English is taught as a second language in the Pakistani context where traditional methods such as Grammar-Translation Method (GTM) are dominant in most of the English language teachers' classroom practices. Generally, teachers are found to be neither equipped nor familiar with the communicative ways of teaching English in general and English speaking skills in particular. Therefore, they face challenges and difficulties in their classroom teaching practices, which limit students' learning and drive the teaching-learning processes towards rote- and examination-oriented learning. Many research studies have been conducted in all aspects and skills of second language learning. I have conducted my study with a similar aim that is, to improve the teaching and learning of English language speaking skills. The study was conducted in a lower secondary community school in Karachi, Pakistan, having a low socio-economic status. The methodology selected for the study was Action Research. This study was conducted to explore how teachers can be facilitated in improving their teaching of English speaking skills to grade six students. This entailed introducing new teaching strategies, such as role play, story-telling, and discussion, along with songs as encouraging activities. The findings of the study can facilitate the present researcher in his context, and therefore, improve his own practice as a teacher educator. Data were collected by using different methods and tools, such as observation, audiorecording of interviews of the participant teacher and classroom lessons, video-recording of the first and last teaching lessons, researcher's and teacher's reflective diaries, and document analysis. The study findings, during the reconnaissance stage, reveal that the existing teaching practices are teacher-centered, GTM- oriented, and replete with use of Urdu language. They also reveal the participating teacher's lack of pedagogical content knowledge and skills in addition to her inadequate English speaking skills. They further show students as passive listeners with minimum class participation, overloaded with tasks requiring heavy writing at the same time. Overall, reading and writing skills were focused with less emphasis given to speaking skill. In contrast, the findings after facilitating the teacher-participant with new teaching strategies demonstrate the following, the strategies improved: her practices of teaching English speaking skills; her awareness concerning pedagogical skills and content knowledge; her understanding of the teacher's role in the class; she also developed various teaching materials and lesson plans, and kept a reflective diary. In addition, the findings revealed some challenges that emerged in the process of facilitating the teacher-participant. For
اصغر سودائی(۱۹۲۶ء۔۲۰۰۷ء) سیالکوٹ کے متوسط گھرانے میں پیدا ہوئے۔آپ نے مرے کالج سیالکوٹ سے بی ۔اے کیا ۔طالب علمی کے دوران آپ’’ مرے کالج میگزین‘‘ کے نائب مدیر تھے۔ ۱۹۵۲ء میں جناح اسلامیہ کالج سیالکوٹ میں بطور لیکچرار تعینات ہوئے ۔۱۹۸۴ء میں انھیں ان کی تعلیمی خدمات کے پیشِ نظر ڈائریکٹر آف ایجوکیشن کے عہدے پر ترقی دی گئی۔ آپ کی شہرت اس لحاظ سے بھی ہے کہ آپ تحریک پاکستان کی اساس بننے والے نعرہ پاکستان ،’’پاکستان کا مطلب کیا لاالہ الا اﷲ ‘‘ کے خالق بھی ہیں۔ (۷۳۵)اصغر سودائی کا پہلا شعری مجموعہ ’’شہ دوسرا‘‘ بزم رومی و اقبال سیالکوٹ نے ۱۹۸۹ء میں طبع کیا۔ دوسرا مجموعہ کلام ’’چلن صبا کی طرح‘‘ صدیقی پبلی کیشنز لاہور نے ۱۹۹۹ء میں شائع کیا۔ آپؐ کا تیسرا شعری مجموعہ’’ کرن صدا کی طر ح ‘‘کے نام سے شائع ہو چکا ہے۔ اصغر سودائی کے نظریات ا ن کی اکہتر سالہ زندگی کا نچوڑ ہیں۔ انھوں نے مختلف تحاریک کازمانہ دیکھا اصغر نے تحریکِ پاکستان کی پرزور جدوجہد کو پروان چڑھتے اور پاکستان کو وجود میں آتے دیکھا۔ ادبی تحاریک میں انھوں نے رومانی اور ترقی پسند تحریک کا زمانہ دیکھا۔
ان کے نظریات میں اقبال کے افکار کی جھلک بھی دکھائی دیتی ہے۔ وہ بھی مغرب کی غلامی کو ملتِ اسلامیہ کے لیے باعث ِہلاکت و تباہی قرا ر دیتے ہیں۔ اصغر کے خیال میں اسلام دین فطرت ہے اور اس میں تمام مروجہ علوم کا نچوڑ موجود ہے۔ وہ اسلا م ہی کو انسانی زندگی کی بنیاد سمجھتے ہیں اور اسلام کی صداقتوں او ربین الاقوامیت کے قائل ہیں۔
اصغر سودائی بنیادی طور پر غزل گو شاعر ہیں۔قیام پاکستان کے بعد جن شعرانے میر کے رنگ سخن کی پیروی کی ان میں ناصر کاظمی ،خلیل الرحمان اعظمی اور شہرت بخاری شامل ہیں۔ان شعر امیں اصغر سودائی...
In human life, family relations are of basic importance. In the Islamic Law, the proportion of rights and obligations amongst the relatives is in accordance with human nature. The nature of relations amongst family members has been brought into light with Islamic and Natural perspectives. Amongst those rights and obligations, the responsibility for expense is of primary importance, because its clear understanding illustrates the reality of all the family relations which causes the positive effects on the whole society. In this article, by discussing the expense (rights and obligations) of relatives, the Islamic instructions, basic philosophy, general effects, necessity and its importance has been brought into light. All facts have been presented under two heads of expense (rights) of wife and expense (rights) of the relatives. But, in the light of Quran and Hadith, it has been agreed by all the Islamic Jurisprudents, upon the necessity/obligation/ compulsion of the right of expense for the relatives just like the right of expense for a wife. In this article and attempt has been made to clarify that, in a family setup, how much importance has to be given to the rights and duties/obligations of a wife?
Development of nitrogen (N) efficient bread wheat cultivars better suited to limiting nitrogen condition is one of the prime objectives in plant breeding research. Three years (2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16) study was carried out to investigate genetic variability, identify traits influencing N use efficiency (NUE) and their pattern of inheritance using Hayman and Griffing approaches at The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Pakistan. During 2013/14, 30 wheat varieties released during 1981 till 2013 were preliminary screened under high nitrogen (Recommended dose, N+) and low nitrogen (N0) conditions as independent experiments. Significant G×E for all traits justified independent analysis. Independent analysis revealed significant genotypic variation for all traits under each level of nitrogen. Significant reductions under N0 condition for all traits signified the role of nitrogen fertilization in crop production. Path coefficient analysis identified biological yield, grain nitrogen content, harvest index and grain growth rate as direct contributors, whereas, tillers m-2 and 1000 grains weight, biological growth rate, total nitrogen uptake and nitrogen harvest index as indirect contributors for the improvement of NUE in bread wheat. Based on stress selection indices, cluster analysis, principal components analysis and 3D biplot analysis Shahkar-13 (Shk), Pirsabak-05 (PS) and Tatara (Tat) were classified as N-efficient, while Hashim-08 (Hsm), Inqilab-91(Inq) and Pak-81 (Pak) were found as N-inefficient varieties. During 2014/15, an objectives-based hybridization program was initiated by crossing two contrasting groups of varieties to generate a 6 × 6 straight diallel. In the following year, 15 F1 hybrids along with six parent cultivars were evaluated under N+ and N0 conditions. Significant GEI for all traits necessitated independent analysis under each nitrogen level, which exhibited significant variation among genotypes justifying genetic analysis for all traits. Diallel analysis of variance exhibited preponderance of non-additive gene action in the inheritance of all traits under both N+ and N0 conditions. However, non-additive genetic effects for days to emergence, anthesis, maturity and grain filling duration were changed to additive genetic control under N0 condition. Pre-dominant role of non-additive genetic effects was further validated by the greater proportion of dominance than additive genetic variance, higher magnitude of H1 than D genetic component, proportion of dominant genes, average degrees of dominance (>1), Wr/Vr graphs and low narrow sense heritability. Position of parents along the regression line expressed that Tatara20 96 and Hashim-08 possessed more dominant and recessive genes, respectively for most of the traits. Heritability estimates both in narrow and broad sense were greater under N+ than N0 condition for most of the traits. Low to moderate ratio of narrow and broad sense heritability for most of the traits exhibited that non-additive variance was predominant than additive variance in the expression of these traits. Combining ability analysis revealed the significance of both GCA and SCA effects for almost all traits. Traits with GCA/SCA ratio less than 1 indicated importance of non-additive genetics effects in phenotypic expression of these traits. Tatara appeared as best general combiner for all important NUE and yield associated traits. Relative ranking of crosses for SCA effects were not the same under both N+ and N0 conditions. The F1 hybrid, Shk × Hsm expressed maximum SCA effects for most of the important traits under both N+ and N0 conditions, whereas, PS × Shk was ranked as top specific combination for most of the traits only under N0 condition. Correlation analysis suggested that mean values of both parents and F1 hybrids predict their suitability as general or specific combiner. Better parent heterosis was exhibited by cross combinations Shk × Hsm and PS × Tat for most of the important traits under N+ and N0 conditions, respectively. Both Hayman and Griffing analyses revealed the involvement of non-additive gene actions in the phenotypic expression of most of the traits. Non-additive genetic variance of traits warranted improvement through delayed selection. Besides exploring genetics of N-efficient lines, this study also identified some indices for selecting N-efficient wheat lines. Cross combinations Shk × Hsm, PS × Shk and PS × Tat with higher SCA and heterobiltiosis may be useful in evolving wheat cultivars with enhanced NUE.