Summary
Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Chishti is a Tenured Associate Professor at NUST. He is a Postdoctoral Fellow from University of Helsinki, Finland. Dr. Chishti holds a PhD in English Linguistics from National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Islamabad. His areas of interest include Applied Linguistics, Critical Discourse Studies, Sufi Discourse, Media Discourse, Diplomatic Discourse and Textbook Analysis.
Academic Background
PhD
(English Linguistics) National University of Modern Languages
August 11, 2008 - May 08, 2015
Honours and Awards
COMKAR Command Debates
Topped in Pakistan Navy COMKAR COMMAND Debates in June 2000.
June 15, 2001
Debates
Topped in Debates for Consecutive four years at Punjab Level from 1995-1998
Husn-i-Na'at
Clinched 2nd and 3rd positions in Husn-i-Na'at for consecutive four years from 1995-1998 at Punjab Level.
Chief Guest at NCELLE-21
I had the exclusive honour to be invited as a chief guest at National Conference on English Language, Literature and ELT (NCELLE-2021) organized by Lahore Garrison University.
May 27, 2021
Keynote Speaker
Delivered a Keynote Address at National Conference on English Language, Literature and Education (NCELLE-2020) organized by Lahore Garrison University
February 25, 2020
National Peace Conference
Moderated the proceedings of National Peace Conference organized by National Book Foundation at Pak-China Friendship Centre Islamabad in April 2014.
April 24, 2014
National Seerat Confernce
Conducted the proceedings of National Seerat Conference organized by NUST twice in February 2012 & February 2014
February 12, 2014
All Pak Declamation
Adjudicated All Pakistan Declamation Contests organized by HEC Pakistan for consecutive four years.
May 04, 2016
Top 10 in Anchor#1
I was selected among top 10 out of 3500 contestants in a Reality Show Anchor#1 at Waqt News which aimed at hunting Anchor#1 from within Pakistani Youth.
July 17, 2011
Best Teacher
May 09, 2022
Best Community Services Award
October 30, 2024
Publications
Marked distinctions in syntactic complexity: A case of second language university learners’ and native speakers’ syntactic constructions
November 25, 2022
Frontiers in Psychology - Volume 13, Article Number 1048286
Comrades or contenders: A corpus-based study of China's Belt and Road in US diplomatic discourse
January 31, 2022
Asian Journal of Comparative Politics - Pages 1-19
Exploring Image of China in the Diplomatic Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis
October 20, 2021
Journal of Development and Social Sciences - Volume 2(4), Pages 120-133
Language, Identity, and the Action Thriller: A Genre Analysis Study of Bourne Supremacy
October 20, 2021
Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review - Volume 5, No. 2, Pages 358-369
Metadiscourse in Chinese and American Graduate Dissertation Introductions
September 06, 2021
Cogent Arts and Humanities - Volume 8(1), Article Number 1970879, Pages 1-17
Structural and Personal Influences in Beginning English Teachers' Professional Socialization
April 30, 2021
International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change - Volume 15(4), Pages 1115-1129
A Comparative Analysis of Ideological Constructions Embedded in English Textbooks: A Critical Discourse Perspective
April 29, 2021
Humanities and Social Sciences Reviews - Volume 9(2), Pages 487-498
Discursive Practices of Pakistani Press through Headlines in Shaping up Political Realities
March 28, 2021
Erevna: Journal of Linguistics and Literature - Volume 4(2), Pages 54-76
Challenges Faced by Newly Inducted Teachers Implementing Revised English Curriculum in Pakistan
July 07, 2020
English Language Teaching - Volume 13 (7), Pages 52-66
Political Pathways: Factors of Successful Women Leadership in Pakistan
June 16, 2020
Al-Qalam - Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 244-268
Examining Pakistani news media discourses about China–Pakistan Economic Corridor: A corpus-based critical discourse analysis
November 14, 2019
Cogent Social Sciences - Volume 5, Issue 1
Review of Shei (2019) The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Discourse Analysis
September 11, 2019
Journal of Language and Politics - -
A Study of Pakistani English Newspaper Texts: An Application of Halliday and Hasan’s Model of Cohesion: A Discourse Analysis
August 26, 2019
International Journal of English Linguistics - Vol. 9, No. 5, Pages 11
Beginning Teachers? Professional Self-Image: Reconciliation between Teachers and Head Teachers
June 01, 2018
Journal of Educational Research - Journal of Educational Research, Dept. of Education, IUB, Pakistan (Vol. 21 No. 1) 2018
Print Media Practices in the Representation of Political Discourse in Pakistan
December 01, 2017
NUML Journal of Critical Inquiry - NULL
Marked Cultural Cues, Folk Traditions and Social Representations Embedded within Schimmel?s As through a Veil
December 01, 2016
NUML Journal of Critical Inquiry - Vol.14 (II), Pages 55-69
Subjective Stance, Embedded Ideological Clues and Social Representations in Schimmel?s Interpretations : A Critical Discourse Enquiry
December 01, 2016
Bulletin of Education and Research - Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages 265-280
Tracing "Local" Cultural and Ideological Dimensions in Schimmel's Pain and Grace: A Critical Discourse Analysis
January 01, 2015
Kashmir Journal of Language Research - Volume 18 No. 1, Pages 73-87
Conferences
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Helsinki
September 01, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Lecturer
Riphah International University
February 14, 2011 - January 20, 2012
Lecturer
HITEC
September 06, 2006 - February 14, 2011
Teacher
Bloomfield Hall School
March 18, 2005 - April 28, 2006
MEM (Sailor)
Pakistan Navy
March 02, 1999 - June 16, 2001