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SUBJECT CENTRE EVENTS:
1. CALL FOR PAPERS
Teaching methodology, philosophy and social theory in Area Studies
Area Studies Project Event - Scottish CILT, University of Stirling
04 February 2004
2. CALL FOR PAPERS
Navigating the new landscape for languages
2-day conference at the School of Oriental and African Studies,
University of London
30 June and 01 July 2004
SUBJECT CENTRE PUBLICATIONS
3. LLAS Notes - Order your free copy now
OTHER ITEMS
4. Intercultural Learning: IALIC Forum
16 December 2003, University of Lancaster
DEADLINE for Description of Practice : 20/10/03
5. The Subject Centre in Wales
6. C & IT Workshop using Powerpoint in Language Teaching
7. European Day of Languages : 26 September 2003
8. BLIS courses
Register your language courses plus free advertising
CONFERENCES
9. Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Project Management Conference
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SUBJECT CENTRE EVENTS:
1. CALL FOR PAPERS
Teaching methodology, philosophy and social theory in Area Studies
Area Studies Project Event - Scottish CILT, University of Stirling - 04
February 2004
Papers are invited for the next Area Studies Project event 'Teaching
methodology, philosophy and social theory in Area Studies' which will
be held on 04 February 2004 at Scottish CILT, University of Stirling,
Scotland. For more details please see:
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=1606
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 31 October 2003.
2. CALL FOR PAPERS
Navigating the new landscape for languages
2-day conference at the School of Oriental and African Studies,
University of London.
We are now inviting proposals for papers or workshops to be presented
at this two-day conference, jointly organised by the Subject Centre for
Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies and CILT - The National Centre
for Languages, in partnership with key subject organisations in
languages and related studies in higher education: UCML, SCHML, AULC
and ALL.
For full details and a proposal form please visit:
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=1629
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 24 October 2003
SUBJECT CENTRE PUBLICATIONS
3. LLAS Notes - Order your free copy now. Online Feedback Form now
available.
This is a reminder that free copies of the new LLAS notebook are now
available. Simply complete the online order for at
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/mailinglist/notebookfrm.aspx. The notebook
includes the updated "Why Study Languages?" CD, featuring new
presentations on Linguistics and Area Studies, in addition to a
directory of contact details for associations in each subject area,
information on studying at university and statistical tables and graphs
relating to the provision of courses in each area.
If you have already received your copy of LLAS Notes, the Subject
Centre is interested to hear your views so please fill in the feedback
form which can be found at
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/mailinglist/feedback.aspx.
OTHER ITEMS
4. Intercultural learning: IALIC Forum
16 December 2003, University of Lancaster
DEADLINE for DESCRIPTION OF PRACTICE
This forum will take place as part of the IALIC (International
Association for Languages and Intercultural Learning) at the University
of Lancaster. The forum will be structured in advance from the
Descriptions of Practice which you are invited to submit. The forum is
open to anyone (you do not have to be registered for the whole
conference) but if you are not a delegate at the conference you will
need to register with the Subject Centre by sending an email to
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Description of Practice : Those wishing to contribute to this forum
should submit a Description of Practice. For details please see
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=1613
The deadline for the submission of the Description of Practice is 20th
October 2003.
5. THE SUBJECT CENTRE IN WALES
The Subject Centre has established a partnership with CILT Cymru to
help deliver activities to meet the specific needs of our colleagues
in Wales. Keith Marshall, Director of CILT Cymru, would like to
establish an Advisory Group to advise on the shape and focus of these
activities. He is looking for representation from colleagues across
the fields of Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. If you would
like to be part of this group (which would meet no more than twice a
year) please contact Keith Marshall: [log in to unmask]
6. C&IT WORKSHOP - USING POWERPOINT IN LANGUAGE TEACHING
The Subject Centre and CILT are proposing to organise a one-day hands-
on course focusing on the exploitation of PowerPoint in language
teaching in Higher Education.
We plan to run the course in May 2004. At this stage we would like to
get a feel for the level of interest and demand for such a course and
would be grateful if you would complete five short questions using our
on-line form. Please go to
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/events/powerpointform.aspx
7. EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES : 26 September 2003
The European Day of Languages is celebrated every year on 26 September
and is marked by events across Europe. An Italian coffee morning or a
French masquerade ball, whatever your event let us know how you get on!
Send an email to [log in to unmask] and remember to register your events
at http://www.ecml.at/
If you are organising an event on 26 September, the Subject Centre will
shortly have a limited supply of:
A general leaflet about the European Day of Languages
Sheets of Multilingual stickers
Posters for you to advertise your own events
If you would like free copies (no more than 30 of each), please contact
the Subject Centre at [log in to unmask] If you tell us about your
event, we will also publicise it for you on the Subject Centre website.
8. BLIS Courses
Register your language courses plus free advertising
BLIS Courses, part of a suite of courses at www.blis.org.uk/courses/ is
supported by learndirect and actively promoted across the UK.
Registration is simple, so make the most of this opportunity for free
advertising and register your language courses today at
www.blis.org.uk/courses/.
CONFERENCES
9. Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Project Management Conference
Thursday 18 September and Friday 19 September 2003
This is an academic conference with a focus for those involved in the
teaching, learning and assessment of project management. Papers
covering a range of topics will be presented by leading academics.
Additional speakers who also have a wealth of knowledge and experience
of their subject matter will join them. Supporting the conference are
the UK Association for Project Management (APM) and the Learning
Teaching and Support Network (LTSN) for Business Management and
Accountancy (BEST).
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We would be grateful if you would forward this bulletin to colleagues
and relevant mailing lists. Please do not hesitate to contact the
Subject Centre if you have any queries regarding this bulletin.
Jane Copeland
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
Modern Languages
School of Humanities
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton SO17 1BJ
tel: 023 8059 4814
fax: 023 8059 4815
email: [log in to unmask]
www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk
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