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This bulletin contains information on the following :
SUBJECT CENTRE EVENTS
1. Residence Abroad Workshop:
07 May 2004, The British Council, London
2. C & IT Workshop: Microsoft Powerpoint 'Making your point in HE'
14 May 2004, Kingwood CLC, Fulham, London
3. Workshop: Linguistics in Applied Linguistics MA Programmes
24 May 2004, CILT, London
4. Seminar: Criticality and the contributions of Modern Languages
degrees to student development.
28 May 2004, CILT, London
5. Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies Conference 2004
Navigating the new landscape for languages
30 June/1 July 2004, School of Oriental and African Studies,
University of London
OTHER ITEMS
6. Residence Abroad: Call for Weblinks
7 Rethinking pedagogical models for e-learning: Questionnaire
8. External Examiners
9. Students and the Workplace: Call for employability case studies
10. EALTA Questionnaire
OTHER EVENTS
11. Collaborative Research training provision for doctoral students
: Invitation to bid
12. UACE Student Support Network : Spring Event
13. UACES Conference: The Italian Presidency of the European
Council in 2003
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SUBJECT CENTRE EVENTS
1. RESIDENCE ABROAD WORKSHOP:
07 MAY 2004, The British Council, London
This event follows on from an expert focus group held in December 2003
and aims to promote good practice in preparation and support for RA.
Further information and an online registration form can be found at:
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=1624
2. C & IT WORKSHOP: MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 'MAKING YOUR POINT IN HE'
14 MAY 2004, Kingwood CLC, Fulham, London
This is a one-day hands-on course using Microsoft PowerPoint in
language teaching in Higher Education. It is a collaborative venture
between CILT and the Subject Centre. Bookings for this event are being
taken by CILT. For more information and registration details please go
to : www.cilt.org.uk/cpd/lo0504pph.htm
3. WORKSHOP: LINGUISTICS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS MA PROGRAMMES
24 MAY 2004, CILT, London
The Subject Centre's Linguistics Group is organising a one day seminar
on the general subject of the role of Linguistics in Applied
Linguistics MA programmes, focusing particularly on MA programmes
TESOL, TEFL and English Language and Applied Linguistics. There is some
national guidance (e.g. from the ESRC) about what taught Master's level
courses of this kind should include in terms of knowledge and skills
and it is interpreted rather differently from institution to
institution. There is also a range of issues that need to be
addressed, including :
- How can both 'postgraduateness' and vocational relevance be achieved?
- What differentiates postgraduate study from undergraduate study?
- What skills should be developed at postgraduate level and how are
these best assessed?
This seminar will provide an opportunity for practitioners on MA
Applied Linguistics courses to present their own approaches to these
issues and discuss them with colleagues from other institutions facing
similar challenges. The Subject Centre plans to publish a version of
these papers in its online Good Practice Guide. To register please go
to:
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=2039
4. SEMINAR: CRITICALITY AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MODERN LANGUAGES
DEGREES TO STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
28 May 2004, CILT, London
For the past two years an ESRC-funded project entitled the Development
of Criticality in Two Academic Disciplines has been investigating the
intellectual and social development of Modern Languages undergraduates.
The researchers (Ros Mitchell, Brenda Johnston, Florence Myles and
Peter Ford) will be presenting the provisional findings of this project
at a seminar hosted by the Subject Centre at CILT in London. A panel
of experts (Lid King, Naomi Segal, Hilary Footitt, Jim Coleman and
Marianne Howarth) will discuss the ideas presented, provide discussants
for papers and present their own ideas about the contributions of
Modern Language Degrees to student development. The seminar will be of
interest to those recruiting from Modern Language degrees, to those
managing Modern Languages degree programmes, and to those teaching on
Modern Language degrees. Further information about the event and the
online registration form can be found at :
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=1688
5. LANGUAGES, LINGUISTICS AND AREA STUDIES CONFERENCE 2004
NAVIGATING THE NEW LANDSCAPE FOR LANGUAGES
30 June-01 July 2004, School of Oriental and African Studies,
University of London
This is the 2nd biennial conference jointly organised by the Subject
Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies and CILT, the
National Centre for Languages. Application forms for places at the
conference were sent out recently with the latest Subject Centre
newsletter LIAISON, issue 5, February 2004. If you have not received a
form and would like one please email : [log in to unmask] Full
details including a provisional programme of the conference can be
found at http://www.cilt.org.uk/navlang
OTHER ITEMS
6. RESIDENCE ABROAD: CALL FOR WEB LINKS
The Subject Centre is currently developing and collating resources for
Residence Abroad. We hope to produce a list of useful web links to
post on the Subject Centre website and for uor workshop on Residence
Abroad and we would be most grateful for your assistance. It would be
really helpful if you could email us with 3 suggestions of URLs you
find useful in preparing students for RA (and which you are happy to
share with colleagues in other institutions). Please could you tell us
why you would recommend these websites. Do include your own
institutions' web pages if appropriate.
7. RETHINKING PEDAGOGICAL MODELS FOR E-LEARNING: QUESTIONNAIRE
This is part of a research project based at the University of
Sheffield, funded by the Subject Centre. The project is exploring the
methodological and pedagogical implications of the developments of new
technologies, one of the aims of the project being to compile a 'map'
detailing the provision of e-learning. This questionnaire forms an
intrinsic component of the study and can be downloaded at
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/news/newsitem.aspx?resourceid=2006. We
would be grateful if you could take 10 minutes to complete it and
return it by 7 April 2004.
8. EXTERNAL EXAMINERS
The Learning and Teaching Support Network is leading a research and
development programme aimed at improving the support given to external
examiners. An important part of the research programme is to
commission up to 50 external examiners to produce personal accounts of
their experiences using a simple framework of questions. Each person
will be paid £100 for their short account. The accounts will be
anonymous and analysed by an independent researcher. A synthesis paper
will be produced from the results. If you have some expericence of
external examining and would be interested in participating in this
project, please contact the Subject Centre ([log in to unmask]).
9. STUDENTS AND THE WORKPLACE: CALL FOR EMPLOYABILITY CASE STUDIES
How do you prepare your students for the workplace? Do you run modules
to prepare your students for the world of work? What else do you do to
help your students prepare for life after graduation? Please contact
the Subject Centre ([log in to unmask]) and let us know what you are
doing.
10. EALTA QUESTIONNAIRE
ENLTA (European Network in Language Testing and Assessment) is a new,
EU-funded project which is developing a European association for
individuals and institutions interested in assessing language skills
(www.ealta.eu.org). As an initial step the project is surveying the
training needs of people most involved in language testing and
assessment and has developed a questionnaire. On the basis of the
findings of this survey, ENLTA will work on the development of
materials and training events. If you are interested in taking part
you can access the survey questionnaire from the EALTA website :
http://www.ealta.eu.org/survey/intro.htm The results from the survey
will be presented at the first EALTA conference in Kranjska Gora,
Slovenia, 14-16th May 2004. Any questions may be directed t the survey
coordinator Dr Angela Hasselgren at the University of Bergen, Norway.
Email: [log in to unmask]
OTHER EVENTS
11. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH TRAINING PROVISION FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS :
INVITATION TO BID
The new 'collaborative research training provision' scheme will provide
pump-priming funds to support institutions in establishing new, or
enhancing existing, specialist research training provision for doctoral
students in the arts and humanities. The scheme is intended to support
the provision of specialised subject- or discipline-specific research
training to groups of students where it is not possible or cost-
effective to provide the training for students in just one department
or institution. Bids are invited from departments in two or more
collaborating institutions. The closing date for submitting bids is 28
MAY 2004 and further details and an application form can be downloaded
from the website at :
http://www.ahrb.ac.uk/university_staff/postgrad/collaborative_research_t
raining_provision.asp
12. UACE STUDENT SUPPORT NETWORK : SPRING EVENT
The UACE Student Support Network invites you to a seminar : "Supporting
the Part Time Student: Why, when and How?", to be held at Warwick,
Leeds and Newcastle on 20 May, 27 May and 04 June respectively. Fee:
£15.00. For more details and a booking form please email
[log in to unmask], indicating at which venue you would like to
attend. Places are limited so please book early.
13. UACES CONFERENCE: THE ITALIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL IN
2003.
UACES, the University Association for Contemporary European Studies,
brings together academics involved in researching and teaching on
Europe with practitioners active in European affairs. UACES offers an
extensive range of events, among them the following conference, which
may be of interest to you: The Italian Presidency of the European
Council in 2003 to be held on Friday 21 May 2004 at the London School
of Economics and Political Science. For more details of this
conference please visit www.uaces.org/D410403.htm
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We would be grateful if you would forward this bulletin to colleagues
and relevant mailing lists. Please do not hesitate to contact the
Subject Centre if you have any queries regarding this bulletin.
Jane Copeland
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
Modern Languages
School of Humanities
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
tel: 023 8059 4814
fax: 023 8059 4815
email: [log in to unmask]
www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk
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Dr Duncan Large
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Department of German, University of Wales Swansea
Singleton Park, GB-Swansea SA2 8PP
Tel: +44 (0)1792 295170; Fax: +44 (0)1792 204167
http://www.swan.ac.uk/german/large.htm
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