ebulletin: December 2007

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General interest

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Stage 2: Methods for pedagogic research (7 February 08)Click to expand arrow

Date: 7 February, 2008
Location: Room 2B, ULU, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HY
Event type: Workshop

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Introduction to methods for pedagogic research (6 February 08)Click to expand arrow

Date: 6 February, 2008
Location: Room 2B, ULU, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HY
Event type: Workshop

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E-learning symposiumClick to expand arrow

Date: 25 January, 2008
Location: Avenue Campus, University of Southampton
Event type: Symposium

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other forthcoming events
eLearning: Enhancement & ImpactClick to expand arrow

Date: 17 January, 2008
Location: University of Ulster (Jordanstown Campus)
Event type: Conference

The University of Ulster is organising its sixth annual all-Ireland e-learning conference, to be held at the Jordanstown campus on Thursday 17th January 2008. The aim of the conference is to raise awareness of the benefits of using on-line technologies in teaching, learning and assessment. The conference will address themes associated with the creation, support and development of an e-learning community, with particular emphasis on the impact of e-learning. For more information, please see the conference website.

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VLEs: An introduction to online education using VLE (WebCT) communication toolsClick to expand arrow
Author: Marga Navarrete,
These resources were created for a Subject Centre 'Workshops to Go' by Marga Navarrete. These materials are from a series of workshops which aimed to introduce experienced f2f (face to face) lecturers to online education. A set of powerpoint presentations are available that are based on the content of two face to face workshops delivered in 2007.

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other forthcoming events
Exploring the hinterlands: Mapping an agenda for institutional research in the UKClick to expand arrow

Date: 25 June, 2008 - 26 June, 2008
Location: Southampton Solent University
Event type: Conference

The conference is aimed at UK and overseas higher education managers and academics interested in improving the student learning experience utilising an evidence-based approach and institutional research in general. It is hoped that the following themes will be explored through a mixture of keynotes, presentations and small group discussions: Exploring Conceptions of Institutional Research, Enhancing the Student Learning Experience, Student Diversity and Retention, Informing Marketing Intelligence, Embedding Institutional Research into Institutional Practices. For more information, please see the conference website.

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Life and work in academia: an event for new lecturersClick to expand arrow

Date: 15 April, 2008
Location: Clare College, Cambridge
Event type: Workshop

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Languages

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Languages in higher education conference: transitions and connectionsClick to expand arrow

Date: 8 July, 2008 - 9 July, 2008
Location: University of York
Event type: Conference

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Texts in translationClick to expand arrow

Date: 31 January, 2008
Location: Humanities Research Institute, Douglas Knoop Centre, University of Sheffield, 34 Gell Street, Sheffield, S3 7QY
Event type: Seminar

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Italian: Le Varietà dell'italianoClick to expand arrow
Author: Cecilia Goria, Marisa Marmo,

Materials for advanced (post A-levels) students of Italian which comprise a language package which focuses on the varieties of the Italian language. The aim is to develop students' awareness of the different registers of the standard language, of the main features of regional Italian, of the linguistic tools employed in the sectoral language and of the most significant linguistic aspects that characterize the speech of a number of selected Italian films.

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British sign language: Photo story teaching materialsClick to expand arrow
Author: Helen Phillips,

These materials can be used for a range of BSL teaching, as students will be able to develop many features from using these in and outside of class. From looking at these pictures and signing the storylines, students are able to improve their BSL aspects, including Placement, Role shifting, Direction, Movement and Referencing. For more general BSL study, students are able to establish a better knowledge of Vocabulary, Classifiers, Handshapes and Sign order. Students studying at all levels of BSL are able to develop their BSL grammar and acquire better understanding of the topic-comment structure, several parts of aspect and manner such as speed, duration and intensity.

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OpenLearn modern languages coursesClick to expand arrow
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The Open University has published several online language learning material on its OpenLearn website. The French module 'En ville' will suit absolute beginners while 'Bien dans sa peau' will suit those with some previous knowledge. The Spanish modules are available for beginners ('Espacios públicos'), upper intermediate ('La historia piedra a piedra'), and advanced ('Perspectivas porteñas' and 'Con mis propias manos'). The German materials include a unit at upper intermediate level about family life in Germany ('Lebensumstaende'), and at advanced level about regions and political structures ('Regionen, Traditionen und Geschichte').

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Intute Virtual Training SuiteClick to expand arrow
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A set of online tutorials, authored by university subject specialists, are designed to help students develop Internet research skills for their university or college work, and can be used by lecturers and librarians to support their courses.

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'Workshops to Go': Call for Bids 2007/8 - deadline extendedClick to expand arrow

Proposals are invited for this year’s Workshop to Go programme. Workshops dealing with key themes for this year include assessment, supporting new staff and engaging with employers will be particularly welcome. The successful applicant will be required to produce a training pack and run two regional training sessions for HE staff. Participants at the workshop will then be expected to 'cascade' the training within their institutions.

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Language Network for Quality Assurance (LanQua)Click to expand arrow

The Subject Centre is coordinating a three-year project under the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Erasmus Network programme. The LanQua project is developing a Language Network for Quality Assurance and involves 60 partners across Europe.

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Prospect/Franco-British Council creative writing prizeClick to expand arrow
Win a trip to France and cash prizes!
Prizes will be awarded to sixth formers and university students (aged 16-25) for a short story inspired by France and the French. The winning pieces will also appear in Prospect and the best contributions will be included in an exciting new collection of work to be published by the Franco-British Council.

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Linguistics

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Languages in higher education conference: transitions and connectionsClick to expand arrow

Date: 8 July, 2008 - 9 July, 2008
Location: University of York
Event type: Conference

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guide to good practice
Teaching and assessing phonetic transcription: a roundtable discussionClick to expand arrow
Author: Dr Barry Heselwood,
This report is from the 2nd meeting of the Phonetic Transcription Group held on 3 May 2007 in the Dept of Linguistics and Phonetics, University of Leeds. Attendees represented a number of different perspectives and specialisms, including general phonetics, clinical phonetics and phonology, corpus linguistics, sociophonetics, English language.

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Teaching language and genderClick to expand arrow
Author: Jane Sunderland, Joan Swann,
The relationship between language and gender has long been of interest within sociolinguistics and related disciplines. After overviewing the history of the subject, the article discusses possible content for language and gender courses as well as addressing issues which may arise in the classroom setting.

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news
'Workshops to Go': Call for Bids 2007/8 - deadline extendedClick to expand arrow

Proposals are invited for this year’s Workshop to Go programme. Workshops dealing with key themes for this year include assessment, supporting new staff and engaging with employers will be particularly welcome. The successful applicant will be required to produce a training pack and run two regional training sessions for HE staff. Participants at the workshop will then be expected to 'cascade' the training within their institutions.

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Nominations for UCML Linguistics Exec vacancyClick to expand arrow
There is currently a vacancy for a representative of Linguistics on the Executive Committee of the University Council of Modern Languages and we would welcome nominations to fill this vacancy.

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other forthcoming events
Mediating multilingualism: Meanings and modalitiesClick to expand arrow

Date: 2 June, 2008 - 5 June, 2008
Location: University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Event type: Conference

The conference on Mediating Multilingualism approaches mediation and multilingualism from a double perspective: in its focus are the different ways and means for mediating multilingualism, as well as multilingualism as a mediational system. The aim is to shed light on the complexities of this relationship and to develop new ways of investigating and understanding the roles, meanings and modalities of mediation in multilingual settings. To this end, the conference aims at bringing together researchers, students, teachers and other practitioners who share an interest in exploring the interface between mediation and multilingualism as a particular linguistic, social, cultural and ideological contact zone where the meanings of languages, identities and relationships are reassessed and renegotiated. For more information, please see the conference website.

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other forthcoming events
41st BAAL Annual meeting: Taking the measure of applied linguisticsClick to expand arrow

Date: 11 September, 2008 - 13 September, 2008
Location: Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK
Event type: Conference

Abstracts are welcome in any area of Applied Linguistics that fits within the theme of the conference - "Taking the Measure of Applied Linguistics". This theme is deliberately intended to be inclusive and might include papers which take stock of Applied Linguistics generally, consider attempts to quantify language and language learning which is one important element of Applied Linguistics, or make the case that non-quantified language descriptions can be equally valid and useful in linguistic applications. For more information, please see the conference website.

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Area Studies

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Languages in higher education conference: transitions and connectionsClick to expand arrow

Date: 8 July, 2008 - 9 July, 2008
Location: University of York
Event type: Conference

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materials bank
Intute Virtual Training SuiteClick to expand arrow
Author:
A set of online tutorials, authored by university subject specialists, are designed to help students develop Internet research skills for their university or college work, and can be used by lecturers and librarians to support their courses.

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news
'Workshops to Go': Call for Bids 2007/8 - deadline extendedClick to expand arrow

Proposals are invited for this year’s Workshop to Go programme. Workshops dealing with key themes for this year include assessment, supporting new staff and engaging with employers will be particularly welcome. The successful applicant will be required to produce a training pack and run two regional training sessions for HE staff. Participants at the workshop will then be expected to 'cascade' the training within their institutions.

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Other news

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LLAS discussion forumClick to expand arrow

The subject centre has opened a discussion forum which can be found at www.llas.ac.uk/forum/. It can be used for feedback, discussion of events or for special interest groups. If you wish to join in discussions, you can self-register and will receive an email confirmation.