Shahid Siddiqui
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Professor |
| Introduction | Dr. Shahid Siddiqui obtained his Ph.D. in Language Education from University of Toronto, Canada, M.Ed. TESOL from University of Manchester, U.K., and MA English Language and Literature from the University of Punjab. He has been involved with Educational system of Pakistan in various capacities, i.e., as a teacher, teacher educator, and researcher. Dr. Siddiqui has taught in some prestigious universities including the Aga Khan University GIK Institute for Engineering Sciences and Technology, and Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Currently he is working as a Professor and Director of Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences in Lahore School of Economics. His areas of interest include socio-cultural aspects of language, educational change, and critical pedagogy. His book, Rethinking Education in Pakistan: Perceptions, Practices, and Possibilities, was publishe in 2007 and is used in a number of teacher education institutions. His Urdu novel, Adhe Adhoore Khawab, published in 2009, deals with the themes of education, politics, justice, and social change. He regularly writes on educational and linguistic issues for the editorial pages of national daily Dawn. |
| Favorite movies | A Walk to Remember, Vendetta, Spirit, |
| Favorite music | To You I'll Always Return Elton John |
| Favorite books | Orientalism by Edward Said, Consilience by Edward Wilson Wuthering Heights by Emile Bronte, The Terminal,The Shawshank Redemption |