CFP: ACTFL 2005, SNS SIG -- DEADLINE 31 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) 2005
November 18-20, Baltimore, Maryland

The Spanish for Native Speakers Special Interest Group seeks abstract
submissions for the 38th ACTFL Convention to be held in Baltimore,
Maryland from November 18-20, 2005.

The SNS SIG is soliciting proposals in Spanish or English for twenty
minute presentations 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 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 no later than January 31, 2005 to be considered. They should
be sent to Glenn Martinez, chair of the SNS SIG, at martinezg at utpa.edu.

All abstracts will be read anonymously by a committee composed of SIG
members, 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.

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."