uk linguists invitation forwarding following message behalf people responsible inspecting teaching linguistics departments please circulate colleagues nt subscribe linguist xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 18 november 1994 199596 higher education quality assessment programme may aware higher education funding council england hefce required terms higher education act 1992 secure provision made assessing quality education institutions whose activities provide financial support council welcomed obligation sees assessment education vitally important part work assessments carried within specific subject areas assessors experts fields visit institutions judge quality student learning experience observe one eight subjects covered 199596 programme linguistics subjects included could linked assessment linguistics german related languages french russian eastern european languages italian iberian subject specialist assessors must industrial commercial professional experience subject coupled broad knowledge higher education unlikely anyone junior level sufficient authority minimum commitment take part four assessments visits april 1995 september 1996 total commitment 20 days 14 require absence workplace specialist assessor paid per diem rate l150 including vat travel subsistence costs met council full training course received assessors aimed developing assessment skills focuses particular attention role use selfassessments conduct assessment activities including protocol observed carrying assessment visits particulars role subject specialist assessors found circular 33 94 sent institutions england scotland northern ireland members association would interested becoming assessors even simply finding role assessor without committing informal meeting 5 december london two others 6 12 december birmingham would welcome case please contact shirley cook 0272 317461 soon possible xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx please send inquiries etc postman dick hudson dept phonetics linguistics university college london gower street london wc1e 6bt uclyrah ucl ac uk