Hazrat Usman Mashwani

• M.Ed (TESL)
• Lecturer at Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University

Learning English language is the need of the day. Being an international language and the language of modern education; English language learning has got special attention these days. The wide use of English language in various settings has increased the demand of its learning and has motivated everyone, regardless of their walk of life to learn En...

The use of technology in education is inevitable in the current era of quality education. The technology works as a backbone of the modern education system and without technology, the modern education would have never achieved the current success. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is one of the best examples of modern instructional technology in ed...

Interactive learning media is a tool or learning resource that enables direct interaction between students and learning materials. This research aims to explore the role of instructional media in enhancing student engagement and academic performance. Through the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method, this study examines the impact of interactiv...

This study explored the infrastructural needs for the establishment of Non-Formal Schools (NFSs) within the existing setup of mosques and guesthouses of the community, aiming to enrol out-of-school children and alleviate illiteracy in Kunar province, Afghanistan. Employing a case study and qualitative research design, 62 research participants from...

Non-Formal Schools (NFSs) for its flexibility and cost-effectiveness is an essential aspect of the education system of developing countries. The success of these schools in delivering quality education relies significantly on the competence of their teaching staff. This study explores the essential qualifications and the required capacity-building...

The fourth goal in Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) spells out Quality Education that demands teachers across all disciplines to teach effectively. The available literature suggests that teaching effectiveness starts from good planning, which should be evident in the documentation of lesson plans. However, when it comes to English teachers, thei...

The term native-like proficiency in English refers to the ability to speak the English language like a native speaker. This study was conducted to investigate Afghan English major undergraduate students’ attitudes toward native-like proficiency in the English language at two public universities in Afghanistan. The study specifically investigated th...

Speaking skill is one of the most important skills of the four language skills. It is believed as an indicator of competency in a language. Nazara (2011) considers speaking skill as an essential skill of the four language skills and suggests that EFL students have to master the speaking skill. Unfortunately, the majority of Afghan EFL undergraduate...

Of the four language skills, speaking is usually considered an indicator of proficiency in a language. As an EFL student, one should master speaking skill (Nazara, 2012). Unfortunately, most Afghan EFL undergraduates are not as good at speaking as they are in the other three English language skills (reading, writing and listening). Most Afghan unde...

Reading, writing, listening, and speaking are the four primary and required skills of every language. Of the four skills of a language, speaking is the skill that always matters the most for a language learner, and it is considered essential. According to Nazara (2012), speaking is an important and essential skill of the four language skills, and a...

Abstract: Gossip, commonly known as idle talk or rumor about others personal or private affairs is the usual part of our daily communications. Gossip which is also known as dishing or tattling plays a significant role in human societies. This study which aims to investigate the difference between Afghan male and female gossip specifically about oth...

Abstract: Female education in Afghanistan has witnessed a number of ups and downs throughout the history of Afghanistan. In the history of Afghanistan, the people who suffered the most in the part of education were female. From the very beginning, female education was not that much satisfied prior to the civil war in Afghanistan but the three-decad...

The current study is conducted with the aim to explore the practices and perceptions of Afghan EFL lecturers toward assessment. A second aim of the study is to explore the challenges the lecturers encounter in the implementation of formative assessments in their classes. To serve these basic objectives, a qualitative case study method design was em...

The objective of the current study was to examine library anxiety level among Universiti Technologi Mara (UiTM) undergraduate and Postgraduate students. Furthermore, the study also aimed to correlate students' library anxiety with constructs such as age, gender, the highest qualification, the frequency of library visits, CGPA, the field of study, a...