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01 - Critical Analysis of Zoomorphism Narrative Language Technique: Little Bird Moth'

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

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    Zoomorphism is the literary Greek language term used for animal characteristics in people, divine creatures, and lifeless things that are not animals but act like animals. This research paper deeply analyzes the text of "Moth Smoke" which is written by Mohsin Hamid. The present research aims to explore how Zoomorphistic interpretations are created in literary content. The study uncovered the secre... Details

    Zoomorphism Narrative Technique, Greek Literary Term, Animal-Like Quality, Humanized Animal, Little Bird Moth

    (1) Sana Nazir Ahmed
    Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, English Language Center, Minhaj University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abrar Ajmal
    Assistant Professor, Minhaj University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Adeel Khalid
    Lecturer, English Language and Literature, Forman Christian College, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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02 - Pakistan, Anti-Americanism and Talibanization In "Three Cups of Tea"

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

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    This study investigates the portrayal of Pakistan and Talibanization in American writer, Greg Mortenson’s Three Cups of Tea (2006). The study reveals how Mortenson treated Talibanization and anti-Americanism in Pakistan during his travel and stay in Pakistan. The text was analysed thematically through Braun and Clarke’s model, using Edward Said’s concepts of Orientalism as a basi... Details

    Zoomorphism Narrative Technique, Greek Literary Term, Animal-Like Quality, Humanized Animal, Little Bird Moth

    (1) Rafia Batool
    PhD Scholar, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Samina Amin Qadir
    Professor Emeritus, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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03 - Attitude of English Language Teachers at Higher Education Institutions towards t

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

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    In English language education, the choice of an appropriate English language variety to be used in the classroom for second language learners becomes a controversial issue due to the global spread of the English language. This study aims to solve this puzzle of selecting which English language variety be used in universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Most of the work focuses on learners and teachers&... Details

    Kachru Model, Teachers Attitude, Varieties of English Language, World Englishes

    (1) Ome Roman
    Department of English, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Mansoor Ali
    Department of English, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Syed Azaz Ali Shah
    Department of English, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
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04 - The Psychological Aspect of Colours in Marketing: A Multimodal Critical Discours

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

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    Choosing a colour for designing a product and its packaging is one of the most crucial marketing strategies for attracting consumers in all businesses (Amsteus et al., 2015). This research offered some thoughts on the selection of colour in marketing, bearing in mind which colour attracts consumers' cognition and psyche. To know the impact of colours, multiple images of various products were taken... Details

    Colour, Cognition, Marketing, Packaging, Product, Psychology

    (1) Sadia Aslam
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of English, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Qurat-Ul-Ain Ayyaz
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of English, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Suman Khursheed
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of English, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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05 - Representation Of Sexual Exploitation In Bapsi Sidhwa’s Novel Wat

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

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    This research sheds light on SusancBrownmiller's literary theory "Against Our Will: Women,Men, and Rape" in the context of Bapsi Sidhwa's, novel ‘Water’. Rape is one of the most horrific crimes in our culture, and victims are often the only ones who are negatively affected by it. The evil of rape has so drastically affected the lives of women in a patriarchal society that it is no wond... Details

    Bapsi Sidhwa, Water, Marriage, Dowager, Independence, Deepa Mehta

    (1) Shaima Gul Hussain
    Student, Department of English, University of Buner, Buner, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Haider Ali
    Assistant Professor, Govt Post- Graduate Jahanzeb College, Saidu Sharif, Swat, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Saqib
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Buner, Buner, KP, Pakistan.
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06 - Vaccine Inequality and Hesitancy in Pakistan: a Multi-modal Analysis of Covid-19

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

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    Political cartoons are humorous and graphical representations of specific situations, events, and thoughts that have the power to change individuals’ minds (Morris, 1992). The present study investigates the humorous and satirical depiction of vaccine inequalityand hesitancy in the Covid-19 political cartoons published in Pakistan. The cartoons have been qualitatively analyzed as a powerful m... Details

    COVID-19, Political Cartoons, Vaccine Inequality, Visual Communication, Vaccine Hesitancy

    (1) Arooj Rana
    Lecturer, Department of English Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Tahir Ayoub
    Tahir Ayoub Visiting Lecturer, Department of English, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Shazia Akbar Ghilzai
    Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Paksitan.
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07 - Exploring Autonomous Learning of English Language through Digital Literacy: A St

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

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    The purpose of this mixed-method design research is to (1) investigate the factors that affect students to regulate their autonomous learning of language through digital literacy. (2) find out how digital literacy can be used to create an equal opportunity for all students to be successful autonomous language learners, and (3) analyze to what extent digital literacy helps students to improve their... Details

    Autonomous Language Learning, Constructivism, Computer Assisted Learning, Digital Literacy, Learner’s Autonomy

    (1) Zara Naseer
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of English, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Mehreen Zafar
    Lecturer, Department of English, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab,Pakistan.
    (3) Arooj Riaz
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of English, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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08 - Aligarh Movement: The Torchbearer of Modern Trends in Urdu Literature

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

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    Aligarh Movement can rightly be considered as the torchbearer of modern trends in Urdu literature as it introduced new trends in Urdu literature hitherto non-existent therein. The efforts of the exponents of the movement expanded the horizons of Urdu literature beyond poetry that too, in the past, was limited only to the praise of the beloved; it enabled Urdu literature to open up its folds to emb... Details

    Aligarh, Urdu Literature, Trends, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Movement

    (1) Attif Raza
    Assistant Director (Monitoring), Department Public Prosecution, Government of Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Bakht Munir
    University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Ekaterina Gavrishyk
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Languages and Linguistics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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09 - The Morphological Representation of /i:/ in Pashto

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

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    Pashto is widely spoken in different regions of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other countries. Many researchers have studied the Pashto and revealed various interesting aspects of it. However, the purpose of the study is to investigate the use of the morpheme /i:/ as a suffix in Pashto grammar, particularly in nouns (masculine, feminine, singular and plural) and verb. For this purpose, the researcher... Details

    Lexical, Morphological Process, Pashto, Suffix, Word Formation

    (1) Serat
    Department of English, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shakir Ullah
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Rizwana Bibi
    Department of English, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan.
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10 - "South Asian Woman's Identity: A Comprehensive Analysis of Zara Raheem's "The Ma

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

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    Second-generation South Asian immigrants most often experience cultural hybridity where the task to balance between the home culture and the culture of the new world is gruesome for many. Understanding cultural hybridity signifies that transcultural relations are complex, processual and dynamic (Kraidy, 2002). This paper aims to find out the issues faced by South Asian women in embracing their hom... Details

    Hybridity, Transcultural Relationships, Matchmaking, Marriage, Hybrid Identity, Cultural Diversity

    (1) Rimsha Jabeen
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of History, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Harmain Rukh
    Lecturer, Department of English, Rawalpindi Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Syeda Kashf Zahra Naqvi
    Mphil Scholar, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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11 - Impact of Mind Maps on Student's Reading Comprehension at Secondary and Higher S

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

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    This study aims to determine how mind-mapping strategies develop the reading comprehension of English language learners in grades ten and twelve. The study focuses on teaching English grammar and text, keeping in view their textbooks. The researcher has used a quasi-experimental design. The study sample comprised sixty students, thirty from the tenth and thirty from the twelfth grade. Thirty stude... Details

    Mind Mapping, Reading Comprehension, ESL Learners

    (1) Shah Neela
    BS Graduate, Department of English, University of Buner, Buner, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shahabullah
    Supervisor/Lecturer, Department of English, University of Buner, Buner, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Aftab Hussain
    PhD Scholar, Department of English, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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12 - Islam West Conflict in Post 9/11 Fiction: A Case Study of Falling Man by Don DeL

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

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    This study focuses on the clash between two civilizations, i.e., Islam and the West in works of fiction that were produced after the September 11 attacks and that deal with the attacks. The novel selected for this study is Falling Man (2007) by DonDeLillo. Through critical engagement by Samuel P.Huntington's "The Clash of Civilizations", this study tries to discover how the clash has been presente... Details

    The Clash of Civilizations, Western Imperialism, Islamist Terrorism

    (1) Gulali Khan
    Lecturer English, Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences, Quetta, Balochistan.
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13 - Inter Semiotic Translation Analysis of South Korean Movie Tunnel

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

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    Inter semiotic Translation is one of the most unexplored types of translation. It beholds the idea of translating verbal images into non-verbal ones. The author of this study has conducted this translation analysis and the main objective of this study is to see how, within the  medium of a film, linguistic and verbal elements are translated into the audio-visual imagery. The theoretical frame... Details

    Inter Semiotics, Translation Analysis, South Korean Movie, Tunnel

    (1) Abdul Bari Khan
    Faculty of language & Communication, Universiti Malaysia, Sarawak, Malaysia
    (2) Abeera Hassan
    Department of English Language and Literature, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Snober Zahra
    Department of English Language and Literature, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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