The ninth biennial conference on Current Approaches to Spanish and Portuguese Second Language Phonology (CASPSLaP), co-organized by NCSU and UNCW, will be held at NC State University March 15 - 16, 2024. CASPSLaP brings together leading experts in the field of second language acquisition (SLA) of Spanish and Portuguese pronunciation. The presentations will include a wide range of topics. By focusing on the breadth of approaches currently taken by scholars investigating the SLA of Spanish and Portuguese phonology, this conference aims to present state-of-the-art research in second language phonological acquisition. In addition to the general session, there will also be a poster session, as well as an interactive, pedagogy-focused session called Ignite that addresses best practices in classroom pronunciation instruction. In honor of the late Kimberly Geeslin – one of the organizers of the first CASPSLaP – a special award will be presented to the graduate student with the most outstanding work.
The 2024 conference will highlight the themes of acquisition of dialectal variation and fine-grained phonetic traits, heritage language phonology, and social variation in second language phonological acquisition; however, abstracts are invited for presentations and posters on any topic related to the second language acquisition of the Spanish and Portuguese sound systems. Submissions are also invited for Ignite, a special session focused on pedagogy in second language pronunciation learning (see below).
20-Minute Presentation
Anonymous one-page abstracts, with a second page allowed for references and/or examples, should be submitted by October 31, 2023. Individual papers will be 20-minute presentations followed by 10 minutes for questions.
Poster Presentation
Anonymous one-page abstracts, with a second page allowed for references and/or examples, should be submitted by October 31, 2023. Posters will be displayed for a 2-hour block of time.
Ignite Presentation
We also solicit submissions for an interactive pedagogy-focused session in which participants will present brief (10 minute) micro-teaching lessons in a rotating “speed-dating” format. These lessons should showcase a specific pedagogical technique or activity to teach a particular sound, feature, or process, or to help learners overcome a particular problem. Such lessons may be aimed at students enrolled in courses specifically treating pronunciation/phonetics or for learners in general language courses. Submissions should include a detailed lesson plan including: title of lesson, statement of objectives, summary of task(s), description of materials, the activity itself, and later follow up (such as other activities, homework and/or assessments), and any references. The Ignite session will be organized by Dr. Rebeka Campos-Astorkiza (Ohio State University). Submit lesson plans by October 31, 2023.