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@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.Be sure to add the SNS SIG to your 'cart' before 'checking out'.
