ebulletin: September 2010

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General interest

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e-Learning symposium 2011 - videos of sessions now availableClick to expand arrow

Date: 27 January, 2011 - 28 January, 2011
Location: Avenue Campus (Bldg 65), University of Southampton
Event type: Symposium

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The LOC tool for teachers: authoring your own online learning materialsClick to expand arrow

Date: 13 October, 2010
Location: Room: H104 in Hirwaun building, registration in H213 of the same building, Treforest Campus, University of Glamorgan
Event type: Workshop (half day)

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The LOC tool for teachers: authoring your own online learning materialsClick to expand arrow

Date: 14 January, 2011
Location: University of Durham, Room 150 (entrance no.1, first floor), Elvet Riverside Building (no 25) on map
Event type: Workshop (half day)

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Preparing for success: supporting international students in the disciplinesClick to expand arrow

Date: 12 November, 2010
Location: Wide Lane Sports Grounds, Wide Lane, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 5PE
Event type: Workshop

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Stories with impact: a workshop for heads of department and subject leaders. (Audio recordings of Michael Kelly's and Gavin Fairbairns's presentations are now available on this event)Click to expand arrow

Date: 17 September, 2010
Location: Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9HQ
Event type: Workshop

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Tell us what impact LLAS has had on your workClick to expand arrow

The LLAS Subject Centre has now been in existence for 10 years and has been providing a number of professional development opportunities to teachers ranging from practice sharing seminars, practical workshops, project funding and resources to promote LLAS subjects.

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Academy Scotland travel fundClick to expand arrow
This continuing initiative, originally launched by Academy Scotland in the 2008-09 academic year, is aimed at enabling staff and students in Scottish HEIs to engage with colleagues from other parts of the UK and to support their institution's priorities and developments in learning and teaching.

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Review of external examining arrangements in the UK Click to expand arrow
Universities UK and GuildHE, in collaboration with the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) and other organisations are conducting a review of external examining arrangements in the UK.

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Languages

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Residence abroad: reinventing the argumentsClick to expand arrow

Date: 25 November, 2010
Location: Room B202, The Brunei Gallery, SOAS London
Event type: Seminar

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Call for papers: teaching about Islam and Muslims in modern languages and area studies programmesClick to expand arrow

Date: 18 November, 2010
Location: Woburn House, London
Event type: Workshop

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I love languages...do you? Activity packClick to expand arrow
The I love languages…do you? activity pack is still available to order via the Routes into Languages website. The aim of this activity pack is to provide teachers with choice of materials that will introduce pupils to a wide range of languages including some with which they may not be familiar.

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Call for papers: Language Learning JournalClick to expand arrow
This special issue of the Language Learning Journal will focus on Languages in Higher Education.

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Area Studies

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Residence abroad: reinventing the argumentsClick to expand arrow

Date: 25 November, 2010
Location: Room B202, The Brunei Gallery, SOAS London
Event type: Seminar

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Call for papers: teaching about Islam and Muslims in modern languages and area studies programmesClick to expand arrow

Date: 18 November, 2010
Location: Woburn House, London
Event type: Workshop

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Other news

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Issue 5 of Liaison magazineClick to expand arrow

Issue 5 of Liaison magazine is now available to download online. (pdf, 4.18Mb). The magazine includes an interview with Prof Itesh Sachdev, a personal viewpoint on external examining from Dick Ellis, student perspectives on languages for research, plus regular news and reviews.