Profile Summary

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal is Ph.D in English (Linguistics) from NUML Islamabad. Having his expertise in Error Analysis with Special Reference to Writing Skills at Degree Level in Pakistan. He has supervised more than 40 MPhil theses in linguistics. He has attended more than 20 National and International Conferences along with being the author of more than 20 research publications; and also, being a member of Academic council, ASRB, F&P, Academic Council, BOS and BOF committees in different universities add feathers in his cap. Beside this he has rich experience of teaching in several well reputed universities like, International Islamic University Islamabad, University of Gujrat, GIFT University Gujranwala, NCBA&E, UMT Sialkot campus, and GC Women University Sialkot.

Qualification

Degree		Board/ University	Year
Ph.D	English (Linguistics)	National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad.	2012
M.A	English	University of the Punjab, Lahore.	1988
M. Ed (Teaching of English).	English	University of the Punjab, Lahore.	1988
P.G.D	ELT	University of the Punjab, Lahore.	1990
Diploma	TEFL	A.I.O.U. Islamabad..	1990
B.A.		University of the Punjab, Lahore.	1984
B.Ed. (Teaching of English & Urdu)	English & Urdu	University of the Punjab, Lahore.	1986
F.Sc.		B.I.S.E Rawalpindi	1982
S.S.C		B.I.S.E Rawalpindi	1980

Experience

Position	Institution	Period
Professor of English / HOD Social Sciences/ Director Academics	Grand Asian University Sialkot	01-03-2023 to date
Vice Principal	Govt. Zamindar Graduate College, Gujrat	01-03-2019 To 28-02-2023
Professor of English	Govt. Zamindar Graduate College, Gujrat	30-05-2022 To 28-02-2023
Associate Professor	Govt. Zamindar PGC, GRT.	07-01-2013 To 30-05-2022
Assistant Professor	Govt. Zamindar Post Graduate College, Gujrat.	01-09-2006 To 06-01-2013
Assistant Professor	University of Gujrat. G.T. Road Campus	31-08-2004 To 31-08-2006
Assistant Professor (Visiting)	International Islamic University, Islamabad	Jan. 2002 To June. 2003
Assistant Professor	Govt. Gordon College, Rawalpindi.	01-11-2001 To 30-08-2004
Assistant Professor	Govt. Zamindar Post Graduate College, Gujrat.	16-09-1998 To 31-10-2001
Lecturer in English	Govt. Zamindar Post Graduate College, Gujrat.	18-12-1988 To 15-09-1998
English teacher	Aitchison College, Lahore.	Sep. 1988 To Dec. 1988

Publications

RESEARCH ARTICLES
1.	Errors in the Writing of English at Degree Level: Pakistani Teachers’ Perspective. (Language in India) September 2012
2.	Error Analysis of the Writing of Pakistani College Students: From Causes to Types to Rectification. (KJLR) Volume 15 No.1, 2012
3.	Construction of Gendered Identities: A Textual Analysis of “ Visit to a Small Planet” A One-Act Play (Language in India) December 2012
4.	Pakistani Culture and Learning of English (Language in India) February 2013
5.	Correlation between the written and verbal performance of Pashto Speaking learners in the area of English Diphthongs: A Gender Based Study. (Submitted)
6.	Correlation between the Written and Verbal Performance of Punjabi Speaking Learners in the Area of English Lexical Stress. (PJLTS) 2014
7.	Correlation between the Written and Verbal Performance of Urdu Speaking Learners in the Area of English Diphthongs. (Journal of Language, Linguistics and Literature. Volume 2, 2014
8.	Correlation between the Written and Verbal Performance of Pakistani Learners in the Area of English Pure Vowels. (International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences)IJRESS, Volume 5, Issue 10, October 2015
9.	Effectiveness of Minimal Pairs in Teaching Phonemic Transcription. (International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences)IJRESS, Volume 5, Issue 10, October 2015
10.	English Lexical Stress and Problems of Punjabi Learners: Some Acoustic Cues
11.	Use of Mnemonic Devices in Teaching English Idioms (PJLTS) 2015
12.	A Gender-based Acoustic Analysis of English Lexical Stress by Khowar Speakers. (Journal of GENDER & SOCIAL STUDIES) Volume 14, Number2, Autumn 2015.
13.	Contrapuntal Reading of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book: Theorizing the Raj through Narrativity NUML Journal of Critical Inquiry Vol 15 (I), June, 2017 ISSN 2222-5706
14.	A Critique of National Curriculum for English Language in Pakistan: Proposing Cognitive Strategy Instruction for ELT. (KJLR) Volume 21 No.1, 2018
15.	Elements of Domestication in the English Translation of the Epic Urdu Poem Musaddas-e Hali by Christopher Shackle and Javed Majeed. (PJLTS) 2019
16.	Postmodern Aesthetic Crisis and the Relevance of Iqbal’s Philosophy of Art JAMIL ASGHAR JAMI MUHAMMAD IQBAL BUTT Islamic Studies 15:1-292016) pp. 57-75
17.	The Challenge of Quranic Translation and the Question of Gender Accuracy Jamil Asghar, Muhammad Iqbal PJLTS Issue-07,No.02(December2019)
18.	Postcolonial Polysystems, Anglo-American Canonical Hegemony and the Marginalization of Urdu in Translation Jamil Asghar, Muhammad Iqbal Butt, Ghulam Ali. KJLR ISSN1028-6640 Volume 23 No.1 2020
19.	PORTRAYAL OF MISOGYNY IN KHALED HOSSEINI’S NOVEL A THOUSAND SPLENDED SUNS Aeysha Munir, Muhammad Iqbal Butt,Muntazar Mehdi.pjlts, Issue 2020,No.2
20.	Investigating the Concept of Misogyny in A Thousand Splendid Sun: A Feminist Perspective Aeysha Munir, Muhammad Iqbal Butt, Anab Shabir PJLS, vol.4,Issue1,2020, ISSN(Online)2664-1461, ISSN (Print)2664-1453
21.	The Crisis of Representation in Pakistani Literature and a Plea for a Linguistic Liberation Muhammad Iqbal Butt, Jamil Asghar, Ghulam Ali KJLR, vol. 24 No. 1 (2021)
22.	An Analysis of Gender Assignment to English Loanwords in Urdu by Shina Speakers Bushra Karim, Arshad Mahmood. Muhammad Iqbal Butt HJLL,Vol.6 No.1 (2022)

Achievements

International Training Programs Conducted
1.	10 days training program for Effective Business Communication conducted at United Carpet Industries F.Z.C. , U.A.E in 2009
2.	1 week training program for Interpersonal Skills, Presentation Skills and Communication Skills in U.A.E. (2011)
3.	Five Days Workshop on Interpersonal and Written Communication conducted in UAE from 23-12-2012 to 27-12-2012.
4.	Four days workshop on Communication Skills, and Presentation Skills (Conducted in UAE from 14-07-2013 to 17-07-2013)
Conferences, Workshops and Seminars
1.	Participated: 18^th SPELT International Conference from 1^st to 3^rd November, 2002 at AllamaIqbal Open University, Islamabad.
2.	Participated: In-Service Teacher Training Workshop (Teaching To Make A Difference). Jan 25, 2004.
3.	Participated: The 20^th In ternational ELT Conference of the Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers at Islamabad, 2004
4.	Participated in 4 days workshop on Research Paradigms. (UOG) Sept. 2012.
5.	Participated in 2 days Conference on LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGY, arranged at University of Engineering and Technology. Lahore. Nov. 2012
6.	International Conference on Language Sciences and the Developing World. Lahore. (11^th -12^th January2013)
7.	Source Person. SEL(,Society for English Language and literature)
8.	Conducted Workshop on Academic Research Writing (on 29^th March 2014, at LLU)
9.	Workshop on Translation Studies (From CeLTS at Islamabad) 24-04-2014.
10.	Presented paper at 2^nd International Kashmir Conference, University of AJK, Pakistan.(4^th -5^th May 2015)
11.	Presented paper at First International Conference of the Linguistic Association of Pakistan. At Kinnaird College for women Lahore. ( October 7-9, 2015)
12.	Presented paper at National Conference on Translation and National Languages. University of Gujrat. (September 29-30, 2016)
13.	National Conference on Improving SSC and HSSC Examination System. Arranged by IBCC Islamabad. ( January 24-26,2017)
14.	Presented paper at 3rd International Kashmir Conference, University of AJK, Pakistan.(16^th -17^thApril 2018)
15.	Member organizing Committee, and Chair of opening session. International conference on Current Practices in Language, Linguistics and Literature (ICCPL 2018) GC Women University Sialkot 29^th -30^th November, 2018
16.	Participation: Seminar on SYNTACTIC THEORY, Syntactic Interfaces & Syntactic Modularity. UOL Chenab Campus, Gujrat. 1^st December, 2019.

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