Dr. Ayesha Sohail

Dr. Ayesha Sohail
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Ayesha Sohail is a distinguished professor in applied linguistics with CELTA certification and over 28 years in higher education. Holding a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Sheffield, specializing in Conversation Analysis, she teaches and researches at the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (UAJK) in TEFL, Discourse Analysis, Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics, Conversation Analysis, and more. Her expertise is further enhanced by a prestigious fellowship in 'Women Leadership in Higher Education’ from Michigan State University, USA. Formerly Registrar and Dean at UAJK, she demonstrates exceptional management and leadership skills. Driven by a passion for equity, diversity, and inclusion, she advocates for empowering students and faculty to achieve their academic and professional goals, leaving an enduring impact on academia.
Professor / Chairperson
Ph.D
English
  1. 2025 “Perpetuation of rape myths through news reporting on intimate partner violence: A transitivity analysis pf Asma Aziz case”, Women's Studies International Forum, 109, 103038
  2. 2024 “The Role of Transparent Communication in Workplace Support, Paranoia Ideation, and Job Dissatisfaction among Teachers: A Correlational Study”, Remittances Review, 9 (3), 1230-1241
  3. 2024 “Evaluating the Impact of Spoken Words to Water on the Mood and Well-Being of Participants”, Remittances Review, 9 (3), 288-298
  4. 2024 “ A Longitudinal Study of the Acquisition of Pahari Consonants by a School aged Speech-delayed child from age 4-10 to 5-8”, Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review, 8 (2), 807-814
  5. 2024 “Exploring the Role of Personality Traits and Risk Factors in Cognitive Test Anxiety among Medical Students”, Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Research, 4(3) https://doi.org/10.61919/jhrr.v4i3.1346 
  6. 2023 "An Independent Analysis of the Phonological Abilities of a Pahari Speaking Child with Delayed Language Development," Kashmir Journal of Language Research, 26 (2), 121-159
  7. 2022 “Linguistic Preparedness and Reading Challenges for Graduate Students across Five Disciplines in Pakistan”, Kashmir Journal of Language Research 25 (1), 163-182
  8. 2022 “Interactive Functions of Kaně (کنه) in Ordinary Pashto Conversation”, University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature 6 (I), 286-296
  9. 2021 “Teachers’ Communication Strategies in ESL/EFL Pakistani Classrooms at Intermediate Level” Kashmir Journal of Language Research 24 (1), 227-258
  10. 2021 "Stop Voicing and F0 Perturbation in Pahari," Acta Linguistica Asiatica, 11(1), 113-128
  11. 2021 “Evasion in Pakistani Parliamentary Question Hour discourse: the Case of Punjab Assembly,” Competitive Social Science Research Journal, 2(4), 200–211
  12. 2020 "Multidimensionality of Tone in Pahari," Lingua, 245, 1-10
  13. 2019 "Religious and Socio-cultural Influences on the Pakistani Wedding Invitation," Open Linguistics, 5(1), 354-368
  14. 2019 "Cooperative Principle and the Language of Pakistani Politicians," Al-Qalam, 24(2), 328-345
  15. 2019 "Investigating Patterns of Repair during Neuro-Typical-Neuro-Divergent Dyads: Focusing on Repair Conversation Interactional Loops," The Dialogue, XIV (3), 66-75
  16. 2018 "Realizing Learner Autonomy in Pakistan: EFL Teachers’ Beliefs about Their Practices," International Journal of English Linguistics, 8 (2), 153-162
  17. 2018 "A Creative Alliance Between Learner Autonomy And English Language Learning: Pakistani University Teachers’ Beliefs," Creativity Studies, 11(1), 1-9
  18. 2018 “Socio-cultural barriers in promoting learner autonomy in Pakistani universities: English teachers’ beliefs,” Cogent Education 5 (1), 1-12
  19. 2017 "Learner Autonomy: Pakistani English Teachers’ Perceptions," Bulletin of Education & Research, 40(2), 179-194
  20. 2017 “Creative methods in transforming education using human resources,” Creativity Studies 10 (2), 145-158, 2017
  21. 2016 "Pakistani Medical Students’ Attitudes towards Communication Skills Learning: A Correlation of Demographic and Education-Related Characteristics," Open Journal of Social Sciences, (4), 67-73
  22. 2016 "Exploring English Language Needs of Hotel Industry in Pakistan: An Evaluation of Existing Teaching Material," Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education, 28 (4): 169-177
  23. 2016 "Language Divergence Caused by LoC: A Case Study of District Kupwara (J&K) and District Neelum (AJ &K)," Kashmir Journal of Language Research, 19 (2): 103-120
  24. 2015 "Myths Broken or Sustained: Representation of Women Victims in Pakistani Media," Open Journal of Social Sciences, (3), 209-219
  25. 2015 “Identification of Emotionally Disturbed Students: Role of English Faculty in Linguistic Preventive Intervention,” Kashmir Journal of Language Research 18 (2), 77-92
  26. 2014 "Polish and English Phonology," International Journal of Academic Research, 6 (2): 7-9
  27. 2014 "Support for Learning Social, Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties," International Journal of Academic Research, 6 (1): 40-44
  28. 2014 "Different Functions of Interactional Token “Hala”in Pahari Conversation," Kashmir Journal of Language Research, 17 (2): 41-60
  29. 2014 "Communicative Syllabus Design and Testing," Kashmir Journal of Language Research, 17 (2): 17-40
  30. 2014 "Orderliness in Overlapping: An Analysis of Ordinary Pahari Conversation," Kashmir Journal of Language Research, 17 (1): 117-136
  31. 2014 "Translation Cultural Adaptation and Cross Cultural and Cross Cultural Validation of Language Attitude Scale," Kashmir Journal of Language Research, 17 (1): 215-230
  32. 2013 "Two Different Interactive Functions: Comparing Single and Repeated achā (okay) in Urdu Conversation," Kashmir Journal of Language Research, 16 (1): 28-45
  33. 2013 "Learner Autonomy: Building a Curriculum around Autonomous Learning with Exclusive Reference to the University of Sindh, Pakistan," Kashmir Journal of Language Research, 16 (2): 1-25
  34. 2013 "Liberalism and Feminism in Education," International Journal of Academic Research, 5(6): 115-139
  35. 2012 "Rhetorical Conventions for Academic Discourse," Kashmir Journal of Language Research, 15 (1): 129-156
  36. 2012 "An Introduction to Hindko Syllable Typology," Language in India, 12(2): 768-780
  37. 2011 "A Brief Introduction of Hindko Language," Language in India, 11 (11): 471-482
  38. 2010 "Alignment Tokens in Ordinary Urdu Conversation," Kashmir Journal of Language Research, 13 (1): 77-93
  39. 2009 "Active Listenership in Ordinary Urdu Conversation," Kashmir Journal of Language Research, 12 (1): 66-78
  40. 2005 "A Note on Negative Prefixes in Urdu," Kashmir Journal of Language Research, 6 (1): 36-63

Conversation Analysis, Discourse Analysis, TEFL, Sociolinguistics, Pragmatic and Language Documentation

• Fellow, Pakistan Women Leadership in Higher Education (US Dept. of State/MSU)
• Quaid-e-Azam Gold Medal Award (2021)
• Best Researcher Award, University of AJ&K (2018)
• Member, Board of Governors, Linguistic Association of Pakistan (LAP)
• Advisory roles in national and international academic bodies

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