Linguistic Affairs

21/11/2023

Call for Applications!

The Regional English Language Office (RELO Pakistan), at the Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Embassy Islamabad, is offering Online Professional English Network (OPEN) scholarships to English language teaching professionals to attend online university-level courses offered by U.S. universities.

Apply by Sunday, November 26, 2023: https://forms.gle/cQNiWPvctHSi8bL48

You can find more information on:
https://evolution.com.pk/opengoc

21/11/2023

𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓 ‼️

The LIN833D World Englishes class of Dr. Shirley N. Dita, De La Salle University, cordially invites everyone to a free webinar titled, “𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒔: 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔,” from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon on 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 (𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆). The webinar features back-to-back presentations of two leading linguists. 𝑫𝒓. 𝑨𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒂 𝑩𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒏, Associate Professor of Sociolinguistics Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, will deliver the lecture titled, "𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉? 𝑨 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏." Meanwhile, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑨𝒍𝒆𝒋𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒐 𝑺. 𝑩𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒐, Full Professor at the Department of English, University of Santo Tomas, will discuss, “𝑪𝒐-𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒔: 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔”.

Join us as we uncover the rich mosaic of English worldwide at our World Englishes Seminar! 🌍 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 in insightful discussions,
𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 the beauty of English's variations, 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 in thought-provoking discussions, and 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 with language enthusiasts across the globe. Let's explore the global impact of English together. ℝ𝕖𝕘𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕖!

NO NEED TO REGISTER! If interested to join the webinar, just click this link:
https://zoom.us/j/97030963267




🗣️ 𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉. 𝑩𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒕!

30/09/2023

The day is meant as an opportunity to pay tribute to the work of language professionals, which plays an important role in bringing nations together, facilitating dialogue and cooperation, contributing to development and strengthening world peace and security.

22/09/2023

Did you know how many sign languages are there in the world?

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23/04/2023

Celebrate one of the world's
most widely used languages!

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favorite word or phrase, and why!

28/12/2022

OPEN Global Online Course – Spring 2023
Are you an English language teacher looking for a fully sponsored professional development opportunity?
The Regional English Language Office (RELO) at the U.S. Embassy, Islamabad, is offering Online Professional English Network scholarships to English language teaching professionals to attend eight-week, online university-level courses offered by U.S. universities.
For more information: https://evolution.com.pk/opengoc
Application Deadline: Friday, December 30, 2022
Application Link: https://forms.gle/YyEBz3oMBRiLRvuy5

03/11/2022

Are you a young adult, aged 17-25, seeking to enhance your professional skills?

English Works! Program is the right choice for you! A free-of-cost program, fully sponsored by the Regional English Language Office at the U. S. Mission in Pakistan.

To apply for the program, fill in the form on https://bit.ly/3ftVydJ

The submission deadline is November 10, 2022. Applications will NOT be accepted beyond the deadline.

**Please note that due to a large inflow of applications, ONLY semi-finalists will be contacted**

26/12/2021

Doc Does Vasectomy Instead of Circumcision Due to 'Miscommunication'

Via: WebMD

The Iowa Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial in a case involving a man who was supposed to get circumcised, but instead was given a vasectomy.

25/11/2021

‘A linguistic famine’: Gaining an advantage or losing your roots? More than 2000 languages are spoken across Africa. Why are so many young Africans losing their mother tongue?


https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09gwgc0

‘A linguistic famine’: Why are so many young Africans losing their mother tongue?

23/11/2021

15/10/2021

An academic has suggested the school subject English be renamed “Language Arts”, arguing that the subject’s traditional name could be viewed as an “act of assimilation”.

21/09/2021

The root of the problem is bad teaching. Some countries are coming up with creative solutions
Via: The Economist

New methods of education may be deemed subversive | Middle East & Africa

14/08/2021

Top 10 most spoken languages, 2021

Source: Ethnologue

12/04/2021

The Forum on Language and the Law is this Friday! Register for free at https://linguistics.utah.edu/languageandlaw/.
This year’s theme is legal interpretation, and this includes an emphasis on corpus linguistic methods for determining original and ordinary meaning in statutes, contracts, trademark agreements, the Constitution, and other important documents. The speakers at the 2021 Forum include two linguists, a law professor, and a Utah Supreme Court Justice.

Courtesy: Department of Linguistics at University of Utah