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Dr.Aisha Bhatti Umar Diraz

Assistant Professor College of Science and Humanity Studies in Alkharj

Kharj
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a.bhatti@psau.edu.sa

Curriculum Vitae
Publications

Education

PhD. (Linguistics) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) -2022. MA. (English Literature) International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) Pakistan- 2002. MA (TEFL) Ilama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Islamabad, Pakistan,2012. PGD (TEFL). Ilama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Islamabad, Pakistan,2007. CELTA (Certificate in teaching English to speakers of other languages) University of Cambridge, UK,2020.

Research Interests

Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Bilingualism, Code-switching, Language Technologies, Language Change, Language Hybridization, TEFL

Experience

06-02-2024 - until now - Assistant Professor - Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj- Saudi Arabia
19-09-2022 - 01-01-2024 - Senior Assistant Professor - Bahria University (BU) Islamabad, Pakistan
06-10-2009 - 15-09-2019 - English Lecturer - Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (IAU) Dammam, Saudi Arabia
03-02-2006 - 07-08-2009 - English Lecturer - National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Islamabad, Pakistan
01-06-2008 - 30-07-2009 - English Lecture - International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) – Islamabad, Pakistan

Responsibilities

• Delivering and overseeing assigned departmental courses. • Providing academic advising and mentorship to students. • Organizing and leading workshops and seminars for both students and faculty. • Contributing to the activities and responsibilities of designated departmental committees. • Sustaining an active research agenda through conference participation and scholarly. publications. • Promoting student-centered learning by fostering personal reflection, self-assessment, and independent learning. • Developing instructional materials and enriching the department's resource repository.

Publications

Bilingual Brains, Monolingual Worlds: A Comparative Study of Cognitive and Linguistic Capabilities (Accepted for publication- Scopus Q1) https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1511.17
Investigating Parallel English-Arabic Corpora to Enhance Vocabulary Acquisition and Reading Comprehension Among Arab ESL Learners (2025) Peer-reviewed https://jll.uoch.edu.pk/index.php/jll/article/view/421
"AI as an Impediment to Linguistic Creativity in English Language Learners: A Comprehensive Review of a Literature" ISSN Online: 1925-0711 - (2025)" https://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/wjel/article/view/27946
“The Efficacy of Task-Based Learning in Enhancing Speaking Skills: A Longitudinal Study” ISSN Online: 3006-1458 - (2024) https://contemporaryjournal.com/index.php/14/article/view/253
“Sentiment Analysis of Student Feedback in Higher Education Using Natural Language Processing (NLP)" ISSN Online: 2709-8273 - (2024) https://contemporaryjournal.com/index.php/14/article/view/256
"THE INTERSECTION OF LINGUISTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: A CORPUS-BASED STUDY OF IDIOM TRANSLATION" ISSN Online: 3006-1458 - (2024) https://jalt.com.pk/index.php/jalt/article/view/268
"LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE: A COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF ONLINE COMMUNITIES" ISSN Online: 3006-1458 - (2024) https://jalt.com.pk/index.php/jalt/article/view/272
"Urdu fillers used by English teacher in ESL classrooms". (Scopus Q1) (Online ISSN 2306-0646 – Print Online ISSN 2306-9910) - (2024) https://archive.aessweb.com/index.php/5019/issue/view/906 (International Journal of English Language and Literature Studies)
"Code-Switching: A useful foreign language teaching tool in EFL classrooms". (ERA Indexed) (ISSN Online: 1916-4750) (English Language Teaching) - (2018) https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/elt/article/view/75371
"Extent of code switching in English classrooms in Pakistan". (SCOPUS Q1) (ISSN Online: 1068-3844 Multicultural Education) - (2022) https://mc-caddogap.com/wp-content/uploads/5-mc-8-3.pdf
"A Linguistic Analysis of the Ecological Claims in Advertising Discourse from an Axiological Perspective". (SCOPUS Q3) (ISSN (Online: 0493-2137 Tianjin Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue yu Gongcheng Jishu Ban)/ Journal of Tianjin University Science and Technology) (2022) https://tianjindaxuexuebao.com/details.php?id=DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/JDYXB
"ELT Teachers’ Perceptions for Challenges and Advantages of Virtual Teaching: A Comparison between the outset of COVID-19 & post-COVID-19" (SCOPUS Q2) (ISSN 1673-064X) Xi'an Shiyou Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban)/Journal of Xi'an Shiyou University, Natural Sciences Edition (2022) https://xianshiyoudaxuexuebao.com/detail.php?id=DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/SMK6J
"Padlet: An Effective CALL Integrated Tool in Developing Learners’ Autonomy". (Qatar University 7th Annual International Conference (virtual) on English Language Teaching Hybrid Learning in ELT: Motivation, Challenges and Opportunities, . Published in conference proceedings (2020) https://www.qu.edu.qa/static_file/qu/foundation/documents/English/Conference/QU_7th%20_Presenters'_Abstracts+Bios%20Updated.pdf

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