2025 FALL Conference @  

College of the Canyons

26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91355 

November 1, 2025 

Submission Deadline EXTENDED:  October 15, 2025

The AATSP SoCal Chapter invites submissions for its 2025 Fall Conference, to be held on November 1, 2025, at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita. We welcome proposals from educators, researchers, and practitioners in Spanish and Portuguese language, literature, and culture. Participants can choose to attend in person or via Zoom. 

Proposed Topics/Areas of Interest:

We invite original contributions on the following broad areas but not limited to:

Language, Literature, and Culture:  

• Spanish and Portuguese Language/Literature

• Latin American and Chicana(o)/Latina(o) Studies

• Culture, Civilization, and Art (Ethnic Studies, Critical Race Theory, and Decolonizing the Syllabus)

Teaching and Methodology:

• Innovative Teaching Practices (K-12 teaching, Engaged Learning, and Technology in the Classroom)

• Heritage and Bilingual Education (Second Language Acquisition and Methodology)

Resources and Technology:

• Open Educational Resources (OER) and Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Materials

Social Justice and Critical Theory:

• Social Justice, Intersectionality, and Decolonizing the Syllabus

Presentation formats:

• Research papers / Case studies / Best Practices

• Workshops

Paper: 15–20-minute presentation.

A paper session will consist of two to three presentations and will be divided equally between the presenters.

Pedagogical Workshop presentation: a full 60-minute session.

One presentation per session.

The conference languages are Spanish, Portuguese, or English.

Although we are open to all types of papers, we would like to encourage papers with a pedagogical approach and/or research-based findings that could have a classroom or curricular implementation.

Submitting a Proposal / Submission Procedure:

Via email: aatsp.southerncalifornia@gmail.com

Please type 2025 FALL CONFERENCE in the Subject.

• Title of your paper/proposal

• Author(s) Department(s) and Affiliation(s) and e-mail Address(es)

• Presentation format: Paper or Workshop

• Abstract: A brief description (200 words or less) of your paper or presentation and a short abstract version (50 words or less) to be included in the program in case of being selected.

• Short Bio (50 or less words) to be read by the moderator in case of being selected.

Acknowledgement of received submissions will be via email. If you do not hear from us, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Information about the conference (program, registration, etc.) will be posted on our website as the conference approaches: https://sites.google.com/site/aatspsocal/

Everyone is welcome to attend the conference. If you wish to participate without presenting a paper (or in addition to presenting a paper), e.g., to chair a session, evaluate papers to be included in the conference program, etc., please send an email to aatsp.southerncalifornia@gmail.com