Call for papers: SNS special interest group, ACTFL 2002 -- DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS 2 JANUARY

[Scott McGinnis]

CALL FOR PAPERS
SPANISH FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG)
ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) 2002
NOVEMBER 21-24, SALT LAKE CITY, UT

The Spanish for Native Speakers Special Interest Group seeks abstract 
submissions for the 36th ACTFL Convention to be held in Salt Lake City 
from November 21 to 24, 2002.
The general conference theme for 2002 is "Beyond our Customary Borders: 
Language and Culture in Context".

The SNS SIG is soliciting  proposals in Spanish or English for for 
twenty minute presentations related to the specific linguistic and 
social characteristics of Spanish Native Speakers in the United States. 
The SNS SIG has been allotted three sessions. A total of eight 20-minute

presentations will be selected for these sessions.

Please submit by e-mail a one-page-350 word-abstract including the title

and the main focus of the paper. Include your name, affiliation, 
address, phone and e-mail address at the end of your abstract. Abstracts

must be received by JANUARY 2, 2002.

They should be sent to: María Spicer-Escalante at  mspicere at oakland.edu

Please include your abstract in the body of your email message. 
Attachments cannot be accepted.

Please note that if you are interested in presenting a 75-minute paper 
or a workshop, you should send a proposal directly to ACFTL  for 
consideration. 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'.

-- 
Kim Potowski
Director, CPS-UIC Heritage Language Teacher Corps
Coordinator, Spanish for Native Speakers
University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Spanish, French, Italian & Portuguese
1727 UH, MC-315, 601 S. Morgan St.
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 996-8524  Fax (312) 413-1044