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Contents Volume V Issue I (Winter 2020)

Linguistics and Classical Theories of Rhetoric: Connections and Continuity
Abstract:	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. Ho ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Mark Perkins: CEO, Repindex Ltd., Cambridge, UK.
Keywords:	Rhetoric, Genre, Persuasion, Ethics, Sentiment, Plato, Aristotle.
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).01	Details Download
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The Portrayal of Traumatic Impacts of 9/11 in Fiction: A Counter Discourse of Third Worlds Female Trauma in Waldmans The Submission
Abstract:	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 ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Female Trauma, Third World Woman, Post 9/11 fiction and Fourth Wave of Feminism
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).02	Details Download
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Syllabification of English Words by Pashto Speakers
Abstract:	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 to ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	English Words, Syllabification, Pashto Speakers
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).03	Details Download
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Page Nos:	18-28
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Spiritual Abuse: A Critical Analysis of Ali and Brentons Iranian Nights
Abstract:	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, ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Abuse; Extremism; Fanatic; Intolerance; Manipulation
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).04	Details Download
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Western Memoir of Marginality: A Feminist Analysis of Educated (2018) by Tara Westover
Abstract:	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 proposed by ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Feminism, Critical Discourse Analysis, Patriarchy.
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).05	Details Download
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Hedging as an Indicator of Disciplinary Variation in Pakistani Academic Discourse: A Corpus Based Study
Abstract:	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 majo ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Hedging, Epistemic and deontic modality, Disciplinary variation, Pakistani Academic Writing
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).06	Details Download
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Page Nos:	46-56
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A Comparative Analysis of Reporting Verbs in Research Papers authored by Pakistani and Native Writers
Abstract:	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 Pakis ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Citation, Reporting Verb, Corpus, Research Articles
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).07	Details Download
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Tense Driven Asymmetries and Clitic Placement in Compound Verbs of Pashto Language
Abstract:	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 ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Tense Driven Asymmetry, Split Ergativity, Compound verb, Perfective and Imperfective aspects.
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).08	Details Download
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English Language Learning through Peace Curriculum at Graduate Level An Experimental study
Abstract:	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 SP ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	ESL- Peace Curriculum, Traditional Lecture, Proficiency Skills
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).09	Details Download
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Reconstruction of the Text through Performance in Derek Walcotts Pantomime
Abstract:	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 ess ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Amara Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Aesthetics, Creole, Pantomime, Performance, Reconstruction, Text.
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).10	Details Download
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The Use of Modern Technology in Learning English as Second Language A study at undergraduate level in South Punjab Pakistan
Abstract:	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 ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Computer Assisted Language learning (CALL), Educational Technology, Mobile Assisted Language learning, Modern Language Teaching Tools
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).11	Details Download
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Page Nos:	95-103
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Language Learning Beliefs of Second Language Learners at Graduate Level in Pakistan
Abstract:	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 ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	English Language Learning, Stability, Balli
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).12	Details Download
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Page Nos:	104-112
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Validation of Self-Regulated Motivation Scale for Measuring English Oral Communication among Medical Students
Abstract:	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 participated in th ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Validation, Self-Regulated Motivation Scale, English Speaking, Medical Students
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).13	Details Download
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English and Khowar: The study of Social Media Linguistic Practices of Khowar Speakers
Abstract:	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 ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Khowar Language; Social Media; Linguistic Practices.
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).14	Details Download
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Page Nos:	125-134
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Depiction of Self & Others: A Corpus-Based Study of Personal Pronouns in Autobiographies
Abstract:	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) in o ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Shazia Riaz Dar: PhD Scholar, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan. 2-Farzana Masroor: Assistant Professor, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Autobiographies, Corpus Linguistics, Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis, Personal Pronouns, Self & Others
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).15	Details Download
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Page Nos:	135-145
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Paranoia of Loss: An Ecocritical Study of Environmental Injustice against Native Americans in Silko's Ceremony
Abstract:	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 been m ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	World War II, Nature, Mental Trauma, European Colonization, Native American Literature
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).16	Details Download
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Page Nos:	146-152
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Extraction of Semantic Domains Through Corpus Tools
Abstract:	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 clouds ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	CADS, Digital Humanities, E-Humanities, KWIC, Lemma, Semantic Fields, Stemmed
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).17	Details Download
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Investigating Failure in Establishing Intimate Relationships: A Psychoanalytical Study of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler
Abstract:	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 ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Anxiety, Displacement, Fear of Intimacy, Repression, Unconscious Motives.
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).18	Details Download
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Page Nos:	169-174
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An Investigation into the Effectiveness of MALL during COVID-19 at the Higher Education in Pakistani EFL Classrooms
Abstract:	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 ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Mobile Assisted Learning (MALL), Covid-19, TAM Model, Pakistani EFL Classrooms, Usefulness of MALL, Pandemic Situation Higher Education
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).19	Details Download
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Page Nos:	175-185
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Factor Analysis of English Language Teacher Learning Scale for Assessing Pharmacy Graduates' Language Competencies
Abstract:	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 ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	English Language Teaching, Higher Education, Exploratory Analysis, Psychometric Testing
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).20	Details Download
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Page Nos:	186-198
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Exploring the Role of Arts & Crafts Projected in Local and Foreign English Textbooks in Pakistani Context at Primary Level
Abstract:	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 collecti ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Ideology, Socio-Cultural Practices, Foreign Language Education, Inter-Cultural Speaker.
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).21	Details Download
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Page Nos:	199-207
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Spelling Performance of Phonemes /F/ and /P/ among Pashto Speaking Students in Mardan, Pakistan
Abstract:	This study is about the spelling performance of phonemes /f/ and /p/ among Pashtun students. It analyzes the role of the position of the target phonemes, the role of the level of education and that of gender on the spelling performance of the students. A questionnaire of 30 words was developed and was surveyed in a sample of 64 students equally divided between male and female respondents. 16 stude ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Palwasha Ali: Graduated from Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan 2-Abdul Waheed Qureshi: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan 3-Nimra Tariq: Graduate, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan
Keywords:	Spelling Performance, Phonemes, Pashto Speaking Students, Position of Phoneme, Level of Education, Gender, District Mardan
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).22	Details Download
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Page Nos:	208-220
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Searching Identity Beyond Generic Boundaries in V.S. Naipaul's The Enigma of Arrival and A Way in the World
Abstract:	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 ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Autobiographical Fiction, History, Identity, Postcolonial, Writing
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).23	Details Download
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Page Nos:	221-228
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Adaptation of Loanwords by Saraiki Speakers
Abstract:	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 absen ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Loanwords, Native Grammar, Restricted, UG, Saraiki
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).24	Details Download
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Page Nos:	229-238
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Impact of Distance Learning on the Professional Development of English Language Prospective Teachers
Abstract:	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 samp ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	AEIOU, Prospective Teachers, Distance Learning, Professional Development
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).25	Details Download
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Page Nos:	239-250
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Critical Pedagogy and Challenges of Interpellation used Through Discourse Strategies in Academic Discourse
Abstract:	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 d ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Critical Pedagogy, Academic Discourse, Critical Discourse Analysis, Education
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).26	Details Download
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Page Nos:	251-259
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Effect of Decision Making Styles of Academic Managers on Faculty Commitment in Public Sector Universities of Punjab
Abstract:	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 ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Decision-Making Styles, Academic Managers, Faculty Commitment
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).28	Details Download
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Page Nos:	270-280
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Representation of Pashtun Culture in Pashto Films Posters: A Semiotic Analysis
Abstract:	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 ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Pashtun Culture, Pashto, Films, Semiotic Analysis
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).29	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).29
Page Nos:	281-292
Volume & Issue:	V-I
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An Analysis of the HEC's English Language Teaching Reforms (ELTR) Project
Abstract:	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 teache ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	English Language Teaching, English Language Teachers, ELTR, Professional Development
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).30	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).30
Page Nos:	293-303
Volume & Issue:	V-I
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Promoting Patriotism through Textbooks: A Study into Contents of Pakistani ELT Material
Abstract:	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 framew ...Read More
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Textbook Evaluation, ELT Syllabus, Patriotism, CDA, Readership Conceptions
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).31	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).31
Page Nos:	304-314
Volume & Issue:	V-I
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