Hispanic Linguistics Symposium/Acquisition of Spanish and Portuguese to be held October 16-18, 2003, at the University of New Mexico

国家科学基金会将支持将于2003年10月16日至18日在阿尔伯克基的新墨西哥大学举行的第七届拉美裔语言学研讨会和相关的第六届西班牙语和葡萄牙语作为第一和第二语言的习得会议。会议将提供一个论坛，就西班牙语语言学、双语和西班牙语作为一种传统语言的教学等问题进行学术交流。拉美裔人现在构成了美国最大的少数民族。他们中的许多人都是以英语为主的人，他们希望提高自己的西班牙语技能。为此，将举行两次特别会议，重点讨论西班牙语在美国的使用情况和向讲传统文化的人教授西班牙语。西班牙裔语言学研讨会是交流当前西班牙语和葡萄牙语研究的主要论坛。与研讨会相关的出版资源将使人们能够广泛获取最新研究成果。研讨会不仅将推动西班牙语和葡萄牙语的科学研究，而且还将通过专门讨论与第二语言使用者有关的教学方法的特别会议，促进这些语言的教学。专题讨论会将通过针对拉美裔群体关切的问题举行会议，并通过外联活动吸引他们参加会议，从而扩大代表人数不足的拉美裔群体的参与范围。来自新墨西哥州的中学西班牙语教师将被邀请参加。更大的社会将受益于社会语言学知识的传播，这将为公立学校的教师实践提供信息，促进与文化和语言多样化的学生进行更积极的接触。

The National Science Foundation will support the seventh Hispanic Linguistics Symposium and the associated Sixth Conference on the Acquisition of Spanish and Portuguese as First and Second Languages, to be held at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, October 16-18, 2003. The conference will provide a forum for scholarly exchange on issues related to Spanish linguistics, bilingualism and the teaching of Spanish as a heritage language. People of Hispanic origin now constitute the largest ethnic minority in the United States. Many of these are English-dominant speakers who wish to improve their Spanish speaking skills. For this reason two special sessions will focus on the use of Spanish in the United States and on teaching Spanish to heritage speakers. Another session will focus on quantitative approaches to Spanish and Portuguese linguistics.The Hispanic Linguistics Symposium is a major forum for the interchange of current research on the Spanish and Portuguese languages. Published resources associated with the symposium will make the latest research widely accessible. The symposium will not only advance the scientific study of Spanish and Portuguese but it will also promote the teaching of these languages through special sessions devoted to teaching methodology as it relates to second language speakers. The symposium will broaden the participation of an underrepresented group, Hispanics, through sessions oriented to their concerns and through outreach to attract them to the conference. Secondary school Spanish teachers from the State of New Mexico will be invited to attend. The larger society will benefit from the transmission of sociolinguistic knowledge that will inform the practice of teachers in the public schools, facilitating a more positive engagement with culturally and linguistically diverse students.