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------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: "Jane Copeland" <[log in to unmask]> This bulletin contains information on the following: 1. European Day of Languages 2002 - Competing for Space Symposium and Coordinating events 2. The Languages Box 3. Subject Centre Email address 4. Subject Centre Open Day - 27.09.02 5. Exchange Magazine 6. Alladin Project handbook 7. TransLang case studies website -------------------------------------------- 1. EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES 26 September 2002 i - Symposium: COMPETING FOR SPACE ii - Coordinating events for the European Day of Languages i Symposium: COMPETING FOR SPACE 2nd Southampton Symposium to celebrate the European Day of Languages COMPETING FOR SPACE: Can immigrant and indigenous linguistic minorities coexist? 26 September 2002 University of Southampton After the highly successful first symposium, The End of Babel?, held last year, Southampton University's School of Modern Languages and the Subject Centre for Language, Linguistics and Area Studies will once again be hosting a day symposium on a current topical language issue. We have been very fortunate in securing four excellent and well-known speakers to deliver the key papers. Prof. Peter Nelde (Catholic University, Brussels) Dr. Miquel Strubell (universitat Oberta, Barcelona, and formerly of the Language Policy Directorate of the Generalitat) Prof. Colin Williams (Cardiff University) Euan Reid (Institute of Education, London) To register on line: http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/events/events_sc.html <http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/events/events_sc.html> There will be no fee for the day's event, but places will be limited. So please register your intention to attend early. ii Coordinating Events for the European Day of Languages European Day of Languages, 26 September 2002 It's only seven weeks away and there will be a number of activities around the UK to mark the day. The BBC is planning a special week of programming and there will be special items on the BBC languages website. It is also expected that local radio stations (last year 48 came on board) will show some interest and will want to talk to regional contacts. If you are willing to act as a "spokesperson" for your area, please give your details to Teresa Tinsley ([log in to unmask]) at CILT. CILT will be coordinating a web- based 'European Day of Languages Box" which will include: a basic briefing sheet about the day; information about resources available to promote languages; language activities for different target audiences. They are also pursuing the idea of the multilingual stickers which seemed to be a great success with adults and youngsters alike last year - samples will be sent out via CILT Direct. A number of universities targeted their local communities last year, with taster courses and open doors to their language resource centres. We will again list activities on our web pages if you can let us know what you are doing (please email [log in to unmask]). Two final points: the Subject Centre Languages Box will be launched on the 26th at the Symposium in Southampton and we hope to attract the interest of the Times Educational Supplement so that schools and colleges will be alerted to the fact that they should contact their local university to come and talk about the benefits of language learning; if you haven't joined the National Languages Forum, a post- EYOL discussion group pulling together ideas on policy and implementation, it's at <http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/natlangs-forum/> 2. THE LANGUAGES BOX This is a message for all those who have received a Languages Box on behalf of their institution. Would you please now contact all your colleagues to inform them where they can gain access to the Box in your institution and giving them your name as contact person. 3. SUBJECT CENTRE EMAIL ADDRESS Colleagues are asked to check that they have the current email address for submitting enquiries of any nature to the Subject Centre. It is [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Any email address which may have been in use incorporating lang is no longer valid and any mail sent with lang in the address will NOT reach the Subject Centre. 4. SUBJECT CENTRE OPEN DAY - 27 SEPTEMBER 2002 Subject Centre Open Day University of Southampton Friday 27th September 2002 10.30 - 16.15 You are invited to visit the Subject Centre to meet the staff, to find out about the resources and activities we offer to support learning and teaching in Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies and to contribute your comments and ideas. The day will include: * The launch of the Subject Centre's new electronic resources: The Materials Bank and The Web Guide to Teaching and Learning in Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies * Subject Centre Showcase: The Languages Box and The Area Studies Marketing Pack * Want to Know About...? Language Porfolios * Using Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) in your teaching? * Put your questions to the Subject Centre To register for the event please contact Artie Vossel-Newman [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 5. EXCHANGE MAGAZINE This is a publication produced by the National Coordinating Team, LTSN, JISC and ILT. The focus of the current issue is Employability. The Subject Centre has a limited number of copies to distribute. Anyone interested in receiving a copy is asked to email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> giving their name and address to which copy should be sent. 6. ALLADIN PROJECT HANDBOOK The ALLADIN Project have advised us that they have a few extra copies of the Project Handbook available but the supply is limited so first come, first served. Please contact [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 7. Translang CASE STUDIES WEBSITE This website can be found at http://www.apu.ac.uk/languages/translang <http://www.apu.ac.uk/languages/translang> and is an online version of a collection of studies, "Learning from Languages", which have arisen from the TransLang FDTL project into languages and transferable skills. It is aimed at modern languages practitioners, teacher trainers, staff development teams and members of the learning and teaching units in FE as well as HE. Some of the articles have appendices with learning materials, formats for module descriptions etc. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Secretary School of Modern Languages University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ Tel: 023 8059 4814 Fax: 023 8059 4815 email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk <http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk>