Call for papers: SNS SIG, ACTFL 2006 - DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS 10 FEBRUARY 2006

[Scott G. McGINNIS]

CALL FOR PAPERS
SPANISH FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG)
at the 40th Annual Convention and Expo of the American 
Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

November 17-19, 2006
Nashville, TN

The Spanish for Native Speakers Special Interest Group seeks 
abstract submissions for the 40th ACTFL Convention to be 
held in Nashville, Tennessee from November 17-19, 2006. The 
SNS SIG is soliciting proposals in Spanish or English for 1) 
twenty minute presentations related to pedagogical and 
policy issues in SNS and 2) posters on program models and 
research studies related to SNS. 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 or poster. 
Include your name, affiliation, address, phone and e-mail 
address at the end of your abstract. Abstracts must be 
received no later than February 10, 2006 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 of SNS 
SIG members. 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'.