ذرا نم ہو تو یہ مٹی بڑی زرخیز ہے ساقی
نحمدہ ونصلی علی رسولہ الکریم امّا بعد فاعوذ بااللہ من الشیطن الرجیم
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم
معززصدر اور میرے ہم مکتب ساتھیو!آج مجھے جس موضوع پر لب کشائی کرنی ہے وہ ہے::’’ذرا نم ہو تو یہ مٹی بڑی زرخیز ہے ساقی‘‘
ارشاد ِباری تعالیٰ ہے:۔فالھمھا فجورھا و تقوھا
ہرنفس میں گناہ اور تقوی کا الہام کر دیا گیا
جنابِ صدر!
حضرت اقبال رحمۃ اللہ علیہ سمجھتے تھے کہ خالق کائنات نے انسان کوفطرتِ سلیم پر پیدا فرمایا ہے اور ہر انسان کی فطرت میں خیر اور شرکا مادہ رکھ دیا گیا ہے اور جب انسان اللہ تعالیٰ کے بتائے ہوئے راستے پرعمل پیرا ہو کر نیکی کی طرف گامزن ہوتا ہے تو وہ فرشتوں سے بھی آگے نکل جاتا ہے اور اسے انسانیت کی معراج نصیب ہوتی ہے مگر جب انسان ابلیس کے بتائے ہوئے راستے پر چلتا ہے تو جہالت و گمراہی اس کا مقدر بن جاتی ہے اپنے نفسِ امارہ کی پیروی کرتے ہوئے وہ ذلت کی پستیوں میں نیچے اتر جاتا ہے لیکن انسان کے دل میں اُنس اور محبت کا جذ بہ فلاح اور خیر کا عنصر ہمیشہ موجود رہتا ہے جو کسی بھی وقت اس کے من میں زور پکڑ لیتا ہے اور انسان اپنے اصل مقصد کی طرف واپس پلٹ آتا ہے اسی لیے اقبال امید رکھتے ہیں کہ میری قوم کے نوجوان اپنے مقصدِ حیات سے ہٹ گئے ہیں۔ غیروں کی اندھی تقلید میں اپنا جو ہرحقیقی کھو چکے ہیں۔ تن آسانی اور من فراموشی نے ان کا قومی وقار چھین لیا ہے یقینا یہ ایک دن اپنے ماضی اور اسلاف کے کارناموں کی طرف واپس پلٹیں گے اور اپنا کھویا ہوا مقام حاصل کریں گے۔ اسی لیے اقبال رحمۃ اللہ علیہ فرماتے ہیں۔
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Strengthening rehabilitation in health systems and integrating rehabilitation across all levels of care depends on a mix of strategies, however all depend on an appropriately trained, resourced and organized workforce. Indeed, among the ten areas for action described in the World Health Organization 2030 initiative is developing a strong multidisciplinary rehabilitation workforce that is suitable for country context, and promoting rehabilitation concepts across all health workforce education.
The rehabilitation workforce is constantly evolving as it strives to provide safe practices and treatment choices based on the best available evidence to improve function, promote independence and help people reach their maximum potential. However, barriers to this evolution include a lack of well-resourced training programs, variations in the competencies expected within the standard entry-level curriculum, limited opportunities for continuing professional development, geopolitical instability, competing demands for limited health budgets and persistent de-prioritization of rehabilitation.
A qualitative case study was employed to explore the assessment practices of English Language Teachers (ELTs) used in assessing the Oral Communication Skills (OCSs) of the students of Grade 5 in Karachi, Pakistan. The study also aimed to explore the factors that facilitate and the challenges that English Language teachers face during the assessment of Oral Communication Skills. The data were collected by using various tools such as semi-structured interviews, Focus group discussion and classroom observation. Through a purposive sampling, participants were selected for semi-structured interview and focus group discussion. Semi- structured interviews were conducted with two English language teachers, a focus group discussion was conducted with 8 students of grade 5 and classroom observations were also conducted for the triangulation of the data.The findings of the study revealed that assessment practices especially-formative assessment - have a positive impact on students’ learning in the area of Oral Communication Skills. Findings show that English Language teachers use various assessment strategies, such as discussions, oral questioning, interviews, role plays, peer assessment, turn and talk and presentation to assess Oral Communication Skills of students which in turn helps students in motivating and building their confidence to participate in the classroom. Teachers were aware of the fact that speaking of English language can be learnt through practice. Therefore, teachers use these assessment strategies to involve the student in the conversation. Several elements such as technology, listening, lesson planning, reading aloud and integration of all four skills assist English Language teachers in the process of assessment of Oral Communication Skills. Results indicated that speaking skill is the most difficult skill to teach and assess. In addition, it also revealed that English Language teachers face several challenges in the implementation of assessment strategies. The major challenges for English Language Teachers were over crowded classes, negligence of Oral Communication Skills in the summative examination, lack of resources and workload. The generalizability of the findings may be limited to the context where this research has been conducted because of small sample size. However, the findings can be transferred to other contexts having a similar background in terms of teaching, learning and assessment. Moreover, future studies can employ different research methods such as action research or a true experimental study to get more reliable results and see the improvement in students’ learning of oral communication skills.