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University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature
ISSN 2617-3611 · Department of English, University of Chitral · 442 articles in the index
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Ideology, Interpellation and False Consciousness: A Marxist Reading of American Fever (2022)
American dream has always been a ubiquitous concept for ages. It is the nature of human beings to crave for more, people always try to seek better opportunities in order to have a better status and class. For this purpose most of them prefer to migrate to the first world countries as these…
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Exploring S. Jay's Theory of Repeated Reading: Enhancing Students' Fluency in Educational Environments
This study shows how the Repeated Reading (RR) method can help second language learners become more proficient and fluent readers. The study, which took place at Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Girls Cadet College Turbat, Balochistan, included forty matric-level learners (lady cadets) between the ages…
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‘We cannot do without English’: Neoliberal Ideology and English Teachers’ Perceptions of Higher Education in Pakistan
Neoliberalism is an economic theory, ideology, and philosophy that encourages the free market and promotes individuality over collective success. Ideology shapes people’s perceptions, and they accept dominant ideologies as a common-sense way of thinking. Neoliberalism, coupled with globalization…
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Fears of Language Learning: A Rapid Evidence Review and Secondary Analysis of Foreign Language Anxiety with a Focus on Pakistan
Foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) is one of the most thoroughly researched affective variables in SLA literature; yet, the empirical evidence base is somewhat inconsistent, and its relevance for stakes-based and English-medium environments, such as Pakistan, is insufficiently understood…
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A Comparative Syntactic Analysis of WH-Headlines in Dawn and BBC E-Newspapers
Readers first come across headlines in a newspaper. However, it is found that journalistic discourse shows syntactic deviations in news reporting. The WH-clause in headings exhibit different functions of declarative statements and rhetoric questions. Studies discovered that syntactic constructions…
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Generative AI and Personalized English Language Learning: A Case Study of NUML English Language Advanced Diploma Learners
The present research seeks to explore the positive impacts of Generative AI on personalized learning particularly focusing on prompt engineering among the students of Advanced Diploma in English Language at the National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad Pakistan. Personalized learning is a…
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Gender Performativity in Cinematic Discourse: An Analysis of Dialogue in the Movie The Drama
In contemporary linguistics and media studies, gender is viewed as socially constructed and performative. This study aims to analyze dialogue in the movie The Drama using Judith Butler’s theory of gender performativity to examine how masculinity and femininity are socially constructed and…
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A SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SELF REPRESENTATION IN CHATGPT AND GEMINI RESPONSES
Large Language Models (LLMs) have changed human-computer interaction by allowing conversational systems to converse using natural language and first-person self-reference. As these systems become more ubiquitous in education, professional settings, and everyday communication, it is critical to…
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Foucault’s Concept of Power and Its Local Manifestations: A Case Study of Dera Ghazi Khan
This Writing employs the theoretical framework of Michel Foucault to analyze the localized power dynamics in Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan. Going beyond conventional top-down conceptions of sovereign power, within the particular sociopolitical context of the area, the study looks at how power functions…
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Language Hierarchy and Symbolic Power in Commercial and Institutional Signage: A Linguistic Landscape Study of Haripur City
This study analyzes the linguistic landscape of Haripur city, a district in KPK Province, Pakistan. A total of fifty signs are photographed for this study, including signs from both institutional and commercial sectors. This study follows a qualitative approach due to its interpretive aims…
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Feminist Pedagogy and Student Voice in ESL Classrooms in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
This study is a qualitative investigation of the role of feminist pedagogy in promoting student voice and participation in undergraduate English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. In total, 32 undergraduate ESL students (balanced by gender) in four public…
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Exploring Assessment Practices in Higher Education: A Legitimation Code Theory Perspective
The aspect of advanced education that has received less attention is the academic discourse of examiners, particularly the assessment reports of PhD theses, leading to a lack of understanding of the evaluation process for novice researchers. This study examines the assessment practices of PhD…
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A MULTIMODAL STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF SELECTED ENDSARS PROTEST PLACARDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Several studies have been done on the EndSARS protest in Nigeria using different linguistic approaches to analyse and interpret data. However, little attention has been given to the combination of stylistic and multimodal approaches to the study of placards to unravel how textual resources…
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Framing the Past, Sustaining the Present, and Preserving the Future: Film Production and the Preservation of Igbo Cultural Heritage.
The transmission of indigenous knowledge systems in a globalized world necessitates the adaptation of cultural practices into modern, accessible media. Film production is as a vital channel for preserving, and transmitting a people's intangible cultural heritage. This study investigates a…
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From Separation to Symbiosis: Analyzing Sufia Humayun’s Short Fiction from Shattered Echoes through Haraway’s Cyborg Lens
This paper analyzes Humayun’s (2024) Under the Currents through Haraway’s (1985) cyborg lens. The short story is taken from her anthology of short stories, Shattered Echoes, published in 2024. The study examines the increasing interdependence between human and machine. While posthumanism questions…