Contents Volume V Issue III (Summer 2020)
Phonological Reduction in Pashto |
Abstract: | The study is concerned with the phonological reduction in Pashto. The study particularly focuses on the reduction in the structure of complex predicates, verbal clitics and postpositional phrases in Pashto. The study finds out that the phonological reduction has syntactic/semantic or phonological factors allowing or constraining it. These more or less reduced and expanded forms are closely related ...Read More |
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1-Arshad Ali Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Communications, UMT, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Ghani Rahman: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.3-Syed Shujaat Ali: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan. |
Keywords: | Phonological Reduction, Verbal Clitics, Complex Predicate, Postpositional Phrase, Pashto |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).01 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).01 |
Page Nos: | 1-10 |
Volume & Issue: | V-III |
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Tariq Ali's Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree: A Khaldunian Study |
Abstract: | Tariq Ali's Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree is the postmodern retelling of what happened to the Muslim civilization in Spain and how the Muslims fell from their grandeur in a cyclic mode of rising and fall. Due to the lack of social solidarity (Asabiyyah) and weak civilization (Umran), the Nasrid Empire in Granada became weak and was overrun by the stronger Christian civilization. Ibn Khaldun's Cy ...Read More |
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1-Ahmad Saeed Iqbal: Ph. D Scholar, Department of English Language and Literature, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Muhammad Asif: Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. |
Keywords: | Ibn Khaldun, Cyclic Theory, Civilizations, Asabiyyah |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).02 |
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Page Nos: | 11-20 |
Volume & Issue: | V-III |
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Digital Literacy Tools to Enhance English Reading and Writing Skills: A Detailed Literature Review |
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This study examines, explore and analyse the factors which enhance students’ English reading and writing skills through digital literacy tools. Literature was reviewed to gather and select important research papers for this study, and the research articles reviewed were of the qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method in approach. Areas such as digital literacy tools, communication (reading ...Read More |
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1-Victoria Joseph : PhD Scholar, Department of Education, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan 2-Najmonnisa Khan: Associate Professor, Department of Education, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science, and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan |
Keywords: | Communication, Digital Literacy Tools, Effectiveness, English Reading, Fluency, Vocabulary and Writing. |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).03 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).03 |
Page Nos: | 21-33 |
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Assistance of Formative Assessment in the Improvement of English Writing Skills at Intermediate Level |
Abstract: | The major purpose of the study was to measure the effects of the formative assessment in the improvement of English writing skills at intermediate level. This study used a quantitative research method, descriptive in nature, so the researcher used the survey method for data collection. The study was delimited to Sahiwal division of Punjab province. The population of the study comprised of all 246 ...Read More |
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1-Muhammad Nisar Ul Haq: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Development, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.2-Muhammad Mahmood: PhD Scholar, Mohi-ud-Islamic University Nerian Sharif, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan.3-Khadija Awan: PhD Scholar, Mohi-ud-Islamic University Nerian Sharif, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan. |
Keywords: | Writing Skills, English, Formative Assessment, Intermediate Level, Descriptive Statistics |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).04 |
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Page Nos: | 34-41 |
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Reconnoitering the Impact of Hegemonic Practices used in 5th Grade Pakistani and Oxford English Textbooks |
Abstract: | The present study is an endeavor to
reconnoiter and compare the hegemonic
practices used in selected Pakistani and
imported English textbooks recommended
for students of Punjab (Pakistan).
Throughout the research, the subject matter
was examined with reference to the relevant
theoretical background. The content
analysis was employed to find out the
percentages of categories and sub-catego ...Read More |
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1-Muhammad Ahsan: Lecturer, Department of English, University of Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Muhammad Naeem: Department of English, University of Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Noshaba Younus: Department of English, Riphah International University Faisalabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan. |
Keywords: | Hegemonic Practices, Foreign Language Education, Inter-Cultural Speaker |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).06 |
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Page Nos: | 49-60 |
Volume & Issue: | V-III |
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Oppression of Women in Pakistani Society: A Corpus-Based Study of Patriarchy in Sidhwa's The Pakistani Bride |
Abstract: | This paper deals with a corpus-based
analysis of patriarchy in The Pakistani Bride,
a novel written by Bapsi Sidhwa. The
primary concern of the study is the
adjectives used for the sketching of the
Pakistani patriarchal society. Computer
technology is widely used these days for the
corpus analysis of literary texts such as
novels, plays, poetry, etc. For this study, the
text of the novel ...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: | Patriarchy, Adjectives, Gender Discrimination, Corpus-Based Study, Violence. |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).07 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).07 |
Page Nos: | 61-67 |
Volume & Issue: | V-III |
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Communication Barriers in English Language Classroom: A Study of Teachers' Perceptions in Pakistan |
Abstract: | This study was an effort to explore the barriers of communication faced by the teachers and students in the English language classroom that cause problems in knowledge sharing. Effective communication is necessary to make teaching effective and successful as if the information is conveyed in a poor way would not result in effective teaching. Researcher through this study tried to explore what kind ...Read More |
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1-Shahida Naz: Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Zahoor Hussain: Lecturer, Department of English, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Malik Adnan: Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. |
Keywords: | Teaching English, Teacher-Student Relationship, Communication Barriers |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).08 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).08 |
Page Nos: | 68-76 |
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A Review of Effective Reading Strategies to Teach Text Comprehension to Adult English Language Learners |
Abstract: | This paper reviews the reading strategies
and their theoretical perspectives in reading
comprehension inside/outside the
classroom. Reading strategies aim to build
vocabulary and help integrate the existing
knowledge of the readers/learners with the
new knowledge through analysis and critical
reflection on textual form and content. The
study covers four major types of strategies,
namely b ...Read More |
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1-Aisha Farid: Assistant Professor, Department of English, GC Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Muhammad Ishtiaq: Unaizah Science and Arts College, Al-Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.3-Muhammad Sabboor Hussain : Assistant Professor, Department of English, GC Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. |
Keywords: | Comprehension, Learning, Reading Strategies, Research, Teaching |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).09 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).09 |
Page Nos: | 77-88 |
Volume & Issue: | V-III |
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Media, Language and Cultural Transformation in Alexies Flight: A Study of Globalization |
Abstract: | Globalization is a multidimensional phenomenon that has reshaped all the spheres of life and culture. This article explores how language and media have been treated in the cultural dimension of globalization that has had a transforming effect on the lives of the masses of a marginalized group of Native Americans in Alexie's Flight that demonstrates the cultural transformation of the Native America ...Read More |
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1-Asma Zafar: Lecturer, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Faisalabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Noor Ul Qamar Qasmi: Lecturer, Department of English, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Mumtaz Ahmad: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government Guru Nanak Postgraduate College, Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan. |
Keywords: | Globalization, Language, Culture, Transformation, Native American Literature |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).10 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).10 |
Page Nos: | 89-96 |
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