Area Studies Bulletin from the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS)
May 2007
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Forthcoming conferences
LINKING TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN LANGUAGES, LINGUISTICS AND AREA STUDIES
Tuesday 10th July 2007, Avenue Campus, University of Southampton
Cost GBP 40 (GBP 20 for postgraduate students) Keynote speakers:
Clare Mar-Molinero, Head of Modern Languages, School of Humanities, University of Southampton. Alan Jenkins, Westmininster Institute, Oxford Brooks University Registration is now open for this event. A provisional programme is available at: http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=2618
INTEGRATING INTERDISCIPLINARITY : LEARNING, LEADERSHIP, LIFE
10-11 September 2007, Clare College, Cambridge
GBP 120 (consessions and day rates are also available) This second conference organised by the Higher Education Academy Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Group will address issues of interdisciplinary teaching and learning from a variety of perspectives, including the student experience, institution leadership, local initiatives and national agendas.
For further details and to register, go to : http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=2748
CFP: BORDERLANDS: Themes in teaching literatures of the Americas
18 October 2007, University of Birmingham
CALL FOR PAPERS : This is a joint event between LLAS and the English Subject Centre.
For full details go to : http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=2760. Please submit an abstract (150-200 words) to John Canning: [log in to unmask] by 31 May 2007.
Dr. John Canning
Academic Coordinator (Area Studies)
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
School of Humanities
University of Southampton
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
Tel: 023 8059 4814
Fax: 023 8059 4815
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