Muhammad Ajmal
Biographic Data
| ID | 6664442 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Muhammad Ajmal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Muhammad |
| FAMILY NAME | Ajmal |
| SIGNATURE | AJMAL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1251-9363 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
An Ecostylistic Analysis of Selected Extracts from The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Thesis. The purpose of this research paper is to perform an ecostylistic analysis of selected extracts from The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, which actively interlinks the plot and characters to the personal, cultural and political experiences and global environmental shift. Concept. Ecocriticism, as an analytical tool interrelating the text’s style and environmental themes, is named as ecostylistics to analyse how the stylistic featu…
Improving Writing Skills of Non-Native English Undergraduates through Artificial Intelligence Tools
Aim. The research focuses on the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools on the writing abilities of undergraduate students who are non-native speakers of English. The provision of teaching guidance and AI literacy are vital to the constructive, responsible, and ethical integration of AI tools in teaching the English language. Methods. During a four-week period, Grammarly and ChatGPT were used as integrated instructional tools which incorpor…
Imperial Ideology and Narrative Complicity in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness
This research examines how imperial and ideological power is stylistically recorded in Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness (2007) using a postcolonial stylistic framework. The study explores Conrad’s critique of empire while simultaneously revealing his inability to escape the confines of imperial ideology. The African characters are not portrayed as fully human, as they remain in the perpetual darkness. The narrative marginalizes Africans by…
Fragments of Suffering, Threads of Survival
This paper provides a comparative analysis of how Han Kang and Bapsi Sidhwa, two wellknown Asian female writers, approach the depiction of trauma and literary experimentation, as reflected in the representation of gendered violence and mass suffering in a broken literary form.Based on trauma theory and feminist literary criticism, the study discusses the place of selected novels, The Vegetarian (2007) by Han Kang, and Cracking India (1991) by Bap…
Prevalence of nutritional literacy and associated factors among adult residents
Introduction Nutritional literacy is one of the most important and under-explored aspects of good nutritional status especially in low- and middle-income countries. Objective Despite its vital role in health, nutrition literacy research, particularly in low- and middle-income countries remains limited. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of nutritional literacy in marginalized settlements of Islamabad and determine the socio-demographic fac…
The Role of Metacognitive Strategies in Enhancing Communication and Cognitive Learning
This study endeavours to explore the role of metacognitive strategies in improving the process of communication and cognitive learning among students. Metacognitive strategies, a crucial set of cognitive skills for planning, controlling and assessing one's learning activities, are essential for developing higher mental processes and enhancing academic performance. This study delves into these strategies' real and potential applications in educati…
LLMs as Effective Localised Materials for English Language Learners
English Language Learners (ELL) Curricula grapple with numerous challenges in Pakistan due to its unique cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic implications. This research guides designing culturally relevant and linguistically standardised localised ELL Curricula in Pakistan. The proposed framework is derived from the findings of three types of data: (1) semi-structured interviews of 10 language teachers, both males and females, who shared thei…
Empowering Collective Intentionality
Communities face increasingly complex social and technological challenges, and traditional approaches to problem-solving often fall short. We can unlock innovative solutions that transcend individual limitations by tapping into the collective consciousness. The representatives of societies must understand the dynamics of social value creation to initiate social change mechanisms. The framework presented in this article combines insights to guide …
Utilization of Meta-discourse Markers in Theses
The present study aims to explore the use of meta-discourse markers in abstract and conclusion sections of 20 theses submitted by M. Phil English students of Qurtuba University D. I. Khan, Pakistan. Meta-discourse markers in communication and academic writing have become the chief concern in recent years. This research utilisez Hyland's model of meta-discourse markers that help to create an understanding for readers to explore the genre, social a…
Exploring the Dynamics of Personal and Historical Realities in Selected South Asian Postmodern Novels
This study aims to investigate the different ways that historical narrative changes in the selected postmodern fiction. South Asian English literature has prominently demonstrated its profound concern with history and its significance in the current global context. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of English novels through Pakistani and Indian authors that are commonly categorized as postmodern historiographic …
Analysis of Distortion and Fragmentation in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake
The current study examined the elements of distortion and fragmentation as post modernistic deconstructive techniques in James Joyce’s ‘Finnegans Wake’. He used structurally and grammatically incorrect phrases and sentences in his works to represent the anarchy of traditional literary norms. The current study employed a literary close-reading approach to assess the disruptive traditional narrative structures and linguistic conventions of modern d…
A Narratological Analysis of Mood, Voice and Tense in Herman Hesse's Siddhartha
In this study, a narratological investigation of Hermann Hesse's novel Siddartha is executed by applying Gerard Genette's narrative structure theory. This study is the analysis of the narrative structure of Siddartha with Genette's three narrative dimensions namely voice, mood, and tense. This qualitative research explores Hesse's genius in handling the narrative form. In the novel, Siddhartha's voice which denotes "Who speaks" is an authoritativ…
A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of Nadeem Aslam’s The Golden Legend
The Golden Legend a novel by Nadeem Aslam is subject to a Foucauldian discourse analysis in this research paper. Michel Foucault's post-structuralist concepts of discourse, power, and knowledge are employed to examine how the novel challenges and dismantles dominant discourses of modern society. The novel mainly focuses on the sufferings of marginalized faction of Pakistani society, particularly the Christian community and covers the prevailing r…
Exploring Double Colonization in Ahmed Ali’s Twilight in Delhi and Buchi Emecheta’s The Joys of Motherhood
The present study puts its emphasis on the cross-cultural study of double colonization in Ahmed Ali’s Twilight in Delhi and Buchi Emecheta’s the Joys of Motherhood. Double colonization refers to a situation where women face oppression by both patriarchy and colonialism. The experiences of such doubly colonized women appear bitterer than their Western counterparts as they are always being subjugated on the basis of race, culture and gender. A femi…
An Islamic Feminist Analysis of Elif Shafak's Honor
This study attempts to analyze Honor (2013) by Elif Shafak from an Islamic feminist perspective in order to investigate the women rights in Islam. Men treat women as an inferior sex everywhere they go, including in England and Turkey. Both the village in Turkey and the country of England share the same social mindset. Places have little impact in altering such mindsets. Women suffer as a result of being ruled by a society that is dominated by men…
A descriptive study of gender inequality in proverbs of mewati language
Language performs a variety of functions and specifically it acts as a primary vehicle for transmitting cultural norms, values and expectations even the thought paradigms from one generation to another. Language is a mirror which reflects the past of a society, and chronicles of history testify to this claim. The essentials and crystallization of a culture’s norms and conventions are recorded through its proverbs and platitudes. Through proverbs,…
An Overview and Evaluation of Written Corrective Feedback in L2 Writing
This article endeavors to revisit the notion of written corrective feedback (WFC) and its effectiveness in language classroom.There are diverse theories in this regard, some are in favour and other are against.In pedagogical perspective, to hone and ameliorate students' writing, teacher's feedback plays a pivotal role.The teacher ought to consider the learners' feelings in regard to feedback, so that they are not demotivated rather feel aplomb an…
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An Overview and Evaluation of Written Corrective Feedback in L2 Writing
This article endeavors to revisit the notion of written corrective feedback (WFC) and its effectiveness in language classroom.There are diverse theories in this regard, some are in favour and other are against.In pedagogical perspective, to hone and ameliorate students' writing, teacher's feedback plays a pivotal role.The teacher ought to consider the learners' feelings in regard to feedback, so that they are not demotivated rather feel aplomb an…
A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of Nadeem Aslam’s The Golden Legend
The Golden Legend a novel by Nadeem Aslam is subject to a Foucauldian discourse analysis in this research paper. Michel Foucault's post-structuralist concepts of discourse, power, and knowledge are employed to examine how the novel challenges and dismantles dominant discourses of modern society. The novel mainly focuses on the sufferings of marginalized faction of Pakistani society, particularly the Christian community and covers the prevailing r…
Exploring Double Colonization in Ahmed Ali’s Twilight in Delhi and Buchi Emecheta’s The Joys of Motherhood
The present study puts its emphasis on the cross-cultural study of double colonization in Ahmed Ali’s Twilight in Delhi and Buchi Emecheta’s the Joys of Motherhood. Double colonization refers to a situation where women face oppression by both patriarchy and colonialism. The experiences of such doubly colonized women appear bitterer than their Western counterparts as they are always being subjugated on the basis of race, culture and gender. A femi…
An Islamic Feminist Analysis of Elif Shafak's Honor
This study attempts to analyze Honor (2013) by Elif Shafak from an Islamic feminist perspective in order to investigate the women rights in Islam. Men treat women as an inferior sex everywhere they go, including in England and Turkey. Both the village in Turkey and the country of England share the same social mindset. Places have little impact in altering such mindsets. Women suffer as a result of being ruled by a society that is dominated by men…
A descriptive study of gender inequality in proverbs of mewati language
Language performs a variety of functions and specifically it acts as a primary vehicle for transmitting cultural norms, values and expectations even the thought paradigms from one generation to another. Language is a mirror which reflects the past of a society, and chronicles of history testify to this claim. The essentials and crystallization of a culture’s norms and conventions are recorded through its proverbs and platitudes. Through proverbs,…
Utilization of Meta-discourse Markers in Theses
The present study aims to explore the use of meta-discourse markers in abstract and conclusion sections of 20 theses submitted by M. Phil English students of Qurtuba University D. I. Khan, Pakistan. Meta-discourse markers in communication and academic writing have become the chief concern in recent years. This research utilisez Hyland's model of meta-discourse markers that help to create an understanding for readers to explore the genre, social a…
Exploring the Dynamics of Personal and Historical Realities in Selected South Asian Postmodern Novels
This study aims to investigate the different ways that historical narrative changes in the selected postmodern fiction. South Asian English literature has prominently demonstrated its profound concern with history and its significance in the current global context. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of English novels through Pakistani and Indian authors that are commonly categorized as postmodern historiographic …
Analysis of Distortion and Fragmentation in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake
The current study examined the elements of distortion and fragmentation as post modernistic deconstructive techniques in James Joyce’s ‘Finnegans Wake’. He used structurally and grammatically incorrect phrases and sentences in his works to represent the anarchy of traditional literary norms. The current study employed a literary close-reading approach to assess the disruptive traditional narrative structures and linguistic conventions of modern d…
A Narratological Analysis of Mood, Voice and Tense in Herman Hesse's Siddhartha
In this study, a narratological investigation of Hermann Hesse's novel Siddartha is executed by applying Gerard Genette's narrative structure theory. This study is the analysis of the narrative structure of Siddartha with Genette's three narrative dimensions namely voice, mood, and tense. This qualitative research explores Hesse's genius in handling the narrative form. In the novel, Siddhartha's voice which denotes "Who speaks" is an authoritativ…
Prevalence of nutritional literacy and associated factors among adult residents
Introduction Nutritional literacy is one of the most important and under-explored aspects of good nutritional status especially in low- and middle-income countries. Objective Despite its vital role in health, nutrition literacy research, particularly in low- and middle-income countries remains limited. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of nutritional literacy in marginalized settlements of Islamabad and determine the socio-demographic fac…
The Role of Metacognitive Strategies in Enhancing Communication and Cognitive Learning
This study endeavours to explore the role of metacognitive strategies in improving the process of communication and cognitive learning among students. Metacognitive strategies, a crucial set of cognitive skills for planning, controlling and assessing one's learning activities, are essential for developing higher mental processes and enhancing academic performance. This study delves into these strategies' real and potential applications in educati…
LLMs as Effective Localised Materials for English Language Learners
English Language Learners (ELL) Curricula grapple with numerous challenges in Pakistan due to its unique cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic implications. This research guides designing culturally relevant and linguistically standardised localised ELL Curricula in Pakistan. The proposed framework is derived from the findings of three types of data: (1) semi-structured interviews of 10 language teachers, both males and females, who shared thei…
Empowering Collective Intentionality
Communities face increasingly complex social and technological challenges, and traditional approaches to problem-solving often fall short. We can unlock innovative solutions that transcend individual limitations by tapping into the collective consciousness. The representatives of societies must understand the dynamics of social value creation to initiate social change mechanisms. The framework presented in this article combines insights to guide …
An Ecostylistic Analysis of Selected Extracts from The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Thesis. The purpose of this research paper is to perform an ecostylistic analysis of selected extracts from The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, which actively interlinks the plot and characters to the personal, cultural and political experiences and global environmental shift. Concept. Ecocriticism, as an analytical tool interrelating the text’s style and environmental themes, is named as ecostylistics to analyse how the stylistic featu…
Improving Writing Skills of Non-Native English Undergraduates through Artificial Intelligence Tools
Aim. The research focuses on the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools on the writing abilities of undergraduate students who are non-native speakers of English. The provision of teaching guidance and AI literacy are vital to the constructive, responsible, and ethical integration of AI tools in teaching the English language. Methods. During a four-week period, Grammarly and ChatGPT were used as integrated instructional tools which incorpor…
Imperial Ideology and Narrative Complicity in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness
This research examines how imperial and ideological power is stylistically recorded in Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness (2007) using a postcolonial stylistic framework. The study explores Conrad’s critique of empire while simultaneously revealing his inability to escape the confines of imperial ideology. The African characters are not portrayed as fully human, as they remain in the perpetual darkness. The narrative marginalizes Africans by…
Fragments of Suffering, Threads of Survival
This paper provides a comparative analysis of how Han Kang and Bapsi Sidhwa, two wellknown Asian female writers, approach the depiction of trauma and literary experimentation, as reflected in the representation of gendered violence and mass suffering in a broken literary form.Based on trauma theory and feminist literary criticism, the study discusses the place of selected novels, The Vegetarian (2007) by Han Kang, and Cracking India (1991) by Bap…
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