Browsing by Author "Zafar, Shahila"
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Beyond laughter and smiles: analytical paradigms in social media COVID-19 humour studies
Bageshwar, Bageshree Ramdas; Zafar, Shahila (Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies, 2023-08-28)Amid the deluge of serious social media posts regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, humorous posts brought users much-needed respite. This article reviews studies on social media-based COVID-19 humour in 42 research articles ... -
Corpus Analysis for Literary Studies: Application and Relevance
Zafar, Shahila; Khan, Zaved Ahmed (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021-08-28)The use of corpus tools for the teaching-learning and research of literary texts is not widespread. The present study attempts to explore the possibility of the use of corpus tools in literature classrooms. It involves the ... -
The effect of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in L2 learning amongst engineering college students: An investigation
Saranraj, L; Zafar, Shahila (Boom Lemma Publishers, 2020)The main objective of this study is to investigate the L2 learners intrinsic and extrinsic motivation amongst engineering college students in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu. Through simple random sampling method, 150 ... -
Extraversion- Introversion Tendencies and their Relationship with ESL Proficiency: A study of Chinese Students in Vellore, India
Zafar, Shahila; Khan, Z.A.; K, Meenakshi (Pertanika, 2017)This study investigates the relationship between the personality traits of extraversion-introversion and English as a Second Language (ESL) proficiency among 145 undergraduate Chinese students at VIT University, Vellore, ... -
A Feminist Approach to the Study of Sex Trafficking and Prostitution in Allison Hobbs’s Stealing Candy
Garg, Geetika; Zafar, Shahila (2018)The present study focuses on the implementation of feminist theory to the issueof sextrafficking and prostitution throughan analysis of Allison Hobbs’snovelStealing Candy. Sex trafficking and prostitution are ... -
Influence of Motivational Factor and Gender Differences on Learning English as a Second Language: A case of Engineering Students from Rural Background
Saranraj, L.; Khan, Zaved Ahmed; Zafar, Shahila (Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2016) -
Influence of motivational factors and gender differences on learning english as a second language: A case of engineering students from rural background
Saranraj, L.; Khan, Z.A.; Zafar, Shahila (Indian Society for Education and Environment, 2016)Objectives: This study investigates the role of motivational factors in second language learning and gender differences between integrative and instrumental orientation among engineering students. Methods/Statistical ... -
The Institution of Marriage as a Framework of Power and Relationships: A Study of Wedding Album by Girish Karnad and Halfway House by Mohan Rakesh
Rupal (Central University of Punjab, 2018)The present study aims to explore the role of the social institution of marriage as the framework of power and relationships. The study attempts to analyze various perspectives on marriage with reference to the play Wedding ... -
Language and Power: A Foucauldian Reading of Lois Lowry’s The Giver
Lone, Sartaj Ahmad; Zafar, Shahila (Barloni Books, 2018)Lois Lowry’s The Giver (1992) delineates a nightmarish utilitarian state where human beings are produced through artificial insemination for the optimal service of the state. The current paper explores how reality is ... -
Manipulation of Mechanisms of Surveilance and Control: A Critical Analysis of Veronica Ruth's Diverget Trilogy
Lone, Sartaj Ahmad; Zafar, Shahila (Sou. Bhagyashri Ramesh Chougule, 2019)Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy depicts a society where surreptitious surveillance is deeply embedded in its social structure. The current paper explores how totalitarian regime employs surveillance and ideology in tandem ... -
Representation of Regionalism in TranslatedTexts of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's Patthumma's Goat and OV Vijayan's The Legend of Khasak
Pk, Fameel (Central University of Punjab, 2018)The present study deals with therepresentation of regionalism in the translated Texts of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's Novel Patthumma's Goat and OV Vijayan'sThe Legend of Khasak.This study focuses on how regionalism creates ...