HEA Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS)
Terms of reference
The Advisory Board will:
meet twice per year
receive information about the plans and activities of LLAS, and inform subject associations and other partners about them
advise the Director and Partnership and Development Group of the views and ideas of subject associations and other partners in the areas of languages, linguistics and area studies
advise the Director and Partnership and Development Group of LLAS on matters of strategy and policy in promoting learning and teaching in the subject areas
monitor and evaluate the activities of LLAS
review the Director’s performance at the request of one quarter of the members of the Board

Membership of the Advisory Board
The membership of the Advisory Board will be constituted as follows:
Chair, nominated by UCML, for a term of three years, which may be renewed once
Representatives of the following constituencies, nominated by one subject association in each constituency in consultation with other relevant associations.  Each representative will serve for a term of two years, which may be renewed once.
Constituencies:
French studies
Hispanic studies
Germanic studies
Italian studies
Slavonic studies
Welsh, Scottish and Irish studies
Other languages
Linguistics
Applied linguistics
Language teaching for specialists
Language teaching for non-specialists
English Language Teaching
Cultural (and literary) studies not associated with modern languages
Area studies associated with modern languages
Area studies not associated with modern languages

Chairs of the Specialist Groups:
Languages
Linguistics
Area Studies

A representative from each of the following partner organisations:
ALL
CILT
CILT Cymru
SCILT
Northern Ireland HEIs
SOAS/UCL CETL

The Chair of UCML (ex officio)
The Hon. Secretary of UCML (ex officio)
A nominee of SEDA (Staff and Education Development Association)

In attendance:
The Subject Centre Manager who will service the Board
The Director and members of the LLAS team as appropriate
A representative of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) by invitation

Terms of reference last updated October 2007