Neo-Orientalist Gambits in South Asian Global Game in Aslam's The Blind Man's Garden
This study focuses on the great global game of chess of Neoimperialist played in South Asia. It explores that to fetch global capitalist designs, global forces have devised a global Neo-Orientalist game of chess in three perspectives, i.e. economic, cultural and political, for three-level players, i.e. great players, little players and domestic players. The economic ventures urge the need to divide the South Asian Muslims into good and bad categories through neo-orientalist cultural and political gambits, as is revealed from Nadeem Aslam's 'The Blind Man's Garden' (2013) that critiques the hegemony of Neo-imperialist global forces working purely for their global designs in the region. It exposes economic, political, cultural and strategic motives behind two basic goals: the establishment of neo-imperialism through the elimination of borders for neo-liberalist gains by homogenizing world culture; and the eradication of global terrorism for which war has already been launched there.
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Globalization, Great Game, Terrorism, War on Terror
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(1) Atta-ul-Mustafa
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities & Linguistics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Amara Javed
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government College Woman University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Sahar Javaid
Lecturer, Department of English, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Language Policy and Planning in the Era of Globalization: Examining the Effects of Global Trends on National and Regional Language Policies and Educational Practices
This paper looks at how the language policy and planning (LPP) is affected by the globalization, with references on national and regional language policies and education. The study examines three policy situations through a conceptual, comparative, qualitative case study, which includes English-media expansion, official multilingualism and decentralized regional autonomy. The data was collected by reviewing policy documents, policy elites interviews, interviews with school administrators, interviews with teachers, classroom observations, and student/parent focus groups. The results indicate that such global tendencies as the Englishization, the increase of mobility, and digital language use influence policy discourse. Nonetheless, implementation is influenced by such challenges as lack of teacher training, resources to regional languages and mismatched assessment. Such informal multilingual practices as code-switching sprouted in classrooms. The research proposes a combination of planning, teacher training, and resource allocation in order to support equitable LPP and linguistic justice in the environment of globalization-related reforms.
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Language Policy, Language Planning, Globalization, English-Medium Instruction, Multilingual Education, Equity, Assessment Alignment
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(1) Irfan Ullah
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Aqsa Goloona
BS Student, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
Global Citizenship and Cosmopolitanism in Burnt Shadows and the Inheritance of Loss
The study of global ties is the focus of cosmopolitanism. Cultural, ethnic, and racial harmony are among its stated goals. This research analyses the effects of cosmopolitanism and globalization on the construction of authority and individuality in the novels The Inheritance of Loss and Burnt Shadows. Bhabha's (1994) framework was used for the analysis. The research found that cosmopolitanism is influenced by both cultural and social elements. Examining the effects of cosmopolitanism on postcolonial art is the focus of this research. Postcolonial scholars and others will be impacted by the study. It emphasizes comparative literature from around the world. This method encourages researchers to delve deeper into how postcolonial literature's global themes have influenced contemporary debates. The findings may stimulate further conversations on how to deal with issues of self and authority in a globalized society, as suggested by the paper's conclusion.
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The Inheritance of Loss, Burnt Shadows, Cosmopolitanism, Globalization, Diaspora
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(1) Rukhsar Aalam
M.Phil English Literature, Department of English Language and Literature, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Nailah Riaz
Assistant Professor, Head, Department of English Language and Literature, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
English Linguistics in the Nexus of Economic Growth and Cultural Evolution
This article investigates the profound role of English linguistics in shaping economic growth as well as cultural evolution in a world that is highly globalized. With the language ascending toward its status as a global lingua franca, it has greatly influenced international trade, labor mobility, and digital communication, thereby enhancing international economic integration. The economic benefits of knowing English include more competitive information technology and business process outsourcing industries in countries with higher proficiency levels, such as India and the Philippines. Also, there is the cultural dimension of advancing globalization that questions the internationalization of English, linguistic imperialism, and cultural homogenization. On the other hand, while several scholars have contended that the spread of English erodes linguistic diversity, others point out that English is also adaptive: local cultures combine English with native languages to create hybrid forms, including the renowned "Hinglish" and "Singlish."
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English Linguistics, Migration, Economic Growth, Cultural Evolution, Globalization, Linguistic Imperialism, Identity Formation, Human Capital Development, International Relations
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(1) Sadaf -
MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Zeeshan Naseer
Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Government MAO Graduate College, Lahore, Pakistan.
(3) Ahmad Sheraz
M.Phil Scholar, School of International Relations, Minhaj University Lahore, Punjab Pakistan.
