieve reality. Gerard Genette’s Narrative Discourse Model provides theoretical framework in which textual references from the primary source of data have been analysed.  The research has been conducted by qualitative method as it does not involve any numerical value. The researcher has chosen one short story “Bingo” by Tariq Rehman. This story depicts the political ideas of the separation of East Pakistan (Bangladesh) in 1971. The analysis has focused the narrative instance, narrative time, frequency and narrative levels. The present research concludes that narrator is depicting his message to the readers through the structure of short story

An Analysis of the use of Emojis in Digital Communication

The current study aims to explore whether emojis render same meanings to all individuals. It also discusses different interpretations of whatsapp emojis results in miscommunication. Writing, pictograms, symbols, signs and other modes of communication when used collectively, reinforce each other to make communication more effective. Emojis, an advanced form of pictograms and one of the most used means of communication by new generation are graphical by nature and are open to interpretation. In this digitalized world, emojis are universally used by everyone to presents one’s feelings and thought vibrantly. Quantitative research design was employed. A sample size of 100 learners from 2 public and 2 private universities was selected to get data through a closed ended questionnaire carrying 50 randomly selected emojis used in whatsapp having different meanings. Data were analyzed through SPSS software for interpretation of results by employing standard deviation, and independent sample t-test. It was concluded that different participants were of varied opinion about the same emojis. Difference in gender also affects the interpretation of meaning due to their own sub-culture