October 2011 : e-bulletin

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Free online calendar - July 2012 available now!Click to expand arrow

LLAS has produced its well-known 'Why study languages...?' calendar in a monthly, downloadable format

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E-Learning Symposium 2012Click to expand arrow

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

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Sustaining a Global Society: Languages of the Wider WorldClick to expand arrow

Date: 29 March, 2012 - 30 March, 2012
Location: SOAS, School of Oriental and African Studies, Russell Square Campus, London
Event type: Conference

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Language Futures: Languages in Higher Education conference 2012Click to expand arrow

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

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FutureSTEP for New Academic TutorsClick to expand arrow

Date: 17 October, 2011
Location: Bristol
Event type: Practitioner Workshop

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“Speed Coaching!” – Practical coaching and mentoring skills for tutorsClick to expand arrow

Date: 19 October, 2011
Location: London
Event type: Practitioner Workshop

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Supporting language learning outside the classroomClick to expand arrow

Date: 2 November, 2011
Location: Room 156 (entrance no. 1, first floor) Elvet Riverside Building (no. 25), Durham University, DH1 3JT
Event type: Practitioner Workshop

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POSTPONED - E-learning : 6 Ps in a podcast, creating good quality audio resources for blended and distance learning Click to expand arrow

Date: 8 November, 2011
Location: The Open Learning Centre, King's Building (marked A), Strand Campus, King's College London
Event type: Practitioner Workshop

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Training teachers of interpretingClick to expand arrow

Date: 9 November, 2011
Location: Room lF1, Language Centre, 2nd Floor, Parkinson Building, University of Leeds
Event type: Practitioner Workshop

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Developing materials for English for Specific Academic Purposes Click to expand arrow

Date: 11 November, 2011
Location: Avenue Campus, University of Southampton
Event type: Practitioner Workshop

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Enhancing independent learning through enquiry based learningClick to expand arrow

Date: 11 November, 2011
Location: London
Event type: Practitioner Workshop

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“Speed Coaching!” – Practical coaching and mentoring skills for tutorsClick to expand arrow

Date: 16 November, 2011
Location: Birmingham
Event type: Practitioner Workshop

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Foundations in Language Testing and Assessment 2011Click to expand arrow

Date: 19 November, 2011
Location: Rooms SR 322, SR 324, Third Floor, Ken Edwards Building, University of Leicester
Event type: Practitioner Workshop

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CANCELLED - Introducing social science research methods in languages, linguistics and area studiesClick to expand arrow

Date: 24 November, 2011 - 25 November, 2011
Location: London House Small Common Room, Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 2AB
Event type: 2-day workshop

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FutureSTEP for New Academic TutorsClick to expand arrow

Date: 9 December, 2011
Location: Garden Room, Burwalls, University of Bristol, Bridge Road, Leigh Woods, Bristol BS8 3PD
Event type: Practitioner Workshop

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Theory and Practice in Vocabulary Learning and TeachingClick to expand arrow

Date: 20 January, 2012
Location: NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE - Building LO4, Room G10, London Road Campus, University of Reading
Event type: Practice-sharing Event

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Blended learning for languages. How to successfully integrate technology into everyday teaching *JANUARY OFFER - £20 OFF*Click to expand arrow

Date: 23 January, 2012
Location: G77A & MultiMedia Centre, School of Modern Languages, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1TE
Event type: Practitioner Workshop

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Maximising the use of your VLE for language learning and teachingClick to expand arrow

Date: 8 February, 2012
Location: Coventry University
Event type: Practitioner Workshop

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Using facebook for (language) teachingClick to expand arrow

Date: 14 February, 2012
Location: The Language Space, University College London
Event type: Practitioner Workshop

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Effective language teaching in the virtual classroom Click to expand arrow

Date: 1 March, 2012
Location: The Open University, Milton Keynes
Event type: Practitioner Workshop

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Life and work in academia: event for new and aspiring lecturers in languages, linguistics and area studiesClick to expand arrow

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

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AUTUMN OFFER TO DEPARTMENTSClick to expand arrow
We are offering six workshop places for the price of four.

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Languages, linguistics and area studies students in the National Student Survey 2011Click to expand arrow
This report is a summary of interviews and focus groups with around 100 students and 50 members of academic staff in departments of languages, linguistics or area studies at nine universities in the UK.

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(BRISMES) British Society for Middle Eastern Studies Annual Conference 2012Click to expand arrow

Date: 26 March, 2012 - 28 March, 2012
Location: Middle East Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science
Event type: Conference

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