Ten years on from Baseline 2000 Michael Kelly University of Southampton Director Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies

Baseline 2000 Not a single community Multiple identities Variety of departmental positions Many associations

Baseline 2000 Language degrees in 121 institutions Linguistics degrees in 34 institutions 78 degrees in European Studies; 46 in American Studies; 16 in Latin American Studies

Broad issues Recruitment Employability Identity Internationalisation Government policy directions The Nuffield Report

Needs survey Sharing expertise across institutions Elearning Teaching methodology Research into learning and teaching Finding teaching materials Managing independent learning

LLAS activities desired Workshops Downloadable resources Resources database Funding for learning and teaching projects

Questions for discussion groups How is the shape of our disciplines likely to change in the next ten years? What are now the key issues for the future development of our disciplines? What are now the priority needs for development in learning and teaching? In which areas of learning and teaching our subjects is there a need for further research?