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*Apologies for cross posting* Registration is now open for the fourth biennial conference for Languages in Higher Education, jointly organised by CILT, the National Centre for Languages and the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS) *Languages in Higher Education: Transitions and Connections* Date: 8-9 July 2008 Location: University of York Website: http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=2870 The conference will be of interest to all those concerned with the learning and teaching of languages in higher education both in the UK and internationally. It will also be of relevance to those involved in other sectors which border on higher education such as secondary schools, FE and adult education, as well as being aimed at representatives of business, languages professions and any other employers who wish to develop closer links with education in the field of languages. Conference themes include: working across sectors; the curriculum; the language learning environment; and languages and employment Keynote speakers: Dr Lid King (National Languages Director, DCSF); Sir Harold Walker (UK Ambassador to Iraq, 1990-1991); Professor Mike Byram (University of Durham) Online registration and the programme are available on the conference website: http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=2870 --- Dr Shoshannah Holdom Academic Coordinator Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, School of Humanities (65A Crawford Building, Rm 3011), University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ Tel: 02380 599637 Fax: 02380 594815 http://www.llas.ac.uk/