The Department of English, University of Sargodha in collaboration with the Linguistic Association of Pakistan (LAP) hosted the 7th International Conference of the Linguistic Association of Pakistan (ICLAP) to bring together researchers and linguists from across the globe working on various aspects of language to exchange their research work and developments in the field.
The three-day conference featured plenary sessions, workshops, poster presentations, and cultural evening in which more than 500 national experts, researchers, and students, including foreign linguists and scholars, participated.
The main purpose of the conference was to introduce advanced approaches in linguistic studies to the students.
The veteran contemporary international linguists and renowned education specialists including Dr Sadaf Munshi, Professor & Chair of the Linguistics Department University of North Texas, USA; Prof Dr Lawrence J. Zhang Dean Faculty of Education and the Social Work University of Auckland, New Zealand; Prof. Dr Charles Hall Associate Professor of English Al-Faisal University, Saudi Arabia; Prof Dr Shahid Abrar ul Hassan English Language Education Trainer Yorkville University British Colombia, Canada; Prof Dr Amra Raza Dean Faculty of Arts and Humanities Punjab University; Eric George from the USA; Professor Salvatore Attardo Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA; Prof Dr Ghulam Raza President of Linguistic Association of Pakistan (LAP), and Dr Zareena Qasim Incharge Department of English and Event Convener enlightened audience about the themes of the conference.
Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Saleem Mazhar congratulated the entire faculty of the English Department on successfully conducting the conference.
He said that the conference provided an opportunity to the young scholars of Sargodha University to meet and learn from eminent national and international experts that would enable them to break the stalemate in the field of education and research.
