Nomination Form for November 2011 Elections

UCML Steering Group and Executive Committee

Nomination Form for November 2011 elections (posts effective from 1st January 2012)

If you wish to stand for election to the UCML steering group/executive please return this form. Your nomination should be supported by a proposer and seconder who will be based in institutions or associations who are members of UCML or of a recognised academic institution/subject association. The form should be returned electronically to UCML’s secretariat c/o Claire Wilkins at the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, to: [email protected]

Deadline for return of nominations: 4th November 2011

Constituency (see list of vacancies below): Hispanic and Lusophone Studies......

Nominee: Mara Fuertes-Gutiérrez……………………………………......

Institutional affiliation: Leeds Metropolitan University………………......

Postal address: School of Languages, Headingley Campus, Macaulay Hall 116 …………………….….

Leeds, LS6 3QS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Email address: [email protected]……………………………......

Proposed by: Marie-Odile Leconte …………………………......

Institution: Leeds Metropolitan University………………………………......

Seconded by: Malena Abad Castelló

Institution: Instituto Cervantes

Vacancies: Vice Chair, Research Vice Chair, Engagement and External Communication Vice Chair, Language and Intercultural Education Area Studies Representative Germanic Studies Representative Hispanic and Lusophone Studies Representative Institution Wide Language Teaching Representative Linguistics Representative Slavonic and East European Studies Representative Candidate’s election statement should include present post, relevant experience and expectations. Candidates are advised to read the relevant role profile and the UCML Constitution and Standing Orders to inform their candidature. (candidates’ statements should not exceed 150 words. They will be circulated to UCML’s membership with the ballot paper)

I am a Senior Lecturer in Spanish and the Period Abroad Academic Leader in the School of Languages at Leeds Metropolitan University. I am a Romance and Hispanic Linguistics specialist, and have worked in projects linked to both the Hispanic and the Lusophone studies whilst and after completing my PhD. I am involved in the development and delivery of both Undergraduate and Part-Time Courses (ca. 500 students), which gives me an integral vision of the issues that our field faces. If I get the opportunity to represent this constituency, I will focus on increasing its visibility across the Higher Education sector by strengthening the links between UCML, the Higher Education Institutions and other relevant organisations. Furthermore, I will use my membership in Language Associations and my contacts with key Institutions, such as the Spanish Consejería de Educación para Reino Unido e Irlanda, to help assure the future and viability of our disciplines in Higher Education.