The Department of Linguistics & English organized a seminar to create awareness among school students about the subject English (Subject No: 73) which GCE AL students may take as one of the main subjects. The seminar was held on the 12th of January 2020 at the Kailasapathy Auditorium of the University of Jaffna.

Students, teachers and parents from Jaffna, Kilinochi and Trincomalee districts participated in this seminar.

Miss. Rathani Balasundaram, Provincial Director of Education (English - Northern Province), was present at the seminar and gave a talk.

At the end of the seminar, it was decided that the Department of Linguistics & English would conduct academic seminars on GCE AL English on a regular basis for the benefit of the students who are taking this subject.