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Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies

We are one of 24 Subject Centres funded by the Higher Education Academy
Our primary aim is to support learning and teaching of Languages,
Linguistics and Area Studies across UK Higher Education

Forthcoming third party events

In this section you will find details of events which are being run by external organisations.

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If you would like to publicise an event with a significant focus on learning and teaching, please fill in our online form. We will publicise it in our e-bulletin and on this page if it is appropriate.

2010

http://www.uaces.org/bruges

Date: 6 September, 2010 - 8 September, 2010

Location: College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium

The event will be a three day conference hosted by the College of Europe which will bring together academics and practitioners in disciplines such as law, economics, geography, history, sociology, public policy and politics from across Europe and beyond. There will be a large number of research papers presented as well as some plenary sessions.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.baal.org.uk/confs.htm

Date: 9 September, 2010 - 11 September, 2010

Location: University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.port.ac.uk/asianlearners

Date: 17 September, 2010

Location: University of Portsmouth

Following a series of conferences in Portsmouth and Shandong University since 2004, we are pleased to announce our sixth conference. The focus of our conference has widened from China to include learners from other Asian countries, such as India, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/subjects/italian/News%20and%20Events/languageconference/

Date: 17 September, 2010

Location: City Inn Manchester, 1 Auburn Street, Manchester M1 3DG

This event will explore the latest innovative and creative approaches in Teaching and Learning across the Italian Studies curriculum. It is addressed to staff involved in the delivery of language and content courses and aims at sharing and disseminating good practice with a strong focus on language, curriculum development and e-Learning.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.nlphesymposium.org.uk/index.html

Date: 18 September, 2010

Location: University of Bournemouth

The symposium will seek to address this need and to explore the role of NLP within higher education learning and teaching environments within cross-sector disciplines, coupled with its role and practices within student support services/co-curricular activities.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.canadian-studies.info/main/content/view/207/57/

Date: 23 September, 2010 - 24 September, 2010

Location: Milano, Italy

Any students at European universities working on Master’s or doctoral theses in Canadian Studies are invited to share their current research in the form of an oral presentation before a panel of experts and fellow students. Contributions from all disciplines are welcome.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.languages-media.com

Date: 6 October, 2010 - 8 October, 2010

Location: Berlin

Languages and the media is a biennial international conference dedicated to the subject of language transfer in a changing media landscape (Video, DVD, digital TV, cinema and social networks). The conference themes include innovations and latest developments in dubbing, subtitling, voice-over and translation for the media.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.itlfestival.ie

Date: 15 October, 2010 - 16 October, 2010

Location: CityWest Hotel
Event type: Festival

The Irish Teaching and Learning Festival itself is described as an interactive conference and exhibition focused on the future of education in Ireland. It purpose is to provide a unique opportunity for representatives from Irish primary, secondary and special needs’ establishments to come together and discuss the future of education in Ireland.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.hope.ac.uk/learningandteaching/lat.php?page=prhe&current=prhe

Date: 25 October, 2010 - 26 October, 2010

Location: Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool

The PRHE10 conference is a biennial event which brings together, in an intimate and welcoming environment, researchers and practitioners to share research findings, promote rigorous pedagogical research and build collaborative research networks. The theme of the PRHE conference is: 'Research-teaching linkages to enhance student learning’.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.ipciti.org.uk/

Date: 29 October, 2010 - 31 October, 2010

Location: Samuel Alexander Building, University of Manchester, Manchester

The subject of this year's conference is the plurality of approaches, settings and impacts currently emerging from the discipline of Translation and Interpreting Studies. The conference seeks to foreground innovations generated within the field and the potential contribution of these innovations both within and without academia. The conference seeks to encourage true interdisciplinary dialogue.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/research/nationalismproject/conference/index.html

Date: 10 November, 2010 - 11 November, 2010

Location: Queen Mary, University of London

English and German Nationalist and Anti-Semitic Discourse (1871-1945) The Historical Discourse Working Group and the Leo Baeck Institute, London, with the support of the Centre for Anglo-German Cultural Relations would like to announce their conference "English and German Nationalist and Anti-Semitic Discourse (1871-1945)" to be held at Queen Mary, University of London on 10-11 November 2010.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.pixel-online.net/ICT4LL2010

Date: 11 November, 2010 - 12 November, 2010

Location: Florence, Italy

The aim is to promote good practices in the field of the application of ICT to language learning and training. Topics include: Innovative language teaching and learning methodologies, Languages for business and vocational purposes, ICT based language teaching solutions, Integrating e-learning in classroom based language teaching and (CLIL) Content and Language Integrated Learning.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.iceri2010.org/

Date: 15 November, 2010 - 17 November, 2010

Location: Madrid, Spain

ICERI2010 is an excellent opportunity to share your experiences in the fields of Education, Research and Innovation. It will be an International Forum to present your projects and innovations in 3 registration modalities: Oral, Poster or Virtual.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/german/ialic_conference_2010.htm

Date: 3 December, 2010 - 5 December, 2010

Location: University of Leeds

This international and interdisciplinary event is the 10th anniversary conference of the International Association of Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC) and is being organised in association with the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.tourism-culture.com/conferences_and_events.html

Date: 3 December, 2010 - 5 December, 2010

Location: Leeds

The conference seeks to interrogate the role of intercultural communication and of languages in the inevitable moments of encounter which arise from all forms of ‘motion’. This international and interdisciplinary event is being organised by the International Association of Languages and Intercultural Communication in association with the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.distinguishedlanguagecenters.org

Date: 3 December, 2010 - 4 December, 2010

Location: Linthicum, Maryland

The Coalition of Distinguished Language Centers conducts annual (and, in some years, semi-annual) conferences about teaching to and reaching Level 4 (near-native) proficiency. The conferences include theory and research, as well as updates on high-level-language program activities, along with a healthy dose of shared practical experience.

For more information, please see the conference website.

2011

http://www.slccs.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=134821&pid=70702

Date: 10 February, 2011 - 11 February, 2011

Location: The University of Queensland, Brisbane

The conference looks at Australian travellers and expatriates past and present: the reasons for and destinations of their travel, the roles they play, their writings, their linguistic and intercultural competence.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/1332/

Date: 25 March, 2011

Location: University of Cambridge Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

This international conference will focus on language documentation, pedagogy, and revitalization. The following speakers will give plenary sessions: *Professor Peter Austin (SOAS, University of London, UK) *Professor David Harrison (Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, Oregon, USA) *Professor Dr Nikolaus Himmelmann (University of Cologne, Germany).

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://sites.google.com/site/bacsconference2011/

Date: 4 April, 2011 - 6 April, 2011

Location: The University of Birmingham

Reflecting one of the explicit priorities of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade the conference aims to interrogate the historical legacies, contemporary realities and cultural myths of the 'peaceable kingdom'.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.baas.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=252:baas-annual-conference-2011&catid=3

Date: 14 April, 2011 - 17 April, 2011

Location: University of Central Lancashire, Preston

The fifty-sixth British Association for American Studies Conference will be held at the School of Journalism, Media and Communication. The conference will feature papers from a wide range of disciplines and play host to an international collection of scholars from across the spectrum of the research community, from postgraduates to senior scholars.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.2011trust.org/events/q/date/2011/05/26/king-james-in-the-curriculum-biblical-literacy-in-2011/

Date: 26 May, 2011 - 29 May, 2011

Location: Sheffield University, Sheffield

A joint venture between Sheffield University Department of Biblical Studies and Sheffield Cathedral; this conference will explore how contemporary students can be made aware of the nature and impact of the King James Version, on the intellectual history of any subject discussed or written about in English from the 17th Century onward.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.uea.ac.uk/ccp2

Date: 29 June, 2011 - 1 July, 2011

Location: University of East Anglia, Norwich

This 2nd cross-cultural pragmatics conference at UEA will focus on cultural representations across media. Like its forerunner, it will be interdisciplinary and aims to bring together researchers from domains particularly sensitive to cross-cultural issues to promote the cross-fertilization of theoretical approaches and explore key concerns associated with communication across languages and cultures.

For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.afmlta2011.com.au/

Date: 6 July, 2011 - 9 July, 2011

Location: Darwin Convention Centre, Northern Territory, Australia

Themes for the Conference are Enrich, Consolidate, Aspire.

  • Enrich: Linguistic and Intercultural Understanding
  • Consolidate: Teaching, Learning and Assessment
  • Aspire: Excellence in Pedagogy, ICT use and Future Focus
For more information, please see the conference website.