FIU sponsors conference on Spanish in the U.S.


WHAT: Florida International University’s Latin American and Caribbean Center and Department of Modern Languages are sponsoring the 22nd Conference on Spanish in the United States in conjunction with the 7th Spanish in Contact with Other Languages Conference. Sessions held during the three-day conference will look at issues related to the Spanish language and its use in the United States.

WHO: Founded in 1980, the Spanish in the U.S. Conference brings together researchers from various disciplines – such as linguistics, sociology, anthropology, education, and legal studies – investigating a wide range of topics related to Spanish and Spanish-speaking communities in the United States. Since 1991, the Spanish in the U.S. Conference has been held in conjunction with the Spanish in Contact with Other Languages Conference, allowing productive connections between researchers focusing on the U.S. context and researchers investigating the entire Spanish-speaking world.

WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 19 through Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. For a full schedule and registration information, please visit: http://www.spanishintheus.org/. The event is free for FIU students and faculty.

WHERE: The Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call Ana Roca at 305-562-8397 

Media contact: Madeline Baró at 305-348-2234

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About FIU:
Florida International University was founded in 1965 and is Miami’s only public research university. With a student body of more than 38,000, FIU graduates more Hispanics than any other university in the country. Its 17 colleges and schools offer more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations and law. FIU has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a “High Research Activity University.” In 2006 FIU was authorized to establish a medical school, which will welcome its first class in 2009. FIU’s College of Law recently received accreditation in the fastest time allowed by the American Bar Association.

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