ASLS Schools Conference 2009

Saturday 3 October

The annual ASLS Schools Conference is a vital resource for teachers wishing to explore Scottish literature and language in the classroom. The conference will contribute at least 8 hours of CPD in areas of language and literature in the 5-14 programme, and in related aspects of Higher Still and the Advanced Higher.

The 2009 Schools Conference will be held in Room P514 in the Graham Hills Building, Richmond Street, University of Strathclyde.

PROGRAMME

9:45–10:15am	Registration & Coffee
10:15–10:30	Welcome
10:30–11:10	The Place of Scottish Language and Literature in the Curriculum – Alan MacGillivray
11:10–11:50	The Poetry of Robert Burns in the Secondary School – John Hodgart
11:50–12:05pm	Tea & Coffee
12:05–12:45	Teaching Sir David Lyndsay’s A Satire of the Three Estates – John Corbett
12:45–1:00	Children’s Writing Competition – Presentation of Prizes
1:00–2:00	LUNCH
2:00–2:35	A Survey of Scottish Film – Eddie Dick
2:35–3:10	Rob Roy: the Film – David Manderson
3:10–3:40	The Making of Rob Roy– Peter Broughan
3:40	Close

Conference fee: £30.00 (includes tea/coffee and lunch)

Publishers, booksellers and academic organisations will all be present at the conference. Free parking is available in the Graham Hills external car park (enter from George Street).

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Peter Broughan originated, developed and produced the 1995 film Rob Roy, starring Liam Neeson – to date the biggest feature film made entirely in Scotland. John Corbett is Professor of Applied Language Studies in the Department of English Language at the University of Glasgow. Eddie Dick was Media Education Officer for the Scottish Film Council. He has produced several films, and is currently working on the forthcoming horror film Outcast. John Hodgart is the former Principal Teacher of English at Garnock Academy. Alan MacGillivray is a former teacher and lecturer, and is now a practising poet. He is the editor of Teaching Scottish Literature (Edinburgh University Press). David Manderson is Lecturer in Creative Writing and Screenwriting at the University of the West of Scotland.

For further information please contact

	Staff:	Duncan Jones
	Address:	ASLS Department of Scottish Literature University of Glasgow 7 University Gardens Glasgow G12 8QH Scotland
	Phone/Fax:	+44 (0) 141 330 5309.
	Email:	ASLS

Last updated 17 August 2009.