Mehak Jawed
Designation
Lecturer
Department
- Faculty of Management Science, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities
Specialization
English: Applied Linguistics, Critical Discourse Analysis, English Medium Instruction, Media Discourse Analysis
Qualifications
MA - English Linguistics, M Phil - English Linguistics, PhD - English Linguistics (In progress)
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Biography
Mehak Jawed is a Lecturer of English at Salim Habib University, Karachi, and a PhD scholar in English Linguistics at Hamdard University. Her academic and research work is situated in Applied Linguistics, with a particular focus on Critical Discourse Analysis, English Medium Instruction, media discourse, and language ideologies in educational contexts. Her recent research employs corpus-assisted discourse analysis to examine media and policy discourses in Pakistan. She has published in national and international journals and has presented her research at international conferences. Her book chapter on English language policy and socio-economic mobility has been published in an edited volume by Wiley.
Teaching Experience
Mehak Jawed has extensive teaching experience in higher education and has taught a range of undergraduate courses including Functional English, Academic Writing, Communication Skills, Technical Report Writing, and Media Discourse Analysis. Her teaching focuses on academic writing development, critical reading, and communication skills, with particular emphasis on argumentation, research writing, and discourse analysis. She adopts student-centered and activity-based teaching methods and has experience in curriculum development, assessment design, and course coordination at university level.
Courses Taught
- Functional English
- Academic Writing
- Expository Writing
- Communication Skills
- Technical Report Writing
- Media Discourse Analysis
- Business Communication
Achievements
- Research articles published in HEC-recognized journals
- Book chapter accepted for publication in Wiley (2026)
- Paper presented at Riphah International Conference (2026)
- Papers accepted at ICCLET 2026 and IELL International Conference 2026
- Reviewer for International Journal of Language and Linguistics
- Vice Principal (Academic & Administration), Concordia Colleges (2023–2025)
Research Interest
Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies, English Medium Instruction (EMI), Language Ideologies, Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), Media Discourse, Translanguaging, Language Policy and Education, Academic Writing.
