Faculty Profiles

Lecturer Dr Isra Irshad

Designation : Lecturer
Specialization : ENGLISH

Email : [email protected]


Dr Isra Irshad is a distinguished English lecturer at the Department of English, University of Gujrat. With over a decade of experience in teaching, she has established herself as a dedicated and passionate educator, renowned for her unwavering commitment to her students' success. Her teaching philosophy is centered around empowering her students to reach their full potential. She believes that education should be a transformative experience, one that not only imparts knowledge but also inspires critical thinking, creativity, and intellectual curiosity. She has done her PhD in English from UOG. She is also an accomplished researcher, with several publications in reputable academic journals. Her academic credentials are impressive, with a strong educational foundation in English literature, language and translation. Her expertise spans a range of areas, including ELT, translation studies, critical discourse analysis and gender studies.

  • My research Interests include Critical Discourse Analysis, Translation Studies, Gender Studies and ESP. My research goals include:

    1) Promoting Social Justice: Using research to challenge dominant discourses and promote social justice, particularly in the areas of gender, language, and education.

    2) Empowering Marginalized Voices: Amplifying the voices and perspectives of marginalized communities, including women, minority language speakers, and other underrepresented groups.

    3) Informing Pedagogical Practices: Developing and evaluating ESP courses in various contexts

  • PhD,University of Gujrat
  • Mphil,University of Gujrat
  • BS,University of Gujrat
  • Hafiz-e-Quran   got distinction in completing Hifz ul Quran within 2 years
  • Position holder   Ist position in M.Phil
  • Departmental English scoiety   Member
  • SNLP (Society for Natural Language processing)   Member
  • Board of Faculty   Member
  • DRRC   Member
  • Exam coordinator, Admission Coordinator
  • 1. Isra Irshad and Musarat Yasmin Alvi “Translating harassment: cross cultural reconstruction of the feminist identity in translated fiction.I” Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, November 2023  DOI:
  • 2. Isra Irshad and Musarat Yasmin Alvi “Translating Eloped Women: A Critical Analysis of the Selected English Translations of Urdu Novel Aangan by Mastoor.” Asia Pacific Translation And Intercultural Studies, November 2022  DOI:
  • 3. Isra Irshad and Musarat Yasmin Alvi “Feminism and Literary Translation: A systematic Review” Heliyon , March 2022  DOI:
  • 4. Isra Irshad and Behzad Anwar “A Multidimensional Analysis of Pakistani English Written Discourse ” Linguistics and Literature Review, March 2021  DOI:
  • 5. ISRA IRSHAD, GHULAM ALI, USMAN ALI “Intertextual and Inter-Discursive Construction of Muslim Identity in Iqbal’s Poetry: A Postcolonial Perspective” Pakistan Journal of Languages and Translation Studies, August 2019  DOI:
  • 6. Isra Irshad and Behzad Anwar “POETIC TRANSLATION AND CULTURAL SPECIFIC ITEMS: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF PAKISTANI AND BRITISH ENGLISH ” Journal of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Research, June 2019  DOI:
  • 7. ISRA IRSHAD, GHULAM ALI, KANWAL ZAHRA “Intertextuality and Interdiscursivity in Colonial Discourse: A Critical Analysis of “First Love and Last Love” by ‘James Grant.” Pakistan Journal of Languages and Translation Studies, July 2018  DOI:
  • 8. Isra Irshad and Behzad Anwar “Designing English for Specific Purposes Course for Computer Science Students” Journal of Education and Educational Development, June 2018  DOI:
  • 9. ISRA IRSHAD AND GHULAM ALI “ Analyzing the Phenomenon of Intertextuality in the Process of Literary Translation. ” Pakistan Journal of Languages and Translation Studies, August 2016  DOI: