Contents Volume V Issue II (Spring 2020)
| Proverbial Rhetoric in Sustenance of Gender Stereotypes: An Ethnological Account of Proverbs from Pakistani Languages |
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| Abstract: | Language is the most effective tool of communication across cultures. Proverbs are one such component of stylistic poetic and rhetoric devices which serves to communicate the worldview of an ethnic group. The paper is an analysis of ways in which gender differences are perceived, symbolized, portrayed, expressed and promoted rhetorically through the use of proverbs amongst various ethnic groups in ...Read More |
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1-Shazia Akbar Ghilzai: Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.2-Aneela Sultana: Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.3-Mahwish Zeeshan: Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Cross-Cultural, Gender, Linguistic Determinism, Proverbs, Proverbial Rhetoric, Rhetoric, Woman Hood |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).01 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).01 |
| Page Nos: | 1-9 |
| Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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| A Neo-Orientalist Critique of 'Humanitarian Interventions' in Afghanistan in Rahman’s In the Light of What We Know |
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| Abstract: | The study of Rahman's, In The Light of What We Know, explores how Neo-orientalist strategies of neocons subjugated South Asian neo-orients in the name of humanitarian help in war-afflicted Afghanistan. The global forces have reverted to the past binaric divisions of 'us' and 'them' in order to gain their economic and political interests. Using Steger (2003) and Howe's (2002) critique of the validi ...Read More |
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1-Atta-ul- Mustafa: Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Linguistics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Ghulam Murtaza: Associate Professor, Department of English, Govt. College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Muhammad Asif: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Govt. College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan |
| Keywords: | Afghanistan, Bangladeshi Literature, Globalization, 9/11 |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).02 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).02 |
| Page Nos: | 10-22 |
| Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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| A Snare in the Narrative Structure: An Exploration of Hermeneutic Code in "The Kite Runner" |
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| Abstract: | The present paper studies the novel The Kite Runner by Khalid Hosseini through the lens of Barthe's narrative code theory. The paper primarily focuses on the Hermeneutic code works underlyingly to the narrative. The researchers in the present chapter analyze the mysterious and puzzling elements in the novel, which help in the formation of the text: the current study, the novel The Kite Runner thro ...Read More |
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1-Syed Maqsood Alam: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Amir Jamil: Lecturer, Department of English, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Abdul Khaliq: Assistant professor, Department of Social & Allied Sciences, Cholistan University of Veterinary and animal Sciences (CUVAS), Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Hermeneutic, Barthes, Proairetic, Symbolic, Cultural and Semantic code. |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).03 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).03 |
| Page Nos: | 23-31 |
| Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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| “Negotiation of Difference”: A Study of the English Translations of Ghalib’s Urdu Ghazal |
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| Abstract: | The Ghazal is a well-known genre of Urdu
poetry. The translation of Ghazal into the
English language poses specific challenges.
Translating Ghalib, one of the greatest
ghazal writers, into English, is a special case
under consideration. Several translators
have produced their versions of Ghalib’s
Urdu ghazals. The present study is an effort
to evaluate the performance of six
translators ...Read More |
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1-Muhammad Asif Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of English Literature, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Asma Aftab Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of English Literature, GC University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Aamer Shaheen: Assistant Professor, Department of English Literature, GC University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Ghalib, Literal Translation, Poetic Form, Sense-For-Sense Translation, Translation Studies, Urdu Ghazal. |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).04 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).04 |
| Page Nos: | 32-41 |
| Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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| Exploring the Effect of Learners' Age Variation and Their Perceptions on the Responses about Mother Tongue Use in L2 Learning |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of the current study was to
explore the effect of learners' age variation
and their perceptions on the responses about
mother tongue use in L2 learning at degree
level. To find out an obvious understanding
of this subject matter, the study focused on
577 L2 learners, for the sake of data
collection questionnaire war used as a
research tool. The data were analyzed
through SPSS ...Read More |
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1-Muhammad Ahsan: Lecturer, Department of English, Ghazi University Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Noshaba Younus: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Riphah International University Faisalabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Muhammad Naeem: Lecturer, Department of English, Ghazi University Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Learners, Teachers, Mother Tongue, Proficiency |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).05 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).05 |
| Page Nos: | 42-53 |
| Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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| Sketching Victorian Society: A Corpus Assisted Study of Social Class in Dickens' Great Expectations |
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| Abstract: | The present work deals with the adjectives used by Charles Dickens to portray the social class in the novel Great Expectations. The study used a corpus linguistics methodology for data preparation, corpus development, and data analysis. The text of the novel was collected from online sources and used in the compilation of the corpus. The corpus was filtered of additional information and tagged usi ...Read More |
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1-Arshad Ali: Assistant Professor, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan. 2-Athar Rashid: Assistant Professor, Department of Governance & Public Policy, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.3-Ameer Sultan: Lecturer, Department of English, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Social Class, Corpus Linguistics, Great Expectations, Adjectives |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).06 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).06 |
| Page Nos: | 54-61 |
| Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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| A Comparative Study of Teachers' and Head Teachers' Perceptions about National Professional Standard for Teachers at Secondary School Level |
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| Abstract: | Pakistan is paying special attention to its educational system and training of the teachers to improve the quality of teaching as a profession. One of the most highlighted elements in this educational development is the quality teaching practices in terms of National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST).Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis techniques were applied to analyze the c ...Read More |
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1-Fasiha Altaf : PhD. Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Muhammad Saeed : Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | NPST, Teachers, Head-Teachers, Secondary Level |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).07 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).07 |
| Page Nos: | 62-71 |
| Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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| Moral and Political System as Objects of Aesthetic Beauty and the Case of Shelly |
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| Abstract: | Researchers and critics, most of the time,
have drawn the poets of revolutionary and
political ideologies and ideals to the
description of aesthetics qualification. Percy
Bysshe Shelley's aesthetics of Romanticism
tackles a new dimension in appraising and
understanding the Romantic spur of poetry.
The aspect is aesthetics as a moral and
political system of Romantic poetry. In this
study, ...Read More |
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1-Ayaz Ahmad Aryan : Lecturer, 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-Rafiq Nawab : Assistant Professor, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Political System, Poetry, Shelly |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).08 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).08 |
| Page Nos: | 72-82 |
| Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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| Psychological Study of Islamic Mysticism in Elif Shafak's The Forty Rules of Love |
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| Abstract: | Mysticism presents, amidst others, a unique
worldview to unfold the cosmic mysteries
through experiential ways, often rendering
mystical experiences somewhat subjective
and elusive. This makes it highly pertinent to
delve into the human psyche, which is the
fountainhead of such experiences.
Psychology offers theoretical tools, thereby
enabling researchers to resolve riddles at one
hand an ...Read More |
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1-Muhammad Imran : Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government College Havelian KP, Pakistan.2-Nazakat : Lecturer, Department of English, Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.3-Adil Khan : Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Mysticism, Mystical Experience, Primary Integration, Positive Disintegration, Secondary Integration |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).09 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).09 |
| Page Nos: | 83-92 |
| Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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| Perceptions of ESL Learners of Teaching Listening Skill at Intermediate Level in the Context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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| Abstract: | The present research study investigates the
problems in teaching English listening skill
to the students of English as a second
language at the Intermediate level in Tehsil
Batkhela, District Malakand. The study was
carried out in ten government degree
colleges of District Malakand, Tehsil
Batkhela. A quantitative approach was
adopted to get reliable results for which two
hundred students ...Read More |
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1-Sadeed Ahmad Khan : Lecturer, Department of English, University of Malakand, Swat, KP, Pakistan.2-Shaukat Ali : Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Malakand, Swat, KP, Pakistan.3-Saddam Hussain : Lecturer, Department of English, University of Malakand, Swat, KP, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | ESL, Listening Skill, Proficiency, Supplementary Materials, Teaching Techniques, Methods |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).10 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).10 |
| Page Nos: | 93-100 |
| Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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| The Effect of Psychological Factors on English Speaking Performance of Students Enrolled in Postgraduate English Language Teaching Programs in Pakistan |
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| Abstract: | This research attempted to identify the
psychological factors that affect the speaking
performance of students enrolled in
Postgraduate English Language Teaching
programs in Pakistan. A quantitative
approach was used to address the main aim
of this study. The participants of the
research were 100 postgraduate students
enrolled in English Language Teaching
(ELT) and Teaching English to Spe ...Read More |
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1-Habiba Qureshi : MS Student, Department of TESOL, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Fareeha Javed : Head of TESOL Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Sana Baig : Lecturer, Department of TESOL, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Psychological Factors, Oral Performance, Speaking Problems, ELT and TESOL, Pakistan |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).11 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).11 |
| Page Nos: | 101-114 |
| Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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| Tracing the Determinants of Marital Quality in Pakistani Society through the Lens of How It Happened |
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| Abstract: | The quality of the marriage is assessed by
many determinants. Based upon a large
number of subjects and determines on the
marital quality evaluation, this research
explores the factors which are fundamental in
maintaining marital quality in the novel How
It Happened by Haider (2013). The marital
quality in this paper is measured through five
dimensions, comprising satisfaction,
communicat ...Read More |
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1-Zainab Akram : Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Womens University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.2-Saima Yousaf Khan : Lecturer, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Determinants, Dimensions, Marriages, Marital Quality, Gender |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).12 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).12 |
| Page Nos: | 115-126 |
| Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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