Modern and Classical Languages

7th Annual French and Spanish
Graduate and Undergraduate Student Symposium

Saturday, March 28, 2009

French Sessions – Tegeler 104 ***** Spanish Sessions – Tegeler 102
             
Click here to see the detailed Symposium Program (PDF)

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Schedule of Events:

8:15 – 8:45    Welcome and Registration/ breakfast – Tegeler Lobby

Spanish Graduate Sessions

 French Graduate Sessions
8:45 - 9:55 Mesa 1: La mujer en su entorno cultural desde la conquista hasta el siglo XX.

9:55 – 11:05 Mesa 2: Cultura e Identidad en la narrativa hispanoamericana contemporánea

11:05 – 12:10 Mesa 3: Foreign Language Teaching
and Bilingual Education

9:00 - 9:45 Session 1:  Héros, Adjuvants et Opposants


9:50 – 10:50 Session 2:  Baudelaire et le 19e siècle

11:00 – 11:45 Session 3: Cinéma français

12:15    Carlo Auditorium – Tegeler Hall
      Guest Speaker: Dr. Brantmeier, Washington University
“Second Language Acquisition and Technology:
Past, Present, and Future”

1:00 – 2:00 Lunch   Tegeler Lobby
                                                      

Spanish Undergraduate Sessions French Undergraduate Sessions


2:00 – 2:40 Mesa 1: Entre la dictadura y la revolución: poder, ideología y género en cuatro escritores hispanoamericanos.

2:40 – 3:30 Mesa 2: La liminalidad en la cultura y en la literatura hispanoamericana.

3:30 - 4:20- Mesa 3: Fuerzas del dominio patriarcal y cultural: dominio y sumisión en la literatura latinoamericana contemporánea.

4:20 – 5:00 Mesa 4: Creación y género


2:00 – 3:00 Session 4:  France contemporaine

3:00 – 3:10 Pause

3:10 – 5 :00 Session 5: France  /  Amérique: 
Affaires et Culture: Présentations sur la comparaison de produits français et américains.

5:00-5:30   Carlo Auditorium
Closing Remarks - Entertainment and refreshments

Please check out the Comic Strip Exhibit by Spanish Students in SPAN 493-02 and the Photography Exhibit by French student Sarah-Marie Land on display in the lobby of Tegeler Hall throughout the day of the Symposium.

Guest Speaker:
Cindy Brantmeier, Ph.D.Washington University

Title:  “Second Language Acquisition and Technology: Past, Present and Future”

12:15pm – 1pm Carlo Auditorium 

Introduction by Dr. Kara McBride

Professor Cindy Brantmeier (Ph.D. Indiana University) is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and Spanish at Washington University--St. Louis. She teaches courses on linguistics and language teaching methodology, and her research interests include:  adult second language reading, language research methodology, testing and assessment, and language learning and technology.


Directions & Parking

The Symposium is held in Tegeler Hall, which is located at 3550 Lindell Blvd, on the east side of the street, near the corner of Lindell and North Grand. The closest parking ramps are the Olive Garage, located near the corner of Olive and Compton, or the Laclede Garage, located near the corner of North Grand and Laclede. 

The entrance to Carlo Auditorium is located inside of Tegeler Hall.

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French submissions:
Dr. Annie Smart
smart@slu.edu
(314) 977-2449
    Spanish submissions
Dr. Elsy Cardona
cardonae@slu.edu
(314) 977-3670

Department of Modern & Classical Languages, Saint Louis University

220 N. Grand Blvd. ●  Saint Louis, MO 63103

fax: (314) 977 – 1495

 

  • For General Information:
    Fr. Anthony Daly, Chair
    314.977.2448
    dalyac@slu.edu
  • Spanish Graduate Program:
    Dr. Kara McBride
    Director of Spanish Graduate Program
    314.977.3673
    spangrad@slu.edu
  • French Graduate Program:
    Dr. Annie Smart
    Director of French Graduate Program
    314.977.2449
    smart@slu.edu
  • Mailing Address:
    Ritter Hall 318
    220 North Grand Blvd.
    St. Louis, MO 63103
    tel. (314) 977-2450
    fax (314) 977-1495