<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">*Apologies for the cross-posting — thank you for bearing with the duplicate message*  </p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues, <br><br>The Department of English, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) is pleased to announce its <b>3RD International Conference</b>, titled <b><i>Connecting Voices: Equitable Experiences in Linguistics, Language, and Literature</i></b>, to be held on <i><u>November 3–4, 2026</u></i>.<br><br>The conference aims to provide an inclusive academic platform for scholars, researchers, educators, and practitioners to share research, engage in critical dialogue, and explore emerging challenges and innovative directions across language, linguistics, and literary studies. Building on the success of the Department’s international conferences held in <b><i>2019</i></b> and <b><i>2022</i></b>, this edition foregrounds questions of equity, representation, and critical engagement in global and local contexts. Conference Themes include (but are not limited to):</span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in"><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Critical Thinking and Reflective Practice in Literature and Linguistics</span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Language, Power, and Representation in Contemporary Discourse</span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Translanguaging, Bilingualism and Multilingualism, and World Englishes</span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Equity, Criticality, and Inclusion in Global Literature</span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Intercultural Dialogue, Identity, and Migration in World Literature and Linguistics</span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Multimodality, Visual Literacy, and Semiotics in Digital Spaces</span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Digital Approaches to Literature, Linguistics, and Language</span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Generative AI, Ethics, and Creativity in Language, Linguistics, and Literature</span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Corpus Linguistics and Critical Approaches to Language and Literature</span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Interdisciplinary Approaches to Text, Culture, and Literature</span></li></ul><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br><b>Important Dates:</b></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Abstract Submission Deadline: <b>April 15, 2026</b></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Participant & Presenter Registration Deadline: <b>October 30, 2026</b></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For detailed information regarding conference themes, abstract submission guidelines, and registration, please visit the conference website:<br><a href="https://www.fccollege.edu.pk/department-of-english/connecting-voices-equitable-experiences-in-linguistics-language-and-literature/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration-line:none">Click here to access</a><br><br>Abstract Submission Link:<br> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUNvoCZBnBRUvnD_enBQcJgHTJoeuq_JJzXgCWFeE8xBzdEA/viewform?urp=gmail_link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration-line:none">Click here to access</a><br>Registration Link:<br> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1d6uGvOpL4jclU8JzhlIiDtZ9PUIJ4v3UXuG1jc9BOb6_hg/viewform?urp=gmail_link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration-line:none">Click here to access</a><br><br>For queries, please contact Dr. Adeel Khalid, Conference Convener, at <a href="mailto:english.conferences@fccollege.edu.pk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration-line:none">english.conferences@fccollege.edu.pk</a></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">The Department of English looks forward to active participation and valuable scholarly contributions from the academic community.</span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><br></b></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Department of English</b></span></p><div class="gmail-yj6qo"></div><div class="gmail-adL"><br></div></div>