LLAS at Southampton• Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics

and Area Studies• National Centre established in 2000• Currently government funded• Hosted by University of Southampton• UK wide remit• Core mission : to support language

educators across all sectors

LLASThree core strands• Development of staff and departments in

higher education• Outreach activities• Professional development for language

teachers in schools

LLASHE strand activities• Programme of workshops and conference

s• Hard copy and online resourcesGood Practice GuideWhy Study LanguagesLiaison Magazine

LLASAreas of expertise• E learning• Employability• Quality Assurance• Making the case for languages

Studying Languages at the University of Southampton• Over 600 students studying for a named

languages degree• Over 1250 students studying languages in

some way at the University• French, German, Spanish and Portuguese

offered to degree level• Language Stages: learning offered based

on proficiency rather than year of study

Role in projectProviding advice on curriculum reform notably• Planning changes to content• Strategies for implementing a system

of language proficiency measure• Introducing new methods and

materials for learning• Professional development and

training