Muhammad Ali Khan
My blogs
| Industry | Education |
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| Occupation | Linguist |
| Introduction | I am currently working as a full-time faculty member at the Centre of English Language, the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. I am also doing a PhD in Applied Linguistics by Thesis and Coursework as a part-time student at Lancaster University under the supervision of Dr. Mark Sebba. I am one of the members of language on the move blog run by Professor Ingrid Pillar, and Kimie Takahashi. My motivation to pursue Language Policy studies with a focus on Language ideology comes from first-hand school-teaching experiences in two different schools in Karachi, where I taught English Language and Literature to students taking GCE ‘O’ and ‘A’ level examinations. I reacted against the Language practices and ideology promoted by these schools in Karachi by writing articles and reviews for newspapers and journals for three years before joining the doctoral studies programme. After I joined the PhD programme at Lancaster University in 2008, I find that the place of newspapers as outlets for my writing has been taken over by overly-serious (scary!) journals and books. |