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Date: 24 March 2003 09:48 +0000
From: John Canning <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: 1 day Conference: Interdisiplinarity and intercultural learning in
Area Studies Curricula
Hybridity, Contact zones, borderlands, liminal spaces: Interdisiplinarity
and inter-cultural learning in Area Studies curricula.6th May 2003
CILT, 20 Bedfordbury, London WC2N 4LB
This event focuses upon the different approaches and teaching and learning
issues raised by multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches on Area
Studies Programmes. The event will consist of a series of presentations and
interactive workshops which will explore the role of curriculum design,
assessment, student learning styles, the relationship of disciplinarity to
interdisciplinarity and multi-disciplinarity, and the development of
intercultural competence.
The workshops will be relevant to everybody involved in interdisciplinary
teaching on an Area Studies programme, and will address generic issues,
illustrated by particular examples of multidisciplinary and
interdisciplinary teaching in practice.
1030 Coffee and registration
Session 1 1100
Disciplinary discourses and student learning.
Dr John Bradbeer, Geography University of Portsmouth
Session 2 1145
Case Study: The interdisciplinary curriculum: a view from Area Studies- Alan
Rice (American Studies, University of Central Lancashire).
Lunch 1230-1330
Session 3 1330
Intercultural competence: Study abroad in the "non-western" world. Speaker
to be confirmed.
Session 4 1415
Role of language learning in Area Studies: Essential skill or hindrance?
Do students "miss out" on understanding a cultural if they can't speak the
language? Would students be better off living abroad rather studying in the
UK to learn a language? Does a strong emphasis of the importance of language
study defeat the purpose of Area Studies? Michael Derham (Spanish/Latin
American Studies, Northumbria) and Alison Phipps (German, Glasgow) will
outline their different perspectives. Chair to be confirmed.
1530 Tea Break
Plenary 1600-1645
Open plenary session chaired by Dick Ellis (American Studies, Nottingham
Trent and Chair of the Subject Centre Specialist Group for Area Studies).
Opportunity to raise and discuss any issues from the day.
To register please contact: Marie Weaver, Area Studies Project Secretary,
School of Modern Languages, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ,
Tel: +44 023 80 596814, Fax: +44 023 80 594815, Subject Centre for
Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies: http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk E-mail:
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Dr John Canning
Academic Coordinator for Area Studies
School of Modern Languages
University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ
Tel: +44 023 80 595407
Fax: +44 023 80 594815
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies:
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk
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