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    Contributions and challenges in the implementation of language policies in higher education institutions of Punjab, Pakistan
    (University of Management and Technology Lahore, 2017) Zafar Aneeqa
    This study explores the contributions made by the Higher Education Institutions of Punjab, Pakistanto promote linguistic diversity. This research also investigates the challenges in the implementation of language policies to foster linguistic diversity in the universities located in Punjab, Pakistan. The data were collected by employing two research tools, i.e., handbooks of five higher education institutions of Punjab, Pakistanand semi structured interviews of the administrative bodies and local and foreign languages teaching faculty from five renowned universities of Punjab, Pakistan. In order to analyze the data, document analysis was employed. The findings of this study include both the contributions made for the advancement of linguistic diversity and the challenges faced in the implementation of language policies to promote linguistic diversity in the five higher education institutions of Punjab, Pakistan. Contributions consist of institutional support, meetings of concerned higher bodies involved in language policy making, development in the corpus of languages, trainings of language teachers, degree programs, diplomas and certificates in local and foreign languages, languages as minor courses and student exchange programs whereas challenges include lack of institutional support, little development in the corpus of languages, non – transparent recruitment of language teachers, language teachers' lack of accountability, tangential trainings for language teachers, need for improvement in curriculum and polarity between local and foreign languages. It is anticipated that this piece of research would make some contributions in the area of language planning and policy making in Pakistanon tertiary level education.