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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies Apologies for cross-posting- John Life and work in academia: event for new lecturers in languages, linguistics and area studies Date: 16 - 17 April, 2009 Location: Clare College, Cambridge To see programme and register online, please visit: http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/3152 Aimed at new teaching staff (less than 2 years experience) in languages, linguistics and area studies, this workshop aims to complement 'generic' Postgraduate Certificate courses offered by institutions. The workshop will also be useful for experienced staff who are new to the UK and finishing and recent PhD students seeking academic employment. The event will take a holistic and long term examination of the academic career and will include discussions of: classroom issues; career promotion and progression (for both fixed-term and permanent staff) university citizenship making the most of the Subject Centre good practice in e-learning assessment transition from school into higher education. The second day of the conference will include a choice of workshops including. Designing e-learning materials Language teaching for content specialists Pastoral support Working with international students Researching teaching and learning All full programme for the second day will be published soon. Workshop fee 1 day: Day 1 only (16th April 2009): £50 Day 1 only (16th April 2009) with evening meal on 16th: £70 Day 2 only (17th April 2009): £50 2 days: 16-17 April: £80 (includes evening meal on 16 April) Accommodation is not included in the workshop fee. LLAS will supply a list of nearby accommodation on request. ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/italian-studies.html