WORKSHOP ON BASIC WRITING SKILLS

Safdar Mir English Literary Circle Friday organized a one-day workshop on Basic Writing Skills in the Bukhari Auditorium to address core issues faced by the students in the use of parts of speech in written discourse. The Undergraduate students attended the workshop and conducted by Ms. Saima Jabeen. The importance of clarity, precision and accuracy in written communication was underscored.

Safdar Mir English Literary Circle Advisor Saira Fatima Dogar said that initiatives of this nature help students to improve their communicative competence to attain greater confidence in presenting their arguments in academic writing.

(02-12-2011)

Dr. Robert Reid a scholar from US conducts a workshop on creative writing under the auspices of SMELC

Safdar Mir English Literary Circle (SMELC) organised workshop on “Creative Writing” Dr. Robert Reid a writer and scholar from the United States conducted the workshop. The faculty members of the English Literature Department attended the workshop. Speaking on the occasion Dr. Reid said the writers should pen stories in their native languages. The language in which images appeared to them in their subconscious mind and then translate those stories into English for a wider audience, he added. Dr. Reid also read his story 'Thaddeus' and then invited comments and questions from the audience. He also explained the young writers the importance of description and the patterns that describe developing action as the keys to communication in general and particular.

The participants shared with Dr. Reid the problems confronted by them while writing and inscribing their experiences in the form of short fiction. Dr. Reid emphasised the need and importance of accuracy in creative writing. . In response to a question he mentioned that not every story has to be autobiographical, infact it shouldn't be but that every story must be accurate, in terms of its portrayal and representation of experience.

In the second part of the workshop the participants were asked to write a piece of short fiction employing the various devices and techniques explained to them. All participants felt enthused to share their work with other members of the workshop.

(05-01-2010)