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01 - Tariq Ali's The Book of Saladin: A Khaldunian Study

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).01
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).01      Published : Dec 2020

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    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... Details

    Ibn Khaldun, Cyclic Theory, Civilizations, Saladin, Crusades

    (1) Ahmad Saeed Iqbal
    Ph. D Scholar, Department of English Language and Literature, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Muhammad Asif
    Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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02 - White Women's Burden: A Postcolonial Study of Paul Scott’s Memsah

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).02
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).02      Published : Dec 2020

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    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's burden ... Details

    Memsahib, White Women, Stereotype, Burden, Post-colonial

    (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.
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03 - Language Travels through Time: Effect of Age and Environment on Linguistics Beha

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).03
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).03      Published : Dec 2020

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    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 selection of wor... Details

    Linguistic Fluctuation, Socio-Demographic Elements, Stylistic Features, Psychological Insight.

    (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.
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04 - Media, Culture and Indigenous Languages in Pakistan: A Critical Review

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).04
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).04      Published : Dec 2020

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    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... Details

    Media, Culture, Indigenous Languages, Pakistan

    (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.
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05 - Sketching Women: A Corpus-Based Study of Female Protagonist in A Dolls House

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).05
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).05      Published : Dec 2020

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    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... Details

    Norwegian Society, A Dolls House, Male Domination, Gender Discrimination

    (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.
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06 - Theorizing Black Power Movement in African American Literature: An Analysis of M

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).06
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).06      Published : Dec 2020

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    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 Morrison ... Details

    Trauma, Fiction, History, Memory, Community

    (1) Fayaz Ahmad Kumar
    PhD Scholar, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Colette Morrow
    Associate Professor, Perdue Northwest University, USA.
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07 - L2 Motivational Self System of the Seminary Students learning English Language i

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).07
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).07      Published : Dec 2020

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    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 ... Details

    L2 Motivational Self System, Madrassas, Ideal Self, Ought-to Self and L2 Learning Experience

    (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.
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08 - Effectiveness of the Mixture (Bilingualism) of Urdu and English for Enhancing Co

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).08
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).08      Published : Dec 2020

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    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 knowledge a... Details

    Pedagogical Interventions, Undergrad Level, Bilingualism, Urdu and English Mixture

    (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.
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09 - The Effectiveness of Formative Assessment of English Writing Skill at Intermedia

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).09
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).09      Published : Dec 2020

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    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 that when s... Details

    Formative Assessment, Effectiveness, Writing Skills, Intermediate Level

    (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.
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10 - A Critical Analysis of Conversational Floors In Post- Corona Digital Discourse A

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).10
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).10      Published : Dec 2020

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    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 is in the... Details

    Conversational Floors, Digital Discourse, Gender Differences, Pakistani Students, Post Corona Scenario

    (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.
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11 - Exploring the Metaphoric Mythical and Historical Ideologies with Nationalist Aff

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).11
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).11      Published : Dec 2020

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    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 ... Details

    Myths, Transformation, Religion, Nationality, Rituals, Understanding

    (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.
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12 - Exploring Feminism and Marital Relations in "The Optimist" by Bina Shah: A Trans

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).12
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).12      Published : Dec 2020

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    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... Details

    Transitivity, Textual Analysis, Feminism, Marital Relations and The Optimist

    (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.
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13 - 'Half Widows and Half Mothers': Traumatic Voices of Women From the Literary Narr

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).13
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).13      Published : Dec 2020

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    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 policies ... Details

    Acting Out, Working Through, HalfWidows, Half-Mothers, Kashmir, Loss, Trauma, Women

    (1) Samia Hanif
    PhD Scholar, Department of English, Air University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Munawar Iqbal Ahmed
    Chairperson, Department of English, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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14 - Representation of Subaltern Identity: A Study of Othering in Sea of Poppies

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).14
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).14      Published : Dec 2020

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    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... Details

    Identity Construction, Discourse of Power, Us and Them, Silenced Subalterns, Binary Oppositions

    (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.
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