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01 - Reservations Chronicle: The Interplay of Real and Imaginary Places in Louise Erd

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).01
10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).01      Published : Sep 2021

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    Spatiality occupies pivotal status in the thematic orientation of Native American literature. Native American male writers in general and female writers, in particular consider the issues of space and place with reference to issues of identity, separation and conflict with Euro-Americans. The present paper aims to study the portrayal of real and imaginary places in Louise Erdrich's Tracks. The stu... Details

    Louise Erdrich, Native American Topography, Place, Space, Spatiality

    (1) Fasih ur Rehman
    Lecturer, Department of English, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Rao Aisha Sadiq
    Lecturer, Department of English, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Atta-ul-Mustafa
    Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities & Linguistics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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02 - In Search of Ideographs: Exploring the Rhetorical Landscape of Inaugural Speeche

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).02
10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).02      Published : Sep 2021

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    This article explores ideographs in the inaugural speeches of Heads of State/Government of Pakistan from the country’s founding in 1947 to 2018 – the time of the latest inaugural speeches in Pakistan’s political history. The data was collected from multiple sources, mostly official. A total of fifty-eight speeches were analyzed, which contained 124,363 words—averaging 2,144... Details

    Genre, Ideograph, Ideographic Criticism, Inaugural Speech, McGee

    (1) Muhammad Amjad
    PhD Scholar, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Ayaz Afsar
    Professor/Vice President (Academics), International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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03 - Marginalization In Hussain's The Desolate City: A Postcolonial Critique

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).03
10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).03      Published : Sep 2021

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    This study amalgamates the subjects of World Englishes, Postcolonial Literature and Trauma Literature. Colonization results in restraining the locals on their own homeland, depriving them of the basic necessities and their social, economic and religious rights. The current study has attempted at finding such elements in Indo-Pak Postcolonial Literature of post War of Independence 1857 from the man... Details

    Marginalization, Colonization, Dynamic Model, Postcolonial Literature, Orientalism

    (1) Kaniz Fatima
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of English, Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Yousaf Rahim
    Faculty of English, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan.
    (3) Kanzah Musaddiq
    MPhil Scholar, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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04 - Oral Approach and Lyrical change in Ho Jamalo

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).04
10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).04      Published : Sep 2021

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    This article deals with the oral myths that originated on Ho Jamalo, variations in these myths with time, and the practicality of myths in society. This study aims to address how the oral myths on Ho Jamalo are different from the written myths or oral myths that have been transmitted through written myths. Secondly, at what level myths of Ho Jamalo have practically affected the social events. Thou... Details

    Oral Myth, Tradition, Variation, Dialects, Ho Jamalo, Sindhi Poetry

    (1) Ahsan Ali
    Student, Department of Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Aneela Sultana
    Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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05 - A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Marriage Certificate (Nikah Nama) in Pakist

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).05
10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).05      Published : Sep 2021

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    This research paper looks at the language use to exploit and propagate certain stereotypes imposing on the parties involved in the institution of marriage. A critical discourse analysis with a field, tenor, mode approach uncovers how bride and bridegroom are deprived of their consents on various issues and are socially forced to accept the assumptions created by prevalent social norms. The study e... Details

    CDA, Stereotype Reinforcement, Language and Power, Biased Language, Gender Perspectives

    (1) Jabreel Asghar
    Faculty Member, Higher Colleges of Technology, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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06 - Language Attrition and its Impact on Culture - A Case of Saraiki in Dera Ghazi K

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).06
10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).06      Published : Sep 2021

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    Language attrition is primarily the loss of language and subsequently the loss of culture and identity. A number of languages have become extinct, and many languages of the world are near extinction. This study analyzes the impact of language attrition on Saraiki and its culture in the D. G. Khan region. This research takes into consideration two domains of language use: home and university. Parad... Details

    Language Attrition, Minority Language, Identity, Culture, Socio-Economic Factors, Socio-Cultural Factors

    (1) Muhammad Riaz
    Lecturer, Department of English, Bahadur Sub-campus (Layyah), Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Aneela Gill
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Sara Shahbaz
    Lecturer, Department of English, Women University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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07 - A Comparative Study of the Teaching Methodologies Employed by English Language T

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).07
10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).07      Published : Sep 2021

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    The aim of the study was to make a comparison between the teaching methodologies employed by English language teachers at public and private sector schools at primary level. Foreign language teaching methodologies has become a much-discussed phenomena and has been given immense importance from the last few decades, however, it still needs development in teaching practices. The data for the present... Details

    Teaching Practices, Teaching Methodologies, English as a Foreign Language

    (1) Amna Zahra
    Research Scholar, Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Ayesha Butt
    Assistant Professor, Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sadia Rafique
    Lecturer, National University of Modern Languages, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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08 - A Discourse on the American Neoconservatives' Approach in the Context of Postmod

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).08
10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).08      Published : Sep 2021

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    Multiple concepts are compatible between the Neocons and postmodernists. i.e., The concept presented by Leo Strauss of "Noble Lie," if we further dissect this concept, shows how compatible and similar with the reality-free world of the postmodern philosophers. According to postmodernism, we have no objective reality exists in this world as it is relative, and everyone sees it according to his unde... Details

    Postmodernism, Neoconservatives, Leo Strauss, Derrida, Nietzsche, Theory of Epistemology, Theory of Deconstruction, Iraq, Weapon of Mass Destruction, Noble Lie

    (1) Fakhr ul Munir
    Demonstrator, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shaukat
    Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Nida Zahid
    PhD Scholar, Qurtaba University, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
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09 - Anticolonial Visions and Fictional Versions: A Comparative Study of American and

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).09
10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).09      Published : Sep 2021

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    The research juxtaposes two of the prominent postcolonial literary discourses produced by the nations that resisted the colonial encroachments militarily and, ultimately, gained their independence from the British imperial clutch, America and India. The selected literary works are replete with retrospective representations of the historical landmarks and laden with future ideological aspirations r... Details

    Anticolonial, America, India, Representation, Postcolonial, Novels

    (1) Saleem Akhtar Khan
    Assistant Professor, Head Department of English, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Waheed Ahmad Khan
    Assistant Professor, Head of (Linguistics), University of Haripur, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Imran Ali
    Assistant Professor, Department of (Linguistics), University of Haripur, KP, Pakistan.
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10 - The Effects of Technology on the Oral Communication Skills of Undergraduate ESL

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).10
10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).10      Published : Sep 2021

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    The purpose of this study was to find out how oral communication skills can be improved with the use of technology. In the results obtained, it is noticed that students and teachers both said that oral communication skills could be improved by using the technology, but they do not use it in the universities of Karachi. This study made use of questionnaires and interviews in order to find a methodo... Details

    ESL, Oral Communication, Technology

    (1) Urooj Fatima
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Zeeshan Farid
    Research Assistant, Department of Education, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Muhammad Tayyab
    Research Assistant, Department of Education, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
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11 - Women Representation in Pakistani Television Dramas: A Critical Discourse Analys

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).11
10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).11      Published : Sep 2021

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    The current study aims to investigate the representation of women in Pakistani television dramas that reflect the female stereotypical image of women in society. The drama discourse is analyzed through the lens of the critical discourse analysis model by Fairclough (1995). The study explores that women represented in Pakistani dramas are bold or assertive, or they are restricted to conventional no... Details

    Critical Discourse Analysis, Fairclough's Three-dimensional Model (1995), Pakistani Television Dramas, Women's Representation

    (1) Aisha Arshad Chaudhry
    Faculty of English, Virtual University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Rana Imran Ali
    Faculty of English, Virtual University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Zakia Aslam
    Faculty of English, Virtual University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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12 - The Fall of Macbeth: A Psychological Inquiry into the Case of Corrupting Power

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).12
10.31703/glr.2021(VI-III).12      Published : Sep 2021

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    The research paper investigates how authority, power, and position are the words that denote the god-like status of a person in the world and it has often been seen that when people come to power, they face the temptation of abusing their power for the achievement of unrestrained personal desires. This research is qualitative research carried out within the framework of Renaissance literature and ... Details

    Temptation, Wield, Renaissance, Qualitative, Inordinate

    (1) Umar Hayat
    Lecturer in English, Government Guru Nanak Post Graduate College Nankana Sahib Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Qaisar Waheed
    Assistant Professor (English), Government Guru Nanak Post Graduate College Nankana Sahib Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Nasir Iqbal
    Lecturer in English, Government Guru Nanak Post Graduate College Nankana Sahib Punjab, Pakistan.
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