Call for papers: Teaching Spanish to Native Speakers, Eighth Annual Conference - DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS 30 APRIL

[Scott McGinnis]

CALL FOR PAPERS
Eighth Annual Conference on Teaching Spanish to Native Speakers
June 21-23, 2002
Las Cruces, NM

Conference Co-Chairs Cecilia Rodriguez Pino and Patricia
MacGregor-Mendoza seek submissions for the 8th Annual Conference on
Teaching Spanish to Native Speakers.    Submissions are being requested
for 30-minute paper sessions (20 minutes presentation 10 minutes
discussion) and 2-hour workshop sessions (1.5 hours presentation, .5
hour discussion) and half-day workshops (3.5 hour presentation, .5 hour
discussion).

Topics may be drawn from any discipline, but should be broadly related
to advancing knowledge of this growing field by identifying the unique
social or linguistic characteristics of Native Spanish Speakers (e.g.
issues in identity, social history, dialect, proficiency, etc.),
developing pedagogical theory and/or implementing pedagogical techniques
that address the specific needs of  Spanish speakers.

Paper submissions:  submit one copy of a one-page abstract that includes
the title, an outline of  the focus of the paper and the audience for
which your presentation is intended (elementary, secondary,
post-secondary, adult education, community, etc.).  At the end of your
abstract please include the name, affiliation, address, phone and e-mail
of all presenters. Please also indicate what audio-visual support you
require for the presentation.

Workshop submissions:  submit a one to two-page abstract which includes
the following information: the title and the length of the presentation
(2 hours or half-day), the audience for which your workshop is intended
(elementary, secondary, post-secondary, adult education, community) a
detailed description of the themes of the workshop and answers to the
following questions:  What are the overall goals of the workshop?  What
types of materials will be presented to the participants?  In what
activities will the participants engage as part of this workshop and in
what manner (individual, pairs, groups)?  What skills, abilities and
materials will participants take away with them as a result of this
workshop?  At the end of your abstract please include the name,
affiliation, address, phone and e-mail of all presenters.  Please also
indicate what audio-visual support you require for the presentation.

Interested in chairing a session?  The responsibilities of a session
chair are giving brief introductions of the speakers for each session
and providing speakers guidance on the amount of time left in the
session.  If you would like to be a session chair, please send an e-mail
to the Program Coordinator.

Mail, fax or e-mail the information requested in the submission
guidelines to Yolanda Schroeder, Program Coordinator, below by the
deadline of April 30, 2002.

Yolanda Schroeder, Program Coordinator
Eighth Annual Spanish for Native Speakers Conference
Department of Languages and Linguistics
New Mexico State University
Box 30001, Dept. 3L
Las Cruces, NM  88003   USA
Fax: (505)  646-7876
E-mail: yschroed at nmsu.edu

Registration Fee                On or Before May 18, 2002
After May 18, 2002
      Students                                       $35
$50
      Others                                          $45
$60
      Keynote Luncheon  (All)                 $15
$15

Send check or money order, or P.O.  to:  SNS Conference, Department of
Languages and Linguistics, New Mexico State University, Box 30001, Dept.
3L, Las Cruces, NM  88003

For more information regarding the Annual Conference on Teaching Spanish
to Native Speakers, visit our website at:

http://web.nmsu.edu/~pmacgreg/SNSWebpage/SNS6/SNS6mainpage.html