Dr Habibullah Pathan M. Ed. ELT (UK)., PhD (UK)., Postdoc (MIT, USA)Fulbright/Humphrey Alum (USA),RESEARCH SCHOLAR OF PROF. NOAM CHOMSKY (FEB. 2016 –MAY, 2016)

PROFILE

Dr Habibullah Pathan is currently working as Director and Associate Professor at the English Language and Development Centre, Mehran University in Pakistan. Dr.Pathan has received his first Master's degree in English from Pakistan, followed by his second professional Master's and Doctorate (PhD) in Language Education from the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. Later, under the Hubert H. Humphrey's professional affiliation opportunity, Dr.Pathan did his Postdoctoral research at the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in USA under supervision of Prof. Noam Chomsky who is known as father of modern linguistics and the most influential intellectual alive in the world.

Later in 2015-2016 , Dr. Pathan received his leadership development training under the most prestigious Hubert H. Humphrey fellowship at Boston University, USA in the fields of higher education administration, policy and planning and received certifications from the State Department signed by U.S. President Barack Obama and Senator John Kerry and from Questrom Business school in non-profit management and leadership. To his credit, Dr. Pathan has more than 36 research papers published in journals of national and international repute. He has presented several research papers in international and national conferences in USA, UK, New Zealand and Pakistan as an invited and keynote speaker in broader field of English Language Education. Dr. Pathan is the founder of the first ever research degree program and undergraduate program in language and linguistics at Mehran University – a first in the 50-year history of the university. He has remained member of both provincial and national curriculum review committees, Chair Board of Studies at Mehran University and a Board Member at various other universities in Pakistan in addition to his role as supervisor of MPhil/PhD theses and member advisory board and reviewer of various research journals in Pakistan and overseas. Dr. Pathan has authored a book titled Indus Identity: A study of textbooks in Pakistan. His two other books on My Days with Noam Chomsky and Language Motivation are in publication process. With the help of the HEC and his team, Dr. Pathan has established the first ever Self Access Center at Mehran University, serving as a teacher- training hub in computer assisted language learning.

Postal AddressE 2 Gulistan e sajjad Hyderabad Sindh PakistanEmail: dir.eldc@admin.muet.edu.pk Habibullah.pathan@faculty.muet.edu.pk

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Certificate/Degree (Year) Institute (Postdoctoral Visiting Scholar) 2016

MIT’s Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, USA under supervision of Prof Noam Chomsky on ‘ Indoctrination through State Controlled Textbooks in Pakistan

Hubert Humphrey Fellowship in (Higher Education Administration, Policy and Planning) 2015-2016

Boston University USA- Fellowship was funded by US Department of State and certificate was awarded with signatures of US President Obama and Senator John Kerry

Certification in Non Profit Management and Leadership 2015-16

Boston University Questrom Business School, USA funded by State Department USA (HHH Fellowship)

Ph.D (Language Education) University of Glasgow, UK funded by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (2009-2012)Title: Motivation for learning English in Pakistan

M. Ed in English Language Teaching University of Glasgow, UK (2008-09)B.A Hons., M.A. (English) Sindh University Jamshoro (1999-2003)

WORK EXPERIENCE IN PAKISTAN

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, MEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, PAKISTAN

DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BS-20 (DEC 2014- PRESENT)

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BS-19 (DEC 2012- DEC 2014)

LECTURER BS-18 (SEPT 2004- DEC 2012)

Lecturer FPS (July 2003-Sptember 2004)

Instructor of English Institute of Modern Sciences and Arts Hyderabad Pakistan (September 2002- July 2004)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

TESOLApplied Linguistics and TESOLMotivation, Identity Curriculum Design CDALanguage policy and planning

EducationEducational Leadership and ManagementNon Profit ManagementHigher Education Administration

Courses TaughtResearch Methods in LinguisticsESPSecond Language AcquisitionLanguage MotivationAcademic English Writing and ReadingCommunication Skills and Presentation SkillsWorld EnglishesLanguage in Education Computational LinguisticsSyntax Technical Report WritingCommunication Skills/IELTS and TOEFLACHIEVEMENTS

Topped (first class second position) in the Masters examinations at the University of Sindh, Pakistan.

Honored of being first PhD in the field of linguistics in history of MUET Jamshoro

Awarded Fulbright/Humphrey Certification signed by US President Obama and John Kerry

Honored to work with Prof Noam Chomsky as postdoc on project ‘textbooks in Pakistan’ at MIT USA

Founder of Research program in Linguistics at Mehran University in University’s 50 years history

Founder of first undergraduate program in English at Mehran University Jamshoro

Established first ever Self Access Centre at MUET Jamshoro in collaboration with HEC of Pakistan (Funding received by HEC, 3 million)

Won Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship award tenable in USA Won Faculty Development Scholarship for PhD tenable in UK Won Hackathon at Harvard University in Social Enterprise Conference on

topic of improvement of community colleges in USA.

PUBLICATIONSJOURNAL RESEARCH PAPERS

1. Language Policy and Its Consequences on Sindhi Language Teaching in Sindh, Pakistan.Habibullah Pathan, Syed Waqar Ali Shah, Shoukat Ali Lohar, Ali Raza Khoso, Sadia Memon.International Journal of English Linguistics.2018/5

2. Myths and Realities about Language of Instruction in Pakistan: Parental Perspective. Habibullah Pathan, Khalid Channa, Shumaila Memon. TPLS- Theory and Practice in Language Studies. 2018/8

3. A Critical Review of Vygotsky’s Socio-Cultural Theory in Second Language Acquisition. Habibullah Pathan, Rafique A. Memon, Shumaila Memon, Ali Raza Khoso, Illahi Bux. International Journal of English Linguistics.2018/4

4. Academic Vocabulary Use in Doctoral Theses: A Corpus-Based Lexical Analysis of Academic Word List (AWL) in Major Scientific Disciplinary Groups.Habibullah Pathan, Rafique A. Memon, Shumaila Memon, Syed Waqar Ali Shah, Aziz Magsi. International Journal of English Linguistics.2018

5. Investigating the Perceptions of Pakistani English Language Learners on Language Learning Anxiety in EFL Classroom. Nasreen Bhatti, Habibullah Memon, Shumaila, Pathan. Advances in Language and Literary Studies.Oct 2016

6. Investigating Foreign Language Learning Anxiety among Students Learning English in A Public Sector University, Pakistan. Habibullah Pathan with Ilahi Bux, Faraz Bughio. Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences. 2015.

7. POLISH AND ENGLISH PHONOLOGY.Habibullah Pathan,Marta Szczepaniak,Ayesha Sohail,,Ambreen Shahriar, Jam Khan Muhammad. International Journal of Academic Research.March 2014

8. SUPPORT FOR LEARNING SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DIFFICULTIES. Habibullah Pathan, Marta Szczepaniak, Ayesha Sohail, Quratul Ain Mirza, Ilahi Bux. International Journal of Academic Research.2014/1/1

9. SPELLING PRONUNCIATION IN ENGLISH .Habibullah Pathan,Mumtaz Ali Mari,Ambreen Shahriar.International Journal of Academic Research.2014

10.LIBERALISM AND FEMINISM IN EDUCATION. Marta Szczepaniak, Habibullah Pathan, Ayesha Sohail, Shoukat Ali Lohar. International Journal of Academic Research.2013

11.A CASE STUDY OF THE ROLE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN TURKEY. Marta Szczepaniak, Habibullah Pathan, Niaz Soomro. International Journal of Academic Research. 2013/9/1

12.A STUDY OF TEACHING LISTENING TO INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS. Marta Szczepaniak, Habibullah Pathan, Niaz Soomro. International Journal of Academic Research.2013/11/1

13.Coherence and the Role of Cohesion in Coherent Texts. Ambreen Shahriar, Habibullah Pathan. Journal Language in India. 2012/5/1

14.A longitudinal investigation of Pakistani university students' motivation for learning English . Habibullah Pathan. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow. 2012

15.The extent of satisfaction on the key factors that affect learner motivation . Habibullah Pathan with Ambreen Shahriar, Mumtaz Ali Mari, Tariq Umrani. International Journal of academic research in Business and social sciences. 2011/10/1

16.Exploring the causes of foreign language anxiety in an EFL classroom A study of Public Sector University in Sindh Pakistan. Amina Bibi, Habibullah Pathan, Waqar Shah. Journal of Literature, Language and Linguistics. 2018/09 Vol 47.

17.Social Media and English Langauge. Sabreena Shah, Habibullah Pathan. Journal of Literature, Language and Linguistics. 2018/09 Vol 47.

18.Representation of National Heroes in English Language Textbooks Taught at Government Higher Secondary Schools of Sindh, Pakistan. Abdul Razaque Lanjwan Jat, Habibullah Pathan and Waqar Shah. Macrothink Institute Education and Linguistics Research. Vol 4. 2 2018/09 http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/elr/article/view/13612/10770

19.Investigating the Perceptions of L2 Learners on Language Learning Anxiety: A Study of Undergraduate Students at Public Sector University, Sindh Pakistan. Amina Bibi., Habibullah Pathan and Waqar Shah. Macrothink Institute Education and Linguistics Research. Vol 4. 2 2018/09. file:///C:/Users/Muet/Downloads/13861-50590-1-PB.pdf

20.Cross-Gender Investigation of Instrumental and Integrative Motivation among the Students Enrolled in a Course Delivered via Technology Sarwat Qureshi, Shumaila Memon, Habibullah Pathan. ARIEL-An International Research Journal of English Language and Literature. 2018/5/2

21.Identifying the Grammatical Errors Committed by EFL Learners: A Study of Public Sector Universities in Sindh Pakistan. Ali Raza Khoso, Dr Habibullah Pathan, Waqar Ali Shah. Journal of Grassroots, University of Sindh. Vol.52 2018.

22.Application of constant comparison method in social sciences: a useful technique to analyze interviews. Shumaila Memon,Sumera Umrani, Habibullah Pathan . Journal of Grassroots. University of Sindh 2017

23.Linguistic Variation across Major Disciplinary Groups of Pakistani Academic Writing: Multidimensional Analysis of Doctoral Theses Abdul Aziz, Habibullah Pathan, Sajid Ali. ARIEL-An International Research Journal of English Language and Literature. 2017/9/7

24.The Motivation Of Sindhi Female Students From Lower Socio-Economic Status To Learn English Language. Khush Bakht Sindhu, Habibullah Pathan, Fazal Karim. Grassroots. 2016/9/22

25.Representation of Western Culture in O’ level English Language Textbooks. Syed Waqar Ali Shah Habibullah Pathan. ELF Annual Research Journal.2016

26.Using ZPD & Scaffolding as Strategies in Improving Reading Skills of Engineering Students in Large ESL Class: A Paradigm of Action Research. Balochistan Journal of Linguistics. Syed Waqar Ali Shah, Habibullah Pathan.2015

27.Learner autonmy: Building a curriculum around autonomous learning with exclusive reference to the University of Sindh, Pakistan. Ambreen Shahriar, Habibullah Pathan, Ayesha Sohail. Kashmir Journal of Language Research. 2013/7/1

28.‘Two different interactive functions: comparing single and repeated achā (okay) in Urdu conversation’, Kashmir Journal of Language Research. Ayesha Sohail, Habibullah Pathan.2013

29.Willingness to communicate in L2: A perception of Pakistani university students Mumtaz Ali Mari Habibullah Pathan Ambreen Shahriar. EFL Annual Research Journal SALU. 2011

30.Motivation for learning English in Pakistan .Habibullah Pathan Ambreen Shahriar , Mumtaz Ali Mari. ELF, Annual Research Journal

31. An Investigation of Willingness to Communication in ESL Classroom: A Quantitative Study of Elementary SPtudents in Pakistan. Jan Muhammad Kalyar1, Habibullah Pathan, Mansoor Ahmed Channa. International Journal of English Linguistics 9 (1)

32.Experimental Phonetics and Phonology in Indo-Aryan & European Languages . Abdul Malik Abbasi, Habibullah Pathan, Mansoor Ahmed Channa. Journal of Language and Cultural Education (2018).

33.Problems Affecting L2 Learners' English Writing Skills: A Study of Public Sector Colleges Hyderabad City, Sindh, Pakistan. Language in India. Muhammad Akbar, Habibullah Pathan, Syed Waqar Ali Shah (2018)

34. A Longitudinal Study of Motivation as a Dynamic Process in Learning English as Second Language (ESL) among Undergraduate Students of Engineering University at Jamshoro. Shah Waqar Raza, Hyder., Pathan, H., Khatoon, Sahiba. Journal of Literature, Languages and Linguistics (2015)

35. COMMUNICATIVE SYLLABUS DESIGN AND TESTING. Ambreen Shahriar, Ayesha Sohail, Habibullah Pathan. Kashmir Journal of Language Research (2014)

36. EXPLORING MOTIVATION IN READING: A STUDY OF FEMALE STUDENTS LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. Ilahi Bux, Umrani Tariq, Bughio F Pathan, H. International Researcher (2014)

37. To Investigate gender based difference in undergraduate students’ L2 integrative motivation.Muhammadi Tanweer., Habibullah Pathan and Shoukat Lohar. Macrothink Institute Education and Linguistics Research. Vol 5. 2 2019.

BOOKS/THESES

Pathan H. et.al (2015) Indus Identity: a myth or reality. A study of textbooks in Pakistan LAP (Germany)Pathan, H. (Accepted for publication) My days with Noam Chomsky. A memoir. Paramount Publishers .Pathan. H (2016) Power discourse used in English Language textbooks in Pakistan. (Unpublished Postdoc Report completed at MIT USA under supervision of Prof Noam Chomsky)Pathan. H (2012) A longitudinal Investigation of Pakistani University Students’ Motivation for Learning English (Unpublished PhD thesis at University of Glasgow, United Kingdom)Pathan. H (2009) Engineering University Students’ Motivation for learning English at MUET Jamshoro (Unpublished M. Ed. ELT thesis at University of Glasgow, United Kingdom)

CONFERENCE PAPERS/PANEL DISCUSSIONS

1. Languages for socio economic development. 5th International Conference of Linguistic Association of Pakistan (November, 2019) at GCU Faisalabad (Keynote Talk)

2. Motivation and Vision. 1st International Conference on Language and Linguistics at UMT Lahore (April, 2019) Keynote Talk

3. Goal, Vision and Motivation in 21st Century. 1st National Conference on Language and Literature and Culture organized by University of Sargodha (April, 2019) Keynote Talk

4. A shifting role of motivation for learning English in Pakistan. 34th SPELT International Conference at IoBM Karachi (November 2018) ‘Plenary’

5. Motivation for learning English in digital age. 3rd International Conference on Linguistics at IUB Bahawalpur (Feb, 2019)

6. Role of SDGs in sustainable development. 3rd International Conference on Experiential Learning at IoBM Karachi (October 2018) ‘Featured Talk’

7. Languages and Sustainable Development. National Conference of Hubert H Humphrey Alumni in Islamabad (September 2018) ‘Invited Talk’.

8. Textbooks in Pakistan for the ALANZ / ALAA / ALTAANZ Conference, 27 to Wednesday 29 November, 2017, at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) City Campus, in Auckland, New Zealand (Funded by HEC, 250,000 Rs)

9. Presented paper on Status of English language teaching in public sector universities in Sindh at International Conference on Language and Literature , University of Sindh (Panelist) ,2017

10. The first National Dialogue on writing centers organized by IBA Karachi 2017 (panelist)

11. Second International Conference on Economics and Educational Management (2017) on language pedagogy (panelist)

12. Second International conference on linguistic and literature at IUB (2017) Relation between Functional Literacy in Languages and Financial Inclusion (Keynote)

13. Problematic Encounter Student negotiating language in the classroom, Language and Learning conference organized by British Council & SAHE, Lahore. May 2017 (Panelist)

14. Paper presented on relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion at Questrom Business School Boston University USA (2016)

15. Second International Conference of linguistic association of Pakistan (2016) at the university of Punjab on financial literacy and financial inclusion (Keynote)

16. Group Presentation on Green Financing at Global Leadership Forum at Washington DC USA (2015)

17. A case study of Higher Education Reforms in Pakistan. Presented at Global Leadership Forum at University of California Davis USA (2015)

18. Cultural and Ideological Discourses Promoted in the English textbooks in Pakistan 13 annual Fulbright and Humphrey Conference . 2016

19. Bio-linguistics in international conference organized by AIR university on emerging trends of research and language, linguistics and literature. . 2015

20. Paper presented as co-author on computational linguistics at University of Bahawalpur (International Conference) 2013

21. Paper presented at First International Conference in Kashmir in collaboration with HEC as invited speaker on Language Motivation (2013)

22. Pathan, H. (2010 and 2011) Motivation Change. Paper Presented in Mini Conference at University of Glasgow, UK

23. Pathan, H. (2010) A study of L2 Motivation in Pakistan. Paper presented at SPELT International Conference. Karachi. Pakistan.

Member/Chair/Expert

Member of the National Curriculum Review Committee constituted by HEC of Pakistan to revise BS/MS/PhD program in field of English Language Teaching/Linguistics

Member of the Curriculum Revision Committee constituted by Government of Sindh to revise curriculum of School and college level English in the province Sindh Pakistan

Chair- Board of Studies at English Language Development Center MUET Jamshoro

Member Board of Studies at various universities of the country in field of Linguistics

Expert/Member Selection Board at various universities of Province Sindh including University of Sindh, Sindh Madrasatal Islam University, Dawood Engineering Universtiy, DHA Suffa University, Shaheed BB University Nawabshah, QUEST Nawabshah, DHA Suffa,

Member of the Editorial Board- Ariel Journal of Language and Literature at University of Sindh and various other research journals in Pakistan, Balochistan Journal of Linguistics, Kashmir Journal of Language Research (x-category)

Senior Editor- MUETMosphere, a magazine published by MUET Jamshoro

Writing Consultant/faculty at USAID Center for advanced studies in water at MUET Jamshoro

External examiner of MS/MPhil/PhD at various universities of the country (University of Sindh, Islamia University Bahawalpur, NED University, IoBM Karachi, Hamdard University, Szabist Hyderabad and UMT Lahore).

Member of Academic Council and Senate of MUET Jamshoro

Member of Management Review Committee MUET Jamshoro

Member Quality Council ISO 90001 at MUET Jamshoro

International Quality Auditor MUET Jamshoro

Member Board of Governors at EIMS Karachi (Chartered University by Government of Sindh)

Funding Awarded(1) PhD Scholarship of Rs. 8 million awarded by Government of

Pakistan (2009)(2) Rs. 3 million awarded by HEC to establish Self Access Centre in

2014(3) Rs. 1.2 million granted by HEC to conduct International

Conference in 2019(4) Rs. 0.25 million granted by HEC to present research paper in

New Zealand(5) Rs. 8.4 million granted/spent US Government under HHH

Fellowship in USA

MPhil and PhD Supervision

I have supervised more than 30 MPhil theses on various topics in field of applied linguistics at Mehran University Jamshoro, University of Sindh and NED University Karachi. At present, I am supervising 04 PhD students and 10 MPhil scholars in broad field of language education. List may be provided upon request

Personal DetailsDate of Birth as in the Passport 27th of March, 1981Place of Birth as in the Passport Hyderabad, Sindh, PakistsanMobile Number 0092 3033399301

ReferencesReferences may be provided upon request