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We are proud to announce the participation of the following Plenary Speakers:- Dr. María Carreira, California State University, Long Beach- Dr. Almeida Jacqueline Toribio, University of Texas at Austin- Dr. Guadalupe Valdés, Stanford UniversityWe hope to receive abstracts (in Spanish or English) from researchers, teachers, and students representing all viewpoints and subfields of study to share, discuss, and explore both theoretical and practical knowledge in any area of Spanish Heritage Bilingual Development. Abstracts will be selected for 20-minute presentations (with 10 minutes for discussion) as well as for poster presentations.Concurrent with the conference on Saturday, we will host two workshop sessions that aim to provide participants with ideas, resources, strategies, and practical advice for (i) teaching Spanish language courses where both heritage learners and foreign language learners are enrolled, as well as for (ii) the creation (or improvement) of quality language programs that deliver the most optimal learning environment for Spanish heritage learners. Some of the topics that will be discussed include: grouping strategies, peer collaboration, provision of feedback, placement issues, and evaluation of program outcomes.All student presenters will be eligible for consideration for a most promising scholar award.Abstract Submission: Authors are asked to submit their anonymous abstracts via the Easy Abstracts submission site: [://linguistlist.org/easyabs/SSHL]. Abstracts should not exceed 500 words. Tables, examples, and references may be included on a second page. No more than two abstracts per person should be submitted, with no more than one as first or sole author.For more information, contact:Diego Pascual y Cabodiego.pascual@ttu.eduThe organizing committee:Florencia G. Henshaw, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignClaudia Holguín, University of OregonJulia Oliver-Raján, University of Iowa
