Three-day International conference on ‘Appropriate Teaching Methodologies in Interdisciplinary Contexts’ to begin on May 14
ALIGARH : The Department of English, Aligarh Muslim University is organizing a three-day international conference on “Appropriate Teaching Methodologies in Interdisciplinary Contexts: Mapping Sociolinguistic Diversity”, in hybrid mode, on May 14-16, 2024.
Conference Convener, Prof. Raashid Nehal, informed that the conference is interdisciplinary, and scholars, policymakers and faculty, working at different levels right from school to university level, are welcome to participate in the event on various themes as spelt out in the concept paper, along with other details, available on https://www.amu.ac.in/department/english/seminar-conference-workshop.
He said that the conference aims to highlight the challenges faced by ESL and content subject learners in the current education system. The conference aspires to encourage various stakeholders to rethink Appropriate Methodology, not simply in terms of best practices but also by taking into account the dynamics of diversity education based on equitable opportunities.
Prof. Suresh Canagarajah, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics and English, Pennsylvania State University, USA will deliver the keynote address, while the plenary lectures will be delivered by Prof. Shobha Satyanath (former Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Delhi), Prof. Imtiaz Hasnain (Chair-Professor, Maulana Azad Chair (MAC), MANU, Hyderabad), Prof. Chris Anson (Department of English, North Carolina State University, USA), Prof. M.E. Veda Sharan (Department of English as Second language Studies, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad) and Prof. Deepak K. Singh (Department of Political Science, Punjab University, Chandigarh).
The last date for submission of abstract is March 27, while the last date for paper submission is May 1.