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01 - The Alchemy of Spirituality: A Comparative Analysis of Rumi and Shelley's Poems

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).01
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).01      Published : Mar 2022

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    A Comparative Study that aims to highlight the mystic notions and the similarities within the poetic approaches of the poets: Rumi and Shelley with reference to their poems The Alchemy of Love (1926) and Hymn to Intellectual Beauty (1817). The Alchemy of Love by Rumi and Hymn to Intellectual Beauty by Shelley can be seen as profound echoes of spirituality. The study's analytical framework, by impl... Details

    Beloved, Divine, Intellectual Beauty, Poetic Ideologies, Spirit, Transcendental Existence

    (1) Munnzza Noreen
    PhD Scholar, Department of English, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Rana Imran Ali
    Faculty of English, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Amna Romaisa Saeed
    MPhil English Literature, Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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02 - Instructors Tackling Grammar Issues in an Integrated English language teaching p

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).02
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).02      Published : Mar 2022

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    This paper aims to find out the effectiveness of integrated teaching programs and their benefits of tackling grammatical issues of EFL students. Grammar issues have become an unavoidable concern for language instructors. It unlocks teachers’ views, attitudes and perceptions about integrated teaching programs and language complexities in production and reception by EFL students. Grammar incre... Details

    Vocational Strength, Collective Assistance, Grammatical Rules, Integrated Teaching Programs

    (1) Shaukat Khan
    English Language Center, Umm Al-Qura University, MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia.
    (2) Adnan Rashid Sheikh
    English Language Center, Umm Al-Qura University, MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia
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03 - Communication Skills across Engineering Curriculum: A Case Study

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).03
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).03      Published : Mar 2022

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    Effective communication skills occupy key importance in the world of work. This study aimed to investigate the standing of communication skills courses in the engineering curriculum taught to engineering students. Additionally, it assessed whether all engineering departments implement the same credit hour course for engineering departments. The data collection source was Prospectus-2021 of Quaid-e... Details

    Curriculum, Communication Skills, Industry, Engineering Universities

    (1) Inayatullah Kakepoto
    Professor, Department of English, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering Science and Technology, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Abdullah Laghari
    Lecturer, Department of English, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering Science and Technology, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Tania Laghari
    Department of English, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
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04 - A Narratological Study of Actions in My Ancestor's House

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).04
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).04      Published : Mar 2022

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    This study investigates Bina Sharif’s play My Ancestor’s House in the light of the narratologicalnotion of action as a character trait. Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan (2002) insinuates that fictional characters are propelled by two types of actions: one-time actions and habitual actions. Routinized activities of characters betray their constant qualities which a relabeled as their static dimens... Details

    Bina Sharif, My Ancestor's House, Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan, Narratology

    (1) Umar -ud -Din
    Associate Professor of English, Government Graduate College Civil Lines, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Muhammad Saleem
    Professor of English, Government Graduate College Township, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Muhammad Umer Azim
    Assistant Professor of English, Government Graduate College Township, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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05 - Comparative Analysis of Communicative Behaviors of Russian and Pakistani Societi

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).05
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).05      Published : Mar 2022

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    The communicative behavior of people is one of the main concerns of linguistics, which is an established branch of knowledge in the context of intercultural communication. This research paper aims to examine some important features of the communicative behavior of the Russian and Pakistani societies. Interviews were conducted with survey participants who were well aware of Russian and Pakistani no... Details

    Communicative Behavior, Communication Competence, Language, Pakistan, Russian, Urdu

    (1) Ekaterina Gavrishyk
    Institute of Languages and Linguistics (ILL), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sajjad Mubin
    Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Bakht Munir
    Institute of Languages and Linguistics (ILL), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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06 - Metafunctional Analysis of Nominalized Thematic Structures in English and Urdu

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).06
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).06      Published : Mar 2022

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    The current study discusses the metafunctional diversity of nominalized thematic structures in Achebe’s (1958) English novel, Things Fall Apart and in its Urdu translation, Bikharti Duniya (Ullah, 1991). For statistical measurement, O'Donnell’s (2008) scheme of the UAM Corpus tool has been used to annotate the selected corpus. After annotation, some nominalized themes in English and Ur... Details

    Nominalization, Theme, Rheme, Corpus, English, Urdu

    (1) Humaira Yaqub
    Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Ansa Ahsan
    Lecturer, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Mubashir Iqbal
    Lecturer, University of Narowal, Narowal, Punjab, Pakistan.
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07 - Impact of Creative Writing Techniques as the Pedagogical Intervention on English

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).07
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).07      Published : Mar 2022

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    This study unfolds the impact of creative writing technique on improving the writing skills of a public sector university’ fifty undergraduates studying English language-related course, but their writing skills' proficiency is not up to the mark because of their use of L1 in learning other courses. The researchers held a pre-test to know grammatical, spelling, and overall syntactical errors.... Details

    Creative Writing Technique, Pedagogical Intervention, L2, Writing Skills

    (1) Abdul Rahman
    PhD Scholar in English (Linguistics), Department of English, Division of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Humaira Irfan
    Associate Professor of English, Department of English, Division of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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08 - Challenges in the Implementation of Communicative Language Teaching in Azad Kash

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).08
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).08      Published : Mar 2022

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    This study investigated challenges faced by EFL teachers in the execution of communicative language teaching (henceforth CLT) at the elementary level in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan. The sample for this study consists of 30 EFL teachers from ten elementary schools in Muzaffarabad. The data was collected in two phases, starting with quantitative data collection through questionnaires, fol... Details

    Communicative Language, Teaching, Form, Function, Structure

    (1) Ishfaq Aurangzeb
    MPhil Scholar, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (2) Shahida Khalique
    Assistant Professor, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (3) Arshad Ali Khan
    Associate Professor University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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09 - Literary Stylistic Analysis: Exploring Figures of Speech in "The Mill on the Flo

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).09
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).09      Published : Mar 2022

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    George Eliot's second novel "The Mill on the Floss" is an autobiographical novel, specifically,a contrapuntal bildungsroman, an Aristotelian tragedy. As a research combining literature and linguistics, studying "The Mill on the Floss" as a significant piece of literature from the lens of linguistics, the research aims to identify some of the figures of speech suggested as per a checklist by Leech ... Details

    The Mill on the Floss, George Eliot, Literary Stylistic Analysis, Foregrounding, Psychology-analysis

    (1) Amna Shahid
    Lecturer, Department of Applied Linguistics, Kinnaird College for Women Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Humaira Irfan
    Associate Professor, Department of English, Division of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Aneeqa Umar
    Research Scholar, Institute of English Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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10 - Reasons for Over-Identifications of Children with Disabilities in Pakistan: An A

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).10
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).10      Published : Mar 2022

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    The thought behind this research study was to explore the basic reasons for the over-identification of children in the special education department in Punjab. The population for the study was honorable teachers and the professionals working in this department. The research tool developed was a questionnaire created to record the opinions of the special education professionals and teaching staff ag... Details

    Identification, Over-Identification, Special Education, Reasons of Over Identification, Under-Identification, Policy of Special Education, Children with Special Needs, Disabilities in Pakistan, SED Pu

    (1) Muhammad Javed Aftab
    Lecturer/ Coordinator, Faisalabad Campus Department of Special Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Ashfaq
    Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, University of Education, Lahore, (Lower Mall Campus), Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Navid Ur Rehman
    SSET(HI) BPS-17 Government Secondary School of Special Education, Khanewal Department of Special Education, Government of Punjab, Pakistan.
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11 - Depiction of Violence on Women in Partition Literature: A Feministic Study

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).11
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).11      Published : Mar 2022

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    The current study focuses on the hardships and anguish faced by women during the partition of the subcontinent. The independence of Pakistan and India is the basis for this split. Accidental deaths of divisional armed forces soldiers are used to demonstrate the division's involvement in a national struggle. Women are perceived as subordinates' representations by males of the opposing community and... Details

    Partition, Violence, Women, Abduction, Killings

    (1) Samina Yasmin
    Lecturer in English, University of Education Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Shahbaz Khalid
    PhD Scholar, The University of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sarfraz
    PhD Scholar, The University of Faisalabaavd, Punjab, Pakistan.
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12 - Parallel Modernity and Indigeneity in Riffat Abbas's Namak Ka Jeevan Ghar

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).12
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).12      Published : Mar 2022

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    Indigeneity is a powerful means of representation and also a contested idea in the modern postcolonial world; used as a tool of resistance and conscious socio-political strategy to express collective identities. The assertion of singularity is the starting point of the path to achieve identity rooted in unique history, distinguished culture, religion, art and fables.The paper aims to understand th... Details

    Parallel Modernity, Decolonization, Indigeneity, Sovereignty, Saraiki Literature

    (1) Muhammad Kamran Fiaz
    PhD Scholar, Department of Political Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Rafida Nawaz
    PhD Scholar, Department of Political Science, Bahauddin ZAssistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Punjab, Pakistanakariya University, Multan, Punjab,
    (3) Aniqua Munawar
    PhD Scholar, Department of English, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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13 - Patterns of Change in Phonological Juxtapositions- A Case of Stress in English D

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).13
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).13      Published : Mar 2022

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    The present study is aimed to compare the Standard English dialect (RP) with the dialect of English spoken in Faisalabad. The comparison is based on stress, which is compared at the word level for di, tri,tetra, and pentasyllabic words. For sampling,Faisalabad's education sector is separated into two primary strata, government and private, each of which is further segmented by gender. Each stratum... Details

    Stress Patterns, Acoustic Evidence, Auditory Perception, Received Pronunciation, Faisalabad's Dialect

    (1) Shunizia Sheikh
    M.phil, Department of English, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Maimoona Abdul Aziz
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Riphah International University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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14 - Students' Attitude and Perceived Needs towards the use of L1 in English Classes

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).14
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).14      Published : Mar 2022

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    The purpose of this study is to investigate learners' perspectives on language of teaching in English classrooms at the University of AJK, Jhelum valley campus. It is an attempt to ascertain the learners' perceptions about the need of first language (L1) in classrooms. The research study was designed to be a case study in which quantitative data gathering methods were used. The participants were 9... Details

    Learners' Perception, Teachers' Perception, L1 (Urdu), L2 (English), Usage of L1

    (1) Zohaib Ahmad
    MPhil Scholar, Department of English, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Qudsia Ishaq
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Aneela Ejaz
    MPhil. Scholar, Department of English, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.
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15 - Language Acquisition Theories, Process and its Stages

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).15
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).15      Published : Mar 2022

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    It has been an interesting field for researchers of language to find out ways to acquire a language efficiently and effectively. The last few decades have been critically important from the viewpoint of enunciation of theories on the acquisition of language. Some pioneers of linguistics have strive to bring forth certain factors which are conducive to accelerating the acquisition of a language. Th... Details

    English Language, Theory, Language Acquisition

    (1) Hafiz Abdul Majid Masood
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of English, Bahawalnagar Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Rashida Rani
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of English, Bahawalnagar Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Safura Fatima
    PhD Scholar, Department of Educational Training, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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16 - The Dialectics of Utopia and Utopian Impulse

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).16
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).16      Published : Mar 2022

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    This paper aims to offer a dialectical view of Utopia and utopian impulse in utopian theory. Politically, Utopia is associated with a reductionist leftist politics which overlooks essential human diversity and psycho-social conflicts by imposing harmony and progress through implicit violence. In aesthetic representation, Utopia is seen as an ideal society which offers a glorious transformation of ... Details

    Communitarianism, Dialectics, Literary Utopia, Marxism, Utopia, Utopian Impulse.

    (1) Muhammad Mahmood Ahmad
    Shaheen Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government Sadiq Egerton Graduate College, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sohail Ahmad Saeed
    Assistant Professor, Department of English Literature, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Ahmad Naeem
    Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan
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17 - A Communicative Competence Perspective of the Role of English as Linguistic Capi

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).17
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).17      Published : Mar 2022

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    In Pakistani corporate set-ups, proficiency in English is taken as competence in communication; other important aspects of communicative competence are overlooked. The research carried out so far is from the point of view of Management and Organizational Behavior and none from the linguistic perspective. The current study is an attempt to find out the relationship between English as linguistic cap... Details

    Communicative Competence, Linguistic Capital, Job Performance, Job Satisfaction

    (1) Ali Anwer
    National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Aneela Gill
    National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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18 - Lexical Meanings and Mistranslation: an Analysis of English Translation of Munsh

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).18
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).18      Published : Mar 2022

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    This study is qualitative in nature and aims to highlight a genuine difficulty with the translation that many foreign translators have. Put another way,idiomatic expressions and cultural terms cannot be translated easily. They need to be translated very carefully, keeping in view the intercultural subtleties. In this study, Munshi Premchand's three short stories originally written in Urdu and tran... Details

    Lexical Meanings, Mistranslation, English Translation, Analysis, Short Stories

    (1) Muhammad Younas
    Assistant Professor, English Higher Education Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Beenish Pervaiz
    Lecturer in English, University of Education Lahore Jauhar Abad Campus, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Babar Riaz
    MPhil in English, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan
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19 - Exploration of Idealism and Realism in Arthur Miller's Play, Death of a Salesman

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).19
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).19      Published : Mar 2022

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    The current research examines the elements of Idealism and Realism in Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman. Miller's play is opted through purposive sampling technique. Primary source, a Play, Death of a Salesman, and secondary sources, such as dissertations, articles, thesis, and newspapers are used as an instrument for data collection. Plato's Idealism and the realism of Aristotle are used a... Details

    Idealism, Realism, Postmodernism, American Dream, Existentialism, Capitalism Emptiness

    (1) Raees Khan
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Buner, Buner, KP, Pakistan
    (2) Kamran Zeb
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Buner, Buner, KP, Pakistan
    (3) Sanaa Malaikah Noor
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Islamia College Peshawar, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
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20 - Role of Direct Method Vs Grammar Translation Method in Teaching English to Adult

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).20
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).20      Published : Mar 2022

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    This paper traces the impact of Translation Method and the Direct Method on adult language learners in Pakistan. It points out the major emotional and psychological factors related to the medium of instruction in the class. It explores whether L1 use in the class negatively or positively impacts adult English language learners. Since it is a descriptive/quantitative study, a survey has been admini... Details

    GTM/DM, Adult Language Learners, Descriptive/Qualitative Study, Emotional/Psychological Factors

    (1) Muhammad Sabboor Hussain
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, GC Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sheeza Akbar Khan
    Department of English, GC Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Aisha Farid
    Assistant Professor (English), GC Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
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21 - Impact and Influence Of Literary Figures and Philosophers on Jacques Derrida: A

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).21
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).21      Published : Mar 2022

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    In the paper, a detailed study has been undertaken on how Jacques Derrida has propounded his theory of deconstruction and how creme de la creme writers cum literary figures have impacted and influenced Jacques Derrida either partially or outright. Plenty of men of letters in the course of their intellectual, literary and philosophical detour are influenced by other illustrious writers, and Jacques... Details

    Literary Figures, Philosophers, Jacques, Critical Study, Derrida

    (1) Akeel Ahmed
    Lecturer in English Language and Literature, Government Graduate College, Pasrur (Sialkot), Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Iqra Iqbal
    Lecturer in English, Department of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Samina Yasmin
    Lecturer in English, Department of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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22 - Colonial Epidermalization: A Thematic Study of Sherman Alexis's 'The Lone Ranger

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).22
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).22      Published : Mar 2022

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    Colonialism led to the fabrication of certain inferiority complexes on the part of the colonized subjects.The colonizers succeeded in doing so through the inclusive diffusion of racial stereotypes. This perpetuation made colonized nations like Native Americans lose their indigenous voices, and they soon assimilated themselves into the Euro-American world and its identities. The articles crutinises... Details

    Epidermalization, Franz Fanon, Identity Crisis, Native Americans, Sherman Alexie

    (1) Misbah Tariq
    M.Phil. Scholar, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Khush Bakht
    Lecturer, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Harmain Rukh
    Lecturer, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
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23 - A Study of Anxiety among Novice ESL Teachers at Higher Secondary Level

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).23
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).23      Published : Mar 2022

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    The present work is a study of anxiety among novice ESL teachers at higher secondary levels in the Pakistani context. In particular, this study using a quantitative approach, tried to detect different causes of anxiety among novice ESL teachers inside and outside the classroom environment. A closed-ended questionnaire was used to collect data from 87 ESL teachers working in higher secondary instit... Details

    Anxiety, Novice, English as a second language (ESL), Teachers

    (1) Sehar Akram
    Scholar, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Ayesha Butt
    Assistant Professor, Department of TESOL, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Saima Farah
    M.Phil., Applied Linguistics, Kinnaird College for Women, Punjab, Pakistan.
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24 - A Structuralist Study of Guy de Maupassant's The Necklace

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).24
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).24      Published : Mar 2022

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    Structuralism was a reactionary approach that concentrated on signs, structure, language,synchrony, and a unique technique while challenging the independent subject. The works of Gestalt,Saussure, Strauss, Barthes, Marx, and Freud all reflected the concepts of structuralism, but The Necklace by Maupssant is the first book to do so. The scholars used structuralist ideas advanced by Dosse,Sanders, S... Details

    Binary Oppositions, Cultural Determinism, Freud, Structure, Synchrony, Diachrony

    (1) Abdur Rahman
    M.Phil. (English Researcher), Department of Linguistics and Literature, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Naeema Shah
    M. Phil Researcher Scholar, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
    (3) Asia Khatoon
    Lecturer in English, Department of Linguistics and Literature, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
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25 - Factors Affecting Secondary Level Students' Goal Achievement Performance and Sel

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).25
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).25      Published : Mar 2022

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    Education at secondary and higher secondary levels serves a crucial role in helping students create their careers. However,the role of the teachers is crucial in the growth of new future professionals. This study investigated the self-awareness role in inspiring upper secondary school teachers and students in Pakistan. This study used a qualitative approach and interviews were used to gather the d... Details

    L2 Learning, Self-Worth, Lack of Concentration, Classroom Logistics, and Goal Performance Achievement

    (1) Choudhry Shahid
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Acting Dean of Faculty of Arts and Humanities Superior University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Ishfaque Ahmed Abbasi
    Lecturer, Maths & Social Sciences Department, Sukkur Institute of Business Administration University, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Safia Asif
    Lecturer, Department of the English, University of Education, Multan Campus, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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26 - Analysis of the Difficulties Faced by Teachers in ESL Assessments at the Univers

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).26
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).26      Published : Mar 2022

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    This research aims to study tertiary English language teachers’ experience and perspective of ESL assessment in a public sector university in Lahore. Being a core responsibility and of primary importance in the teaching and learning process, language assessment employs a variety of methods. This research gives an insight into the various difficulties and issues faced by teachers during an as... Details

    Language Assessment, ESL, Reliability, Washback

    (1) Ammara Iqbal
    Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Asma Shahid Kazi
    Assistant Professor, Department of Elementary and Teacher Education, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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27 - Foundations of Language Fear and Anxiety as Internal Communicative Barriers amon

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).27
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).27      Published : Mar 2022

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    The sole objective of this research was to find out 'the sources of fear and anxiety as internal communicative barriers among L2 learners' and 'the impacts of fear and anxiety as internal communicative barriers.' Data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The majority of the foreign language learners responded that due to internal communicative barriers such as fear a... Details

    Anxiety, Communicative Barriers, Fear, Second Language Learners

    (1) Humaira Akbar
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of English, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
    (2) Saeed Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Dilawar Khan
    Lecturer, Department of English, Government Graduate College, Jampur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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28 - A Morphosyntactic Analysis of Pronouns in Jatki Language

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).28
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).28      Published : Mar 2022

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    Pronouns are morpho-syntactically bounded elements (Gruber, 2017); these word-forms require analysis for clarity in usage and understanding.Generally, languages are constrained in account of their ‘pronominal paradigms’ that results in a fairly systematic usage of these parts of speech (Harley & Ritter, 2002).Across languages pronouns morphologically mark some information regarding... Details

    Morphosyntactic Features, Pronouns, Jatki dialect, Description

    (1) Mehwish Haider
    Lecturer, Department of English, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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29 - A Syntactic Analysis of Null Subjects in Academic Discourse

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).29
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).29      Published : Mar 2022

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    This study uses a minimalist approach to explore the syntactic structures of teachers at the undergraduate level. It aims to find null subject(s) used in the sentence structure of lecturers who teach English in undergraduate classes. For the data collection, two universities of Federal territory in Islamabad were chosen by the researchers. The lectures [of English teachers] delivered in classes we... Details

    Classroom, Minimalism, Null Subject, Syntactic Structure, Teachers

    (1) Muhammad Saleem
    Subject Specialist (English), Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Ayaz Ahmad Aryan
    Lecturer, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Bahramand Shah
    Assistant Professor, Area Study Center, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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30 - Socio-Cultural and Historico-Political Crisis in Harris Khalique's "Between You

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).30
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).30      Published : Mar 2022

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    This paper examines the socio-cultural and political crisis in Between You and Your Love (2012) by the Pakistani Anglophone poet Harris Khalique.Employing Greenblatt's concepts of new historicism as a theoretical framework, this research attempts to establish the embedment of the selected verses in Pakistani society. As the selected poetry collection has not been analyzed through the lens of new h... Details

    New Historicism, Sectarianism, Violence, Ethno-Cultural Conflicts

    (1) Maliha Sarfraz
    Associate Professor, Department of English, Government Graduate College (Women), Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Amara Javed
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government College Women University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Iqbal
    Lecturer, Department of English, Govt. Graduate College, Abdullahpur, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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31 - An Analysis of the Concept of Survivance in Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree and

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).31
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).31      Published : Mar 2022

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    The current research explores the concept of survivance in The Heirs of Columbus by Vizenor (1991) and in Shadows of Pomegranate Tree (2014) by Ali. The selected novels were analyzed through the qualitative content analysis technique under the concepts of the theoretical framework of anarchism. The analysis shows that the Moors in The Shadows of Pomegranate Tree and the Red Indians in The Heirs of... Details

    Survival, Resistance, Moors, Red Indians, Anarchism

    (1) Amir Turky
    Lecturer, Department of English, University Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Ghani Rahman
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, University Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Mariam Bibi
    Lecturer, Department of English, University Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
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32 - Hamlet from the Perspective of Holy Quran, Hadith, and Buddhism’s

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).32
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).32      Published : Mar 2022

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    The prime objective of this study is to find traces of the Quran, Hadith, and Buddhism in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, an eponymous play. Certain critics term it a religious allegory or religious play, but all of them have commented in a sweeping manner. The paper has investigated what elements of these two different religions are found in the play. The paper referred to certain relevant segments o... Details

    The Holy Quran, Hadith, Tripitaka, Hamlet, Soliloquies

    (1) Akeel Ahmed
    Department of English, Government Graduate College, Pasrur Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Misbah Ashraf
    Visiting Lecturer, University of Education Faisalabad Campus, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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