Call for papers: ACTFL 2004 SNS SIG - ABSTRACT DEADLINE 10 JANUARY

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CALL FOR PAPERS

SPANISH FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) ACTFL (American Council on
the Teaching of Foreign Languages) 2004
NOVEMBER 19-21, Chicago, IL

The Spanish for Native Speakers Special Interest Group seeks abstract
submissions for the 38th ACTFL Convention to be held in Chicago, IL
from November 19-21, 2004.

The general conference theme for 2004 is "The Year of Languages:
Celebrating Our International Spirit". The SNS SIG is soliciting proposals
in Spanish or English for twenty minute presentations or for a poster
session related to the specific linguistic and social characteristics of
Spanish Native Speakers in the United States. This call encourages
language educators from all levels to submit their proposals and to attend
the convention.

Please submit by e-mail a one-page-350 word-abstract including the title
and the main focus of the presentation. At the end of the abstract include
the following information: Poster or paper, your name, affiliation, address,
phone and e-mail address. Abstracts must be received no later than
January 10, 2004 to be considered. They should be sent to: Mara
Spicer-Escalante, chair of SIG-SNS, at mlspicer at cc.usu.edu

All abstracts will be read anonymously by a Committee, and authors will
be notified by mid March if their presentations or posters have been
accepted. Please include your abstract in the body of your e-mail
message. Attachments cannot be accepted.

Please note: if you are interested in presenting a 75-minute paper or a
workshop, you should send a proposal directly to ACFTL [www.actfl.org]
for consideration. Deadline for proposals to ACTFL is December 19,
2003.

Presenters must be members of ACTFL and of the SNS SIG and be
registered for the conference. To join ACTFL, visit the website at
www.actfl.org. Be sure to add the SNS SIG to your 'cart' before 'checking
out'.

Mara Spicer-Escalante, Ph.D.

Asst. Prof. of Spanish
Utah State University
Department of Languages and Philosophy
0720 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-0720
Telephone (435) 797-1209
Fax (435) 797-1329