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01 - Linguistics and Classical Theories of Rhetoric: Connections and Continuity

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).01
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).01      Published : Mar 2020

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    The Connections between ancient approaches to rhetoric, as found in Plato and Aristotle, the prime ancient theorists of rhetoric, and modern linguistic approaches to register and genre theory, as in Hallidayan linguistics, show continuity of thought across the centuries. They also suggest that there may be such things as universal rhetorical principles as evidenced in various schemata. However, et... Details

    Rhetoric, Genre, Persuasion, Ethics, Sentiment, Plato, Aristotle.

    (1) Mark Perkins
    CEO, Repindex Ltd., Cambridge, UK.
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02 - The Portrayal of Traumatic Impacts of 9/11 in Fiction: A Counter Discourse of Th

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).02
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).02      Published : Mar 2020

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    The incident of 9/11 opened up new challenges for the Americans and people of the world. As the terrorists were men, the incident of 9/11 was generally seen as a masculine event thus erasing the traumatic sufferings of women. The present paper is aimed to trace the impact of Western culturally constructed trauma against the third world women. The major theoretical insights have been taken from Kap... Details

    Female Trauma, Third World Woman, Post 9/11 fiction and Fourth Wave of Feminism

    (1) Abdul Rashid
    Lecturer, Department of English, Bahadur Sub Campus Layyah, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sarwat Jabeen
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Samia Naz
    Course Coordinator, Quaid-e-Azam Academy for educational Development, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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03 - Syllabification of English Words by Pashto Speakers

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).03
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).03      Published : Mar 2020

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    Syllabification of words plays a vital role in learning native like pronunciation. The present study tried to explore the syllabification of English words by Pashto speakers. The study aimed to put light on the problematic areas for Pashto speakers in terms of syllabification of English words. The data was collected from twenty undergraduate students and analyzed with reliable scientific tools. Th... Details

    English Words, Syllabification, Pashto Speakers

    (1) Shahabullah
    Lecturer, Department of English, Kohat University of Science and Technology, KP, Paksitan.
    (2) Ghani Rahman
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Arshad Ali Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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04 - Spiritual Abuse: A Critical Analysis of Ali and Brentons Iranian Nights

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).04
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).04      Published : Mar 2020

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    The current research is a critical study of the play Iranian Nights (1989) and it has been tried to explain how certain religious fanatics use religion as their weapon to safeguard their interests. Perspectives of different prominent thinkers like Hughes (2015), Shulman (2016), Schultz (2016), and Black (2015), regarding spiritual abuse, religious intolerance, extremism, and sectarianism, etc. pro... Details

    Abuse; Extremism; Fanatic; Intolerance; Manipulation

    (1) Abdul Waheed Qureshi
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Ubaid Ullah
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Shazia Ayyaz
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Okara, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
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05 - Western Memoir of Marginality: A Feminist Analysis of Educated (2018) by Tara We

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).05
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).05      Published : Mar 2020

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    Rethinking the gendered experiences of a Western female narrated in the memoir Educated (2018), this paper points out the contradictions between the theory and practice of gender equality in the West. De Beauvoir’s (1949) idea of female passivity and Butler’s (1999) challenge to the stability of the category ‘women’ are utilized together with the discursive strategies propo... Details

    Feminism, Critical Discourse Analysis, Patriarchy.

    (1) Aisha Jadoon
    Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS,University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Umaima Kamran
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Mehwish Sarfraz
    Scholar, Department of Humanities, COMSATS,University Islamabad, Pakistan.
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06 - Hedging as an Indicator of Disciplinary Variation in Pakistani Academic Discours

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).06
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).06      Published : Mar 2020

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    Hedging is a pragmatic phenomenon which is practiced to signal interpersonal communication. In academic discourse, hedges are used to signal writers’ presence in a text. This article explores the use of hedges particularly with reference to epistemic and deontic modality markers—important and frequently used types of hedges-- in Pakistani research dissertations belonging to three major... Details

    Hedging, Epistemic and deontic modality, Disciplinary variation, Pakistani Academic Writing

    (1) Musarrat Azher
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Riffat un Nisa Awan
    Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sana Nawaz
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan.
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07 - A Comparative Analysis of Reporting Verbs in Research Papers authored by Pakista

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).07
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).07      Published : Mar 2020

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    Decorous exploitation of reporting verbs is a fundamental component of academic writing. It facilitates in constructing authors’ assertions as well as situating those assertions with the previously published literature in the field (Bloch, 2010). This study has been carried out to examine the phenomena of reporting verbs in the research articles of Education and English written by Pakistani ... Details

    Citation, Reporting Verb, Corpus, Research Articles

    (1) Tayyabba Yasmin
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Intzar Hussain Butt
    Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Naeem Sarwar
    Librarian, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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08 - Tense Driven Asymmetries and Clitic Placement in Compound Verbs of Pashto Langua

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).08
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).08      Published : Mar 2020

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    The tense driven asymmetry of the Pashto clause is analyzed from the perspective of the minimalist framework The study proves that the split ergativity in Pashto is tense based and does not have the aspect driven features proposed by Roberts 2000 The study argues that the object is assigned a theta role by the V and the subject is assigned a theta role by the little v The accusative case is assign... Details

    Tense Driven Asymmetry, Split Ergativity, Compound verb, Perfective and Imperfective aspects.

    (1) Arshad Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Communication, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Amina Khalid
    Lecturer, Department of Linguistics and Communication, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Ghani Rahman
    Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP Pakistan.
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09 - English Language Learning through Peace Curriculum at Graduate Level An Experime

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).09
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).09      Published : Mar 2020

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    There is a dire need to develop English language proficiency among the students in comfortable environment especially in Pakistan Which would surely contriute in the personality development character and personality building It requires to search the role of an appropriate peace curriculum integrated with lesson plan Quantitative data collected through random sampling were analyzed via SPSS analys... Details

    ESL- Peace Curriculum, Traditional Lecture, Proficiency Skills

    (1) Abdul Khaliq
    Assistant professor, Department of Social and Allied Sciences, CUVAS Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abdul Ghani
    Assistant professor, Department of Communication, Minhaj university Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Shehla Ilyas
    Subject specialist, Department of Educational Development, Quaid-e - Azam Academy for Educational Development, D.G Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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10 - Reconstruction of the Text through Performance in Derek Walcotts Pantomime

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).10
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).10      Published : Mar 2020

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    Performance often grows out of dependability to the dramatic text surviving in tenuous relation with the text it floats unrestricted of the tying of the written text to create other theatrical idioms and other gestures As a postlinear play text Derek Walcotts masterwork Pantomime 1978 unleashes rejoinder to Western ideological constructs its overriding conventions and aesthetics This essay attempt... Details

    Aesthetics, Creole, Pantomime, Performance, Reconstruction, Text.

    (1) Amara Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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11 - The Use of Modern Technology in Learning English as Second Language A study at u

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).11
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).11      Published : Mar 2020

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    The purpose of current research is to highlight the influence of using modern technology in teaching English as a second language It explains that productivity of pedagogical process can be increased if technology is infused in it tactfully There are several ways in which modern technology can be employed in class like English language learning web sites Mobile assisted language learning computer ... Details

    Computer Assisted Language learning (CALL), Educational Technology, Mobile Assisted Language learning, Modern Language Teaching Tools

    (1) Shehla Ilyas
    Subject Specialist, Quaid- e - Azam Academy for Educational Development, D.G Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abdul Ghani
    Assistant Professor, School of communication, Minhaj University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Abdul Khaliq
    Assistant Professor, Department of Social & Allied Sciences, CUVAS Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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12 - Language Learning Beliefs of Second Language Learners at Graduate Level in Pakis

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).12
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).12      Published : Mar 2020

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    The current research aimed at examining the beliefs of Pakistani graduate students towards English language learning and assessing the stability of their beliefs after six weeks. In the process of language learning beliefs play a pivotal role. Students beliefs about second language acquisition need to be studied so that appropriate approach can be adopted. To collect data, sixty graduate students ... Details

    English Language Learning, Stability, Balli

    (1) Qurratulain Ershad
    Lecturer, Department of Education, Kinnaird College for women, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Maria Shiraz
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Kinnaird College for women, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Shahzada Qaisar
    Associate Professor, Division of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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13 - Validation of Self-Regulated Motivation Scale for Measuring English Oral Communi

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).13
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).13      Published : Mar 2020

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    The Self-regulated Motivation Scale (SRMS) has been widely used to measure students’ motivation for learning in social sciences context. There is no evidence of its validation in the medical field. This study examined the scale's psychometric properties for measuring medical students’ motivation for English oral communication in the Pakistani context. A total of 401 students participat... Details

    Validation, Self-Regulated Motivation Scale, English Speaking, Medical Students

    (1) M. Anees Ul Husnain Shah
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Education, DG Khan Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Iqbal Ahmad
    Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir (L), KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Mohammad Saeed
    MPhil Scholar, Senior Head Master, Government High School 264-GB, Toba Tek Singh, Punjab, Pakistan.
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14 - English and Khowar: The study of Social Media Linguistic Practices of Khowar Spe

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).14
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).14      Published : Mar 2020

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    Khowar is a language that belongs to Dardic group. It is spoken in different parts of Pakistan predominantly in Chitral where it is considered as lingua franca of the area. In the recent era, technology has become advanced and people have started to use different social mediums like Facebook to get in contact with their counterparts. As the social media networks are linguistically diverse so speak... Details

    Khowar Language; Social Media; Linguistic Practices.

    (1) Shagufta Anbreen
    Student, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Fakhira Riaz
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Yasmin Akhtar
    Lecturer, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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15 - Depiction of Self & Others: A Corpus-Based Study of Personal Pronouns in Autobio

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).15
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).15      Published : Mar 2020

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    Autobiographies provide useful insights from the narrator’s personal experiences, feelings, ideas, challenges and struggles. This paper explores the autobiographies of two women politicians, Benazir Ali Bhutto (BB) and Indira Gandhi (IG) from Pakistan and India, with a focus on personal pronouns from a feminist perspective. This study undertakes only three personal pronouns (I, we and they) ... Details

    Autobiographies, Corpus Linguistics, Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis, Personal Pronouns, Self & Others

    (1) Shazia Riaz Dar
    PhD Scholar, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Farzana Masroor
    Assistant Professor, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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16 - Paranoia of Loss: An Ecocritical Study of Environmental Injustice against Native

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).16
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).16      Published : Mar 2020

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    The paper analyzes Leslie Marmon Silkos’ Ceremony (1977) from Buell's theoretical perspective of eco-cosmopolitanism. In Native American worldview, nature holds a special place. The Natives not only identify themselves with nature but also have a life sharing bond of interdependence with it. European colonization displaced Native Americans from their homeland. Their natural resources have be... Details

    World War II, Nature, Mental Trauma, European Colonization, Native American Literature

    (1) Sardar Ahmad Farooq
    Lecturer, Department of English, Government Postgraduate College, Mansehra, Kp, Paksitan.
    (2) Sahar Javed
    Lecturer, Department of English, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Ghulam Murtaza
    Associate Professor, Department of English, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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17 - Extraction of Semantic Domains Through Corpus Tools

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).17
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).17      Published : Mar 2020

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    The increased interest in the techniques of corpus linguistics in the first decade of 21st century was based on the most important premises, which are valid even today – investigation of larger datasets in less time. This article compares the results of different corpus techniques employed for exploring the dominant semantic domains in a corpus. These corpus techniques include use of word cl... Details

    CADS, Digital Humanities, E-Humanities, KWIC, Lemma, Semantic Fields, Stemmed

    (1) Azka Khan
    PhD Scholar, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sarwet Rasul
    Associate Professor, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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18 - Investigating Failure in Establishing Intimate Relationships: A Psychoanalytical

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).18
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).18      Published : Mar 2020

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    Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler is full of psychological implications. It is a play in which Ibsen has dealt with the complexity of romantic relationships. The study relies on Freud's theory of the unconscious involving unconscious motives, repression, fear of intimacy, displacement, anxiety and neurosis. Many young characters in the play try to establish intimate relationships, but they fail in their e... Details

    Anxiety, Displacement, Fear of Intimacy, Repression, Unconscious Motives.

    (1) Muhammad Asif Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of English Literature, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Aamer Shaheen
    Lecturer, Department of English Literature, GC University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Safia Siddiqui
    Assistant Professor, Department of English Literature, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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19 - An Investigation into the Effectiveness of MALL during COVID-19 at the Higher Ed

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).19
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).19      Published : Mar 2020

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    The main aim and objective of this study is to understand the effectiveness of MALL during Covid-19 in the Pakistani context through the insights gathered from the views of EFL learners at the higher education level. The theoretical framework employed in the research is the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) proposed by Davis (1986). The framework employed in the study is of TAM; its two factors we... Details

    Mobile Assisted Learning (MALL), Covid-19, TAM Model, Pakistani EFL Classrooms, Usefulness of MALL, Pandemic Situation Higher Education

    (1) Mamona Yasmin Khan
    Assistant professor, Department of English, The Women University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Huda Tufail
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of English, The Women University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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20 - Factor Analysis of English Language Teacher Learning Scale for Assessing Pharmac

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).20
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).20      Published : Mar 2020

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    The English Language Teacher Learning Scale (ELTLS) has been tested in different academic fields worldwide. However, there is no evidence about its validation in Pakistan. This study reports on validation of ELTLS in Pakistan. The 49 items scale was tested on a sample of 112 teachers from pharmacy departments. The process of validation consisted of two stages. First, the scale was piloted to check... Details

    English Language Teaching, Higher Education, Exploratory Analysis, Psychometric Testing

    (1) Iqbal Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Malakand Chakdara, Dir (Lower), KP, Pakistan.
    (2) M. Anees Ul Husnain Shah
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Education, DG Khan Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Arslan Raheem
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Education, DG Khan Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
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21 - Exploring the Role of Arts & Crafts Projected in Local and Foreign English Textb

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).21
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).21      Published : Mar 2020

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    The purpose of the current study is exploring and comparing the representation style of arts & crafts which is projected in the local and foreign textbooks in Pakistani context at primary level. The content analysis was employed to find out percentages of categories and sub categories of reading passages and exercises of the prescribed English textbooks in this research. For relevant data coll... Details

    Ideology, Socio-Cultural Practices, Foreign Language Education, Inter-Cultural Speaker.

    (1) Muhammad Ahsan
    Lecturer, Department of English, Ghazi University Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Zahoor Hussain
    Lecturer, Department of English, Bahaudin Zakariya Uinversity,Layya Campus, Layya, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Noshaba Younus
    Instructor, Department of English, Riphah International University Faisalabad Campus, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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23 - Searching Identity Beyond Generic Boundaries in V.S. Naipaul's The Enigma of Arr

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).23
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).23      Published : Mar 2020

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    This paper aims to explore that the purpose of V.S. Naipaul in synthesizing different features of autobiography, fiction, history, journalism, essay and memoir in The Enigma of Arrival and A Way in the World is the quest for his socio-cultural and aesthetic identities as a man and a writer. Naipaul acts as a historian, explorer, author, character, narrator and traveler, and changes the novel form ... Details

    Autobiographical Fiction, History, Identity, Postcolonial, Writing

    (1) Ahmad Naeem
    Ph.D. Scholar, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Ayub Jajja
    Associate Professor, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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24 - Adaptation of Loanwords by Saraiki Speakers

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).24
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).24      Published : Mar 2020

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    The study presents a basic analysis of loanwords adaptation process by Saraiki speakers. Loanwords from three languages are analyzed and results reveal that native grammar used different strategies for different languages. In one language the onset/initial CC is adapted while in the other the final CC is modified by Saraiki speakers. It is observed that if the loanwords structure is absent in nati... Details

    Loanwords, Native Grammar, Restricted, UG, Saraiki

    (1) Firdos Atta
    Assistant Professor, Faculty of Languages and Literature, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water, and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Syed Nasir Abbas
    Associate Professor, Faculty of Languages and Literature, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water, and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (3) Munir Khan
    Assistant Professor, Faculty of Languages and Literature, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water, and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan.
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25 - Impact of Distance Learning on the Professional Development of English Language

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).25
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).25      Published : Mar 2020

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    The present study was conducted to explore the impact of distance learning on the professional development of prospective English teachers who applied for the TEFL programme designed and organized by Allama Iqbal Open University. The objective of the study was to investigate the impact of distance learning on the professional development of English teachers. Through stratified random sampling tech... Details

    AEIOU, Prospective Teachers, Distance Learning, Professional Development

    (1) Aroona Hashmi
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Fasiha Altaf
    Ph.D. Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Mubashara Akhar
    Ph.D. Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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26 - Critical Pedagogy and Challenges of Interpellation used Through Discourse Strate

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).26
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).26      Published : Mar 2020

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    Interpellation is an assumption about taken for granted roles assumed by culture or any dominant strain of society, and it serves as flagship to status quo activities. In a pedagogical sense, its presence is also one of the manifestations of certain social and historical choices. If interpellation consolidates and perpetuates certain assumptions, the Critical Pedagogy does otherwise. As described ... Details

    Critical Pedagogy, Academic Discourse, Critical Discourse Analysis, Education

    (1) Nazakat
    Lecturer, Department of English, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Imran
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government College Havelian, Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Adil Khan
    Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
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28 - Effect of Decision Making Styles of Academic Managers on Faculty Commitment in P

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).28
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).28      Published : Mar 2020

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    The study was aimed to find out the effect of decision-making styles of academic managers on faculty commitment in public sector universities of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The sample of the present study was comprised of 186 academic managers and 940 teachers teaching at the university level. Two instruments were used for data collection named as Decision Making Styles Questionnaire (DMSQ) a... Details

    Decision-Making Styles, Academic Managers, Faculty Commitment

    (1) Hafiza Sadiya Iqbal
    Lecturer, Department of Education, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Saleem
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Government Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Mahr Muhammad Saeed Akhtar
    Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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29 - Representation of Pashtun Culture in Pashto Films Posters: A Semiotic Analysis

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).29
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).29      Published : Mar 2020

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    The purpose of the research is to investigate the representation or misrepresentation of Pashtun culture through the study of different signs and to inspect that how these signs relate to Pashtun culture by employing semiotics as a tool. To achieve the goal, twelve distinct Pashto film posters that were published during 2011-2017 were selected and categorized under poster design, dressing, props a... Details

    Pashtun Culture, Pashto, Films, Semiotic Analysis

    (1) Yusra Mukhtar
    MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Liaqat Iqbal
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Faiza Rehman
    MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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30 - An Analysis of the HEC's English Language Teaching Reforms (ELTR) Project

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).30
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).30      Published : Mar 2020

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    This study aimed to analyze the English Language Teaching Reforms (ELTR) project, which was launched by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan in 2004. The purpose of the ELTR project was to enhance the teaching practices of English Language (EL) teachers teaching at the tertiary level. A further aim of the ELTR project was to bridge the gap between college and university teachers. The ... Details

    English Language Teaching, English Language Teachers, ELTR, Professional Development

    (1) Masooma Zaidi
    MS, Department of TESOL, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Fareeha Javed
    Head of TESOL Department,nLahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sana Baig
    Lecturer, Department of TESOL, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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31 - Promoting Patriotism through Textbooks: A Study into Contents of Pakistani ELT M

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).31
10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).31      Published : Mar 2020

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    This research paper is about the deconstruction of rooted themes about patriotism in the secondary level English language teaching (Henceforth ELT) syllabus of Pakistan. For accomplishing the objectives, the research was demarcated into two distinctive parts: in part one, patriotism related textbook contents were identified and analyzed by using Faircloug's (1995) three-dimensional framework ampli... Details

    Textbook Evaluation, ELT Syllabus, Patriotism, CDA, Readership Conceptions

    (1) Sajid Waqar
    PhD Scholar, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Zarnab Ahmed
    PhD Scholar, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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