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(WINTER 2018)

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01 - On Being Ugly: An Analysis of Arundhati Roy's Beauty Norms in The Ministry of Ut

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).01
10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).01      Published : Mar 2018

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    Beauty in the world of art is one of the most celebrated ideas. In this paper, Arundhati Roy’s novel The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is analyzed with reference to one of its major character, Anjum, an ugly transgender. Adopting the theoretical framework of Halberstam (2005) this paper argues that the physical appearance, either ugly or beautiful, shapes the attitudes of people towards each ... Details

    Beauty, Transgender, Morality, Narrative Analysis, Ugliness, Abuse, Stereotype

    (1) Noreen Zainab
    PhD Scholar, Foundation University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Aisha Jadoon
    Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Amna Saeed
    Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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02 - Language Learning Strategies and Students9apos9 Performance in ESL Classrooms

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).02
10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).02      Published : Mar 2018

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    This study investigates the relation of language learning strategies, memory, cognitive, compensation, metacognitive, social and affective strategy with the language performance of undergraduate students in ESL classroom. Data from the sample of 97 male and 63 female learners in a private university was collected through Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) by Oxford (1990), which is ba... Details

    Learning Strategies, Performance, Cognitive Strategy, Memory Strategy

    (1) Arshad Ali Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Management & Technology (UMT), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sayyed Rashid Ali Shah
    Assistant Professor, Faculty for Language and Translation, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
    (3) Hussain Ahmad
    Lecturer, English Language Institute, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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03 - Interface of Education and Religion: The Inclusiveness of Academic Discourse in

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).03
10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).03      Published : Mar 2018

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    Knowledge about different religions of the world is vital for developing interfaith harmony. The present research aims at finding the portrayal of different religions in English textbooks taught at the Secondary Level in government schools of Pakistan. It is purely a quantitative study. In this context, the reading passages of the textbooks taught in five provinces and the capital are sifted for f... Details

    Culture, Religions, Education, English Textbooks, Pakistan

    (1) Azhar Habib
    Lecturer, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakitan.
    (2) Karim Dad
    Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Idris
    Assiatnt Professor, Department of Education, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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04 - ELT Syllabus: Hegemonic Sabotaging of Pakistan's Ideology at HSSC level

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).04
10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).04      Published : Mar 2018

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    English Language Teaching has become a compulsory subject in the curricula of many developing countries. There has been an increase in the trend of skeptic viewing of the credibility of this subject for teaching only a language and not its ideology and culture. Studies show that under the impact of ELT learners develop a positive attitude to English culture and depreciation of the indigenous one. ... Details

    Hegemony, Ideology, Source Culture "Us/Self" , "Them/Other", Values, Idealization, Target Culture

    (1) Ejaz Mirza
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, NUML, Pakistan.
    (2) Nazak Hussain
    PhD Scholar, Department of English,, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Syed Ali Shah
    Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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05 - Universal Psychological Mechanisms of Guilt and Redemption: An Analysis of the S

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).05
10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).05      Published : Mar 2018

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    Freud’s trifurcated concept of human nature asserts that unlike other emotional states, guilt is a quite complicated feeling which requires a differentiated and powerful brain. A human brain, being cognizant of this uniqueness, is capable of self-appraisal and self-censure. The present study penetrates the intricacies of human mind through the study of protagonists of The Scarlet Letter and ... Details

    Conscience, Guilt, Psychoanalysis, Redemption, Superego

    (1) Shumaila Mazhar
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Azka Khan
    Associate Lecturer, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Durdana Khosa
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
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06 - Us vs Them Positioning in Academic Setting: A Critical Discourse Perspective

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).06
10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).06      Published : Mar 2018

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    This study attempts to analyze gender positioning in different social settings. For this purpose, Muted Group Theory plus Van Dijks Model (2007) from Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) have been employed to inspect gender positioning in the academic setting in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. These models help in identifying the relation between various individuals and promoting person to person intera... Details

    Us Vs Them, Gender Positioning, Academic setting, Discursive Practices, Gendered Language

    (1) Sania Athar
    M.Phil Scholar, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Yousaf
    Lecturer, Department of English, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Azhar Habib
    Lecturer, Department of English, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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07 - Postcolonial perspective in No Longer at Ease and A Passage to India

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).07
10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).07      Published : Mar 2018

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    Postcolonialism with its various aspects is focused in this paper. The present study highlights the key postcolonial issues in Chinua Achebe’s novel No Longer at Ease and E. M. Forster’s novel A Passage to India. While keeping in view length of the chapters, only the first chapter of No Longer at Ease and the first three chapters of A Passage to India have been analyzed and discussed. ... Details

    Postcolonialism, Chinua Achebe, E. M. Forster, ambivalence, stereotyping, mimicry, hybridity, representation, orality

    (1) Liaqat Iqbal
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Irfan Ullah
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Abdur Rehman
    Lecturer, Fauji Foundation Education System, Nowshera, KP, Pakistan.
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08 - Effects of Hindi Dubbed Cartoons on Students' Linguistic Patterns and Culture

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).08
10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).08      Published : Mar 2018

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    The study aims to explore the role of Hindi dubbed cartoons in instilling linguistic patterns and culture among primary school students of Lahore. The study verifies the hypothesis that Hindi dubbed cartoons are instilling linguistic patterns and culture among children. The measures for collecting data included an indigenous demographic sheet, questionnaire for school going children, and questionn... Details

    Dubbed Cartoons, Linguistic Patterns, Hindi Language, Culture, Urdu Language, Pakistani Culture

    (1) Shahida Naz
    Lecturer, Department of English, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Memona Rasheed
    Department of Economics, Bhauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Tahir Rasheed
    BS (Student), Department of English, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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09 - Writing a Critical Review of Literature: A Practical Guide for English Graduate

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).09
10.31703/glr.2018(III-I).09      Published : Mar 2018

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    As an integral part of dissertations and theses, research scholars in different disciplines require to write a comprehensive chapter on "literature review" that establishes the conceptual and theoretical foundations of an empirical research study. This, however, poses an intellectual challenge to produce a critical review of the published research on a given topic. Therefore, this paper addresses ... Details

    Applied Linguistics, Lahore LeedsUniversity, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

    (1) Sayyed Rashid Shah
    Assistant Professor, Faculty of Languages & Translation, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
    (2) Fasih Ahmed
    HOD, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Reena Khan
    MPhil. Researcher, Applied Linguistics, Lahore Leeds University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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