STAFF REPORT IBD: A three-day 29th annual Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT) International Conference 2013 has recently been concluded which proved to be the largest and most representative moot of English in Pakistan.


The theme of the conference was: Surfing the ELT Wave: New Ways for a New Generation, while it was held with the collaboration of the Department of Humanities, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad (CIIT).


Speakers have participated from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Newzeland and USA and more than 400 participants attended the conference from different cities of Pakistan including Quetta, Gujarat, Faisalabad, Karachi, Lahore, Swat, Mardan, Wah, Bahawalpur, Manshera and Texila.


Fife MacDuff, Director Regional Language Office, US Embassy, was the keynote speaker. Appreciating the initiative, he said the event was indicative of the unflinching commitment of SEPLT with the cause of English language in Pakistan.


Dr. Haroon Rasheed, Pro-Rector CIIT, Dr. Qaisar Abbas, Dean Social Sciences CIIT also addressed the gathering.


“The collaboration between SPELT and CIIT is a promising initiative having a long impact. This initiative will help strengthen the relationship between all stakeholders involved and will have a positive and lasting impact on the English Language Teaching community at large,” he said.


Dr. Samina and Dr. Aliya also addressed the gathering and highlighted objectives of the conference.

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