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Evaluation of English language question papers for content validity at Intermediate level: A case study of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Sukkur 中级水平英语语言试卷内容效度评估:以苏库尔中学教育委员会为例

University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2021-12-30 DOI: 10.33195/jll.v5iii.329

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A corpus-based study of analyzing the lexical specificity in the Preface section of Pakistani academic textbooks 基于语料库的巴基斯坦学术教科书前言部分词汇专用性分析研究

University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2021-12-30 DOI: 10.33195/jll.v5iii.310

Sadia Choudri

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A CASE STUDY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING IN A MOBILE GAME-ASSISTED ENVIRONMENT DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN COVID-19封锁期间手机游戏辅助环境下的英语学习案例研究

University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2021-12-30 DOI: 10.33195/jll.v5iii.338

Asma Shehzad

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Gender Issues of Immigrants:an analysis of female characters in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah 移民中的性别问题:奇曼达·恩戈齐·阿迪契《美国人》中女性角色分析

University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2021-12-30 DOI: 10.33195/jll.v5iii.342

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Acoustic Analysis of Kachchi Vowel Sounds: A Descriptive Study of Kachchi Vowels 克奇语元音的声学分析:克奇语元音的描述性研究

University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2021-12-30 DOI: 10.33195/jll.v5iii.289

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Cultural Maintenance in the Face of Language Shift- Young Sindhi Muslims in Karachi, Pakistan 面对语言转变的文化维护——巴基斯坦卡拉奇的年轻信德穆斯林

University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2021-12-30 DOI: 10.33195/jll.v5iii.283

Muhammad Hassan Abbasi

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CRISPER/cas9-Human Germline Gene Editing: Study of Islamic Ethical and Scientific Perspectives CRISPER/cas9-人类生殖系基因编辑:伊斯兰伦理和科学观点的研究

University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2021-12-27 DOI: 10.33195/journal.v5i1.389

Yasir Farooq

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Journey from Trauma to Transcendence Through Art Therapy: The Study of Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak 通过艺术疗法实现从创伤到超越的旅程：劳里-哈尔西-安德森的《说话》研究

University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2021-09-30 DOI: 10.33195/jll.v5ii.288

Amman Shoaib

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A Discourse Approach to Spoken and Written Narratives: Pedagogical Implications for EFL Learners 口语和书面叙事的语篇方法:对英语学习者的教学意义

University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2021-09-30 DOI: 10.33195/jll.v4iii.273

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Critical Discourse Analysis of Khadim Hussain Rizvi’s Speeches against France 里兹维反法演说的批判话语分析

University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2021-09-30 DOI: 10.33195/jll.v4iii.249

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