**With apologies for cross-postings**
Dear Colleagues,
The Association for Language Learning now offers group
membership. Under this scheme all staff in an institution can become members
of the Association for an annual fee of £95.
In recent years the number of ALL members in HE has declined
but we would now like to reverse the trend and welcome HE colleagues back
into the Association.
This is a difficult time for many of us in languages
education and more than ever we need to talk to other sectors and work with
them to promote languages in schools and colleges and encourage uptake
beyond 14. ALL offers good opportunities for cross-sector collaboration and
networking. Our annual conference, Language World, brings together language
professionals from across the UK to discuss issues of common concern. In
the regional branches members meet for training and information sessions, we
organise events for schools and there are regular social events. If you
are looking to promote your department in your region, then working with
other ALL members may be useful. Through the Association's website you will
be able to keep up-to-date with what's happening nationally in the world of
languages education, find out about events which may be of particular
interest to you and contact other members. You may also wish to advertise
your courses in the Association's journals - we have around 4,000 members
many of whom work in the secondary sector.
The benefits of group membership are:
* All staff in your department become ALL group members
* You receive two journals of your choice each year plus our quarterly
newsletter
* Your staff are entitled to reductions to ALL events, including
Language World
* Individual members of staff are able to upgrade their group
membership status to full membership (with voting rights, greater discounts
on events and their own choice of journals) for an additional £20 per year.
If you'd like to find out more about the Association, please
visit our website at http://www.all-languages.org.uk. If you have ideas on
how ALL can work with colleagues in higher education and the kinds of
services you would like us to offer, please contact me direct at the email
address below.
Yours sincerely,
Linda Parker
Linda Parker
Director
Association for Language Learning
email: [log in to unmask]
tel: 01788 546443
http://www.ALL-languages.org.uk
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