NUML JCI ISSN 2222-5706 Vol 14(II), Dec, 2016

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NUML Journal of Critical Inquiry ISSN 2222-5706
Vol 14 (II), Dec, 2016

Indexed & Abstracted by Proquest & Ebscohost
HEC Recognized Multidisciplinary Journal in “Category Y”

Chief Editor
Dr. Muhammad Safeer Awan
Dean, Faculty of English Studies & Languages
National University of Modern Languages

Editor
Dr. Farheen Ahmed Hashmi
Director Publications
National University of Modern Languages

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Patron-in-Chief
Maj. Gen. (R) Zia Uddin Najam HI (M)
Rector, National University of Modern Languages

Patron
Brig. Riaz Ahmed Gondal
DG, National University of Modern Languages

Editorial Board
Dr. Randi Reppen Dr. Robin Truth Goodman
Professor Professor
English Department The English Department
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Dr. James D'Angelo Dr. Almuth Degener
Professor Associate Professor
Department of World Englishes Department of Indology
Chukyo University, Nagoya, Japan University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Dr. Sergei Serebriany Dr. Haj Ross
Director Professor
E. M. Meletinsky Institute for Advanced Studies in Department of Linguistics and Technical
the Humanities Communication, College of Arts & Sciences
Russian State University for the Humanities, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
Moscow, Russia
Dr. Masood Ashraf Raja Dr. Steven Talmy
Associate Professor Associate Professor
Department of English Department of Language & Literacy Education
College of Arts & Sciences University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
Dr. John Gibbons Dr. Maria Staton
Adjunct Professor Assistant Professor
School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics Department of English
Monash University, Malbourne, Australia Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA
Dr. Ryan Skinnell Dr. Ummul Khair Ahmad
Assistant Professor Associate Professor
Department of English & Comparative Literature Language Academy
College of Humanities & the Arts Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
San José State University, San José, CA, USA
Dr. Jesse Egbert Dr. Claire Chambers
Assistant Professor Lecturer in Global Literature
Department of Linguistics & English Language Department of English and Related Literature
Brigham Young University, Prove, UT, USA University of York, Heslington, York, UK
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Dr. Dawn Langley Dr. Bernhard Kelle
Dean Professor of Linguistics
General Education & Development Studies University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Piedmont Community College, Roxboro, NC, USA
Dr. Nelofer Halai Dr. Samina Amin Qadir
Professor Vice Chancellor
Institute for Educational Development Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi,
Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Pakistan
Dr. Waseem Anwar Dr. Amra Raza
Dean of Humanities & Professor of English Chairperson/Associate Professor
Forman Christian College Department of English Language & Literature
(A Chartered University), Lahore, Pakistan University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Dr. Aalia Sohail Khan Dr. Shahid Siddiqui
Principal Vice Chancellor
Government Post Graduate College for Women Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Satellite Town, Rawalpind, Pakistan
Dr. Arshad Mehmood Dr. Naveed Akhtar
Department of English Director QEC
National University of Modern Languages National University of Modern Languages
Dr. Sibghatullah
Assistant Professor Dr. Marium Deen
Department of English Assistant Professor
National University of Modern Languages Education Department
National University of Modern Languages

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Vol 14 (II), Dec, 2016 ISSN 2222-5706
CONTENTS
Editorial Board V
Contents VII
Contributors VIII
Research Papers
Muhammad Safeer Awan 1
Teaching the Empire to Write Back: Locating Kipling’s “english”
In the Postcolonial Literatures of the Subcontinent
Zawar Hussain Shah Hashmi 18
Motivation and Willingness to Communicate in English (WTCE):
Synthesizing Socio-Educational and WTCE Models
Zohra Fatima 38
Humor, Satire and Verbal Parody in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the
Galaxy: A Relevance Theoretic Approach
Muhammad Ilyas Chishti & Muhammad Aslam 54
Marked Cultural Cues, Folk Traditions and Social Representations
Embedded within Schimmel’s As Through a Veil
Syeda Saira Hamid 70
Transforming Teacher Education for the Globalization of Education
Musarrat Azher & Muhammad Asim Mahmood 86
Exploring Variation across Pakistani Academic Writing: A
Multidimensional Analysis
Book Review
Liaquat Ali Channa 114
All American Yemeni Girls: Being Muslim in a Public School
Copyright Statement 119
Disclaimer 120
Call for Papers 121
Subscription Form 122

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Contributors
Teaching the Empire to Write Back: Locating Kipling’s “english” in the
Postcolonial Literatures of the Subcontinent
Professor Dr. Muhammad Safeer Awan is the Dean of Faculty of English Studies
and Languages at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Islamabad,
Pakistan. The areas of his academic interests, teaching and research, have been
postcolonial studies, comparative literature, and Pakistani Literature in English and
Urdu. Currently, he is the chair of National Curriculum Revision Committee (NCRC)
for English, constituted by Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan.
Email: [email protected]
Motivation and Willingness to Communicate in English (WTCE):
Synthesizing Socio-Educational and WTCE Models
Dr. Zawar Hussain Shah Hashmi is currently working as an Assistant Professor at
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, KSA. His permanent appointment,
as an Assistant Professor, is at National University of Modern Languages,
Islamabad in the Faculty of English Studies (FES). He completed his doctorate from
the same university in 2015. As a PhD scholar, he availed a research fellowship at
University of North Texas (USA) sponsored by US State Department. The academic
and scholarly pursuits of Dr. Hashmi are led by his multidisciplinary interests. His
research work, done so far, reflects this approach in mergence of applied
linguistics with sociolinguistics. He is further interested in Socio-cultural
Perspective of L2 and Cultural Studies. He is also interested in Transculturalism and
Transnationalism as consequent phenomena of Globalization and their impact on
South Asian Literature and culture.
Email: [email protected]
Humor, Satire and Verbal Parody in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: A
Relevance Theoretic Approach
Zohra Fatima is working as a Lecturer at Fatima Jinnah Women University, The
Mall Rawalpindi and holds an MPhil in English (Linguistics) from the same
university. She is currently doing her PhD in English (Linguistics) from National
University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad. She has been teaching English
Language courses at university level for more than two years. Her research
interests include Experimental Linguistics, Pragmatics and Second Language
Learning, Semantics and Pragmatics Interface, and Intercultural Semantics and
Pragmatics.
Email: [email protected]

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Marked Cultural Cues, Folk Traditions and Social Representations
Embedded within Schimmel’s As Through a Veil
Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Chishti (Main Author) is currently working as Assistant
Professor at NUST-School of Natural Sciences, Islamabad. He is a PhD in English
Linguistics from National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad. His PhD
work encompasses a critical discourse dimension of Schimmel’s works Pain and
Grace, Mystical Dimensions of Islam and As through a Veil. His research interests
include Critical Discourse Studies, Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics and Sufi Discourse.
He has diverse teaching experience and has taught at International Islamic
University, Islamabad, Foundation University, Rawalpindi, and UET Taxila as a
visiting faculty. He is in GEC panel of various universities. He has expertise in
debates, declamations and dramatics. Other than his academic responsibilities, Dr.
Chishti has the honour of conducting events at high profile and literary events at
prestigious forums and is often invited to judge the proceedings of All Pakistan
Declamation Contests.
Email: [email protected]
Muhammad Aslam (Co-Author) is a PhD scholar in English Linguistics at
International Islamic University, Islamabad. He was declared as a gold medalist
from Beaconhouse National University, Lahore during his MPhil studies in TESL. He
is currently working as a lecturer of English Language Teaching and Linguistics in
Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Muhammad
Aslam also worked here as the Head of Department for three years. He is working
as an external examiner at University of Lahore and Lahore College for Women’s
University and teaching as a visiting faculty at University of Lahore. His research
interests include English Language Teaching, Critical Discourse Studies, and
Pragmatics.
Email: [email protected]
Transforming Teacher Education for the Globalization of Education
Syeda Saira Hamid is pursuing her PhD from National University of Modern
Languages, Islamabad. She is currently working as a Senior Subject Specialist
Biology at Government, Teachers Training College, H-9 Islamabad. She is the
author of Punjab Text Book Board of Biology class XII, Ecology (3- chapters) 2003.
She has won the presidential award on book writing title Everyday Science for
Youngsters. She topped Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) as subject
specialist Biology in province Punjab in 1993. She has deep interest in educational
planning, management, and teachers’ training in new trends of globalization. She is
well-equipped in training teachers from preschool to higher secondary level in
subjects of educational administration, school management, ESD, Environmental
Biology, Science, humanities, to serve all school audiences.
Email: [email protected]
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Exploring Variation across Pakistani Academic Writing: A
Multidimensional Analysis
Dr. Musarrat Azher (Main Author) is currently working as a lecturer in the
department of English Language and Literature in University of Sargodha. She has
more than 18 years of teaching experience. Her research interests include
Pakistani English, Register variation studies, academic writing, multidimensional
analysis and corpus linguistics. She has published multiple research papers on
Pakistani academic writing, register variation, and English language teaching and
learning both in national and international journals.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Muhammad Asim Mehmood (Co-Author) is currently working as an
associate professor and chair of the department of Linguistics in Government
College University, Faisalabad. His contribution in the field of corpus linguistics and
in the recognition of Pakistani English as an indigenous variety is recognized
worldwide. He has exclusively worked in the areas of corpus linguistics, Pakistani
English, and English Language Teaching. In addition, he has vast teaching
experience at graduate and post graduate level.
Email: [email protected]
All American Yemeni Girls: Being Muslim in a Public School
Dr. Liaquat Ali Channa is currently serving BUITEMS, Quetta as an Associate
Professor in the Department of English. He is a Fulbright PhD alumnus. He teaches
courses related to theory and research and practice in applied linguistics. His areas
of interest are Educational Linguistics, Language Policy and Planning,
Second/Foreign Language Learning and Teaching, Bilingual Education, Research on
research methodology, and English as a/the Medium of Instruction. He has
published his scholarship in both national and international journals.
Email: [email protected]
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