Teaching methodology training entry test
Written entry test of Teaching Methodology Training
Karachi, Dec 10: The Sindh Education and Literacy Department has decided to hold a written
entry test for the second batch of the "Teaching Methodology Training",
Additional Secretary Education Riaz Memon said. The
programme, being held under the auspices of the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed
Youth Development Programme (BBSYDP), will start from January 20, 2010
and will run till May. Over 5,000 male and female graduate and
intermediate students would be imparted training under the programme,
while more than 27,000 applicants would appear in the test that is
scheduled to take place in 23 districts of the province. Memon,
who is also Director of the BBSYDP, said that initially, candidates
would be given training in the subjects of Mathematics, Science and
English. "The test will help us in selecting candidates on a merit
basis and no favouritism would be allowed," he said. As many
as 373 candidates including 186 male and 187 female graduates would be
picked for the programme from Karachi, he said adding that the same
number of intermediate students would be short listed for the programme
from the city. The news
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Foreign students condemn twin blasts in Lahore
Lahore: Foreign students on Tuesday condemned Monday's
twin blasts and expressed their solidarity with Lahoris. They
said they were part of Lahore's community and could feel the pain of
those who lost their beloved ones in the twin blasts. They, however,
said they were concerned about their security. Foreign students also
said: "Our families are concerned about our security and they are
asking us to limit ourselves to hostels." A number of foreign
students are enrolled in University of Engineering and Technology,
Fatima Jinnah Medical College (FJMC), Punjab University, King Edward
Medical College, Beaconhouse National University and Lahore University
of Management Sciences (LUMS). They said ruthless terrorists had
no religion and they were killing innocent people. Mona
Ali, an FJMC final year student from Somalia, said: "It is very awful
that terrorists killed a number of innocent people and children. Such
incidents scare us." Zahra, a PU MPhil student from Iran, said: "We
are part of Lahore's community and we share our solidarity with Lahoris
as they are in the grip of terrorism. Our family members are worried
about us and they often ask me to study somewhere else." Fauzina, an
Indonesian student, said: "The blasts put me in a deep shock.
Terrorists are 'sightless'." Hani Mardanshah, an MBBS student
from Iran, said: "We are feeling insecure. Terrorists are animals and
they cannot spare children and women." Anouj, a UET student Nepal,
said: "The university administration had tightened security on campus
but the city is not safe. Monday's attacks saddened us but we have to
stay here." Ayesha, an FJMC student from Kuwait, said: "My parents have
told me to stay in hostel. We often go to bazaar for shopping but the
blasts have forced us to stay inside." Anam Ali, an American
student, said: "After the Lahore blasts, I have become thanatophobiac
(fear of death). Terrorism has psychologically disturbed the whole
society, especially those students who are not with their families." Abeer,
a student from Abu Dhabi, said: "The blasts have not only disturbed the
routine life of Lahoris but has also distressed us. One cannot
concentrate on his or her studies under this situation." The government
has issued a security plan for the city's institutions and law
enforcement agencies were ordered to tighten security around the
foreign students' hostels. Daily times
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Government, private schools holiday
Karachi: All government and private schools of the city will
remain closed on Thursday to mark the 1,279th Urs of Syed Abdullah Shah
Ghazi. A communication issued by the executive district
officer for education on Wednesday said that schools falling under the
administrative control of the city district government of Karachi would
also remain closed on the occasion. Dawn
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Romanticism in poetry
Karachi: Dr Unus Hasany, former chairman of the Urdu department at the University
of Karachi (KU), smiled when he pointed out that it is a misconception
that romanticism in poetry is generally related to the love of the
opposite sex. "If that were the case, Wordsworth wouldn't be
included in the list of romantic poets. And the reason Akhtar Sherani
is mentioned in the category of the romantic poets is not because he
adores Salma in his poetry. Both poets are romantics because they love
nature," Dr Hasany explained. According to Dr Hasany, a poet
creates beauty, and this attribute differentiates him from a common
man. "As Keats said, 'beauty lies in the eyes of beholder.' The poet
observes and describes beauty in a way that does not come in the minds
of common people," he said. Dr Hasany has served as the chief
editor of the Urdu Dictionary Board (UDB), and has written extensively
on romanticism in Urdu literature. He has especially worked on the life
and poetry of renowned Urdu poet Akhtar Sherani. His work 'Akhtar
Sherani Aur Jadeed Urdu Adab' (Akhtar Sherani and Modern Urdu
Literature), earned him a doctoral degree from Vikram University,
Ujjain, India in 1966. In 1978 he was appointed as an assistant
professor in the KU Urdu Department, while he rose to become the
chairman of the department in 1992 and a professor in 1995. Currently
he is teaching at KU as an adjunct professor. Born in Tonk,
Rajasthan in 1937, Dr Hasany migrated to Pakistan in 1968. He said that
in India, he felt that Muslims were treated as second-class citizens.
"I never regretted my decision of coming here. I am surprised when I
hear suggestions that Indian Muslims could have been better in a united
India. It is a fallacy," he argued. Dr Hasany has been living in
Delhi Colony ever since he arrived in Karachi. "I did not face much
hardship, as I was not married and had no family to support. Many
private colleges denied me a job as they reasoned that being a PhD I
would seek more than 400 rupees per month instead of the 350 rupees
that were given to Masters holders. My PhD degree had become a source
of disqualification," he chuckled. Before coming to Pakistan, Dr
Hasany had taught Urdu for six years in various colleges of India,
especially in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. He said that this was the
reason he had no problems teaching. "The problem was that the private
colleges in India were huge as they were established by rich
philanthropists. In Karachi, I found that private colleges were housed
in houses built on 240 to 400 square yards. They (the colleges in
Karachi) were purely business ventures, and the propagation of
education was last concern on their minds," he said.
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Workshop held at UET
Lahore: With a view to enhance speaking power and self confidance in
scholership holders, Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF) has
organized a capacity building workshop for the talented students. Under
this programme a workshop on the topic "Personality Buliding and
Communication" was held at University of Engineering and Technology,
Lahore which was attended by 74 scholers studying in UET. Prof.
Shahzaib Khan, Prof. Ambreen Siddiqui, Prof.Dr.Sajid Ali and Prof.Dr.
Khaliq ur Rehman delevered lectures on Communication Skills,
Personality Development, Time Managment and Public Speaking.
Speeking on the occasion, Dr. Khaliq ur Rehman said that no doubt
scholers of PEEF are very talanted but it has been observed that there
is lack of self confidance and speaking power in the student. With a
view to enabling them to face the challange of future, Ayesha Taufeeq
thanked the Vice Chancellor UET and Dr. Dr. Khaliq ur Rehman for
extending cooperation to hold workshop and befitting manner on behalf
of PEEF's MD Dr. Kamran Shams. She said taht the PEEF has launched a
programme of hodling personality development workshop for 500 scholers
throughout the province. She further stated that in the first phase,
the PEEF distributed 5320 scholerships among deserving students and
more 5000 talanted would be granted stipend in near future.
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DHA Library's anniversary
Karachi: The DHA Central Library (DCL) is organising a three-day literary and
cultural gala from December 11 to 13 on the eve of the 18th anniversary
of the library's foundation, said DCL Secretary Lt Col (retd) Rafat
Naqvi. The highlights of the celebrations include a grand book
exhibition, a literary seminar, drama festival, a mushaira and a ghazal
evening. The three day Book Fair will be organised at the DCL from 10
am to 9 pm on the afore-mentioned dates. The news
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