Please note the call for papers for the following event, which is being organised by the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS) in conjunction with other Humanities Subject Centres. We are particularly interested in contributions from colleagues working in content areas of LLAS disciplines. 


For more information or to register, please visit: http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/3226


Meeting the Current Challenges: the Humanities and employability, entrepreneurship and employer engagement
Friday 23 October 2009, Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9HQ

The question of student employability has rapidly risen up the agenda in the past few years at both departmental and institutional level. Whilst students of humanities disciplines develop the intellectual skills and attributes widely sought by employers (e.g. critical thinking, time management, constructing arguments, and intercultural and communication skills), teachers of humanities subjects in higher education can find it very challenging to help their students articulate these skills and attributes to themselves and to future employers.

Demonstrating that the study of the humanities creates economic, social and cultural value has particular poignancy in the present economic climate. Organised by five humanities subject centres and the Routes into Languages programme, Meeting the current challenges is a one day conference aimed at teachers of humanities in higher education seeking to enhance the employability of their students. The conference aims to share good practice across humanities subjects.

Co-organisers:
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
English Subject Centre
Subject Centre for History, Classics and Archaeology
Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies
Art Design Media Subject Centre
Routes into Languages

Call for papers
With reference to employability, entrepreneurship and employer engagement, the organisers welcome papers/ session proposals in the following areas of activity.

• Case studies of practice in particular humanities disciplines
• Working with employers
• Embedding employability and entrepreneurship in the humanities curriculum.
• Working in partnership with careers advisors
• Assessment and evaluation of employability-related activities. 
• Student work experience in the UK and abroad. 
• Residence/ study abroad.
  

Please submit a short proposal/abstract (max. 200 words) to Sue Nash at [log in to unmask] by 15 July 2009. The organisers will be able to refund reasonable travel expenses for accepted proposals.


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Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
University of Southampton
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
Tel: +44 (0) 23 8059 4814
Fax: +44 (0) 23 8059 4815
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