THE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Dr. King Ramírez is an Associate Professor and the founding Director of the online Spanish program at the University of Arizona.
Her research interests include online language education, international exchange, and world languages for specific purposes (WLSP).
Dr. King Ramírez is the host of an academic podcast series, World Languages 21, which highlights leading scholar’s views on education, research, and curriculum design.
Jorge W. Suazo, Executive Director and Founder Spanish Peninsular Studies, Special Topics, Women & Gender Studies
Olga Amarie
French and Francophone Studies, Film Studies
Martha Hughes
French and Francophone Studies, Study Abroad
Michael McGrath
Spanish Peninsular Studies, Literary Criticism
Dolores Rangel
Spanish American Studies, Hispanic Women Writers, Spanish Colonial Studies
Youssef Salhi
Arabic and Islamic Studies
Eric Kartchner
Spanish Peninsular Studies, Literary Criticism, Latin American Studies
Andrea Eder German Studies
Leticia McGrath
Spanish Peninsular Studies, Literary Criticism
Ángela Pinilla-Herrera
Hispanic Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition
Marcela Ruiz-Funes
Second Language Acquisition, Foreign Language Pedagogy
Ana Torres Contemporary Latin American Literature, Women and Poetry
Zuotang Zhang East Asian/Chinese Studies
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Thursday, April 13
9:15 - 10:30 a.m. Morning Sessions I
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 12:00 p.m. Morning Sessions II
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Keynote Plenary Session
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon
2:15 - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Sessions III
3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Break
3:45 - 5:00 p.m. Afternoon Sessions IV
5:00 - 5:15 p.m. Break
5:15 - 6:30 p.m. Afternoon Sessions V
6:45 - 8:15 p.m. Welcoming Reception - Aloft Hotel Savannah Airport
Friday, April 14
9:15 - 10:30 a.m. Morning Sessions I
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 12:00 p.m. Morning Sessions II
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch On Your Own | Explore Pooler!
2:15 - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Sessions III
3:30 - 3:45 a.m. Break
3:45 - 5:00 p.m. Afternoon Sessions IV
5:00 - 5:15 p.m. Break
5:15 - 6:30 p.m. Afternoon Sessions V
NOTES
SECCLL would like to remind all participants that papers cannot be read “in absentia.” All panels start and end at the same time.
Panels are composed of either three (3) or four (4), and sometimes panels may have up to six (6) presenters, and in that case, these panels are always divided by a “coffee break.”
For those panels with three (3) presenters, five (5) to six (6), each person will have upto 20 min. for their presentation.
For those panels with four (4) presenters only, each person will have up to 15 min. topresent.
THURSDAY, APRIL 13
9:15-10:30 a.m.
PARB 126
9:15 a.m.
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
PARB 227
9:15 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
PARB 239
9:15 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
9:55 a.m.
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
PARB 114/115
Morning Sessions I
HISPANIC CARIBBEAN STUDIES I: Identify, Displacement, Assimilation
Organized and Chaired by Eric Kartchner
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Mesoamerica in the Mid-Atlantic: Assimilation and Solidarity among Three Indigenous Immigrant Communities
R.McKenna Brown, Virginia Commonwealth University
Questions/Discussions
ARABIC AND ISLAMIC STUDIES I: Understanding Concepts and Realities
Organized and Chaired by Youssef Salhi
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
The Sociological, Religious and Linguistic Dimensions of the Concept of Satr
Mohamed A. Mohamed, Northern Arizona University
Islam and Muslims: A Threat to, or a Victim of, Western Hegemony?
Anouar El Younssi, Oxford College of Emory University
Questions/Discussions
EAST ASIAN/ CHINESE STUDIES I: Folktales, Classical Literature and State Media in Japan and China
Organized and Chaired by Zuotang Zhang
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Japanese Classical Literature – Folktales (民話 or 昔話)
Noriko Mori-Kolbe, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
The Pedagogical Significance of Folktales and Its Function in Chinese Idioms Teaching
Zuotang Zhang, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Female Images in Chinese State Media 2022
Yining Zhang, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Questions/Discussions
Break
Morning Sessions II • Keynote Address
INTRODUCTIONS
Dr. Jorge W. Suazo, SECCLL Director
World Languages & Cultures
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
WELCOME & KEYNOTE INTRODUCTION
Dr. Marcela Ruiz-Funes, Chair
World Languages & Cultures
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
This presentation explores the changing landscape of world language education in the United States and the need for academic departments to revisit and revise their curriculum to meet the needs of 21st century students. An argument will be made for the intentional incorporation of digital literacies, global citizenship, and professional skill building activities in the language classroom.
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
2:15 - 3:30 p.m.
PARB 126
2:15 p.m.
2:35 p.m.
2:55 p.m.
3:15 - 3:30 p.m.
PARB 227
2:35 p.m.
2:55 p.m.
3:15 - 3:30 p.m.
LUNCHEON • Room 114/115
Afternoon Sessions III
SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION & LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY I:
Reading, Writing, Digital Humanities, and ACTFL Can-Do-Statements in the Language Curricula
Organized and Chaired by Marcela Ruiz-Funes
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Los beneficios de la lectura por placer en el aula de español
Victoria Rodrigo, Georgia State University
Oscar Moreno, Georgia State University
Engaging in Frequent Spontaneous Casual Writing: Impact on Student Attitudes towards Writing and Speaking for Communicative Purposes
Raul Llorente, Georgia State University
María Elena Bermúdez, Georgia State University
A Systematic Approach to Embedding ACTFL Can Do Statements into Language Course Curricula: Fostering Learner Autonomy, Awareness and Academic Integrity
Terri-Jo Woellner, University of Denver
Emily Sposeto, University of Denver
Questions/Discussions
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE & CULTURAL STUDIES I: Across Borders and Eras: A Literary and Cultural Study
Organized and Chaired by Martha Hughes
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Lady Sophia Sternheim: a Woman Writer’s Version of Richardson’s Clarissa
Helena Jeny, Peninsula Catholic High School, Newport News, VA
Food and Cuban National Identity
Michele Mileusnich, Florida International University
Questions/Discussions
THURSDAY, APRIL 13
3:30 - 3:45 p.m
3:45 - 5:00 p.m
PARB 126
3:45 p.m.
4:05 p.m.
4:45 - 5:00 p.m.
PARB 227
3:45 p.m.
4:05 p.m.
4:45 - 5:00 p.m.
PARB 239
3:45 p.m.
4:05 p.m.
4:45 - 5:00 p.m.
5:00 - 5:15 p.m.
5:15 - 6:30 p.m
PARB 126
5:15 p.m.
5:35 p.m.
Break
Afternoon Sessions IV
CULTURAL STUDIES & GENDER STUDIES II: Migration, Identity, Diaspora, and Representation of Others in the Western World
Organized by Anna Torres, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Chaired by Julie Heraux, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Pachinko and Korean Diaspora
Silvia Choi, Georgia Gwinnett College
La vida loca: identidad y representación pandilleril en la crónica literaria centroamericana El niño de Hollywood
Lidya Cerritos, Florida International University
Questions/Discussions
HISPANIC CARIBBEAN STUDIES II: Music, Movies, Musings
Organized and Chaired by Eric Kartchner
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Los biopics y el reguetón en el cine puertorriqueño
Rosana Diaz Zambrana, Rollins College
Covid-19 en Cuba desde la perspectiva de una estudiante universitaria
Helena Oliva Suárez, Universidad de La Habana
Questions/Discussions
SPANISH AMERICAN STUDIES I: Fabricación de identidades culturales: voz y conciencia
Organized by Dolores Rangel, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Chaired by Leticia McGrath, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Prensa de artesanos, esfera pública y las contradicciones de la modernidad política boliviana del siglo XIX
Jaime Salinas-Zabalaga , University of North Georgia
La mala de la película: Spanish Women in Recent Argentinean Films
Michael Schling, Agnes Scott College
Questions/Discussions
Break
Afternoon Sessions V
SPANISH AMERICAN STUDIES II: Fabricación de identidades culturales: voz y conciencia
Organized by Dolores Rangel, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Chaired by Leticia McGrath, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
La poesía de Raúl Gómez Jattin como un ejercicio espiritual
Julio César Aguilar, Baylor University
Juan Simón: entre dos mundos y cuatro artes
David Canela, Florida International University
THURSDAY, APRIL 13
5:55 p.m.
6:15 - 6:30 p.m.
PARB 227
5:15 p.m.
5:35 p.m.
5:55 p.m.
6:15 - 6:30 p.m.
PARB 239
Oblivious Women: The Seizing Motherhood of Argentine victims in Luis Puenzo’s La historia oficial (1985) and Santiago Mitre’s Argentina 1985 (2022)
Stephanie Orozco, University of South Carolina-Aiken
Questions/Discussions
MINORITIES AND MULTICULTURAL ISSUES I: Ancestral Contributions of Gullah/ Geechee, Indigenous and Latinx Culture in Women’s Movements
Organized by Ana Torres, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Chaired by Mayra Garcia-Diaz, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
The Role of the South and the Sea Islands in Ntozake Shange’s Sassafrass, Cypress, & Indigo
Jeneen Surrency, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Sobre la responsabilidad de la jefa de hogar: Testimonios de mujeres en la comunidad
Chilcatotora de Cuenca, Ecuador
Karen Barahona, Baldwin Wallace University
Immigrants Latinx Mothers’ Experiences for Their Children’s Educational Success: A Cross-Cultural and Critical Study of Parental Involvement
Mayra Garcia-Diaz, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
5:15 p.m.
5:35 p.m.
5:55 p.m.
6:15 - 6:30 p.m.
SECCLL WELCOME RECEPTION
Aloft Savannah Airport Hotel 1423 Benton Blvd, Pooler, GA 31322 Room: Tactical Room 6:45-8:15 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 14
9:15-10:30 a.m.
PARB 126
9:15 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
9:55 a.m.
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
PARB 227
9:15 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
9:55 a.m.
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
PARB 239
9:15 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Morning Sessions I
FILM AND LITERARY PEDAGOGY II: Perspectives on Literary Authorship, Proficiency Assessment, and Storytelling in Language Education
Organized by Leticia McGrath, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Chaired by Kimberly Bain, Florida Atlantic University
Our Assessment Journey: Distinguishing between Goals and Process
Traci O’Brien, Auburn University
Gilda Socarras, Auburn University
What is an Author and Why Does It Matter: Analyzing the Importance of Author’s Presence in Literary Criticism Pedagogy
Kimberly Bain, Florida Atlantic University
Practices of Storytelling. Fostering Oral Proficiency with Fairy Tales
Bettina Christner, Auburn University
Questions/Discussions
ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATION I: Language Technology
Organized and Chaired by Grant Gearhart
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Exploring New Frontiers: Zoom and Language Teaching
Grant Gearhart, Georgia Southern University, Savannah
Exploring New Frontiers: Zoom and Language Teaching
Virginie Ems-Bleneau, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Exploring New Frontiers: Zoom and Language Teaching
Encarnación Cruz Jiménez, Georgia Southern University, Savannah
Questions/Discussions
CULTURAL STUDIES II: Recruiting, Retaining and Expanding Horizons in Language Learning
Organized by Jorge W Suazo, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Chaired by Mitchell McCoy, Belmont University
Recruiting, Retaining, and Engaging Language Learners through Instagram
Mitchell McCoy, Belmont University
Natalia Pelaz, Belmont University
Expanding Learners’ Horizons in a High-School Native Speaker Course
Lou Tolosa-Casadont, The University of Georgia
Christian Cordón, Clarke County School District - Clarke Central High-School
Questions/Discussions
10:30 - 10:45 a.m Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
PARB 126
10:45 a.m
Morning Sessions II
ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATION II: Language Technology
Organized and Chaired by Grant Gearhart
Georgia Southern University, Savannah
Exploring New Frontiers: Zoom and Language Teaching
Ana Torres, Georgia Southern University, Savannah
FRIDAY, APRIL 14
11:05 a.m
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
PARB 227
10:45 a.m.
11:05 a.m.
11:25 a.m.
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
PARB 239
10:45 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
2:15 - 3:30 p.m.
PARB 126
2:15 p.m.
2:35 p.m.
3:15 - 3:30 p.m.
Exploring New Frontiers: Zoom and Language Teaching
Diana Serrano, Georgia Southern University, Savannah
Questions/Discussions
LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY I/ CULTURAL STUDIES I: Innovations and Strategies in Teaching: Digital Literacy, Creativity, and Supporting Male Black and Latino Students
Organized by Leticia McGrath, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Chaired by Catherine Johnson, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Digital Footprints: Helping Students Land on Their Feet in Online Learning
Kelly Suero, Troy University
Rachel Fournier, Troy University
Building Teacher-Created Quizlet Sets to Maximize Student-Centered Language Learning
Catherine Johnson, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Let Them Escape for A While
Anja Werth, Auburn University
Questions/Discussions
FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES I: Social Change and Persuasion in Francophone Literature
Organized by Olga Amarie, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Chaired by Michael Janis, Morehouse College
La figure du gentil policier dans les romans de Moussa Konaté Jean-Hugues Bita’a Menye, University of Arkansas
Sembène’s Le Voltaïque: from the Ur-text of Transatlantic Slavery in African Fiction to Contemporary Neo-slave Narratives
Michael Janis, Morehouse College
The Paradoxical Persuasive Fiction of The Serpent and the Rainbow: A Haitian Narrative
Maxime Moreau, The University of Tennessee
Questions/Discussions
Lunch on Your Own • Explore Pooler!
Afternoon Sessions III
TRANSLATION STUDIES and LITERARY CRITICISM I: On Translation and Fictional Devices
Organized by Jorge W Suazo, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Chaired by Horst Kurz, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Achtung Translation! On Using Translations in FL Lit Classes
Horst Kurz, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
He’s making most of it up: Memory, Intertextuality, and the Limits of Meta (and Auto) fiction in Russell Banks’s Foregone
David Buehrer, Valdosta State University
Questions/Discussions
FRIDAY, APRIL 14
PARB 227
2:15 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
2:45 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:15-3:30 p.m.
PARB 239
2:15 p.m.
2:35 p.m.
2:55 p.m.
3:15-3:30 p.m.
3:30 - 3:45 p.m.
3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
PARB 126
3:45 p.m.
4:05 p.m.
4:25 p.m.
FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES I: Social Change and Persuasion in Francophone Literature
Organized by Martha Hughes, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Chaired by Geoffrey Tacinelli, University of Florida
Faune sentimentale, type et classification dans le roman du dix-neuvième siècle: Eugène Sue et la tentation animale?
Benoît Leclercq, High Point University
Creative imagination, healing places, and sense of plenitude
Mahamadou Diaby-Kassamba, Winston-Salem State University
Family, Sex, and the Law in Gisèle Pineau’s L’Âme prêtée aux oiseux and Cent vies et des poussières
Lisa Connell, University of West Georgia
Language Attitudes towards Gender-neutral Language in Quebec French Geoffrey Tacinelli, University of Florida
Questions/Discussions
SPANISH PENINSULAR STUDIES I: Exploring Identity in Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature
Organized by Michael J. McGrath, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Chaired by Cristina Ortiz Ceberio, University of Wisconsin
The Omnipresence of Death: En la ardiente oscuridad and El concierto de San Ovidio
Adrianne Woods, University of South Carolina
La presencia de una ausencia: un acercamiento crítico a Niebla de Miguel de Unamuno
Victoria Calmes, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Visiones de la violencia y su representación literaria en la novela La casa del padre de la escritora vasca Karmele Jaio
Cristina Ortiz Ceberio, University of Wisconsin
Questions/Discussions
Break
Afternoon Sessions IV
HISPANIC LINGUISTICS / LANGUAE TECHNOLOGY I: Linguistic, Pragmatic Variation in Conversational and Political Discourse and Language Technology in L2 Classroom
Organized and Chaired by Angela Pinilla-Herrera
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Spanish Passing Farewells and Intercultural Communication Dissonance
Chris Miles - The University of Southern Mississippi
Juan de la Puente,The University of Southern Mississippi
Looking for votos: A comparative study of political advertisements of the US presidential campaign of 2020 targeting the Latinx community
Sara De Nicolas, High Point University
Keeping it Real: The Pedagogy of Videography in the L2 Classroom
Amy Chambless, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
FRIDAY, APRIL 14
4:45 - 5:00 p.m.
PARB 227
3:45 p.m.
4:05 p.m.
4:45-5:00 p.m.
Questions/Discussions
SPANISH PENINSULAR STUDIES II: Self-Fashioning in Twentieth Century Spain
Organized by Michael J. McGrath, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Chaired by Silvia Belén Ramos, Fairleigh Dickinson University
El marco habermasiano para la enseñanza de la interculturalidad en España, hacia una sociedad postsecular
Arturo Moreno Ruiz, Auburn University
El cine alegórico durante el franquismo: el arte como expresión del duelo
Angela Mooney, The University of Texas at Dallas
Questions/Discussions
PARB 239 FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES III: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Organized and Chaired by Olga Amarie
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
4:05 p.m.
4:35 p.m.
4:45-5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Vous voyez bien que je ne suis pas Astérix!: Formes de l’intertexte dans le Lapinot de Lewis Trondheim
Denis Depinoy, High Point University
Nicolas Anciaux: A French Hero from the American Revolution Olga Amarie, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
Questions/Discussions
Closing • See You Next Year! April 11-12, 2024
