March 2014 e-bulletin - LLAS Centre for languages, linguistics and area studies
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Dear colleague,
Welcome to the LLAS e-bulletin for March 2014. Click here to see this email on the LLAS website.
This month's e-bulletin in brief
- In the news
- LLAS Blog: Globalising the university at 'home,' Kate Borthwick
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LLAS events : Our events programme in full can be found at www.llas.ac.uk/events
IN FOCUS:
Reshaping Languages in Higher Education Conference, 9-10 July 2014, Grand Harbour Hotel, Southampton 10 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT YOUR PAPER! 28 March 2014
In the news
Reshaping Languages in Higher Education Conference, Grand Harbour Hotel, Southampton, 9-10 July 2014 CALL FOR 10 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT YOUR PAPER! 28 March 2014
This is the seventh biennial conference on languages in higher education, organised by the LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS), the University Council of Modern Languages (UCML) and the Association of University Language Centres (AULC). It aims to bring together teachers and researchers from across languages and related disciplines. The theme of the conference aims to encourage the language community to take a bold and radical approach to the provision of languages in Higher Education. Read more...
Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) Arabic Bursary 
The CBRL Arabic Bursary comprises three elements:
- the full cost of tuition fees for the CBRL Academic Arabic Programme at IFPO;
- the reimbursement of one economy class return airfare between the UK and Beirut, Lebanon, up to the limit of £600;
- an accommodation allowance of £650.
Application forms may be obtained from www.cbrl.org.uk/fundingjobs/arabic-language-training or directly from the UK Administrative Secretary cbrl@britac.ac.uk The deadline for receipt of bursary applications is 18 April 2014.
Modern Languages Open
In spring 2014 Liverpool University Press will launch Modern Languages Open (MLO), a peer reviewed platform for the open access publication of research on modern languages.
MLO will aim to provide:
- interdisciplinarity across the modern languages and engagement with other fields from a modern languages perspective
- open access under a CC BY or CC BY NC licence
- peer review pre-publication and interactivity post-publication
- rapid turnaround from submission to publication
- rewards for article reviewers
- flexibility on article length from 3,000-15,000 words
- international dissemination under the imprimatur of a university press
FBC launches its first film
The FBC has provided a bridge between Britain and France for more than four decades and, to celebrate, we would like to take you on a video journey. Produced by Angela Garvey-Hammond with a special grant from the Foreign Office, the 3 min film conveys the FBC work, achievements and crucially, the opportunities the FBC is creating for the public and private sectors. Find out if you are in the film and get in touch if you would like to partner at a particular seminar or join in another area of sponsorship. They are open to all ideas and appreciate your feedback. Read more...
Read more news items on our Scoop.it page at www.scoop.it/u/llas-centre#curatedTopicsTabSelected
LLAS blog
Globalising the university at 'home:’ implications and recommendations for the curriculum, staff and students, Kate Borthwick, LLAS
On the 5th march, 2014, LLAS and the University of Southampton was host to an HEA-sponsored seminar on the theme of internationalisation: Globalising the university ‘at home:’ implications and recommendations for the curriculum, staff and students. This seminar critiqued the notion of the ‘international university’ and explored the implications of an increasingly international HE experience through a mix of presentation, discussion and interactive sessions. The day was attended by delegates from all over the UK and it generated lots of discussion and acknowledgement that there is much to be done in what is a complex, multi-faceted and ever-changing area. More about the HEA seminar can be found at: www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2014/Seminars/Themes/GEN874_Southampton
Forthcoming events in the LLAS community
June 2014
Teaching in higher education through the medium of English
9-13 June, 2014 - University of Southampton
July 2014
IN FOCUS Reshaping Languages in Higher Education Conference 2014
10 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT YOUR PAPER! 28 March 2014
9-10 July, 2014 - University of Southampton
This is the seventh biennial conference on languages in higher education, organised by the LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS), the University Council of Modern Languages (UCML) and the Association of University Language Centres (AULC). It aims to bring together teachers and researchers from across languages and related disciplines.
The theme of the conference aims to encourage the language community to take a bold and radical approach to the provision of languages in Higher Education. This might include:
- engaging with policy in both national and institutional contexts
- working together to present a clear and collective voice for languages
- thinking of new approaches to creating degree pathways and curricula
- supporting students with all levels of linguistic skill in adding value to their graduate profile
- We welcome a broad spectrum of scholarly and research-informed papers relating to this theme from colleagues at all stages of their career in both education and research-led roles.
Abstracts of up to 200 words for papers or ideas posters should be submitted online no later than Friday 28th February 2014. The online submission form can be found online by clicking here. Papers will be 20 minutes with 10 minutes for discussion.
Please send your abstracts to : llas@soton.ac.uk no later than Friday 28 February 2014.
September 2014
ASMCF 2014 Annual Conference
9-11 September, 2014 - University of Southampton
January 2015
10th e-learning symposium
22-23 January 2015 - University of Southampton
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