Kristin Pitt, Comparative Literature, UW-Milwaukee

Anita Alkhas, French, UW-Milwaukee

What is a conference abstract? What makes an abstract effective? This workshop will explore definitions and models of abstracts appropriate for all students in language, literature, and translation.

The first half of the workshop will provide participants with strategies and guidelines for developing concise and effective abstracts for academic and professional conferences. The second half of the workshop will be tailored to students interested in participating in two upcoming conferences scheduled to be held in Milwaukee during the 2011-2012 academic year:

• The North Central Council of Latin Americanists’ 2011 conference, “The Old and New: Change and Continuity in Latin America,” held at UW-Milwaukee from September 30-October 1, 2011 (abstracts due April 29, 2011): http://uwm.edu/clacs/nccla/pdf/callpapers11.pdf
• The Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, held at the Hyatt Regency from March 8-10, 2012 (proposals due April 15, 2011): http://www.csctfl.org/

Students interested in participating in the second half of the workshop are encouraged to bring ideas for possible individual conference presentations and session ideas for the NCCLA or the CSCTFL.