Wah Cantt, October 27, 2021 (PPI-OT):Department of English, University of Wah organized its 1st International Conference on Recent Advances in English Language, Literature and Linguistics from 18-21 October, 2021. The Conference aimed at endorsing interdisciplinary research deliberations amongst eminent International as well as local academic community consisting of scholars, researchers, and practitioners. The Conference stimulated creativity by discussing different theoretical frameworks in relation to current trends and threads. The areas such as Language, Gender and Society; Multimodality; Trauma Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Gender Studies, Environmental Studies and aspects of Applied Linguistics were highlighted.
Prof. Dr. Jameel-Un Nabi, Vice Chancellor, University of Wah was the Chief Guest in the opening ceremony. In his welcome note, he reiterated his vision of making UW a research-intensive institution and highlighted UW’s core commitment to quality education. Dr. Rasib Mehmood, Chairperson, Department of English welcomed diverse audience both physical and virtual, on behalf of UW and emphasized that the Conference will open up new vistas of knowledge. He, further, shed light on the relevance of the theoretical and practical challenges pertaining to English Language, Literature and Linguistics.
Brig. Khalid Mehmood (Retd), Director QA and E, UW, in his keynote speech, insisted on improving English Language proficiency of students. Keynote speakers from across the globe included Dr. Hanita Hassan from Malaysia; Dr. Iren Boyarkina from University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy; Dr. Michal B. Paradowski from University of Warsaw, Poland; Dr. Fabio Luppi from Roma Tre University, Italy , Dr. Azadeh Mehrpouyan from Velayat University, Iranshahr, Iran; Ms. Anne Casey, from Sydney, Australia; Dr. Akhter Habib Shah, Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz University, KSA; Dr. Meretguly Gurbanov from Turkmenistan; Dr. Azadeh Mehrpouyan from Canada; Prof. Dr. Patricia Jabbeh Wesley from Pennsylvania State University, US and Dr. Iman al Khalidi from University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Oman.
With more than 30 International scholars and 40 local presenters, the Conference displayed a galaxy of researchers, participants and attendees from across the country and abroad. In addition, literary delegates including delegates from University of Lahore and University of Faisalabad also attended the Conference in physical mode. The Conference was streamed live via Zoom on UW official Facebook page. Hundreds of participants zealously participated and provided their positive feedback. The Conference ended with a dedicated note of accomplishment and proved to be a delightful and thought-provoking three-day experience of scholarly debates, discourses and interactions.
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