The Southeastern Conference on Linguistics LXXXIX Annual Conference (SECOL 89) was hosted virtually by the Interdepartmental Linguistics Program in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Louisiana State University from March 31-April 2, 2022.

The second day of the conference featured a two-session panel (90 minutes + 90 minutes) to draw attention to the work being done by the SEC Spanish Consortium, and garner partners whose work aligns with consortium goals. Panelists represented the diversity of SEC Schools, the diversity of themes included in the SEC Spanish Consortium, and the reflected this year’s SECOL conference theme: Diversity and Inclusion in Linguistics.

  • Special Panel 2: What is the SEC Spanish Consortium?
  • Special Panel 3: The SEC Spanish Consortium & Community-Engaged Research

Image credit: Mixing colors graphic from SECOL 89 printed program

Schedule
2022
Friday, April 1st
8:45 AM

1. Opening remarks and welcome: What is the SEC Spanish Consortium and how can you be a part of it?

Stephen Fafulas, University of Mississippi
Chad Howe, University of Georgia

8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

2. There is no such thing as language contact

Dennis Preston, University of Kentucky

8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

3. “You’re my first Black Spanish teacher ever”: Reimagining introductory linguistics as raciolinguistics in the Southern context

Aris Moreno Clemons, University of Tennessee

8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

4. Self-reported language use, proficiency and attitudes toward Spanish and English in the U.S. South: Case studies of Spanish in northern Mississippi and eastern North Carolina

Stephen Fafulas, University of Mississippi

8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

5. Beyond Spanish: Portuguese and indigenous language communities in Georgia

Chad Howe, University of Georgia

8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

6. Closing remarks, 1st panel

Chad Howe, University of Georgia
Stephen Fafulas, University of Mississippi

8:45 AM - 10:15 AM
10:30 AM

10. Questions and moving forward with the SEC Spanish Consortium

Stephen Fafulas, University of Mississippi
Chad Howe, University of Georgia

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

7. Opening remarks and welcome: Community-Engaged Research

Chad Howe, University of Georgia
Stephen Fafulas, University of Mississippi

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

8. A collaborative project for, by, and about Hispanic South Carolinians

Nina Moreno, University of South Carolina

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

9. Breaking the language barrier: Promoting community health through community-campus partnerships (Sub-panel)

Laura Martin, University of Mississippi
Jilkiah Bryant, University of Mississippi
Noa Valcarcel, University of Mississippi
Karen Allison, MississippiCare
Danna Johnson, Catholic Charities Family Life Center

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM