ISSUE

Volume-VII

, Issue-IV

(FALL 2022)



01 - Quality Enhancement of Pre-Service Teacher Education Using Philosophy for Commun

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

    The study's aimed to identify the effect of the P4C teaching maneuver on the critical thinking skills (CTS) of teacher candidates by using a quantitative, quasi-experimental approach. The population comprised of teacher candidates of B.Ed. (Hons) programmes of University of Education whereas the sample was intact two sections of 5th-semester candidate teachers in Division of Education, UE Lahore. ... Details
    Quality Enhancement, Pre-Service Teacher Education, Philosophy for Communities, Teaching Maneuver
    (1) Soofia Noor
    PhD Scholar, Division of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Huma Lodhi
    Assistant Professor, Division of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Farah Shafiq
    Assistant Professor, Division of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

02 - Effect of Instructional Leadership on School Performance

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

    The study examined the effect of instructional leadership on school performance. Instructional leadership is a process that how quality practices: building and sustaining the school vision, monitoring of curriculum and instruction, leading a learning community, data gathering and assessing, and shared leadership were implemented by head teachers effectively. School performance is defined as the at... Details
    Instructional Leadership Quality of Head Teachers, Building and Sustaining School Vision, Shared Leadership, Leading a Learning Community, Data Gathering and Assessing, Curriculum and Instruction Moni
    (1) Muhammad Akram
    Associate Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Irfan Malik
    Lecturer in Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (Bahawalnagar Campus), Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Saira Taj
    Assistant Professor, STEM Education, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

03 - Problems in Assimilation of English Words for Undergraduate Level Students in Ha

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

    This present study has focused on the problems in the assimilation of English words for undergraduates in Hazara University. A survey descriptive design was used to collect data from fifty undergraduates selected through convenient-non probability sampling technique who were asked to comprehend the assimilation process in certain words in the selected clips from English movies. To measure the prob... Details
    Assimilation, English Phonemes/Words, Undergraduate Students, Comprehension, Production
    (1) Tariq Ullah
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of English, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shahabullah
    ecturer, Department of English, University of Buner, Buner, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Arif Khan
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of English, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.

04 - Allegorizing Nation Building in Fiction: An Analysis of Mumtaz Shahnawazââ‚

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

    The present paper is a New Historicist analysis of Mumtaz Shahnawaz's novel The Heart Divided (1957). Keeping in view the theoretical postulates of Stephen Greenblatt, the paper analyzes the literary text in conjunction with the author's life and time to evaluate how the different prevailing political discourses impacted the text. During the turbulent times of the Partition of the Subcontinent, th... Details
    New Historicism, Nation building, Fictionalization, Narrative, History
    (1) Amina Ghazanfar
    Lecturer, Department of English UGS, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Fayaz Ahmad Kumar
    Lecturer, Department of ELT, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.

05 - Slave Trade and Dehumanization of Afro-American Women in Gyasi’s

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

    In this article, bell books' ground-breaking black feminist approach is adopted to examine the lingering impact of slave trade of Afro-American women in contemporary America. Slavery in the past stigmatized the present lives of Afro-American women. Even though slavery was abolished, the terrible effects of the slave trade continue to demean, degrade, and caricature black women in the western world... Details
    Slave Trade, Dehumanization, Lingering Impact, Afro-American Women
    (1) Sana Zafar
    Lecturer, Department of English, Shiblee Group of Colleges, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Ghulam Murtaza
    Professor, Department of English Literature, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Saira Zaheer
    Teacher, Department of English, Government Girls Primary School Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.

06 - New Historicist Study of Geoffrey Chaucer's poem Prologue to the Canterbury Tale

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

    The current study examines the historical and social elements of 14th century England, through Geoffrey Chaucer’s poem, Prologue to theCanterbury Tales. the study also unfolds the analogy of the current situationof developing countries with Chaucer's era. The research is carried out, using the lens of New Historicism as a framework. New Historicism is a postmodern critical theory presented b... Details
    New Historicism, 14th Century England, Moral Decay
    (1) Raees Khan
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Buner, Buner, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Ayaz Ahmad Aryan
    Lecturer, Department of English, Abdul Wali khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Sana Riaz
    Demonstrator, Department of English, Abdul Wali khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.

07 - (De) Constructing The Correlation Between First Language Acquisition And Second

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

    Language acquisition is a significant and captivating hallmark of human development. This review article briefly describes a few hindrances that the learner of English as being second language learner may deal with. It searches out the essential factors which play a significant part in the second language (L2) learning process. There is a common notion that the learning of L2 is affected by ... Details
    Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning (L2), First Language Acquisition (L1), (De)constructing, Interference, Language Learning
    (1) Ejaz Mirza
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Shahzeb Shafi
    MPhil English Linguistics, Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Faraz Ahmed
    MPhil English Linguistics, Institute of English Language and Literature, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.

08 - A Tale of Two Languages in Blogging: Code-Switching Analysis in Pakistani Blogos

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

    Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) have brought about a new medium for information sharing and communication and weblogs are becoming more and more popular in the virtual sphere. The process of code- switching can be traced in this fast evolving medium of communication. This paper aims at investigating the existence of code-switching patterns by examining the categories and frequency of Urdu co... Details
    Bilinguals, Code-Switching, Computer-Mediated Communication, Pakistani English Weblogs, Pakistani Bloggers, Weblog
    (1) Kanwal Fatima
    PhD Scholar, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. Assistant Editor (English), ORIC, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Samina Amin Qadir
    Professor Emeritus, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.

09 - Students' Meta-cognition Skills and Problem-solving Strategies in Math: A Preli

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

    Math problem-solving is difficult for students and instructors. Metacognition abilities may help tackle these problems. Math problem-solving success depends on metacognitive abilities and methods. These abilities and tactics benefit students and instructors. Metacognitive abilities and methods are examined in mathematics problem-solving for instructors and students. A qualitative case-study design... Details
    Mathematics, Meta-cognitive Skills, Self-regulation, Self-assessment, Teaching and Learning, Problem-solving
    (1) Bushra Noor
    Charles Darwin University, Australia.

10 - Role of Institutional Quality, Financial Development, and Industrialization in H

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

    Human development has gained much significance in economies.This study highlight the role of institutional quality, financial development,and industrialization in human development in selected Asian countries. The human development index is used as a dependent variable. The study has used the GMM technique for this analysis. The study results demonstrate that institutional quality, financial devel... Details
    Institutional Quality, Financial Development, Trade Openness & Asian Countries
    (1) Najeeb Muhammad Nasir
    Department of Finance, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
    (2) Nasir Ali
    Department of Finance, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
    (3) Tanvir Farooq Khan
    Department of Finance, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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