Setting the agenda. Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, 24 to 26
June 2002, Manchester Conference Centre -
http://www.cilt.org.uk/cpd/he2002.htm
Registration for delegates and exhibitors is open for this 3-day
international conference for all those involved in the teaching and
learning of languages, linguistics and area studies.
What issues will be addressed at this conference ?
This conference will address the following key themes:
* marketing and recruitment;
* management, leadership and departmental strategies;
* e-learning, innovation and the use of C⁢
* institutional, national and international policy issues;
* development of teaching materials;
* pedagogical research; ·
* collaboration.
Plenary speakers will include::
* Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State for Early Years and School Standards;
* David Crystal, Honorary Professor of Linguistics, University of
Wales, Bangor, UK;
* Vanessa Davies, Acting Chief Executive, Foreign and Commonwealth
Office Language Group, London, UK;
* Uschi Felix, Director, Faculty of Arts IT Centre, University of
Monash, Australia;
* Hilary Footit, Chair, University Council of Modern Languages,
UK; ·
* Josef Huber, Deputy Director, European Centre for Modern
Languages, Graz, Austria;
* Mike Kelly, Director, Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics
and Area Studies, University of Southampton, UK;
* Lid King, Director, CILT, London, UK; ·
* Wolfgang Mackiewicz, President of the European Language Council,
Freie Universität Berlin Germany;
* Teresa Tinsley, Head of Communications, CILT, London, UK.
Discounts and bursaries
A limited number of discounts are available and will be allocated on a
first-come-first-served basis. See
http://www.cilt.org.uk/he2002/fees.htm#discount
<http://www.cilt.org.uk/he2002/fees.htm#discount>
Six postgraduate bursaries offering a discount of £142 or equivalent
free one day delegate rate are available to postgradaute researchers
offering a paper on specified themes. The deadline for these has been
extended to Fri 3 May. See
http://www.cilt.org.uk/he2002/fees.htm#postgrad
<http://www.cilt.org.uk/he2002/fees.htm#postgrad> for details.
Further Information
Visit the conference website: http://www.cilt.org.uk/cpd/he2002.htm
<http://www.cilt.org.uk/cpd/he2002.htm> for a downloadable registration
form, and a provisional programme linked to abstracts for parallel
sessions.
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