Contents Volume V Issue IV (Fall 2020)
| Tariq Ali's The Book of Saladin: A Khaldunian Study |
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| Abstract: | The Book of Saladin is Ali's metafictional retelling of the conquest of Jerusalem by Salah ad-Din Ayubbi and the rise of the Ayyubid Dynasty. Ali believes that by acquiring the desired social solidarity (Asabiyyah) and displaying the best elements of the Muslim civilization (Umran), Salah ad-Din raised the Ayyubid Dynasty to its grandeur. The fall of Christians and the rise of the Muslims happened ...Read More |
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1-Ahmad Saeed Iqbal: Ph. D Scholar, Department of English Language and Literature, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan2-Muhammad Asif: Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Ibn Khaldun, Cyclic Theory, Civilizations, Saladin, Crusades |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).01 |
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| White Women’s Burden: A Postcolonial Study of Paul Scott’s Memsahib in The Tower of Silence |
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| Abstract: | The Raj literature is mostly dominated by
male characters with few negative stereotype
women characters featuring in them. The
Tower of Silence (1971/2005) by Paul Scott
is one such novel which breaks the rule as it
is women-centric, dominated by women
characters of all ages. Unlike the common
notion that Scott is critical of the Raj
machinery, this paper will investigate the
white women' ...Read More |
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1-Safia Siddiqui: Assistant Professor, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Muhammad Ayub Jajja: Professor / Chairman, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Memsahib, White Women, Stereotype, Burden, Post-colonial |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).02 |
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| Page Nos: | 11-18 |
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| Language Travels through Time: Effect of Age and Environment on Linguistics Behavior |
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| Abstract: | Language is also a behavior that depends on
age and environment. Keeping this fact in
mind, the present research investigated the
correlation between two socio-demographic
elements ---age and environment and
linguistic fluctuation. The findings
uncovered a huge relationship between
people's age and environment and their
stylistic features. Prominent differences
were spotted in the selecti ...Read More |
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1-Noor Ul Ain : Lecturer, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Syed Maqsood Alam: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Abdul Khaliq: Assistant Professor, Department of Social & Allied Sciences, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (CUVAS), Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Linguistic Fluctuation, Socio-Demographic Elements, Stylistic Features, Psychological Insight. |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).03 |
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| Page Nos: | 19-26 |
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| Media, Culture and Indigenous Languages in Pakistan: A Critical Review |
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| Abstract: | This research paper inspected the role of Pakistani media to protect indigenous languages and culture in Pakistan. The study examined the situation; if Pakistani media outpours concern with the native languages or not. The article also checked the media landscape, its language-wise segregation and scenario of literacy in different areas of the country. The outcomes of the study showed that Pakista ...Read More |
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1-Irem Sultana: Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Malik Adnan: Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Muhammad Imran Mehsud: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Media, Culture, Indigenous Languages, Pakistan |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).04 |
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| Sketching Women: A Corpus-Based Study of Female Protagonist in A Dolls House |
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| Abstract: | The This paper investigates the words used by Henrik Ibsen in his play, A Dolls House, to portray a female character. The use of adjectives for the female protagonist Nora is of primary concern in this research. The play A Dolls House was downloaded from the internet and used for the corpus compilation, which was analyzed using the corpus tools, AntConc 3.5.8 and TagAnt, and explained with the hel ...Read More |
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1-Athar Rashid: Assistant Professor, Department of Governance & Public Policy, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.2-Arshad Ali: Assistant Professor, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan. 3-Shahid Abbas: Lecturer, Department of English, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Norwegian Society, A Dolls House, Male Domination, Gender Discrimination |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).05 |
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| Page Nos: | 34-44 |
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| Theorizing Black Power Movement in African American Literature: An Analysis of Morrison's Fiction |
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| Abstract: | This paper analyzes the influence of the
Black Power movement on the AfricanAmerican literary productions; especially in
the fictional works of Toni Morrison. As an
African-American author, Toni Morrison
presents the idea of 'Africanness' in her
novels. Morrison's fiction comments on the
fluid bond amongst the African-American
community, the Black Power and Black
Aesthetics. The works of M ...Read More |
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1-Fayaz Ahmad Kumar: PhD Scholar, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.2-Colette Morrow : Associate Professor, Perdue Northwest University, USA. |
| Keywords: | Trauma, Fiction, History, Memory, Community |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).06 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).06 |
| Page Nos: | 45-53 |
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| L2 Motivational Self System of the Seminary Students learning English Language in Pakistan |
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| Abstract: | This study tests the validity of Dörnyei
(2005) L2 Motivational Self System in a new
context of Madrassa. A mixed-method
approach has been applied in this study. A
structured questionnaire was designed and
distributed among 1000 students of fifteen
different Madrassas of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The
current study posits that the Dörnyei model
of the L2 Self System is not ...Read More |
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1-Syed Azaz Ali Shah: PHD Scholar, Qurtuba University Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.2-Abdul Hamid Khan: Qurtuba University Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.3-Abdus Samad: Assistant Professor/Chairman, Department of English, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | L2 Motivational Self System, Madrassas, Ideal Self, Ought-to Self and L2 Learning Experience |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).07 |
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| Page Nos: | 54-64 |
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| Effectiveness of the Mixture (Bilingualism) of Urdu and English for Enhancing Content Knowledge Understanding at Undergrad Level |
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| Abstract: | The Pandemic COVID-19, though
challenged systems but provided them with
opportunities to address languages them.
Pedagogical innovations were put forward,
and traditions also paved the way for
learning. This article describes the
effectiveness of the mixture (bilingualism)
of Urdu and English that how it helps the
undergrads (major is English) to develop an
understanding of the content kn ...Read More |
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1-Ghulam Rasool: Phd Scholar, Department of Urdu, Oriental College University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Mubashar Nadeem: Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Muhammad Amjad Abid: Lecturer, Department of Urdu, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Pedagogical Interventions, Undergrad Level, Bilingualism, Urdu and English Mixture |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).08 |
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| Page Nos: | 65-73 |
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| The Effectiveness of Formative Assessment of English Writing Skill at Intermediate Level |
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| Abstract: | This study is intended to gauge the viability
of the effectiveness of formative assessment
on English writing skills at the Intermediate
level and was delimited to sixty students of a
public sector degree college in Wazirabad.
This study was design-based in nature, and
formative assessment was given to learners
for four months. After the completion of the
intervention, it was found out tha ...Read More |
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1-Muhammad Saleem: Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Govt. Islamiya College Civil Lines, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Muhammad Iqbal: Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Division of Education, University of Education Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Naheed Akhter: Lecturer, Department of Education, Govt. Women Degree College, Sambrial, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Formative Assessment, Effectiveness, Writing Skills, Intermediate Level |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).09 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).09 |
| Page Nos: | 74-85 |
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| A Critical Analysis of Conversational Floors In Post- Corona Digital Discourse Among Pakistani Students |
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| Abstract: | This study investigates the pattern of
conversational floors of digital discourse in
WhatsApp groups among Pakistan's
students after the outbreak of Covid-19.
Gender differences were also focused while
generating digital discourse in the post
corona scenario. Non-probability sampling
techniques are used, as our research design
is qualitative. Data is taken from universities
of Punjab and ...Read More |
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1-Rabia Humayon: Student, Department of English, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Madiha Afzal: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Muhammad Sabboor Hussain: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Conversational Floors, Digital Discourse, Gender Differences, Pakistani Students, Post Corona Scenario |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).10 |
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| Page Nos: | 86-102 |
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| Exploring the Metaphoric Mythical and Historical Ideologies with Nationalist Affiliations and Religious Historical Past in James Joyce's Selected Literary Fiction |
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| Abstract: | This paper explores the mythical basis,
nationalist affiliations and religious,
historical past in James Joyce's A Portrait of
the Artist as a Young Man and Ulysses.
These two selected novels carry different
mythical narratives and sensibilities. This
paper discusses a journey where time and
space are transcended, which is called a
“mythic journey”. Issues related to culture,
religion ...Read More |
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1-Hassan Bin Zubair: PhD Scholar, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.2-Mamona Yasmin Khan: Department of English, The Women University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Sidra Tariq : PhD Scholar, Department of English, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Myths, Transformation, Religion, Nationality, Rituals, Understanding |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).11 |
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| Page Nos: | 103-112 |
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| Exploring Feminism and Marital Relations in “The Optimist” by Bina Shah: A Transitivity Analysis |
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| Abstract: | The current research paper tries to explore feminism and marital relations in an English short story by Bina Shah in a Pakistani context. Halliday's Trnsitivity System (2004) as textual analysis supported to identify the feminine and feminist traits in English fiction. The high frequency of material process (66) out of 200 clauses presented Raheela as a feminist, whereas the Relational process (56 ...Read More |
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1-Ambreen Mahmood: PhD Scholar, The Women University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Masroor Sibtain: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government Graduate College of Science, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Transitivity, Textual Analysis, Feminism, Marital Relations and The Optimist |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).12 |
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| Page Nos: | 113-122 |
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| 'Half Widows and Half Mothers': Traumatic Voices of Women From the Literary Narratives of Jammu and Kashmir |
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| Abstract: | This study is an attempt to explore the
traumatic voices of women as half-mothers
and half widows in the selected Kashmiri
Anglophone fiction. Since the partition of
the Indian Sub-continent, Kashmiris have
been subjugated to violence and brutality
under occupation. The lives of Kashmiri
women have been worse, particularly during
the 1990s, when the militancy increased
because of hostile ...Read More |
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1-Samia Hanif : PhD Scholar, Department of English, Air University Islamabad, Pakistan.2-Munawar Iqbal Ahmed : Chairperson, Department of English, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Acting Out, Working Through, HalfWidows, Half-Mothers, Kashmir, Loss, Trauma, Women |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).13 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).13 |
| Page Nos: | 123-30 |
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| Representation of Subaltern Identity: A Study of Othering in Sea of Poppies |
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| Abstract: | The present study is designed to explore the identity construction/reconstruction in Sea of Poppies. It is investigated in the backdrop of postcolonial theory. Norman Faircloughs Three-dimensional approach of critical discourse analysis is used to examine the construction and reconstruction of different types of (us/them) identities in the colonial era reflected in Sea of Poppies. The analysis dea ...Read More |
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1-Fehmida Manzoor : Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan womens University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.2-Mehwish Ali Khan : Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan womens University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. 3-Shumaila Mazhar : Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan womens University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Identity Construction, Discourse of Power, Us and Them, Silenced Subalterns, Binary Oppositions |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).14 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).14 |
| Page Nos: | 131-141 |
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