ebulletin: July 2011

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General interest

More exciting resources for the classroom : Txt spk packs

Teach your students to text in a foreign language with our exciting new txt spk resource packs.

Thriving in the New World of Higher Education: a workshop for heads of department and leaders in languages, linguistics and area studies - REGISTER NOW

Date: 14 September, 2011
Location: Room B202, Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Event type: Workshop

Life and work in academia: event for new and aspiring lecturers in languages, linguistics and area studies

Date: 12 April, 2012
Location: Conference Aston, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET
Event type: Conference

Research Projects : Routes into Languages

Routes into Languages has commissioned three research projects in order to map provision and make recommendations on developing the capacity of language programmes.

Shaping the future of languages in higher education : WEBSITE NOW LAUNCHED

In October 2009 HEFCE published a review of Modern Foreign Languages provision in higher education in England authored by Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost, University College London. In response to the report HEFCE funded a project (led by UCML in partnership with LLAS, AULC and CILT) which explored some of the key recommendations for languages made in the report and produce online tools and resources to support senior managers in HEIs in shaping the future of modern languages in higher education.

The HE White Paper (June 2011) : Implications for languages, linguistics and area studies

LLAS Briefing Note : Implications for languages, linguistics and area studies

Début: The Undergraduate Journal : Autumn 2011 edition now available

Début: The Undergraduate Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies is an online peer-reviewed journal for undergraduate students of languages, linguistics and area studies. It aims to showcase scholarship carried out by undergraduate students in these subject areas. The first issue was launched in June 2010.

E-Learning Symposium 2012

Date: 26 January, 2012 - 27 January, 2012
Location: Avenue Campus, University of Southampton
Event type: Conference

Language Futures: Languages in Higher Education conference 2012

Date: 5 July, 2012 - 6 July, 2012
Location: John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh
Event type: Conference

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