April 11-12 | Savannah, GA
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THE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Jorge W. Suazo, Executive Director & 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
Zuotang Zhang
East Asian/Chinese Studies
Encarni Cruz-Jimenez, Co-Director
Spanish and Latin American Literature, and Spanish and Latin American Cinema
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
Eric Kartchner
Peninsular and Latin American Studies
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
THURSDAY, APRIL 11
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Registration, Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus - Student Union
9:15 am – 10:30 am Concurrent Sessions
10:30 am – 10:45 am Coffee Break
10:45 am – 12:00 am Concurrent Sessions
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch Break (On Your Own)
2:15 pm – 3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Coffee Break
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm Break
5:15 pm – 6:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
6:30 pm Welcome Reception: Starland Yard: Food Truck Park (On Your Own)
FRIDAY, APRIL 12
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Registration, Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus - Student Union
9:15 am – 10:30 am Concurrent Sessions
10:30 am – 10:45 am Coffee Break
10:45 am – 12:00 pm Plenary Session Presentation
Dr. Diana Ruggiero
World Languages for Specific Purposes (WLSP): Transforming Language Education to Meet Professional Demands”
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCHEON
2:15 pm – 3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Coffee Break
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
5:00 pm Closing
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) presenters: For those panels with three (3) presenters, each person will have up to 20 min. to present. For those panels with four (4) presenters, each person will have up to 15 min. to present.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11
MORNING SESSION I
9:15 - 10:30 am (INCLUDING QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION)
1. SPECIAL TOPICS I: Identity, Gender Issues, and Technology
Ballroom A
Organized and Chaired by Eric Kartchner, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
9:15 am El “deber ser” en la mujer afrocaribeña: Discurso médico, control de natalidad y sífilis en La amante de Gardel de Mayra Santos-Febres
Francisco Brignole, University of North Carolina Wilmington
9:35 am Catálogo de perversas bisexuales. Juan García Ponce y sus Cinco Mujeres
Anca Koczkas, University of West Georgia
9.55 am Puede que sea cómico--pero no lo es necesariamente. La tecnología en tres cuentos
Garry Merritt, University of North Georgia
10:15 - 10:30 am: Questions/Discussion
2. SPANISH PENINSULAR STUDIES I: Exploring Identity On the Stage and On the Page / CULTURAL STUDIES I: Chinese TV Dramas and State Ideology
Ballroom B
Organized by Michael McGrath and Chaired by Miguel García, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
9:15 am La vuelta a la Tierra en un sueño: España, Occidente, el mundo y la humanidad en Morsamor (1899) de Juan Valera
Álvaro A. Ayo, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
9:35 am Tejiendo memorias: el Holocausto y la historia española en Velódromo de invierno (2001), de Juana Salabert
Daniel Arroyo-Rodríguez, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
9:55 am Warm Realism Illuminated in Chinese TV Drama A Love for Dilemma
Yining Zhang, Georgia Southern University
10:15 - 10:30 am: Questions/Discussion
Coffee Break 10:30 - 10:45 am
MORNING SESSION II
10:45 am - 12:00 pm (INCLUDING QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION)
3. FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES I: Social Issues
Ballroom A
Organized and Chaired by Olga Amarie, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Campus
10:45 am Le Contexte social de la France du XIXe siècle dans Le Père Goriot et Le Rouge et le Noir
Laurent Monye, Clark Atlanta University
11:05 am La Censure de guerre dans This Land Is Mine de Jean Renoir
Frederic Leveziel, University of South Florida, St Petersburg
11:25 am Humor in Francophone Short Stories
Olga Amarie, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
11:45 am - 12:00 pm: Questions/Discussion
4. FOREIGN LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY I / SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION I: Re-Considering Essential Aspects in Foreign Language Pedagogy
Ogeechee Theater
Organized by Eric Kartchner and Chaired by Marcela Ruiz-Funes, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
10:45 am Re-Creating Boccaccio: the use of modernized adaptations in the language classroom as a reflexive process of meaning-making
Aria Dal Molin, University of South Carolina
11:05 am The Pedagogy Of Teaching Mandarin Chinese Language In HBCU Speaking Classes
Shu-Ching Hung, Fayetteville State University
11:25 am Learning Chinese Vocabulary: Understanding Students' Perspectives
Austin Gasiecki, Georgia Southern University Alumnus, Statesboro
11:45 am - 12:00 pm: Questions/Discussion
5. FILM AND LANGUAGE STUDIES I: Reflections on History and Society: Exploring Trauma and Resilience through Film Narratives
Ballroom B
Organized and Chaired by Encarni Cruz Jiménez, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong
10:45 am Remembering Collective Trauma: Echoes of the Pinochet Regime in Documentary Films by Patricio Guzmán and Fiction by Isabel Allende
Laura Hill, University of West Georgia
11:00 am Navigating Informal Economies in Ya no estoy aquí (2019)
Dorian Lee Jackson, Kennesaw State University
11:15 am Using Feature Films in a Composition Course
Fleming Bell, Valdosta State University
11:45 am - 12:00 pm: Questions/Discussion
6. SERVICE LEARNING I: Revolutionizing Language Education: Experiential Learning in Action
Ballroom C
Organized and Chaired by Grant Gearhart, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong
10:45 am Service from the Ground Up: a Step by Step Guide to Experiential Learning in the World Language Classroom
Grant Gearhart, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong
11:05 am Using Experiential Learning Activities with Films in Asynchronous Online World Language Courses
Karen Acosta, Valdosta State University
Kelly Davidson, Valdosta State University
11:45 am - 12:00 pm: Questions/Discussion
Lunch Break
12:00 - 2:00 pm (On Your Own)
AFTERNOON SESSIONS I
2:15 - 3:30 pm (INCLUDING QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION)
7. SPANISH AMERICAN STUDIES I: Exploring Power Dynamics and Identity in Latin American Literature/ Explorando dinámicas de poder y de identidad en la literatura latinoamericana (Part 1)
Ballroom A
Organized and Chaired by Dolores Rangel, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
2:15 pm Mujeres en verde oliva: Sujetos históricos en frentes revolucionarios / Women in Olive Green: Historical Subjects in Nations’ Guerilla Armies
Karen Barahona, Baldwin Wallace University
Ella Barth, Baldwin Wallace University
2:35 pm Orión, el Atlante: Text and Context of a Forgotten Mexican Comic
Jaime Cruz-Ortiz, Kennesaw State University
3:15 - 3:30 pm: Questions/Discussion
8. FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES II: Comparative Women’s Studies
Ballroom C
Organized by Olga Amarie, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro and Chaired by Amina Saidou, James Madison University
2:15 pm Beasts and Brides: Woman and the Animal in Prosper Merimée’s Lokis
William Holley, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
2:35 pm Transnational Female Identity and Resistance in some Francophone Films
Amina Saidou, James Madison University
3:15 - 3:30 pm: Questions/Discussion
THURSDAY, APRIL 11
9. CULTURAL STUDIES I: Marginal Spaces: Immigration Crisis, Tropical Diseases and Digital Gold Ballroom B
Organized and Chaired by Lukas Pawelek, University of South Carolina, Beaufort
2:15 pm The Southern Border Crisis in the United States
Curtis Yockey, University of South Carolina, Beaufort
2:35 pm Neglected Tropical Disease Healthcare and Treatment Barriers in Mexico
Destiny O'Neill, University of South Carolina, Beaufort
2:55 pm Digital Gold in El Salvador: a Pathway to Autonomy or Mayhem
Lukas Pawelek, University of South Carolina, Beaufort
3:15 - 3:30 pm: Questions/Discussion
10. ASIAN STUDIES I: History and Cultures in East Asian Countries: Cultural Politics and Traditional Performing Arts
Ogeechee Theater
Organized and Chaired by Zuotang Zhang, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
2:15 pm Land vs Ocean: Wei Yuan and the Cultural Politics of Representing the World in Modern Chinese Geography
Hongbing Zhang, Fayetteville State University
2:30 pm Unveiling Cultural, Social, and Musical Dimensions of Pansori through the Integration of a Folktale in Korean as a Foreign Language (KFL) Education
Jiyoung Daniel, University of North Georgia
2:45 pm Japanese Traditional Language Arts and Their Applications in Japanese Language Teaching Noriko Mori-Kolbe, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
3:00 pm Xiangsheng (Chinese crosstalk) and its Application in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
Zuotang Zhang, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
3:15 - 3:30 pm: Questions/Discussion
Coffee Break 3:30 - 3:45 pm
AFTERNOON SESSIONS II
3:45 - 5:00 pm (INCLUDING QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION)
11. SPANISH AMERICAN STUDIES I: Exploring Power Dynamics and Identity in Latin American Literature/ Explorando dinámicas de poder y de identidad en la literatura latinoamericana (Part 2)
Ballroom A
Organized and Chaired by Dolores Rangel, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
3:45 pm William Walker, un filibustero estadounidense, y Juan Santamaría, un campesino costarricense: enfoques contrastantes como héroes nacionales en el siglo XIX
Mark Elmore, University of West Georgia
4:05 pm Performance y las dinámicas del poder en Páradais de Fernanda Melchor
Yasmina Vallejos, University of South Carolina Salkehatchie
4:25 pm Exilio y lenguaje: El sefardí como marca identitaria en Myriam Moscona
Dolores Rangel, Georgia Southern University
4:45 - 5:00 pm: Questions/Discussion
12. FOREIGN LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY II / SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION II: Re-Considering Essential Aspects in Foreign Language Pedagogy
Ballroom C
Organized by Eric Kartchner and Chaired by Noriko Kolbe, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
3:45 pm Metodologías de enseñanza: Explorando la adquisición del lenguaje en el aula de español
Kaleb Hyatt, Bay Springs Middle School
4:05 pm Empowering Spanish L2 Learners: Navigating Language Anxiety Through Models of Motivation
Mayra García-Díaz, Georgia Southern University
4:45 - 5:00 pm: Questions/Discussion
13. ROUND TABLE I: The Use Of Critical Reflection For Learning, Engagement and Development In An Upper-Level Language Class
Ballroom B
Organized and Chaired by Ana Torres, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong
3:45 pm
4:05 pm
4:25 pm
The Use Of Critical Reflection For Learning, Engagement and Development In An Upper-Level Language Class
Ana Torres, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong
The Use Of Critical Reflection For Learning, Engagement and Development In An Upper-Level Language Class
Michaela Dore, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong
The Use Of Critical Reflection For Learning, Engagement and Development In An Upper-Level Language Class
Naomi Reyes, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong
4:45 - 5:00 pm: Questions/Discussion
Break 5:00 - 5:15 pm
AFTERNOON SESSIONS III
5:15 - 6:30 pm
(INCLUDING QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION)
14. HISPANIC CARIBBEAN STUDIES I: Cuba I
Ogeechee Theater
Organized and Chaired by Eric Kartchner, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
5:15 pm El impacto negativo de la Enmienda Platt en la historia de Cuba
Marisol García-Mitchell, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
5:35 pm La revolución cubana y su exportación al resto del mundo
Rafael Nuñez Rodríguez, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
5:55 pm Che Guevara: ¿héroe o villano?
Jeff Montero, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
6:15 - 6:30 pm: Questions/Discussion
WELCOME RECEPTION
*All participants are welcome to meet at the Starland Yard for food, drinks, and camaraderie (on your own).
Starland Yard: Food Truck Park 2411 De Soto Ave, Savannah, GA
STARTING AT 6:30 PM
FRIDAY, APRIL 12
MORNING SESSION I
9:15 - 10:30 am (INCLUDING QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION)
15. FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES II: Rethinking Postcolonialism
Ballroom A
Organized by Olga Amarie, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro and Chaired by Philip Ojo, Agnes Scott College
9:15 am Le Rejet de l’Occident dans le roman de détective ouest-africain: analyse herméneutique de l’œuvre de l’écrivain malien
Moussa Konate
Alain-Richard Sappi, Georgia’s Wesleyan College
9:35 am Le Sentiment anti-français : Raisons et Illusions dans Transit d’Abdourahamane Wabéri
Yacine Soumare Issa Mamoudou, The University of Alabama
9:55 am Decolonizing the French Curriculum at Agnes Scott College
Philip Ojo, Agnes Scott College
10:15 - 10:30 am: Questions/Discussion
16. STUDY ABROAD I: Best Practices and Language Acquisition in Study Abroad Programs
Ballroom B
Organized and Chaired by Martha Hughes, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
9:15 am Teaching Language in Context through On-Site Visual Perception
Elena Picech Reisinger, Murray State University
9:35 am Student Teaching Experiences in TESOL Practicum Abroad
Joelle Bonamy, Columbus State University
Seon Jeon, Columbus State University
10:00 - 10:15 am: Questions/Discussion
17. HISPANIC CARIBBEAN STUDIES II: Cuba II
Ogeechee Theater
Organized and Chaired by Eric Kartchner, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
9:15 am Teaching Cuba in Georgia Today
Eric Kartchner, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
9:35 am La santería en Cuba: el empoderamiento a través de la creencia
Carrie Byam, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
9:55 am El impacto negativo del embargo estadounidense sobre la economía de Cuba
Paola Fachisthers, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
10:00 - 10:15 am: Questions/Discussion
Ogeechee Theater
Coffee Break 10:30 - 10:45 am
MORNING SESSION II
Plenary Session 10:45 am - 12:00 pm
11:00 am Introductions: Jorge W. Suazo, SECCLL Director
11:05 am Welcome: Dr. Marcela Ruiz-Funes, Department Chair
11:10 am Keynote Speaker Introduction: Encarni Cruz-Jimenez, SECCLL Co-Director
11:15 am Presentation (via Zoom): Diana Ruggiero
“World Languages for Specific Purposes (WLSP): Transforming Language Education to Meet Professional Demands”
11:45 am Followed by Questions/Comments
Georgia Southern University, Student Union – Armstrong Campus
SECCLL KEYNOTE SESSION
World Languages for Specific Purposes (WLSP): Transforming Language Education to Meet Professional Demands
The need for specialized communication skills in various professions is emerging in our increasingly interconnected world. Traditional language and cultural education systems struggle and need help to keep pace with these evolving demands. This keynote speech introduces the innovative concept of World Languages for Specific Purposes (WLSP), a dynamic educational approach meticulously designed to cater to the distinct needs of diverse professional fields.
In this session we will explore how WLSP is set to revolutionize language education, making it more applicable, engaging, and attuned to the real-world demands of various professions.
Dr. Diana Ruggiero is an Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of Memphis where she currently specializes in world languages for specific purposes (WLSP; Spanish focus) and community service learning. An engaged scholar recognized by her professional peers worldwide for her contributions to scholarship and teaching in WLSP and Spanish language and culture, her current teaching and research focus is on WLSP pedagogy, Spanish for healthcare and the Latinx Community in Memphis.
FRIDAY
*Only participants who RSVP'd are able to attend*
12:00 - 1:30 PM Student Union Ballroom – Armstrong Campus
SECCLL 2024 Luncheon is sponsored by VISTA Higher Learning.
Associate Professor of Spanish University of Memphis
FRIDAY, APRIL
AFTERNOON SESSION I 2:15 - 3:30 pm (INCLUDING QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION)
18. SPECIAL TOPICS II: Exploring Psychological Fear, Disorders, and Maternal Conflicts
Ballroom A
Organized and Chaired by Martha Hughes, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
2:15 pm
Teaching Culture and Diversity in the Field of Communication Disorders
Gabriela Smeckova, Valdosta State University
2:35 pm La presencia del autismo en los cuentos La gallina degollada de Horacio Quiroga y The Idiots de Joseph Conrad
Osvaldo Parrilla, Lander University
2:55 pm The Beginning of an End: Exploring the Psychological Fear of Social Change in 18th-Century Spanish Literature
Nkosilathi Moyo, Louisiana State University
3:15 - 3:30 pm: Questions/Discussion
19. FOREIGN LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY III / SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION III: Language Aptitude, Curriculum, and Social Attitude
Ballroom B
Organized by Eric Kartchner and Chaired by Martha Hughes, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
2:15 pm Language Aptitude as a Predictor of Academic Performance
John Pendergast, US Military Academy-West Point
Thomas Dean, US Military Academy-West Point
2:35 pm Spain’s Other Golden Age and STEM in the Spanish Language Curriculum
Ransom Gladwin, Valdosta State University
2:55 pm Hispanic Daily Life...Who's Daily Life?
Christopher Miles, The University of Southern Mississippi
3:15 - 3:30 pm: Questions/Discussion
20. HISPANIC CARIBBEAN STUDIES III: Cuba III
Ogeechee Theater
Organized and Chaired by Eric Kartchner, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
2:15 pm Traces of the Taino and African languages in Cuban Spanish
Abby Herndon, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
2:35 pm Fidel Castro como político: ¿amado u odiado?
Merica Edwards, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
2:55 pm La influencia e interferencia injusta de Estados Unidos en la Revolución Cubana
Alex Whittaker, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
3:15 - 3:30 pm: Questions/Discussion
Coffee Break 3:30 - 3:45 pm
AFTERNOON SESSION II 3:45 - 5:00 pm
(INCLUDING QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION)
21.SPECIAL TOPICS IV/ HISPANIC LINGUISTICS I/: Linguistics Shifts in the Moroccan Public Place and Exploration of Bilingualism in English and Romance Languages
Ballroom B
Organized by Eric Kartchner and Chaired by Angela Pinilla-Herrera, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
3:45 pm Tamazight in the Moroccan Public Space: The Resurrection of the Region’s Indigenous Amazigh Roots? Anouar El Younssi, Oxford College of Emory University
4:05 pm Glottal Stop Epenthesis in Spanish-Arabic Bilingual Speech in Alicante, Spain
Eden Stafstrom, Florida State University
Sergio Salazar, Florida State University
4:45 - 5:00 pm: Questions/Discussion
22. SPECIAL TOPICS III: Motherhood Mishaps in Spanish Cinema and Exploring Connections Between Tarot and Literature
Ogeechee Theater
Organized and Chaired byJorge W. Suazo, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
3:45 pm Representaciones de maternidades conflictivas en el cine español contemporáneo
Victoria Calmes, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
4:05 pm Is there a conceivable connection between literature and Tarot cards? Let’s delve into this intriguing connection. /¿Es posible vincular las cartas del Tarot con la literatura? Exploremos esta interesante posibilidad.
Jorge W. Suazo, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
4:45 - 5:00 pm: Questions/Discussion
CLOSING
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