Program [Español]

The conference program (PDF) contains a detailed schedule of papers, room assignments and abstracts. An overview of the conference is below.

Thursday March 15
Thursday events will be held at the Cultural Institute of Mexico (2829 16th Street NW) in Washington DC. Transportation from conference hotel will be provided.

5:15 PM
Depart Hilton (Transportation provided)
6:30 Round table: El español en los medios de comunicación y la mercadotecnia en los Estados Unidos
Organized by María Carreira, California State University-Long Beach
Participantes: Raúl Avila, Colegio de México; Miguel Gómez Winebrenner, Cheskin; Armando Guzman, TVAzteca America; Alberto Avendaño, El Tiempo Latino; José López Zamorano, Notimex [Abstract]
8:00 Reception
8:45 Return transportation provided

       
Friday March 16
Friday, Saturday and Sunday events will be held at Geroge Mason’s Arlington Campus (see local information).
8:00- Registration & continental breakfast
9:00-12:15 Paper sessions
12:15-1:30 Lunch break
1:30-2:30

Plenary: Carol A. Klee, University of Minnesota. Spanish language contact in Latin America: The impact of internal migration and globalization on contact varieties of Spanish. [Abstract]
2:45-3:45 Informational session: NEH funding  opportunities
3:45-4:45 Informational session: Revistas académicas sobre el español en Estados Unidos y en contacto con otras lenguas
2:45-4:45 Paper sessions
5:00-6:00

Plenary: Luis C. Moll, Universidad de Arizona. La subjetividad y el bialfabetismo: Una mirada longitudinal. [Abstract]
6:30-8:30 Reception (At a local restaurant - details in conference folder)


Saturday March 17
Friday, Saturday and Sunday events will be held at Geroge Mason’s Arlington Campus (see local information).
8:00- Registration & continental breakfast
8:30-12:15 Paper sessions
12:15-1:30 Lunch break
1:30-2:30

Plenary: Rachel F. Moran, University of California-Berkeley. The untold story of Lau v. Nichols. [Abstract]
2:45-4:45 Paper sessions
5:00-6:30

Round table: Educational policies and practices affecting Spanish in the US, organized by Ana Roca Florida International University.
Participants: Donna Christian, Center for Applied Linguistics; Gisela Conde, Embassy of Spain; Ofelia García, Teachers College, Columbia University; Kendall King, Georgetown University [Abstract]

     
Sunday March 18
Friday, Saturday and Sunday events will be held at Geroge Mason’s Arlington Campus (see local information).
8:30- Continental breakfast
9:00-11:45 Paper sessions
12:00-1:00


Plenary: Alejandro Portes, Princeton University. Lost in translation: Language acquisition and loss in the United States. (Co-sponsored by the Mason Project on Immigration)
Open to the public: Arlington Campus - Original Building, Room 329

For the titles and times of individual papers, please consult the conference program (PDF).


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