Mohammad Saleem Shahid

EDITOR | FEATURE WRITER | PROOF READER | REPORTER | TEACHER | TRANSLATOR Phone: (92) 0344-53 11 332 Email: mohammadsaleem@outlook.com Facebook: saleemshahid.journalist Linkedin: Saleem Shahid Twitter: @Saleem_Shahid SUMMARY OF SKILLS: Over 20 years experience of practicing journalismediting, proofreading & reporting. Excellent working know-how and command on oral/written English/Urdu languages. Fully conversant with editing, proofreading, reporting and translation techniques. Able to translate texts from English to Urdu and vice versa EXPERIENCE: 2011 Feature Writer Daily Dateline Islamabad, Islamabad 2008-2009 News Editor Daily The Frontier Post, Islamabad 2007-2008 City Reporter Daily The Post, Islamabad. 2006-2008 Sub-Editor Daily The Business Recorder, Islamabad. 2004-2006 Freelance Journalist Daily The Pakistan Observer, Islamabad. 2004-2005 Freelance Editor GTZGerman Technical Agency, Islamabad. 2002-2003 Sub-Editor/Reporter Daily The Frontier Post, Islamabad 2002 Reporter/ Sub-Editor Daily The Balochistan Times, Quetta. 2001 Assistant Editor MediaServ (Research & Services Network), Isbd. 2000-2001 Senior Sub-Editor News Network International (NNI), Islamabad. 1999-2000 Sub-Editor Online/Intl News Network, Islamabad. 1999 Sub-Editor Daily Khabrain, Islamabad. 1992-1998 Sub-Editor/Proof Reader Daily The Muslim, Islamabad. 1985-1992 Correspondent Monthly Pictorial News Review, Karachi. EDUCATION: 2010-2011 Masters in English (Literature and Applied Linguistics) National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad 1997-1998 Bachelor of Arts (Mass Communications) Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad. 1991 Special Diploma Course in English National Institute of Modern Languages, Islamabad TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Taught English A/ B syllabus to IX/X and XI/XII classes from April 1, 1999 to March 31, 2013 at Muslim School and College, Alipur Campus, Lehtrar Road, Islamabad. TEACHING SKILLS: Excellent working know-how and command on oral/written English language. Fully conversant with teaching techniques and methods. Taught courses in compulsory/functional English, Creative Writing and Business Communication. Also taught courses on basic language skills in English.

TRAINING COURSE ATTENDED: Undergone orientation course on news and current affairs organised by Pakistan Television Channel-3 for Sub-Editors. INTERESTS: Mass media, political economy, civic issues, general interest magazines. LANGUAGES: Urdu, Punjabi, English. RESEARCH INTERESTS: Applied Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Business Communication, Creative Writing, English Language Teaching, English as Medium of Instruction, English for Specific Purposes, Functional English, Interpersonal Communication, Language Development, Multilingual Environment, Research Methodology, Second Language Acquisition, Social-Psychology of Language, Teaching of English as Foreign Language.