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Editors’ Information

Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Arshad Ali Khan

Dr. Arshad Ali Khan is currently working as Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Linguistics and Communications in the University of Management and Technology (UMT). He worked as Director in the Institute of Communication and Cultural Studies (ICCS) in UMT. He holds a Ph.D. in English (linguistics) and an M.Phil. in applied linguistics. He is the chief editor of two HEC-approved research journals at UMT. He was awarded a PhD fellowship for indigenous scholars in 2007 and in 2012, he traveled to Radboud University in the Netherlands as a research fellow under the IRSIP programme. He was selected by the US embassy in Pakistan and UMT in 2016 to be a research fellow at George Mason University, USA, as part of the Collaboration for Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Research (CFTR) Project. He was invited to attend a workshop on code-switching research in 2018 at Leiden University in the Netherlands. He visited C.N.R.S. Paris in 2019 and participated in a research session in field linguistics. His areas of interest in the study include Contact languages (code-switching and bilingualism), syntax and morph syntax, second language acquisition, language description, and documentation. He has supervised 30 MPhil theses and six PhD theses.

Editor: Atifa Binth E Zia

Atifa Binth E Zia is a Lecturer at the Department of Linguistics and Communication, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. Her research interests lie in Feminist Theory, Postcolonial Studies, Theatre and Performance, and Critical Theory. She is author of several national and international publications in journals with adherence to national and international standards with distinction in M.A and M.Phil. in English from Punjab University. She is a proactive lecturer and researcher with multiple research papers presented at a wide range of national and international conferences.

About ICTLL:

ICTLL is the first international conference hosted by the Department of Linguistics and Communications (DLC), University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore on 28-29 November 2022. ICTLL is a two-day conference.

The said conference aims to share a platform with the upcoming scholars, researchers and professionals to project their experiences, knowledge and information in the fields related to TESOL, Linguistics and Literature; which in turn will draw together the investigators who have explored different frontiers of aforementioned areas resulting in opening new doorways of knowledge through critical evaluation.

In addition to this, the interactive sessions focused on the latest trends, cultural diversity, cultural integrity and advance and progressive practices related to linguistic and literary pedagogies and andragogy while keeping a close eye on the fads of the upcoming market academia.

Patron-in-Chief’s Message:

ICTLL 2022

Dr. Asif Raza

Rector, University of Management and Technology (UMT)

Conferences are meant to create an environment where researchers of diverse domains can interact and broaden their horizon to find out new dimensions in the respective field. University of Management and Technology has been fulfilling the tradition of quality education which can empower students with all the skills required to stand out in a competitive environment. International Conference on TESOL, Linguistics and Literature (ICTLL), 2022 is going to enrich students of Language & Linguistics with critical thinking about the main concerns going to be addressed by the eminent researchers and scholars across the world. Interaction and active participation can yield in the best outcomes to achieve out of the conference which will capacitate participants with the knowledge of research developments, investigation modes and ground realities of the field. Looking forwards for the positive response.

Patron’s Message:

ICTLL 2022

Dr. Nadia Anwar

Dean ILA, University of Management and Technology (UMT)

It was, indeed, with sheer delight that I welcomed all our respected guests, participants, presenters, key note speakers, and especially our worthy chief guest, Dr Asif Raza to the International Conference on TESOL, Language, and Literature, organized by the Department of Linguistics and Communications (DLC), Institute of Liberal Arts (ILA). I appreciate the efforts made by the department to bring together a diverse body of national and international researchers from various countries and create a vibrant learning environment. Our focus remained on how relevant, innovative, and unique research ideas could be introduced, discussed, disseminated and utilized to expand the scope of linguistics, language teaching, and literary fields. We gathered not to showcase an event to earn credits for our efforts but to make a fruitful learning experience to all those who honoured us with their presence. Without doubt, gatherings such as these, are spirited by passion to break new grounds, desire to tap on the given resources, revise existing concepts, set new standards, and promote communal learning by connecting with each other. During the event, I could see that we had this spirit well represented by our speakers from UK, Netherlands, Spain, US, and Pakistan and by the assortment of topics and areas that were covered in this conference. Some of these include multiculturalism, multilingualism, intertextuality, teacher education, language contact, technology and learning, critical discourse analysis, Phonetics, Morphosyntax, politics of identity, ecocriticism, existentialism, stylistics, postcolonialism, lexicology, Family Language Policy, Feminism, translanguaging, language acquisition, diaspora studies, Corpus Linguistics, Postmodernism, among many other interesting areas of knowledge. In the end I pay my gratitude to our dynamic leader in the person of Dr Asif Raza, who has created such opportunities for us with his continuous support and encouragement. It was my pleasure to be a part of this exciting and intellectually satiating two-day event packed with learning. I wish the department success for their future endeavours.

Conference Chair’s Message:

ICTLL 2022

Dr. Arshad Ali Khan

Chairperson DLC, University of Management and Technology (UMT)

It is a thing of an immense pleasure for me to introduce International Conference on TESOL, Language and Literature (ICTLL), 2022, organized by the Department of Linguistics and Communications, UMT, Lahore. Undoubtedly, it is an emblem of hard work and efforts of more than 40 faculty members who are a part of this department. I believe that conferences are always meant to provide different professionals with a platform to share their knowledge and experiences. So, on this occasion, I’m welcoming national and international speakers to share their expertise in their specialized fields. With the aim of learning to bring innovation which can significantly contribute into the existing body of knowledge and society as well, I want to welcome all the scholars, professionals, researchers and passionate participants of this conference. Let’s join hands together to open new avenues of the field by interacting and creating a constructive discussion at ICTLL, 2022.

Conference Committees

Keynote Speakers

Understanding Texts, Practices and Worlds through Intertextuality: A New Research Agenda for English studies

Re-imagining TESOL teacher education with a focus on social justice.

Exploring the Use of Facebook for Teaching English in Higher Education.

Change in Contact and Diachronic Change: Two Sides of the Same Coin?

What Languages Tell us about Language and about People.

English Language Anxiety Emerging from Multilingualism, Cultural Diversity, and Ethnicity in Higher Education Settings in Pakistan

A Critical Discourse Analysis of Memes as a Form of Social and Political Commentary and How Do They Reflect Our Society?

Acquisition of Low Vowels in Pakistani English: An Acoustic Analysis

Morphosyntactic Analysis of Sindhi Language

A Comparative Study of Gender Identity Construction in Item Songs of Lollywood and Bollywood