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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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, Pakistan3-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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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