Vol. 8 No. 2 (2024): April to June

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2024): April to June
Published: 2024-04-01

Articles

  • Demystification of Traditional Sacred: A Democratic Individual Perspective in Peter Weir’s Film Dead Poets Society

    Malik Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Ibrahim Khokhar, Uroosa Aurangzeb
    01-10
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 141
    PDF Downloads: 101
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)01

  • Traversing the Third Space: Hybridity, Alienation, and Non-Assimilation in Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist

    Syed Faisal Sajjad Shah, Muhammad Ibrahim Khokhar, Waqar Ul Haq
    11-18
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 198
    PDF Downloads: 99
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)02

  • Postcolonial Identity and Discourse: Foucauldian Analysis of Shamsie’s A God in Every Stone

    Zunaira Shahi, Haniya Munir, Anbreen Akhtar Khan
    19-27
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 80
    PDF Downloads: 70
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)03

  • Effectiveness of Code-Switching in Pakistani University ESL Classroom: Action Research

    Amna Murad, Shabana Zafar, Zakia Mushtaq
    28-36
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 79
    PDF Downloads: 57
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)04

  • Linguistic Brilliance: Decoding the Multifaceted Role of Bilingualism in Higher Education Institutions of Punjab, Pakistan

    Maeda Shakil Mirza, Amna Fayyaz
    37-47
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 109
    PDF Downloads: 54
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)05

  • The Impact of the Connectivist Learning Model on the Writing Skills of Pakistani Digital Natives

    Aisha Ilyas, Dr. Tahira Asgher
    48-61
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 71
    PDF Downloads: 51
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)06

  • Repositioning Female Sensibility: A Postfeminist Study of Pakistani Chick Lit The Diary of a Social Butterfly

    Safana Hashmat, Prof. Dr. Ali Usman Saleem
    62-76
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 102
    PDF Downloads: 92
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)07

  • Stereotypical Roles and Sexist Language: A Feminist Stylistic Study of Selected Fictions of Sidhwa and Hamid

    Nabeeha Qayyum, Palwasha Saeed, Muzaffar Qadar
    77-89
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 107
    PDF Downloads: 108
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)08

  • The Effect of Online Article Writing on Pakistani English Language Graduates' Writing Skills

    Kainat Zeb, Muhammad Waqar Ali
    90-100
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 47
    PDF Downloads: 29
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)09

  • Reflexivization in Binding: An Analysis of Mewati NP Structures

    Hafza Munazza Akhtar, Amna Anwar, Um-ul-Huda
    109-123
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 81
    PDF Downloads: 20
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)11

  • Exploring the Dark Side of Connectivity: A Review of Phubbing Literature

    Kanwal Shahzadi, Nyela Ashraf, Amina Tariq
    124-137
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 190
    PDF Downloads: 126
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)12

  • Unlocking the Metaverse Potential: Evaluation of Public and Private Higher Educational Institutions in Pakistan on adoption to Futuristic Technologies

    Zakra Ahmad, Samana Batool, Architect Omer Shujat Bhatti
    138-147
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 99
    PDF Downloads: 143
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)13

  • Racial Discrimination in Young Adult Diasporic Fictions: A Critical Analysis

    Naheed Qasim, Prof. Dr. Najia Asrar Zaidi
    148-155
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 61
    PDF Downloads: 46
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)14

  • The CIPP Model-Based Evaluation of English Courses taught in Non-English Degree Programs at Government College University Faisalabad

    Shepherd Masood Akhtar, Dr. Muhammad Amir Abbas, Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Qasim
    156-171
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 70
    PDF Downloads: 35
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)15

  • Female Teachers’ Performance Working in Government Girls and Boys Primary and Elementary Schools: A Comparative Study

    Nazneen Anwar, Muhammad Saeed, Zainab Qamar
    172-183
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 141
    PDF Downloads: 45
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)16

  • Investigating the Impact of Video Dubbing Techniques on English Speaking Skills

    Farah Zaib, Dr. Shahid Nawaz
    184-200
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 69
    PDF Downloads: 49
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)17

  • A Genre Analysis of Strategies adopted by Pakistani Graduates in Job Application Letters

    Muhammad Anees Sattar, Sehrish Khurshid, Zarmina Anwaar
    201-212
    2024-04-01
    Abstract Views: 86
    PDF Downloads: 39
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)18

  • The Homing of Diaspora and Relational Positioning in Gooneratne’s A Change of Skies

    Saddaf Rashid, Prof. Dr. Mazhar Hayat
    213-225
    2024-04-02
    Abstract Views: 33
    PDF Downloads: 23
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)19

  • Socio-political Commentary in Bina Shah’s Novel “A Season for Martyrs”

    Irfan Ali Abro, Ali Raza Chhalgri Baloch, Sadaf Fatima
    226-239
    2024-04-02
    Abstract Views: 240
    PDF Downloads: 62
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)20

  • Eco-Linguistic Analysis of Flood Representations in Selected Print Media: A Case of Climate Change Semiotics

    Ansa Habib, Fatima Tuz Zahra
    240-251
    2024-04-03
    Abstract Views: 105
    PDF Downloads: 68
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)21

  • Pedagogical Turns in Teaching Shakespearean Studies: A Theoretical Retrospective

    Dr. Zainab Younus, Hareem Zafar Khattak, Farrah Ansari
    252-263
    2024-04-03
    Abstract Views: 63
    PDF Downloads: 26
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)22

  • Assessing the Essence: An Appraisal Analysis of English Translations of Saraiki Short Stories

    Aamir Nazeer, Dr. Muhammad Javed Iqbal, Hafiz Muhammad Qasim
    264-276
    2024-04-06
    Abstract Views: 90
    PDF Downloads: 41
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)23

  • Grammatical Error Analysis of Postgraduate Theses in Natural Sciences

    Arifa Fiaz, Dr. Iram Rubab
    277-285
    2024-04-09
    Abstract Views: 81
    PDF Downloads: 40
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)24

  • The Discursive Construction of Identity in Camus’ The Stranger: An Analytical Study

    Ahmad Ali Khan, Dr. Imran Ali Khan, Muhammad Ramzan
    286-292
    2024-04-09
    Abstract Views: 94
    PDF Downloads: 40
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)25

  • Analyzing the Impact of English Dominance on Urdu Language Pedagogy in Pakistani Universities

    Alamgir Mirza, Sidra Hafeez, Aiman Fatima
    293-306
    2024-04-09
    Abstract Views: 58
    PDF Downloads: 77
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)26

  • Exploring the Themes in Vishal Bhardwaj's Trilogy: A Deeper Look at Shakespearean Influences

    Nosheen Jaffar, Lubna Ali Mohammed, Muhammad Saleem
    307-314
    2024-04-10
    Abstract Views: 50
    PDF Downloads: 28
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)27

  • Content Analysis of Ahmet T. Kuru’s Passive and Assertive Secularism: Historical Conditions, Ideological Struggles and State Policies towards Religion

    Mahnoor Mansoor, Rehana Saeed Hashmi
    315-324
    2024-04-12
    Abstract Views: 48
    PDF Downloads: 20
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)28

  • Sentiment Analysis of YouTube Comments on the Movie 'Zindagi Tamasha': Evaluating Public Perception and Social Impact Post-Ban

    Nasrullah Dharejo, Masoomi Hifazat Ali Shah, Ikhtiar Ahmed Khoso
    325-338
    2024-04-21
    Abstract Views: 78
    PDF Downloads: 54
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)29

  • Language Anxiety in Higher Education: A Study of Pakistani Bilinguals' Experience in English Classroom Presentations

    Qandeel Fatima, Manahil Fatima, Rahat Bashir
    339-350
    2024-04-29
    Abstract Views: 152
    PDF Downloads: 63
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)30

  • Exploring Relevance of the Proletariat-Bourgeoise Interplay in the Great Expectations for Understanding Socio-Economic Challenges in Contemporary Pakistani Society

    Khalid, Dr. Sania Gul, Naznina Hakim Khan
    351-360
    2024-05-01
    Abstract Views: 34
    PDF Downloads: 25
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)31

  • Exploring Taboo Language and Euphemisms in 'Fight Club' (1999): An Analysis of American Cultural Norms through the Lens of Cultural Linguistics

    Alizey Haroon, Muhammad Farukh Arslan
    361-376
    2024-05-02
    Abstract Views: 91
    PDF Downloads: 48
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)32

  • Cultural Institutions in Pakistan: Promoting Cultural and National Identity

    Dr. Muhbat Ali Shah, Dr. Muhammad Shahban Sahito
    377-391
    2024-05-02
    Abstract Views: 86
    PDF Downloads: 59
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)33

  • Situational and Perennial Themes: A Blend of Philosophy and Literature

    Dr. Muhammad Jawwad
    392-398
    2024-05-05
    Abstract Views: 23
    PDF Downloads: 15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)34

  • Man-Land Equation in Abdel-Fattah’s Where The Streets Had A Name: An Eco-Critical Study

    Hamna Wajid, Sadia Qamar, Aamer Shaheen
    399-408
    2024-05-05
    Abstract Views: 155
    PDF Downloads: 55
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)35

  • Space and Gender in Mansab’s This House of Clay and Water: A Post-Feminist Study

    Nida Tariq
    409-420
    2024-05-05
    Abstract Views: 68
    PDF Downloads: 58
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)36

  • Unveiling Reverse Gender Roles in Pakistani Drama Sinf-e-Ahan: A Textual Analysis

    Fatima Chaudhary, Mamona Yasmin Khan, Ali Baqar
    421-430
    2024-05-07
    Abstract Views: 69
    PDF Downloads: 77
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)37

  • Macro and Micro Factors Influencing English Reading Motivation among Pre-University Pakistani ESL Students: A Case Study

    Tahir Jahan Khan, Farah Qadir Malik, Rida Walayat Niazi
    431-440
    2024-05-09
    Abstract Views: 28
    PDF Downloads: 22
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)38

  • John Donne’s Song ‘Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe’: A Structuralist Analysis

    Ahmad Ali Khan, Dr. Imran Ali Khan
    441-447
    2024-05-10
    Abstract Views: 73
    PDF Downloads: 54
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)39

  • The Development of Leila’s Selfhood in Shafak’s Ten Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World: A Psychoanalytical Perspective

    Ayesha Zaman, Dr. Bushra Siddiqui, Maryam Munir
    448-458
    2024-05-13
    Abstract Views: 77
    PDF Downloads: 38
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)40

  • Socioeconomic Struggles and Moral Dilemmas: Impact of War in Naguib Mahfouz’s 'Midaq Alley'

    Quratul ain Shafique, Yasmeen Khatoon, HM Usman Dar
    459-467
    2024-05-13
    Abstract Views: 16
    PDF Downloads: 21
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)41

  • Time and Opportunity for In-house Professional Development of Teachers

    Dr. Ali Gohar Chang, Ayaz Latif Siyal, Sheema Gohar
    468-481
    2024-05-16
    Abstract Views: 120
    PDF Downloads: 32
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)42

  • Psychoanalytic Exploration of Sisterhood among Brown’s The Dancing Girls of Lahore and Saeed’s Taboo! The Hidden Culture of a Red Light Area

    Hania Iftikhar, Noor-ul-Ain Raza, Fatima Asif
    482-492
    2024-05-16
    Abstract Views: 49
    PDF Downloads: 18
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)43

  • Role of Strictly Semantic Properties in Assigning Gender to English Loanwords in the Khattak Dialect of the Pashto Language

    Neelma Riaz, Sarwet Rasul
    493-511
    2024-05-18
    Abstract Views: 52
    PDF Downloads: 28
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)44

  • Perceptions and Strategies of Secondary School Teachers in addressing Social and Emotional Needs of Students in Skardu City

    Shazia Hameed, Siddiqa Jabeen, Khairun Nisa
    512-525
    2024-05-21
    Abstract Views: 154
    PDF Downloads: 39
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)45

  • Exploring the Lived Experiences of Individuals to manage and Cope with Type 2 Diabetes applying IPA

    Sadia Butt, Iqra Mubeen, Dr. Naveed Yazdani
    526-539
    2024-05-24
    Abstract Views: 101
    PDF Downloads: 70
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)46

  • Enhancing Language Proficiency Through TPACK Model and AI Applications A Study on Effective Integration Strategies in English Language Instruction

    Shumaila Shoukat, Rabia Mamoon, Muhammad Farman Arif
    540-554
    2024-05-25
    Abstract Views: 61
    PDF Downloads: 70
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)47

  • Development of Predictive Model for the Number of Public Park Visitors: A Case of Rawalpindi, Punjab Pakistan

    Malik Fazal Ammar, Ubaid Ullah, Sehar Iftikhar
    555-563
    2024-05-25
    Abstract Views: 48
    PDF Downloads: 55
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)48

  • Factors Motivating for Reading in English Literature among Undergraduate Students of Pakistan: A Case Study

    Rida Walayat Niazi, Madiha Khalid, Hina Khalid
    564-573
    2024-05-27
    Abstract Views: 23
    PDF Downloads: 28
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)49

  • Single National Curriculum: Exploring the Integration of Vocabulary and Grammar in English Grade V Textbook

    Asma Mobeen, Dr. Sana Baig
    574-580
    2024-05-27
    Abstract Views: 41
    PDF Downloads: 15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)50

  • Language Policy and its Implementation: A Case Study on the Primary Level of Dera Ghazi Khan

    Alamgir Mirza, Dr. Aziz Ullah Khan, Dr. Shaheen-ul-Zaman
    581-593
    2024-05-27
    Abstract Views: 72
    PDF Downloads: 49
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)51

  • Exploring Students’ Beliefs and Attitudes on the Use of English as a Medium of Instruction at Secondary Level: A Case Study

    Saiqa Aftab, Dr. Uzma Sadiq, Rabia Alam
    594-605
    2024-05-27
    Abstract Views: 23
    PDF Downloads: 16
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)52

  • Translation; a Response back to the Centre: A Critical Analysis of Things Fall Apart and its Punjabi Translation Tutt Bhaj

    Saima Jamshaid
    606-617
    2024-05-27
    Abstract Views: 12
    PDF Downloads: 9
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)53

  • Virtual Leadership and Team Cohesion: Communication Quality as a Mediator and Team Diversity as a Moderator

    Aqsa Abdul Khaliq, Fareeha Nisar, Memona Khalid
    618-628
    2024-05-27
    Abstract Views: 54
    PDF Downloads: 23
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)54

  • The Exploration of Speech Acts and Politeness in Anandi and Overcoat: A Pragmatic Analysis

    Hafiz Syed M. Yasir, Arbab Fatima, Aqsa Riaz
    629-637
    2024-05-27
    Abstract Views: 43
    PDF Downloads: 25
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)55

  • Discursive Devices Used in the Advertisements by Private Schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Discursive and Discourse Analysis

    Mudassir Inam, Dr. Nazakat, Tariq Amin
    638-653
    2024-05-27
    Abstract Views: 30
    PDF Downloads: 17
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)56

  • A Postcolonial Study of Hybrid Identity through ‘Varieties of Object’ in Shamsie’s A God in Every Stone

    Rabia Faiz, Prof. Dr. Ijaz Asghar
    654-665
    2024-06-03
    Abstract Views: 51
    PDF Downloads: 71
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)57

  • Cultural Hybridity in Nafisa Haji’s Fiction ‘The Writing On My Forehead’

    Manal, Sana Saeed Dogar
    666-675
    2024-06-06
    Abstract Views: 154
    PDF Downloads: 26
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)58

  • Informal Language in Academic Writing Analysis of Social Sciences PhD Dissertations in Pakistan

    Shahida Parveen, Dr. Muhammad Rashid Hafeez
    676-688
    2024-06-08
    Abstract Views: 28
    PDF Downloads: 21
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)59

  • Sublime Emotions of Wonder in the Selected Poetry of Keats and Ghalib: A Comparative Study

    Mehvish Aslam, Dr. Kaneez Fatima Syeda
    689-700
    2024-06-08
    Abstract Views: 6
    PDF Downloads: 5
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)60

  • Conversational Analysis of Political Talk Shows by Pakistani Politicians using Discourse Markers

    Tanzila Abbas, Dr. Perveen Akhter Farhat, Bushra Rasheed
    701-711
    2024-06-09
    Abstract Views: 37
    PDF Downloads: 13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)61

  • Language Vitality and Impetus behind Code-Switching in English Language in Pakistan: A Study at EFL Teachers and Learners in District Rahim Yar Khan

    Ayesha Tariq, Dr. Zohaib Zahid
    712-723
    2024-06-10
    Abstract Views: 12
    PDF Downloads: 10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)62

  • EFL Learners' Perceptions about the Role of English Language Learning Labs for Improving the Speaking Skills: A Study Conducted at BS Level

    Aneela Sadaf, Dr. Zohaib Zahid
    724-733
    2024-06-12
    Abstract Views: 22
    PDF Downloads: 3
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)63

  • Undergraduates’ Perception of English and Khowar as Languages of Instruction: A Survey of Chitral

    Muhammad Waqar Ali, Abdul Wasi
    734-744
    2024-06-14
    Abstract Views: 0
    PDF Downloads: 8
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)64

  • Language Learning Strategy Usage among BS English Students at University of Sindh Jamshoro: A Quantitative Analysis of Strategy Preference and Education Level of ESL Learners

    Komal Khashkely, Nayab Wahid Soomro
    745-754
    2024-06-15
    Abstract Views: 11
    PDF Downloads: 0
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)65

  • Algorithmic Bias and Political Polarization: Analyzing the Role of News Aggregators and Social Media in Pakistan

    Hassan Khalil
    755-768
    2024-06-15
    Abstract Views: 8
    PDF Downloads: 0
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)66

  • Hyperbole as a Strategy of Creating Effects: A Comparative Analysis of Hamlet and Doctor Faustus

    Ishrat Fatima, Fatima Shafiq
    769-777
    2024-06-18
    Abstract Views: 10
    PDF Downloads: 2
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2024(8-II)67