4-day Trilingual Glossaries Workshop begins at AMU
ALIGARH : The 4-day Workshop to prepare Trilingual Glossaries (of Political Science and History), organized by the Department of Linguistics, Aligarh Muslim University, under the aegis of Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT), Ministry of Education, Government of India began here on February 26.
In his presidential address, AMU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mohammad Gulrez highlighted the importance of language in education and civilisation and applauded the initiative to organize a workshop in promoting linguistic diversity and enriching the educational experience of students and scholars. He talked about the transformative journey towards creating trilingual glossaries that will enhance access to knowledge and promote linguistic diversity in the academic realm.
He urged the department to organise language related quiz programmes.
Dr. Shahzad Ahmad Ansari, Assistant Director, CSTT, elaborated on the objectives of CSTT’s establishment and the methodology behind compiling glossaries in various disciplines. He stressed the significance of the workshop and the collaborative efforts that aimed at enriching trilingual glossaries in the fields of Political Science and History.
Drawing upon his expertise in scientific and technical terminology, Dr. Ansari clarified the methodologies to prepare and define different terms in Hindi and other Indian Languages.
Prof. Arif Nazir, Dean, Faculty of Arts, highlighted the importance of the correct use of words, as the standard language has many variations and the same word may be used with different meanings in different contexts.
Earlier, welcoming the guests, Prof M.J. Warsi, Chairman, Department of Linguistics, highlighted department’s expertise in lexicography and emphasized the workshop’s relevance to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
“Lexicography is the study of lexicon and an art of compiling, writing, editing and creating glossaries scientifically, and it provides resources for bridging gaps and fostering global understanding,” he added.
Prof. Warsi appreciated the efforts of Prof. Girish Nath Jha, an acclaimed scholar and the Chairman, CSTT, for his unwavering support to the Department of Linguistics.
On this occasion, Prof. M.J. Warsi’s translation of “Parinita”, a Sahitya Akademi award winning short story collection by Bina Thakur, published by the Sahitya Akademi, was released by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mohammad Gulrez.
Dr. Nazrin B. Laskar conducted the programme and extended a vote of thanks.