Contents Volume II Issue I ( 2017)
| A Lacanian Reading of Human Psyche in the Poetry of John Keats and Faiz Ahmad Faiz |
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| Abstract: | Romantic poetry, as an expression of the conscious and unconscious sentiments of the individual, holds a significant potential to be analysed for psychological contents. Such a view would reveal the personal life and psychological status of the poets. Therefore, the present paper concentrates on the Lacanian reading of the poetry of John Keats and Faiz Ahmad Faiz: the two major romantic poets of t ...Read More |
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1-Ali Naqi : Ph.D. Scholar, Foundation University, Islamabad, Pakistan. 2-Aisha Jadoon : Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan3-Fasih Ahmed : Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Romanticism, Keats, Faiz, Psychology, Sense of lack, Desire of Union |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).01 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).01 |
| Page Nos: | 1-14 |
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| Linguistic Variation across Research Sections: A Multidimensional Analysis of Pakistani Academic Journal Articles |
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| Abstract: | This research analyzes academic journal articles in Pakistan by exploring their linguistic variations in different sections through multidimensional analysis. The analysis identifies the language of Pakistani academic journal articles. The corpus of Pakistani academic journal articles has been culled from a variety of research articles published in Pakistani academic journals. The data have been a ...Read More |
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1-Aniqa Rashid : Assistant Professor, National University of Modern Languages (Faisalabad campus), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Muhammad Asim Mahmood : Professor, Department of Linguistics, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan3-Sajid Ahmad : Assistant Professor, Government Post Graduate College, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | English language variation, Academic register, Academic Journal Research Articles, Multidimensional Analysis |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).02 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).02 |
| Page Nos: | 15-37 |
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| Students’ Attitudes to Teachers’ Code -Switching at Undergraduate Level in Pakistan |
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| Abstract: | The study investigates attitudes of social and natural science students towards the practice of code switching by respective teachers at undergraduate level. For this purpose, Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) is applied. An adapted questionnaire of El-Fiki (1999) focused the advantages, disadvantages and CS practice as a helping tool in teaching methodology. The statistical results show a ...Read More |
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1-Summaira Aziz : MPhil. Research Scholar, Deparmtent of Humanities, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.2-Fasih Ahmed : Head, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan. 3-Momel Shehnaz: Junior Research Fellow, Humanity Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Code - Switching, Attitudes, Education, Social Science, Natural Science |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).03 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).03 |
| Page Nos: | 38-54 |
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| Scale Development for Teaching Appraisal |
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| Abstract: | The study finds if teachers' success in classroom is determined by the efficacy of teaching skills. Successful and effective teaching depend on several factors including level of knowledge, classroom management skills and students assessment. Evaluating the effectiveness of teachers is a challenging task due to the absence of standardized scale for assessing teachers’ classroom disposition. The ...Read More |
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1-Shahida Naz : Lecturer, Department of English, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan2-Memona Rasheed : Department of Economics, Bhauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan3-Tahir Rasheed : BS (Student), Department of English, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Paksitan |
| Keywords: | Teaching Skills, Evaluation, Classroom, Management, Reliability |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).04 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).04 |
| Page Nos: | 55-66 |
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| Barthian Semiotics in Prince Bahram, In search of Gulandama |
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| Abstract: | The paper aims at finding Ronald Barthes’ codes in the short story Prince Bahram, In Search of Gulandama. Using textual analysis, the short story was is analysed in the light of Ronald Barthes five codes. It is found that almost all of Ronald Barthes’ codes: hermeneutic, proairetic, semantic, symbolic and cultural codes are present in the short story. The story has puzzles and enigmas which in ...Read More |
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1-Liaqat Iqbal : Assistant Professor, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan2-Irfan Ullah : Assistant Professor, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan3-Reena Khan: MPhil. Researcher, Applied Linguistics, Lahore Leeds University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Semiotics, Ronald Barthes, Hermeneutic, Proairetic, Semantic, Symbolic, Cultural Codes |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).05 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).05 |
| Page Nos: | 67-75 |
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| Concordance between Test Items and Lesson Objectives of Pedagogical Discourse |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this study is to see if there is any discrepancy between constructed response test items and learning objectives of Grade IX English Textbook published by Punjab Textbook Board, Lahore. As product oriented syllabi have clearly defined objectives, each lesson of the book contains a specified set of objectives. The researcher studied these objectives and their relation to the test items ...Read More |
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1-Azhar Habib : Lecturer, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan2-Riaz Ahmed : Mphil Scholar, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan3-Sana Gul: MPhil. Scholar, Northern University, Nowshera, KP, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Constructed Response Test Items, Learning Objectives, English Textbooks |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).06 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).06 |
| Page Nos: | 76-96 |
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| Test Phobia of IELTS and its Remedy |
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| Abstract: | English acquisition as a second language (ESL) has been a Herculean task for students generally. When it comes specifically to IELTS, it seems to be the most difficult assessment of life because students’ level of English do not meet the IELTS requirements due to incorrect local practices; either due to unconducive environment or social factors for which the best way out is rephrasing the text, ...Read More |
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1-Sadeeq Akbar : M.Phil Scholar, Department of English, Northern University, Nowshehra, KP, Pakistan.2-Shams ul Islam : Independent Researcher3-Muhammad Uzair Yousaf : Independent Researcher |
| Keywords: | Statement Rephrasing, Opinion Presentation, familiarity of accents, IELTS |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).07 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).07 |
| Page Nos: | 97-105 |
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| Compounding in Pashto: An Analysis of Compound and Compound- Complex Adjectives |
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| Abstract: | Compounding as the word formation process is common across languages. Pashto language uses it as a productive morphological process. The paper aims at the structural description of compound and compound-complex adjectives in the language. For this purpose the data were collected through discourse centered method, Pashto newspapers and Pashto programmes on T.V and radio. The data is analyzed using ...Read More |
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1-Akbar Ali : Assistant Professor, Department of English , Department, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP. Pakistan2-Muhammad Yasir Khan : Lecturer, Department of English, Cadet College, Palandri, AJK.3-Bilal Khan : Lecturer, Department of English, FATA University, Kohat, KP, Pakitsan. |
| Keywords: | Compounding, Pashto Morphology, Compound Adjectives, Compoundcomplex Adjectives |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).08 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).08 |
| Page Nos: | 106-113 |
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| The Culture of Silence and Secrets: Repressions and Psychological Disorders among Pakistani Housewives in Fiction |
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| Abstract: | Pakistani housewives suffer emotional and psychological repression in their daily lives, which result in the mental instability and psychological disorders. Through the analysis of two short stories by Pakistani feminist writers Shaila Abdullah and Rukhsana Ahmad, this paper studies the repressions of Pakistani housewives, and their emotional sufferings, to identify the long-lasting effects of emo ...Read More |
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1-Noreen Zainab: Research Scholar, Department of English, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.2-Aisha Jadoon: Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.3-Muhammad Nawaz: Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Repression, Psychological Disorders, Abuse, Pakistani Housewives, Short Stories |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).09 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).09 |
| Page Nos: | 114-129 |
| Volume & Issue: | II-I |
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