Archived ebulletin: October 2005

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This bulletin contains information on the following:

1. Routes into reading
2. A-Level Linguistics: A proposal
3. Visual communication and the teaching of Modern Languages, English and Intercultural Studies
4. Starting out in the HE languages department: A one-day course to support new academic language staff at university
5. Enhancing the student learning experience in Modern Languages : Personal Development Planning, skill development and learning support in modern languages at HE
6. Sharing good practice in teaching Area Studies: Call for Abstracts
7. Introducing a Tandem Learning module
8. Disciplines in Dialogue workshop: A sustainability case study
9. E-Learning Symposium: Pedagogy and Practice
10. Teaching Translation
11. Subject Centre LLAS/CILT Conference 2006 - Call for papers
12. Cascading good practice (Workshops to go) - Call for bids
13. Other events
14. New Good Practice Guides this month

Subject Centre Events

1. Routes into reading

20 October 2005 - Institute of German and Romance studies, Senate House, London
This one-day conference will present ideas and strategies for creating interest and enthusiasm among students for the study of foreign language literatures. These may include the use of literature in translation and other texts (such as film) that have been derived from or refer to works of literature. To reserve a place please register online at the Subject Centre events page.

2. A-Level Linguistics: A proposal

26 October 2005 - Institute of Education, University of London
Following the success of the English language A-level, a working party formed by the LLAS Subject Centre has put together a proposal for AS and A2 linguistics qualifications. This working party has organised a seminar to present these proposals. The seminar will comprise brief presentations of the rationale and of the current draft of the proposal, and ample time will be set aside for discussion and comments. For more details on the proposed qualification and the seminar, go to the Subject centre events page.

3. Visual communication and the teaching of Modern Languages, English and Intercultural Studies

09 November 2005 - Westpark Conference Centre, University of Dundee
Visual texts, particularly film and television, have long been used to teach other languages and to mediate other cultures. Yet visual media are used in a variety of different disciplinary contexts which rarely
overlap and yet which bring different perspectives to bear. This seminar will explore ways in which these perspectives may illuminate and enhance the teaching of Modern languages, English and Intercultural Studies. To register for this event please contact: Amanda Reeman-Clark amanda.reemanclark@stir.ac.uk The cost of the seminar is 30 pounds which includes coffee, lunch and afternoon tea. The closing date for applications is 31st October 2005. For more information please go to the Subject Centre events page.

4. Starting out in the HE Languages department: A one-day course to support new academic language staff

10 November 2005 - CILT, London
This day is aimed at academic staff who are new to teaching languages in HE. The course intends to cover a range of topics, both pedagogical and more general, facing new language teaching staff and will include presentations from CILT, the National Centre for Languages, the Higher Education Academy, experts in pedagogy and professional development of language staff, as well as a personal view from the perspective of a recently-appointed language teacher. Further information and how to register for this event can be found at the Subject Centre events page.

5. Enhancing the student learning experience in Modern Languages : Personal Development Planning, skill development and learning support in modern languages at HE

11 November 2005 - CILT, London
With the QAA requirement for PDP (Personal Development Planning) to be implemented at HE from Autumn 2005. LLAS are organising an event to be held at CILT on 11th November 2005 to exchange ideas on the issues involved for Modern Languages at HE. The day will be of interest to modern language teaching staff, support staff working in or with modern languages, learning and teaching coordinators and staff working in university careers or learning and teaching centres. For more information and to register go to the Subject centre events page.

6. Sharing good practice in teaching Area Studies: Call for Abstracts - 14 October 2005

14 November 2005 - CILT, London
Colleagues are invited to share ways in which they have impacted upon the overall learning experience of Area Studies students. Papers are welcome from practitioners contributing to any Area Studies course. If you would like to contribute please submit an ABSTRACT (max 200 words) to John Canning j.canning@soton.ac.uk by 14 OCTOBER 2005. For more information on this event go to the Subject Centre events page.

7. Introducing a Tandem Learning module

Friday 18 November 2005, 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Round Table presentation / discussion at the University of Surrey (sponsored by the Subject Centre for LLAS, Guest Speaker Fund)
This will be led by John Morley from the University of Surrey who has a wealth of experience in tandem learning: he has been running tandem learning modules for six years at the University of Manchester and has published and presented widely on the subject. For more information and to register to attend the round table session, please contact Cathy Pyle at: c.pyle@surrey.ac.uk. Details can be found at the Subject Centre events page.

8. Disciplines in Dialogue workshop: A sustainability case study

WHEN: Monday 5 December, exact times to be determined, but all day
WHERE: Higher Education Academy main offices in York
WHY: It's free! Travel and accommodation (if necessary) will be reimbursed and lunch is included.

WHAT will you get out of it?
*The chance to tackle a sustainable development case study with colleagues from other disciplines around the UK.
*A demonstration of how Problem-Based Learning (PBL) can work in your own classroom.

WHAT is in it for us?
*Insight into how disciplines speak to each other and what the barriers are to this happening effectively. For this reason, the day will be tape recorded.
* Participants will be be expected to write a short article about their impressions of the event in return for an honorarium.

HOW do you sign up?
Please email John Canning at LLAS j.canning@soton.ac.uk by Monday 10th October specifying whether you would like to 'represent' languages, linguistics or area studies.

CAVEAT
Due to space limitations, we can only invite one lecturer from each discipline. If someone from your discipline signs up before you, you will be notified of this and asked if you would like to be put on a waiting list for either a cancellation.

9. E-Learning Symposium: Pedagogy and Practice

14 December 2005 - University of Southampton
The overall aim of the symposium is to consider how research into e-learning pedagogy is shaping the direction of thinking in languages, linguistics and area studies and how this is impacting on the student learning experience. Speakers include: Helen Beetham, e-learning advisor to the HE Academy and the JISC; Professor Grainne Conole, Co-director of the UK e-learning Research Centre, University of Southampton; Professor Wendy Hall, CBE, Founding Head of the Intelligence, Agents & Multimedia Research Group, University of Southampton; Caroline Moore, Director IT Services in British Council Teaching & Exams. Further details and information on how to register can be found at the Subject Centre events page.

10. Teaching Translation

20 January 2006 - UNIVERSITY OF WALES, SWANSEA
The maturing of Translation and Interpreting Studies as academic disciplines offers new opportunities to often hard-pressed Modern Languages departments.
In response, new taught MAs (and more recently, BAs) have been developed with a wide spectrum of academic and vocational orientations. The conference will seek to assess current approaches and likely future directions, including the wider impact of translation on traditional degrees. It will provide an opportunity for sharing experience and pooling ideas, focusing on the following issues: the UK market for Translation and Interpreting Studies; role of translation/interpreting theory and linguistics; language technology tools (MT, CAT, localisation and terminology tools, concordancers, etc.); the place of literary and/or technical translation in language teaching; interpreting (consecutive, dialogue, simultaneous); work experience and the interface with the language services professions;
To register go to the Subject Centre events page.

Subject Centre LLAS/CILT Conference 2006 - Call for papers

11. Subject Centre LLAS/CILT Conference 2006 - Call for papers

Crossing frontiers; languages and the international dimension
Call for papers - 28 October 2005
6-7 July 2006 - University of Cardiff
Following the success of "Setting the agenda for languages in higher education" in 2002 and "Navigating the new landscape for languages" in 2004, the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies and CILT, the National Centre for Languages are pleased to announce that their 2006 HE conference will be held at the University of Cardiff on 6 and 7 July. The conference will be jointly hosted by CILT and LLAS in partnership with the University Council of Modern Languages (UCML), the Standing Conference of Heads of Modern Languages (SCHML) and the Association of University Language Centres (AULC). Papers are invited on the following four themes:

• Working across sectors
• The curriculum
• E-learning
• Teacher training

To submit your proposal and to read more about the background behind the topics to be covered by this major HE conference, please visit the Subject Centre events page.

Projects

12. Cascading good practice (Workshops to go) - Call for bids

The Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies is inviting bids to develop training packs for enhancing staff and students in the relevant subject areas. 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.
Proposals should be sent to Alison Dickens a.m.dickens@soton.ac.uk. All applications should be received by 30th November 2005. For further information please visit the Subject Centre news page.

Other Events

13. Other Events

Please visit the Subject Centre other events page for details of events not being organised by the Subject Centre.

Subject Centre website updates

14. New Good Practice Guides this month

An introduction to South Asian Studies in the United Kingdom
Author: Vibha Arora

Canadian Studies teaching in the UK
Author: Terry McDonald

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Sue Nash
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
Modern Languages, School of Humanities
University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ

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