The Southwest Conference on Language Teaching will be held Thursday Saturday, March 25-27 at the downtown Hyatt in Albuquerque. For the first time, the conference is free to all students.
It is an initiative to bring our newest language colleagues into the profession without stressing their bank accounts, Marina Peters-Newell, lecturer, UNM Foreign Languages and Literatures, said.
She added that all foreign language graduate and teaching assistants as well as graduate students are strongly encouraged to attend sessions on Friday and Saturday, March 26-27. To receive the free student pass, contact Peters-Newell at mpnewell@unm.edu or 277-0525 by noon, Thursday, March 25. Those who fail to make arrangements in advance will be asked to pay the $105 conference fee.
I would urge everyone to attend this conference as it is our link to professional development in the field of language pedagogy. As a department of foreign languages, this conference should be a high priority, especially since it is in our own backyard, Peters-Newell said.
Information about the sessions is available on the conference Web site at www.swcolt.org.
Contact: Carolyn Gonzales (505) 277-5920
Posted by kwentworth at March 22, 2004 04:36 PM