<div align=center><font size=5 color=#104160 face="Georgia"><b>CALL FOR
PAPERS AND PANELS</b></font>
<p>
<p><font size=5 color=#104160 face="Georgia"><b>QUEENS CONSORTIUM ON LOTE
</b></font>
<p><font size=5 color=#104160 face="Georgia"><b>and</b></font>
<p><font size=5 color=#104160 face="Georgia"><b>INSTITUTE FOR LANGUAGE
EDUCATION</b></font>
<p><font size=5 color=#104160 face="Georgia"><b>IN TRANSCULTURAL CONTEXT
(ILETC)</b></font></div>
<p>
<div align=center><font size=5 color=#603181 face="sans-serif"><b><i>Teaching
Language, Teaching Literature: </i></b></font>
<br><font size=5 color=#603181 face="sans-serif"><b><i>State of a Union</i></b></font>
<br><font size=3 face="Georgia"><b>May 6th, 2013</b></font>
<br><font size=3 face="Georgia">The Graduate School and University Center
(CUNY)</font></div>
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<br><font size=3 face="Georgia">The Institute for Language Education in
Transcultural Context (</font><a href=http://iletc.commons.gc.cuny.edu><font size=3 color=blue face="Georgia"><u>ILETC</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Georgia">)
is pleased to co-sponsor the Queens Consortium on LOTE’s Second Conference,
<b><i>Teaching Language, Teaching Literature: State of a Union</i> </b>to
be held on May 6th, 2013 at </font><a href=http://goo.gl/maps/xuOEk><font size=3 color=blue face="Georgia"><u>CUNY,
The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Georgia">.
</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Georgia">The confirmed keynote speaker is </font><a href=http://www.mla.org/feal><font size=3 color=blue face="Georgia"><u>Rosemary
G. Feal</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Georgia">, Executive Director of
the MLA.</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Georgia">Among suggested topics are all perspectives
on the theme and best practices at the level of the Institution, the Department,
the Curriculum or the Classroom. Proposals for individual presentations,
workshops or complete panels should be submitted electronically as a single
file (.doc, .docx, or .pdf) to </font><a href=mailto:LOTEproposals@qc.cuny.edu><font size=3 color=blue face="Georgia"><u>LOTEproposals@qc.cuny.edu</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Georgia">
before March 24<sup>th</sup>, 2013, at 12 noon. A complete proposal
includes name(s), institutional affiliation(s) and email address(es), title,
and abstract of no more than 300 words. </font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Georgia">Receipt of proposals will be acknowledged
within 24 hours, and acceptance no later than March 31st. </font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Georgia">For questions, please contact Beatriz Carolina
Peņa at </font><a href=mailto:beatriz.pena@qc.cuny.edu><font size=3 color=blue face="Georgia"><u>beatriz.pena@qc.cuny.edu</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Georgia">
or Greet Van Belle at </font><a href=mailto:gvanbelle@gc.cuny.edu><font size=3 color=blue face="Georgia"><u>gvanbelle@gc.cuny.edu</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Georgia">.
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