italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
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Registration is still open for the following workshop, supported by the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS):
Teaching medieval and early-modern culture to students of modern languages
Date: 21st November 2008
Venue: The Leeds Humanities Research Institute, University of Leeds
http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/2951
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 important and intellectually valuable, enriching students' lives and providing them with central 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 pre-nineteenth-century 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 need to be developed?
This event is organised under the Subject Centre's "Workshops-to-go" scheme, with support from the Faculty of Arts, University of Leeds. Organised by Matthew Treherne, [log in to unmask] and Claire Honess, [log in to unmask] (Leeds Centre for Dante Studies, Department of Italian, University of Leeds) and Abigail Brundin (Department of Italian, University of Cambridge).
NB. There is no attendance fee 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 £50.00 non-attendance fee.
Please visit http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/2951 to register and view a full programme.
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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/
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