{"id":14664,"date":"2025-11-27T10:28:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2025\/11\/27\/advancing-english-language-local-culture\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T10:28:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:28:41","slug":"advancing-english-language-local-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2025\/11\/27\/advancing-english-language-local-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancing English Language and Local Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A two-day international conference on the compatibility between the global <strong>English language<\/strong> and local culture began at the Department of English Linguistics, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, with scholars from Pakistan, Turkey and Oman participating online. Additional Commissioner Coordination Nayyar Mustafa attended as the guest of honor at the opening session.<\/p>\n<p>In his message to the conference, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Kamran emphasized that the importance of the English language in the present era is undeniable and said the event will probe both global and local dimensions of the language and its cultural fit. Delegates will explore how these discussions can inform classroom practice and material development across Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the Department Dr. Riaz Hussain described the second international conference as a reflection of high-level teaching and research in English linguistics and expressed gratitude to Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Kamran and Dean Faculty of Arts and Languages Prof. Dr. Syed Amir Sohail for their support. Organizers highlighted that outcomes from academic sessions will aid teachers and students in creating practical teaching materials, especially with the strategic use of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Keynote addresses were delivered by Prof. Dr. Ali Karakas of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur Turkey, Dr. Maria Isabel Maldonado Garcia of the Institute of Language and Linguistics at University of the Punjab, Dr. Shumaila Memon of Sohar University Oman, Dr. Muhammad Ajmal of Sheikh Ayaz University Shikarpur, Dr. Zahoor Hussain of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Dr. Muhammad Kamal Khan of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad and Dr. Saharish Iftikhar of the University of Southern Punjab.<\/p>\n<p>Also present at the inaugural session were Dean Faculty of Law Prof. Dr. Rao Imran Habib, Dean Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies Prof. Dr. Sheikh Shafiq-ur-Rehman, Chairman Department of International Relations Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ijaz Latif, Chairman Department of English Literature Prof. Dr. Muhammad Asif Khan, Chairman Department of Saraiki Dr. Muhammad Mumtaz Khan and Director Public Relations Dr. Shahzad Ahmed Khalid, all underlining the conference&#8217;s relevance for local academic communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamia University hosts a two-day conference advancing English language and cultural compatibility with AI insights from scholars in Pakistan, Turkey and Oman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":14663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}