Acquisition of English derivational morphemes students of selected universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Derivational morphemes pose problems for learners of English. In this connection, the nature of the problems faced by the learners needs to be investigated. The present study investigates the acquisition of English derivational morphemes by undergraduate level students. Data for the study was selected from four universities of KPK including Hazara University, Islamia College University, Kohat University of Science and Technology and Swat University. The findings of the study highlight that the problems faced by learners are different in nature. Some students did not easily acquire the English derivational morphemes. Their scores were different for different derivational morphemes suggesting that they had acquired some of these morphemes easily as compared to others. Derivational morphemes such as de-adjective nominal suffixes are acquired more easily as compared to de-verbal nominals. Our first hypothesis that states that class preserving suffixes are acquired easily than class changing suffixes was approved. Furthermore, the classes preserving derivational prefixes were found to be easily acquired than class changing derivational suffixes.

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Students Evaluation & Teachers Trust: A Fear of Insignificance

International Journal of Human Resource Studies ◽

10.5296/ijhrs.v2i2.2010 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 155

Author(s):

Sheikh Raheel Manzoor ◽

Syed Habib Shah ◽

Hafiz Ullah ◽

Zulqarnain Muhammad Ahmad ◽

Inam Ullah

Keyword(s):

Teacher Evaluation ◽

Frequency Distribution ◽

Research Study ◽

Science And Technology ◽

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽

Staff Members ◽

Grade Teacher ◽

Assistant Professors ◽

Teacher Trust ◽

Teacher's Perception

This research study analyzes the teacher trust on student’s evaluation about the staff members of Peshawar University and Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Province of Pakistan. Total 250 sets of questionnaires were personally delivered on random basis to the lecturers, assistant professors and professors of KUST and Peshawar University. The collected information was regarding teacher’s perception on student’s evaluation. Results of the study were interpreted through simple bar chart and frequency distribution table to analyze the different responses of the respondents. There is clear evidence that the respondents highly trust on student’s evaluation. Keywords: Teacher Grade, Teacher Leniency, Teacher Evaluation

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Development of educational courses on space science technology in Nepal

Journal on Geoinformatics, Nepal ◽

10.3126/njg.v8i1.39702 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 7-10

Author(s):

Krishna Raj Adhikary

Keyword(s):

Science Education ◽

Science And Technology ◽

Space Science ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Training Institution ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

College Level ◽

Undergraduate Level ◽

Science Technology ◽

The University

Space science and Geomatics education in Nepal is recently started on some of the training institution and university of Nepal. Preliminary subjects required for space science and technology have been introduced into science curricula at the higher secondary level of the Nepalese’s school, however the benefit of space science and technology have not been appreciated enough. Facilities and resources of teaching science and technology at educational institutions are not yet developed. Attempts have been made to incorporate the elements of space science and technology into undergraduate level of education of the university. This paper starts with the discussion on the space science education in Nepal at the school and college level and mainly focus on initiation taken by the training institution and university of Nepal to introduce the subjects of space science and technology at their curriculum on geomatics engineering and other engineering education. Some recommendation have been made to introduce the different type of educational courses and/or training on space science and technology, which will meet the needs of development to built a general capability in space science as a necessary support for infrastructure development of Nepal and consequently will help to promote the educational activities on space science education in the country.

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Communicative and Literary approaches to English Language in the current Textbook of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Curriculum

sjesr ◽

10.36902/sjesr-vol4-iss1-2021(53-60) ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 53-60

Author(s):

Muhammad Bilal ◽

Syed Qasim Shah ◽

Nasim Ullah Khan

Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Course Design ◽

Science And Technology ◽

Modern Science ◽

Academic Work ◽

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Communicative Approach ◽

High Level

This study investigates the suitability of literary and communicative approaches in Pakistani course design, and revealed the practical problems faced by both teachers and students regarding the use of approaches. English serves as a Langue Franca in most countries and is a key to modern science and technology. English Language is used in the country for academic purposes. Official, academic work and documentation are recorded in English in courts, senates, parliament, and universities and is used as a source for Pakistani high-level exams. If a language turns out to be so much indispensible for advancing in both educational and official professions, greater importance must be given to syllabus and course design. The purpose of the study is to provide a textbook that may have both communicative and literary approaches based on the demands and requirements of English in Pakistani territory. Therefore this editorial is an effort to examine the nature of the literary approach in the classrooms of today through the role of communicative approach.

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Analysis of Classroom Questions in EFL Context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Undergraduate Level

Global Language Review ◽

10.31703/glr.2020(v-iii).19 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol V (III) ◽

pp. 183-190

Author(s):

Zaheer Ullah ◽

Shaukat Ali ◽

Iftikhar Ali

Keyword(s):

Language Learning ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Language Skills ◽

Classroom Interaction ◽

Undergraduate Level ◽

Approach To Learning ◽

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽

Efl Context ◽

Active Approach ◽

Efl Teachers

This paper examines different kinds of questions utilized by EFL teachers in the context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the undergraduate level. The study was conducted on the EFL teachers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to determine what kinds of questions and why a particular set of questions are utilized during classroom interaction. The results showed that the majority of the EFL teachers employ Yes/No questions for confirmation or negation and short answers questions for the elicitation of information from the learners. Display questions, open-ended questions, referential questions and none retrieval questions are also utilized in their classrooms. They integrate all types of questions to stimulate the curiosity of learners, develop an active approach to learning, diagnose students' weak areas, get students' attention and involve them in actual language learning. The study recommends that these questions should be integrated into the EFL classroom for better interaction and producing a positive impact on the learners' language skills.

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Laboratory Simulation of Lunar Luminescence

Symposium - International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s007418090017843x ◽

1962 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. 441-444 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

J. E. Geake ◽

H. Lipson ◽

M. D. Lumb

Keyword(s):

Science And Technology ◽

Laboratory Simulation ◽

The Moon ◽

Physics Department ◽

Luminescent Spectrum

Work has recently begun in the Physics Department of the Manchester College of Science and Technology on an attempt to simulate lunar luminescence in the laboratory. This programme is running parallel with that of our colleagues in the Manchester University Astronomy Department, who are making observations of the luminescent spectrum of the Moon itself. Our instruments are as yet only partly completed, but we will describe briefly what they are to consist of, in the hope that we may benefit from the comments of others in the same field, and arrange to co-ordinate our work with theirs.

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