Imdad Ullah Khan
Biographic Data
| ID | 10070899 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Imdad Ullah Khan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Imdad Ullah |
| FAMILY NAME | Khan |
| SIGNATURE | KHAN I U |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Swat |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7933-901X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Limits of Anthropocentrism
Environmental consciousness must be integrated into the teaching of English as the contemporary world faces escalating temperatures, environmental deterioration, and unpredictable climate shifts. This is evident in the inclusion of ecological topics in language learning materials of English teaching, aiming to instill a deeper understanding of environmental issues among the young generation. However, despite this recognition at the policy level i…
Analyzing the Models of Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) and Constructivist EFL Pedagogy
In recent years, the importance of developing intercultural communicative competence (ICC) has gained significant traction. Since language teachers are expected to play a crucial role in helping students to develop their ICC, this review article aims to analyze the research available about this construct to understand its implications for teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in academic settings. It begins by examining the current underst…
Sacrificing and Saving the Lamb
Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner (2003) tells the first-person narrative of a traumatized protagonist who tries to atone for his past sins and transgressions through committing acts of atonement and compassion. As Amir tells his story to the reader, he also uses storytelling as an act of healing one’s psyche and as a means of liberating himself from the “karma” of guilt. By the end of the novel, Amir comes to terms with his troubled past, can li…
Social Construction of Language Learners
ESL/EFL scholarship has traditionally adopted a cognitivist andpsychoanalytical approach towards learning a language based on the premisethat languages are abstract unitary systems. In recent decades, however, therehas been a greater emphasis on the role of social, cultural, andautobiographical factors in language learning. Bakhtin’s socially-orientedphilosophy of language offers a useful lens to view EFL learning as a situatedactivity and EFL le…
Preparing Learners for a Global Experience
Purpose of the study: This study aims to build the capacity of a learner as a "global citizen," language teaching needs to focus on building the 5 C's of Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities along with language proficiency. The present study analyzes English language textbook contents taught at the secondary school level in Pakistan's postcolonial and multilingual context. Methodology: Identity and otherization are u…
Antigone for the Age of Terror
Purpose: The current qualitative study attempts to explore intertextuality in Kamila Shamsie’s novel Homefire, published in 2017. This paper attempts to analyze the role it plays in the creation and understanding of meaning by employing Gerard Genette’s theory of Intertextuality (Genette’s Transtextuality). Methodology: For this purpose, the study is conducted from the postmodern theoretical perspective of Intertextuality. Homefire is a modern re…
An Analysis of War Language in Covid 19 Speeches
Purpose of the study: The study aims to include the hidden ideology working behind the metaphor that is used in the speeches of both countries. It will also analyze the source domains used by both countries and will explore whether the two countries are employing similar source domains or using different source domains. Methodology: The Theoretical framework of Critical Metaphor Analysis (CMA) by Charteris-Black (2004) has been employed to study …
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Social Construction of Language Learners
ESL/EFL scholarship has traditionally adopted a cognitivist andpsychoanalytical approach towards learning a language based on the premisethat languages are abstract unitary systems. In recent decades, however, therehas been a greater emphasis on the role of social, cultural, andautobiographical factors in language learning. Bakhtin’s socially-orientedphilosophy of language offers a useful lens to view EFL learning as a situatedactivity and EFL le…
Preparing Learners for a Global Experience
Purpose of the study: This study aims to build the capacity of a learner as a "global citizen," language teaching needs to focus on building the 5 C's of Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities along with language proficiency. The present study analyzes English language textbook contents taught at the secondary school level in Pakistan's postcolonial and multilingual context. Methodology: Identity and otherization are u…
Antigone for the Age of Terror
Purpose: The current qualitative study attempts to explore intertextuality in Kamila Shamsie’s novel Homefire, published in 2017. This paper attempts to analyze the role it plays in the creation and understanding of meaning by employing Gerard Genette’s theory of Intertextuality (Genette’s Transtextuality). Methodology: For this purpose, the study is conducted from the postmodern theoretical perspective of Intertextuality. Homefire is a modern re…
An Analysis of War Language in Covid 19 Speeches
Purpose of the study: The study aims to include the hidden ideology working behind the metaphor that is used in the speeches of both countries. It will also analyze the source domains used by both countries and will explore whether the two countries are employing similar source domains or using different source domains. Methodology: The Theoretical framework of Critical Metaphor Analysis (CMA) by Charteris-Black (2004) has been employed to study …
Sacrificing and Saving the Lamb
Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner (2003) tells the first-person narrative of a traumatized protagonist who tries to atone for his past sins and transgressions through committing acts of atonement and compassion. As Amir tells his story to the reader, he also uses storytelling as an act of healing one’s psyche and as a means of liberating himself from the “karma” of guilt. By the end of the novel, Amir comes to terms with his troubled past, can li…
Analyzing the Models of Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) and Constructivist EFL Pedagogy
In recent years, the importance of developing intercultural communicative competence (ICC) has gained significant traction. Since language teachers are expected to play a crucial role in helping students to develop their ICC, this review article aims to analyze the research available about this construct to understand its implications for teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in academic settings. It begins by examining the current underst…
Limits of Anthropocentrism
Environmental consciousness must be integrated into the teaching of English as the contemporary world faces escalating temperatures, environmental deterioration, and unpredictable climate shifts. This is evident in the inclusion of ecological topics in language learning materials of English teaching, aiming to instill a deeper understanding of environmental issues among the young generation. However, despite this recognition at the policy level i…
Sociology (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works)