Conference on ‘power to connect in changing world’ at UJ concludes

By JT - Apr 24,2014 - Last updated at Apr 24,2014

AMMAN — An international conference on means to “unite the Arab world” through communication, titled “Power to connect in a changing world”, concluded on Thursday.

The three-day conference, organised by the faculty of foreign languages at the University of Jordan, featured representatives from more than 13 countries.

Discussions covered issues of interconnectedness within the framework of change in language, thought and culture, in addition to the study of linguistics, literature and translation.

Participants looked into ways to keep communication successful in an “ever-changing” region.

The conference was held in cooperation with the Association of Professors of English and Translation at Arab Universities.

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