Department of English

Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences

The Department of English was established in 1955, with Dr. Muhammad Ahsan Farooqui as its first head. Originally located in the Shivjee Murarji building in Nanakwara, the department moved to the first floor of the Old Block in the Faculty of Arts when the university relocated to its present campus in January 1960.

* EST. 1955 * English Literature & Linguistics

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Notable past chairpersons include Prof. Dr. Ali Ashraf, Prof. Maya Jamil, Prof. Dr. Muzaffar Hussain and Prof. Dr. Kalim-ur-Rahman. The department offers Master's programs in both English Literature and Linguistics, in Morning and Evening formats. Prof. Maki Kureshi, an internationally reputed Pakistani English poet, is among its notable affiliates.

"A department whose graduates have entered media, advertising, banking, education and the civil service across Pakistan and abroad."
Department of English University of Karachi

Careers

Career Opportunities

Graduates pursue careers in the CSS, advertising, media (TV, radio, newspapers, magazines), banking, business, teaching, educational administration, research and translation, with excellent opportunities available domestically and internationally.

Established 1955
Master's programs in Literature and Linguistics (Morning & Evening)
Notable alumni include internationally published poets and writers

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Overview & History

Introduction

Chairman: Dr. Iftikhar Shafi (Assoc. Prof.)

The department of English was established in 1955. Dr. Muhammad Ahsan Farooqui was the first head of the department. The department was located in Shivjee Murarji building in Nanakwara. Later in January 1960 when the university moved to its present location, the department was housed on the first floor of the Old Block in the faculty of Arts. Professor Dr. Ahsan Farooqui was the first head of the department of English. Prof. Dr Ali Ashraf, Prof. Maya Jamil, Prof. Dr Muzaffar Hussain and Prof. Dr Kalim-ur-Rahman were among notable chairpersons. The department offers masters programme in both English literature and linguistics in the Morning as well as Evening. Prof. Maki Kureshi is one of the internationally reputed Pakistani English poets.

Career Opportunities

Students of the department of English have entered a variety of vocational fields. Some of these fields are: CSS, Advertising, Media (T.V., Radio, Newspapers, Magazines, etc.) Banking, Business, Teaching, Educational Administration, Research, Translation, to mention only a few. Excellent job opportunities are available for the students of English department in the country and abroad.

Academic Staff & Researchers

Faculty

Professors

Dr Kaleem Raza Khan
Ph. D. English Linguistics (KU), M.A. Linguistics for E.L.T. (Lancaster University), M.A. English Linguistics,
M.A. English Literature (KU), DipTEIL (Islamabad), PGCTRS (Singapore)

Dr Farhana Wazir Khan
Ph. D. English Literature (KU), M. Phil. English (Birmingham), M.A. English Literature (KU).

Associate Professors

Dr Iftikhar Shafi
Ph. D. English Literature (KU), M.A. English Literature (KU)

Assistant Professors

Ms Dilshat Bano
M.A. English Literature (KU), MA Applied Linguistics (Durham), DipTEIL (Islamabad).

Ms Nishat Wasim
M.A. English Literature (KU)

Ms Huma Shakir
M.A. English Literature (KU)

Ms Lubna Shaheen
M.A. English Literature (KU), M.A. English Linguistics (KU)

Mr Tayyab Zaidi (On Study Leave)
M.A. English Literature (KU), M.A. English Linguistics (KU)

Dr. Shumaila Shafket Ali (Profile)
Ph.D. English Linguistics (KU), M. Phil. English Linguistics (KU), M.A. English Linguistics (KU), M.A. English Literature, (KU)

Dr Faisal Nazir
Ph. D. English Literature (KU), M.A. English Literature (KU)

Mr Wajdan Raza
M. Phil. English Linguistics (KU), M.A. English Linguistics (KU)

Dr. Bushra Khurram
Ph.D. M.A. English Linguistics (KU)

Ms Ibtesam Afreen
M.A. English Literature (KU), M.A. English Linguistics (KU)

Lecturers

Ms Lubna Hasan
M.A. English Literature (KU)

Mr Babur Khan Suri
M.A. English Linguistics (KU), M.A. English Literature, (KU)

Mr Moonis Azad
M. Phil. English Literature (KU)

Mr Syed Farhan Shaukat
M.A. English Linguistics (KU), M.A. English Literature, (KU)

Mr Abdul Basit
M.A. English Linguistics (KU)

Degree Offerings

Programs

Programs offered

B.A. (Honours) 3-Year
M.A. (Previous)
M.A. (Final) English Literature.
M.A. (Final) English Linguistics
M. Phil and Ph. D. Programmes are also offered and a number of people are working for their higher degrees in the Department of English.

Eligibility & Allocated Seats

BS & Honors* - 50 Seats

‘A’ Level (with English Literature)
‘A’ Level (with English General [A,B or C grade])
Intermediate (after ‘O’ Level)
Intermediate (with at least 50% marks in Elective English)
Intermediate (with at least 50% marks in Advance English)
Intermediate (with at least 60% marks in English Compulsory)

Masters* - 40 Seats

Graduation (with at least 45% marks in Elective English)
Graduation (with at least 55% marks in Compulsory English)

* Admissions will be given according to the above order of priority.

M.A. (Final) English Literature: M.A. (2nd Div.) in English Linguistics
M.A. (Final) English Linguistics: M.A. (2nd division) in English Literature

Scholarly Contributions

Research

Publication

All the faculty members have published many research papers individually. However, the department intends to publish an annual research journal.

Research and Social Activities

The department holds regular research seminars and teacher development programs. A number of teachers are conducting research for their M.Phil and Ph.D. degrees in the department. Moreover, several social and co-curricular activities are organized under the supervision of students Advisor and the Chairman.

Special Interest Groups

[a] The Sharafat Ali Cassette Library for Blind University Students:

This is a library for blind students of the university which is housed in the English Department. Volunteers are always needed to record course material for blind students on cassettes. The aim is to encourage the spirit of helping others.

[b] Shakespeare Association of Pakistan.

An academic society, the Shakespeare Association of Pakistan is run by various members of staff.

[c] Creative Writing Group.

The members meet fortnightly and read out and discuss self composed poetry or prose.

[d] The Book Club.

The main aim is to share and thus encourage out of course reading. Students share one book in a meeting.

[e] The Dramatics Club.
Students with dramatic talent are encouraged to demonstrate their skills on occasions such as Welcome & Farewell parties and Shakespeare’s birthday.

[f] The Public Speaking Group.
The members of this group are encouraged to participate in debates and other public speaking contests. All the students who are interested in these activities or wish to start a new group should contact the department student advisor. It should be remembered that these co-curricular activities are in addition to curricular activities and are not in place of them.

Infrastructure & Laboratories

Facilities

The English Seminar Library:

This is situated in the department and houses a large variety of books on English and American fiction, poetry, drama, essays, and history etc. Books on linguistics, English language teaching and applied linguistics are also available. There are two cupboards of books on long loan from the Dr. Mahmud Hussain Library, which have been specially selected with the prescribed courses in mind. All students of English Department must apply for the membership of this seminar library.The Dr. Kalim-ur-Rehman Reference Library is situated within the seminar library. It contains over two thousand books, and is a useful resource for research.

Dr. Kalim-ur-Rehman Audio-Visual Room:

Research students can use computers and internet provided here. Relevant literary films and televised English plays are also shown. We hope to develop a multimedia self resourcecentre here in near future.

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