HEA Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS)
Terms of reference
The Advisory Board will:
meet once per year
receive information about the plans and activities of LLAS, and inform subject associations and other partners about them
advise the Director and Subject Centre team of the views and ideas of subject associations and other partners in the areas of languages, linguistics and area studies
advise the Director and Subject Centre team on matters of strategy and policy in promoting learning and teaching in the subject areas
receive reports from the external evaluator on 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 three years, which may be renewed once.
Constituencies:
French studies
Hispanic studies
Germanic studies
Italian studies
Less Widely Used Lesser taught languages and area studies
Welsh, Scottish and Irish studies
Linguistics
Applied linguistics
Language teaching for specialists
Language teaching for non-specialists
English Language Teaching
Area studies associated with modern languages
Cultural and literary studies associated with modern languages
Area studies not associated with modern languages (x2)
Translation and Interpreting 

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)
The Chair of UKCASA (ex officio)
A nominee of SEDA (Staff and Education Development Association)
A representative of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) (ex officio)

In attendance:
The Subject Centre Manager or Assistant Manager who will service the Board
The Director and members of the LLAS team as appropriate

Terms of reference last updated August 2009