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This bulletin contains information on the following:

SUBJECT CENTRE EVENTS
1.      Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies Conference 2004
30 June/01 July 2004, School of Oriental and African Studies,
University of London

OTHER EVENTS
2.      4th Annual National VLE Conference
"Thinking outside the VLE Box : Innovative and creative ideas for
improving the student experience"
21 June 2004, University of Bristol
3.      "Changing the HE Curriculum"
23 June 2004, Britannia Hotel, Birmingham
4.      The Learning and Teaching Conference 2004 (formerly the ILTHE
conference)
29 June-01 July 2004 University of Hertfordshire
5.      Plagiarism: Prevention, Practice and Policies Conference 2004
28 June - 30 June 2004, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
6.      Annual SEEC Conference
09/10 September 2004, Brunel University, London

SUBJECT CENTRE PUBLICATIONS
7.      Area Studies Library Collections
8.      New articles on RAE and New Zealand Studies added to Good Practice
Guide
9.      Modern Languages Applications and Acceptances

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SUBJECT CENTRE EVENTS

1.      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
Our biennial Learning and Teaching Conference for Languages and Related
Studies is taking place on 30 June/01 July 2004 at the School of
Oriental and African Studies, University of London.  There are still
some places available if you would like to attend.  Please go to
http://www.cilt.org.uk/navlang/ for full programme details or
http://www.cilt.org.uk/navlang/registration.htm to register.

OTHER EVENTS

2.      4th ANNUAL NATIONAL VLE CONFERENCE
"THINKING OUTSIDE THE VLE BOX : INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE IDEAS FOR
IMPROVING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE" 21 June 2004, UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
The University of Bristol Learning Technology Support Service (LTSS)
team invite you to their 4th Annual National VLE Conference, "Thinking
Outside the VLE Box: Innovative and creative ideas for improving the
student experience". Monday 21 June 2004, 10.00 - 17.30 pm at the
University of Bristol.  For full details and to register please go to :
http://www.ltss.bris.ac.uk/events/vle-conf/vleday04/

3.      "CHANGING THE HE CURRICULUM"
23 June 2004, BRITANNIA HOTEL, BIRMINGHAM
This conference is being run jointly by Action on Access, University of
Bradford, and the LTSN.  Further information including registration,
location and accommodation details can be accessed at
http://www.actiononaccess.org/events/23jun04.html.  Alternatively
telephone (01274) 233216/233213 or email: [log in to unmask]

4.      The LEARNING AND TEACHING CONFERENCE 2004 (formerly the ILTHE
conference)
29 June-01 July 2004, UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
The Learning and Teaching Conference will be the first major public
event badged and sponsored by the Academy and will have a strong
subject-focused strand provided by the LTSN Subject Centres. For fuller
information and details about registration please visit :
http://www.ilthe.ac.uk/2669.asp.

5.      PLAGIARISM: PREVENTION, PRACTICE AND POLICIES CONFERENCE 2004
28 June - 30 June 2004, St. JAMES' PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
This is the inaugural conference organised by the Plagiarism,
Prevention, Practice and Policies group and will take place at
Northumbria University on the above dates.  For more information please
visit: www.jiscpas.ac.uk

6.      ANNUAL SEEC CONFERENCE, 9/10 September 2004 at BRUNEL UNIVERSITY
The conference is entitled New Patterns of Learning in Higher Education
and will be held on 09 and 10 September 2004 at Brunel University in
London. It will be looking at changes in the ways in which students
gain access to higher education, new modes of study (for example, work-
based and blended learning) and new routes to a higher education award
(including partnerships with employers). Full details of the conference
can be found at: http://www.seec-office.org.uk/conferences.htm

SUBJECT CENTRE PUBLICATIONS

7.      AREA STUDIES LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
As part of the Materials Bank project the Subject Centre has collected
information for inclusion on its website of special collections of
relevance to the teaching and learning of Area Studies. Many of the
collections are held in libraries of institutions not offering Area
Studies courses and some contain material which is not yet fully
catalogued. If you wish to access this material please go to :
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/resources/collectioncontents.aspx

8.      ADDITIONS TO THE GOOD PRACTICE GUIDE
Articles on RAE by Professor J Coleman and NEW ZEALAND STUDIES by
Professor G Robinson have now been added to the Subject Centre Good
Practice Guide.  The links to these articles are as follows :

a)      RAE
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/resources/goodpractice.aspx?resourceid=2059
b)      NZ studies
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/resources/goodpractice.aspx?resourceid=2057

9.      MODERN LANGUAGES APPLICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES
An updated analysis of statistics from UCAS has been produced jointly
by the Subject Centre and CILT.  These are now available on our website
- please go to :
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/resources/resourcesitem.aspx?resourceid=2114

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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]
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