GCUF

  • Government College University Faisalabad
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  • Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad Pakistan
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Applied Linguistics

Faculty Profile

Vision

Our vision is to be among the best Applied Linguistics departments in the world by producing world class graduates and scholars well versed in both theoretical and applied aspects of language studies, teaching and research, particularly, to enable the learners to cope with the radical changes taking place in the third world. The Department stimulates humanistic learning and the capacity to respond rationally and imaginatively to second and foreign language learning through the advancement of knowledge, skills and human creativity in the merging scenario of globalization.

Mission

Applied linguistics generally incorporates several identifiable subfields: for example, corpus linguistics, forensic linguistics, language testing, language policy and planning, lexicography, second language acquisition, second language writing, and translation and interpretation. The mission of the Department of Applied Linguistics at Government College University is to:

  • Produce knowledge through research on all aspects of linguistics and language use including language teaching, language and business, language and society, language policy, language and the deaf, language and culture, language and law, language and politics etc.

  • Train students to appreciate the nature of language in general and regional languages in particular, and their role in the development of the society.

  • Prepare our students to take up prominent roles and provide solutions in all aspects of public life where language expertise in all forms is called for.

  • The term ‘applied linguistics’ refers to a broad range of activities which involve solving some language-related problem or addressing some language-related concern. It has earlier appeared as though applied linguistics, at least in North America, and was first officially recognized as an independent course at the University of Michigan in 1946. Now, It has become an independent department in all over the world universities. The objective of the department of Applied Linguistics Government College University is to produce intercultural harmony with the collaboration of worldwide famous universities.

Introduction

The Department aims at serving the nation by filling the gap of expertise in language-related studies in the country, directing its special attention to qualitative improvement in the profession of language teaching/learning and language-analysis through field specific research. The Department seeks to join hands with the HEC in paving the way towards the common goals of achieving excellence in language-related studies/research and embarks upon this enterprise in conjunction with the centers sharing similar aspirations. In order to realize its aims, the Department offers specialized courses at different levels such as BS (Hons) in English Literature & Linguistics (Morning & Evening), MA English Linguistics & Literature (Morning & Evening), MPhil in Applied Linguistics and PhD in Applied Linguistics. Our spirited team aims at providing students with an understanding of the theoretical and empirical foundations of various disciplines of linguistics and applied linguistics, enabling them to develop an informed and critical awareness of the issues of linguistic problems, their analyses and the solutions with innovative techniques. Above all, the students are trained to seek relevance and applications of theoretical perspectives in the national context. Alongside academics, the Department organizes various events to enhance its students’ competencies in educational as well as social life. The students who are awarded degrees from the Department have a vast range of job opportunities at national and international levels. The faculty members of the Department have contributed more than hundred research papers to academic journals in addition to presenting papers at various conferences across Pakistan. The Postgraduate Diploma in ELT is an evening program, primarily intended for teacher training. The syllabus of this program includes the latest models of grammar, and approaches and techniques of language teaching and testing.