Dear all,

Places are still available on the following workshop, organised under the LLAS Subject Centre's Workshops-to-go scheme:

*Teaching medieval and early-modern culture to students of modern languages*

23rd May 2008, St Catharine's College, Cambridge

Repeated on:

21st November 2008, University of Leeds

This workshop aims to support the teaching of medieval and early-modern culture in modern languages - an area which is often felt to be in decline. The workshop starts from the premise that the study of medieval and early-modern culture is pedagogically and intellectually important, enriching students' lives and providing them with invaluable skills. The workshops will be determinedly upbeat: our purpose is not to lament any changes which have occurred, but to identify practical ways in which we can engage and inspire students. The subject range is deliberately very broad: the aim is to identify transferable good practice in a wide range of national and historical contexts. Colleagues who teach medieval and early-modern topics in all national contexts are invited to participate.

The workshop will address the following topics:

-          How might changes in A-level syllabi affect the teaching of medieval and early-modern culture at university level?
-          Which practices work - and how can these good practices be shared by colleagues?
-          What models are being developed outside modern languages departments in teaching medieval and early-modern culture, which might help us engage            students?
-          In what ways can interdisciplinary approaches invigorate study of medieval and early-modern culture?
-          What resources already exist to support our work in this field, and which new resources need to be developed?

If you would like to contribute a short (15-minute) presentation on your experiences and practice in relation to the topics addressed by the workshop, please contact Matthew Treherne ([log in to unmask]), Claire Honess ([log in to unmask]) or Abigail Brundin ([log in to unmask]).

More information and registration details are available here: http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=2950 (May workshop) and http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=2951 (November workshop)

NB. The workshop is FREE to attend for employees and postgraduate students of publicly funded UK educational institutions. The fee for employees and postgraduate students of private institutions/organisations and non-UK institutions is £40.00.

Lunch will be provided. Please note we reserve the right to charge a £20.00 non-attendance fee.

Best wishes,

Abigail Brundin, Claire Honess, and Matthew Treherne