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> From:         Rory Miller <[log in to unmask]>
> Date:         Tue, 15 Jan 2002 20:38:05 +0000
> Subject:      INFO: Area Studies Workshop
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> Reply-To:     latam-info <[log in to unmask]>
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> From: Artie Vossel-Newman <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Forthcoming Area Studies workshop
>
> Dear Colleague
> I am writing on behalf of the Area Studies Group at the Subject Centre for
> Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies to invite you to participate in our
> forthcoming workshop: Developing Strategies for the Marketing of Area
> Studies, to be held on 13th March at the British Academy, London.
> The purpose of the workshop is to work together across areas to share
> ideas on methods for marketing Area Studies and to develop a template
> for a ‘Marketing Pack’ to be disseminated to colleagues in Higher
> Education for use with schools and colleges. It has been brought to our
> attention by our Advisory Group for Area Studies that this is an issue of
> concern to many colleagues in Area Studies and there is an urgent need to
> address issues of recruitment and the profile of the field.
> It is intended that the pack should contain some generic information on
> why Area Studies contribute significantly to the development of academic
> and key (transferable) skills through the emphasis on interdisciplinarity,
> language learning and study abroad. It will also emphasise the ways in
> which the unique features of Area Studies courses contribute to graduate
> employability. The pack will contain advice for colleagues on how to
> make their courses visible and attractive to young people through open
> days, visits to schools and colleges and departmental web pages. We
> would also be looking for advice on the development of a template
> (powerpoint presentation) that can be adapted for use by individual areas.
> The Subject Centre will take responsibility for compiling the pack and
> disseminating it to institutions, but your help will be invaluable at this
> meeting to set the process in motion and to advise on the needs for your
> area. We are pleased to announce that we will have representatives
> present from our Advisory Group for Area Studies as well as case studies
> of successful practice from a variety of areas. We are also fortunate to
> have a keynote address on current issues in Area Studies from Professor
> Hodder-Williams (Bristol).
> If you (or your colleagues) will be able to attend this event, please contact
> the Subject Centre on [log in to unmask] If you would like to propose a
> case study or have any further questions please send a message to Alison
> Dickens (Academic Co-ordinator for Area Studies) on
> [log in to unmask]
> We are also looking for colleagues to participate in our Materials Bank
> project which aims to collect, collate and disseminate (via our website)
> in-house teaching materials for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies.
> We are conducting a short survey to determine what types of materials are
> being developed and who might be willing to share their materials with
> colleagues in other institutions. If you could take the time to complete the
> attached questionnaire we would be very grateful. Please feel free to
> forward it to any of your colleagues who have an interest in this area.
> Finally, if you have an interest in the teaching of literary and cultural
> studies we have a number of events planned for 2002, the first of which
> will be a study day to discuss the teaching of literary and cultural theory.
> This event organised in collaboration with the Subject Centre for English
> will be held on 8th February 2002 at Bedford Square, London 10.30 –
> 16.00. For further details on this and our other events for Area and related
> studies visit our events pages at:
> http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/events/events_sc.html
> We very much look forward to hearing from you and to your participation
> in our events.
> Alison Dickens
> Academic Co-ordinator Linguistics & Area Studies
> Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
> School of Modern Languages
> University of Southampton
> Highfield
> Southampton SO17 1BJ
> Tel. 023 80 597785
> Subject Centre Office Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 4814 Fax: +44 (0)23 8059
> 4815
> Website: http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk
> General enquiries: [log in to unmask]
> _________________________________________________________
> Artie (Beate) Vossel-Newman (Ms)
> Project Officer
> Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
> University of Southampton
> Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ
> Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 3403
> Fax: +44 (0)23 8059 4815
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/resources/resourcedb.html
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