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Routes into Languages e-bulletin - December 2011

Dear languages enthusiast

Welcome to the December 2011 e-bulletin.

We have an exciting programme of events taking place over the next few months, click on the links below to find out more and book your place.

Call for tenders for research project on Translation and Interpreting for the Public Services (PSIT): As part of Routes into Languages continuation work, a research project will be funded to investigate issues in the following areas:

Teaching provision in Interpreting and Translation for the Public Services in higher education in England
The role of HE in supporting the profession and the sector more broadly

For further information please click here. Deadline for submission of proposals: 13 January 2012.

‘Why Study Languages’ 2012 calendar now available to order: Funded by JISC, 2012 is the fourth year that the popular ‘Why Study Languages?’ calendar has been produced. The calendar is available for FREE, with a charge of £3.50 for postage and packing. Funding from the JISC has made this possible. To place your order please click here.

Online 'Why Study Languages' 2011 calendar: Until the end of the month you can download monthly pages of the Why Study Languages calendar. Click here to access this free resource.

LLAS conference: CALL FOR PAPERS: Sustaining a Global Society: Languages of the Wider World. 29 - 30 March 2011, SOAS, London. Languages of the Wider World which aims to bring together scholars, teachers and postgraduate students working with or having an interest in languages which are underrepresented in the education system in the UK, including minority, endangered and heritage languages as well as languages of countries with emerging economies. If you are interested in either submitting a paper or attending this event, please click here. Submission deadline date: today 12/12/11.

Season's greetings. See you in 2012!

From all the Routes into Languages team