2023 SECCLL Program

2023 April 13-14 | Savannah, GA

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DEPARTMENT OF WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURE

SECCLL KEYNOTE SPEAKER 2023 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.

THE PLANNING COMMITTEE Jorge W. Suazo, Executive Director and Founder Spanish Peninsular Studies, Special Topics, Women & Gender Studies Olga Amarie French and Francophone Studies, Film Studies

Andrea Eder German Studies

Martha Hughes French and Francophone Studies, Study Abroad

Leticia McGrath Spanish Peninsular Studies, Literary Criticism

Michael McGrath Spanish Peninsular Studies, Literary Criticism

Ángela Pinilla-Herrera Hispanic Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition

Dolores Rangel Spanish American Studies, Hispanic Women Writers, Spanish Colonial Studies

Marcela Ruiz-Funes Second Language Acquisition, Foreign Language Pedagogy

Youssef Salhi Arabic and Islamic Studies

Ana Torres Contemporary Latin American Literature, Women and Poetry

Eric Kartchner Spanish Peninsular Studies, Literary Criticism, Latin American Studies

Zuotang Zhang East Asian/Chinese Studies

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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.

Morning Sessions I

PARB 126

HISPANIC CARIBBEAN STUDIES I: Identify, Displacement, Assimilation Organized and Chaired by Eric Kartchner Georgia Southern University, Statesboro

9:15 a.m.

Mesoamerica in the Mid-Atlantic: Assimilation and Solidarity among Three Indigenous Immigrant Communities R.McKenna Brown, Virginia Commonwealth University

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Questions/Discussions

PARB 227

ARABIC AND ISLAMIC STUDIES I: Understanding Concepts and Realities Organized and Chaired by Youssef Salhi Georgia Southern University, Statesboro

9:15 a.m.

The Sociological, Religious and Linguistic Dimensions of the Concept of Satr Mohamed A. Mohamed, Northern Arizona University

9:35 a.m.

Islam and Muslims: A Threat to, or a Victim of, Western Hegemony?

Anouar El Younssi, Oxford College of Emory University

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Questions/Discussions

PARB 239

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

9:15 a.m.

Japanese Classical Literature – Folktales (民話 or 昔話) Noriko Mori-Kolbe, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro

9:35 a.m.

The Pedagogical Significance of Folktales and Its Function in Chinese Idioms Teaching Zuotang Zhang, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro

9:55 a.m.

Female Images in Chinese State Media 2022 Yining Zhang, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Questions/Discussions

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Morning Sessions II • Keynote Address

PARB 114/115

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

Associate Professor, University of Arizona

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.

LUNCHEON • Room 114/115

2:15 - 3:30 p.m.

Afternoon Sessions III

PARB 126

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

2:15 p.m.

Los beneficios de la lectura por placer en el aula de español Victoria Rodrigo, Georgia State University Oscar Moreno, Georgia State University

2:35 p.m.

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

2:55 p.m.

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

3:15 - 3:30 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

PARB 227

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE & CULTURAL STUDIES I: Across Borders and Eras: A Literary and Cultural Study Organized and Chaired by Martha Hughes Georgia Southern University, Statesboro

2:35 p.m.

Lady Sophia Sternheim: a Woman Writer’s Version of Richardson’s Clarissa Helena Jeny, Peninsula Catholic High School, Newport News, VA

2:55 p.m.

Food and Cuban National Identity Michele Mileusnich, Florida International University

3:15 - 3:30 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

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THURSDAY, APRIL 13 3:30 - 3:45 p.m

Break

3:45 - 5:00 p.m

Afternoon Sessions IV

PARB 126

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

3:45 p.m.

Pachinko and Korean Diaspora Silvia Choi, Georgia Gwinnett College

4:05 p.m.

La vida loca: identidad y representación pandilleril en la crónica literaria centroamericana El niño de Hollywood Lidya Cerritos, Florida International University

4:45 - 5:00 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

PARB 227

HISPANIC CARIBBEAN STUDIES II: Music, Movies, Musings Organized and Chaired by Eric Kartchner Georgia Southern University, Statesboro

3:45 p.m.

Los biopics y el reguetón en el cine puertorriqueño Rosana Diaz Zambrana, Rollins College

4:05 p.m.

Covid-19 en Cuba desde la perspectiva de una estudiante universitaria Helena Oliva Suárez, Universidad de La Habana

4:45 - 5:00 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

PARB 239

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

3:45 p.m.

Prensa de artesanos, esfera pública y las contradicciones de la modernidad política boliviana del siglo XIX Jaime Salinas-Zabalaga , University of North Georgia

4:05 p.m.

La mala de la película: Spanish Women in Recent Argentinean Films Michael Schling, Agnes Scott College

4:45 - 5:00 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

5:00 - 5:15 p.m.

Break

5:15 - 6:30 p.m

Afternoon Sessions V

PARB 126

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

5:15 p.m.

La poesía de Raúl Gómez Jattin como un ejercicio espiritual Julio César Aguilar, Baylor University

5:35 p.m.

Juan Simón: entre dos mundos y cuatro artes David Canela, Florida International University

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THURSDAY, APRIL 13 5:55 p.m.

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

6:15 - 6:30 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

PARB 227

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

5:15 p.m.

The Role of the South and the Sea Islands in Ntozake Shange’s Sassafrass, Cypress, & Indigo Jeneen Surrency, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

5:35 p.m.

Sobre la responsabilidad de la jefa de hogar: Testimonios de mujeres en la comunidad Chilcatotora de Cuenca, Ecuador Karen Barahona, Baldwin Wallace University

5:55 p.m.

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

6:15 - 6:30 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

PARB 239

FILM AND LITERARY PEDAGOGY I: Transdisciplinary Renderings of College-level Language and Culture Courses Organized and Chaired by Xinyi Tan Coastal Carolina University

5:15 p.m.

Retelling Identities through Translingual Franco-Asian Texts: A Case Study of LIS 398: Asian Diasporas in the Francospheres Xinyi Tan, Coastal Carolina University

5:35 p.m.

Pedagogically Digitizing, Translating, and Remediating the Three Crowns Kevin Rean-Maglione, Coastal Carolina University

5:55 p.m.

Learning Chinese Culture through Translating Ghost Stories Sheng Sheng Zhou, Coastal Carolina University

6:15 - 6:30 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

SECCLL WELCOME RECEPTION

6:45-8:15 p.m.

Aloft Savannah Airport Hotel 1423 Benton Blvd, Pooler, GA 31322 Room: Tactical Room

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FRIDAY, APRIL 14 9:15-10:30 a.m.

Morning Sessions I

PARB 126

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

9:15 a.m.

Our Assessment Journey: Distinguishing between Goals and Process Traci O’Brien, Auburn University Gilda Socarras, Auburn University

9:35 a.m.

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

9:55 a.m.

Practices of Storytelling. Fostering Oral Proficiency with Fairy Tales Bettina Christner, Auburn University

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Questions/Discussions

PARB 227

ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATION I: Language Technology Organized and Chaired by Grant Gearhart Georgia Southern University, Statesboro

9:15 a.m.

Exploring New Frontiers: Zoom and Language Teaching Grant Gearhart, Georgia Southern University, Savannah

9:35 a.m.

Exploring New Frontiers: Zoom and Language Teaching Virginie Ems-Bleneau, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro

9:55 a.m.

Exploring New Frontiers: Zoom and Language Teaching Encarnación Cruz Jiménez, Georgia Southern University, Savannah

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Questions/Discussions

PARB 239

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

9:15 a.m.

Recruiting, Retaining, and Engaging Language Learners through Instagram Mitchell McCoy, Belmont University Natalia Pelaz, Belmont University

9:35 a.m.

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

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Questions/Discussions

10:30 - 10:45 a.m

Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m

Morning Sessions II

PARB 126

ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATION II: Language Technology Organized and Chaired by Grant Gearhart Georgia Southern University, Savannah

10:45 a.m

Exploring New Frontiers: Zoom and Language Teaching Ana Torres, Georgia Southern University, Savannah

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FRIDAY, APRIL 14 11:05 a.m

Exploring New Frontiers: Zoom and Language Teaching Diana Serrano, Georgia Southern University, Savannah

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m

Questions/Discussions

PARB 227

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

10:45 a.m.

Digital Footprints: Helping Students Land on Their Feet in Online Learning Kelly Suero, Troy University Rachel Fournier, Troy University

11:05 a.m.

Building Teacher-Created Quizlet Sets to Maximize Student-Centered Language Learning Catherine Johnson, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro

11:25 a.m.

Let Them Escape for A While Anja Werth, Auburn University

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

PARB 239

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

10:45 a.m.

La figure du gentil policier dans les romans de Moussa Konaté Jean-Hugues Bita’a Menye, University of Arkansas

11:15 a.m.

Sembène’s Le Voltaïque: from the Ur-text of Transatlantic Slavery in African Fiction to Contemporary Neo-slave Narratives Michael Janis, Morehouse College

11:30 a.m.

The Paradoxical Persuasive Fiction of The Serpent and the Rainbow: A Haitian Narrative Maxime Moreau, The University of Tennessee

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Lunch on Your Own • Explore Pooler!

2:15 - 3:30 p.m.

Afternoon Sessions III

PARB 126

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

2:15 p.m.

Achtung Translation! On Using Translations in FL Lit Classes Horst Kurz, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro

2:35 p.m.

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

3:15 - 3:30 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

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FRIDAY, APRIL 14 PARB 227

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

2:15 p.m.

Faune sentimentale, type et classification dans le roman du dix-neuvième siècle: Eugène Sue et la tentation animale?

Benoît Leclercq, High Point University

2:30 p.m.

Creative imagination, healing places, and sense of plenitude Mahamadou Diaby-Kassamba, Winston-Salem State University

2:45 p.m.

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

3:00 p.m.

Language Attitudes towards Gender-neutral Language in Quebec French Geoffrey Tacinelli, University of Florida

3:15-3:30 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

PARB 239

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

2:15 p.m.

The Omnipresence of Death: En la ardiente oscuridad and El concierto de San Ovidio Adrianne Woods, University of South Carolina

2:35 p.m.

La presencia de una ausencia: un acercamiento crítico a Niebla de Miguel de Unamuno Victoria Calmes, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

2:55 p.m.

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

3:15-3:30 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

3:30 - 3:45 p.m.

Break

3:45 - 5:00 p.m.

Afternoon Sessions IV

PARB 126

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

3:45 p.m.

Spanish Passing Farewells and Intercultural Communication Dissonance Chris Miles - The University of Southern Mississippi Juan de la Puente,The University of Southern Mississippi

4:05 p.m.

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

4:25 p.m.

Keeping it Real: The Pedagogy of Videography in the L2 Classroom Amy Chambless, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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FRIDAY, APRIL 14 4:45 - 5:00 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

PARB 227

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

3:45 p.m.

El marco habermasiano para la enseñanza de la interculturalidad en España, hacia una sociedad postsecular Arturo Moreno Ruiz, Auburn University

4:05 p.m.

El cine alegórico durante el franquismo: el arte como expresión del duelo Angela Mooney, The University of Texas at Dallas

4:45-5:00 p.m.

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.

Vous voyez bien que je ne suis pas Astérix!: Formes de l’intertexte dans le Lapinot de Lewis Trondheim Denis Depinoy, High Point University

4:35 p.m.

Nicolas Anciaux: A French Hero from the American Revolution Olga Amarie, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro

4:45-5:00 p.m.

Questions/Discussions

5:00 p.m.

Closing • See You Next Year! April 11-12, 2024

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SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

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