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| Title | 2nd Symposium on Spanish Language Communities in the Greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area |
| Body | A one-day Symposium sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese; the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Education (OMSE); the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; and the Latin American Studies Center, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 All sessions will be held in the Multipurpose Room Nyumburu Cultural Center University of Maryland OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Latinos comprise the largest minority in the United States. The symposium addresses key issues regarding the socio-cultural, political and educational realities of U.S. Latinos. The discussions will address in particular the Spanish-speaking, Latino communities within the Greater Washington, D.C., area. 9:30 am - 10:00 am Coffee and Welcome Michael H. Long, Director, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, UMD. 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Session I: Spanish, Politics, and Education Facilitator: Carolina Rojas Bahr, Asst. Director, Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Education, UMD. Education in the context of immigration and social policies in the US. Michael Fix, Vice-President and Director of Studies, Migration Policy Institute, and Randolph Capps, Senior Research Associate, The Urban Institute. Latinos' education in the education research context. Edna Mora Szymanski, Dean, College of Education, UMD. Latinos at the crossroads of politics, immigration, and education. Gustavo Torres, Executive Director, CASA de Maryland. 12:00 pm-1:00 pm: Lunch 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm Introduction: Sandra M.Cypess, Professor and Chair, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, UMD. Keynote Speaker: Honorable Ana Sol Gutrrez, Maryland House of Delegates, District 18, Montgomery County. 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Session II: Spanish, Culture, and Curriculum Facilitator: Ana Patricia Rodrguez, Associate Professor, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, UMD. Spanish as a heritage language in the US: Implications for TESOL education. Debra Suarez, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, UMD. Yo soy [fill in the blank]! Talking about identity in Spanish for heritage speakers courses. Ana Mara Schwartz, Associate Professor, Modern Languages, UMD- Baltimore. Latinos, Spanish, and Globalization: Shifting constructions of diversity and language in academia. Jennifer Leeman, Assistant Professor, George Mason University. For more information: Manel Lacorte - ml207@umail.umd.edu Carolina Rojas Bahr - crbahr@umd.edu McGinnis, S. CORRECTED Conference: Spanish Language Communities (3/ 16/05). Heritage List. heritage-list@Majordomo.umd.edu (9 Feb. 2005). |
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| Inputdate | 2005-02-13 18:53:00 |
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