Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026

8:00-11:00 am
Registration Open- Lakeside Second Floor Hall
9:00-10:15 am
Session I (A): Feminism, and Displacement in Latina/o/e/x Studies
Moderator: Amrita Das, University of North Carolina Wilmington (Lakeside Room I)

鈥淩ereading the Frontier Hero: Luis Alberto Urrea's Into the Beautiful North as a Feminist Western,鈥 Bryan Russell Pearce-Gonzales, Shenandoah University

鈥淩icardo Armijo鈥檚 鈥楲a balada urbana鈥 to Chichicastenango Supermarket鈥
Amrita Das, University of North Carolina Wilmington

鈥淚CE Activity and Latinx Mental Health鈥
Adrienne Erazo, Appalachian State University
9:00-10:15 am
Session I (B):Teaching Language, Literature and Culture through an Advising Lens
Moderator: Federico Pous, 福利亚洲国产精品 (Lakeside Room II)

鈥淓ngaging through Experience, Language, Literature and Cultures鈥
Lucia Galleno, Queens University

鈥淓ngaging World Language Students through Academic Advising鈥
Sarena Tien, University of Virginia

鈥淚ntegrating Advising into a World Language Course鈥
Paola Monteros-Freeman, University of Virginia
9:00-10:15 am
Session I (C): Gender, Violence and Resistance
Moderator: Adrienne Erazo, Appalachian State University (Lakeside Room III)

鈥淯nderstanding Violence in Mexico through Fernanda Melchior鈥檚 2013 Collection of Short Stories Aqu铆 no es Miami鈥
Alan Hartman, Mercy University

鈥淰enezuelan Diaspora Voices in the 21st century鈥
Fabian Balmori, Spring Hill College

鈥淢aternidad frustrada: muerte y eternidad en la poes铆a de Carmen Conde, Concha M茅ndez, Ernestina de Champourcin y Josefina de la Torre鈥
Isabel G贸mez Sobrino, East Tennessee State University
10:30-11:45 am
Session II (A): Digital, Multimodal and Creative Language Learning
Moderator: April Post, 福利亚洲国产精品 (Lakeside Room I)

鈥淓xploring Cities and Languages: Interactive Learning with Google Maps and Google Earth,鈥
Elise Caron, The University of Tennessee

鈥淧iecing it Together: The Role of Creativity in Second Language Listening Skills鈥
Brandee Strickland and Ashleigh Pipes, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

鈥淏ridging the Gap: Integrating Multimodal Cultural Analysis and AI Fluency to Foster Global Competence in the Spanish Literature Classroom鈥
Eugenia Romero, Ohio State University
10:30-11:45 am
Session II (B): Fostering Belonging through Community-Based Language Learning
Moderator: Mayte de Lama, 福利亚洲国产精品 (Lakeside Room II)

鈥淐onnecting Communities: Critical Service-Learning in Language Courses鈥
Joan Clifford, Duke University

鈥淏ridging Distances: Making the French Connection with Community Engagement鈥
Laura Florand, Duke University

鈥淔rom Local to Global: Bridging Cross-Cultural Perspectives Through Community-Based Learning鈥
Yan Liu, Duke University
10:30-11:45 am
Session II (C): Historical Memory, Spain and Cultural Education
Moderator: Tania de Miguel Magro, West Virginia University Lakeside Room III)

鈥淟a transici贸n espa帽ola (1975-82): acercamiento pedag贸gico interdisciplinar鈥
Javier S谩nchez, Stockton University

鈥淚ntercultural and Global Learning Beyond the classroom: Reflecting on Historical Memory during Study Away in Spain in Fall 2025鈥
Lourdes Many茅, Furman University
12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch Break - Lakeside Dining Hall
1:00-2:15 pm
Session III (A) : Religion, Spirituality and Literary Representation
Moderator: Brian Pennington, 福利亚洲国产精品 (Lakeside Room I)

鈥淔oolishness in Pursuit of the Divine鈥
Jenna Barnes, University of California, Berkeley

鈥淭he autobiography of Mar铆a de la Purificaci贸n鈥
Tania de Miguel Magro, West Virginia University

鈥淐atholic Imagery as Emotional Language in Federico Garc铆a Lorca鈥
James "Trey" Powell, Middle Tennessee State University
1:00-2:15 pm
Session III (B) : Fantasy, Speculative Worlds and Embodiment
(Lakeside Room II)

鈥淐asting Controversies: The Little Mermaid and Black Atlantic Fantasy鈥
Errol Nelson, University of Delaware

鈥淟ife and Love Beyond the Machine: Artificial Worlds and Technological Reproductions in La invenci贸n de Morel, Tl枚n, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, and The Machine Stops鈥
Maria Rippon, Furman University

鈥淐olores Monstruosos y el retorno del pasado鈥
Jaime Omar Salinas Zabalaga, University of North Georgia
1:00-2:15 pm
Session III (C) : L2 Writing, Creativity and Literary Practice
Moderator: Mariana Stone, University of North Georgia (Lakeside Room III)

鈥淔rom Situation to Story: Teaching Memoir to Empower Sense-Making and Student Engagement in the L2 Composition Classroom鈥
Britton Newman, Wofford College

鈥淭eaching Writing in L2 through the Imitation of Literary Works鈥
Kristina 艩tefani膰 Brown, Wofford College

鈥淭eaching Culture in a Big C Pedagogical World: Going Beyond the Factoids鈥
Steven Lownes, University of South Carolina Union
2:30-3:45 pm
Session IV (A): AI and Language Teaching
Moderator: Kristin Lange, 福利亚洲国产精品 (Lakeside Room I)

鈥淪ynonym Thoughts: Teaching L2 Critical Thinking in the Age of AI鈥
Scott Windham and Olivia Choplin, 福利亚洲国产精品

鈥淎I鈥檚 Growing Influence on Topic-Based Instruction鈥
Caitlin McClelland Methvin, DePauw University

2:30-3:45 pm
Session IV (B): Inclusion, Accessibility, and Equity
Moderator: Mariche Bayonas, University of North Carolina Greensboro (Lakeside Room II)

鈥淚nclusive from the Start: Gender-Just Language and Intercultural Competence in Early French Language Acquisition鈥
Guyl猫ne Deasy, 福利亚洲国产精品

鈥淭oward Inclusion: Gender-Inclusive Spanish in Foreign Language Learners鈥 Academic Writing鈥
Mariche Bayonas, University of North Carolina Greensboro

鈥淔rom Classroom to Clinic: Teaching Spanish for Healthcare through Community Engagement鈥
Adelheid Bethanny Sudibyo, 福利亚洲国产精品
2:30-3:45 pm
Session IV (C): Literature, Film and Cultural Interpretation
Moderator: Leslie Kaiura, The University of Alabama in Huntsville (Lakeside Room III)

鈥淔rom Aula to Pantalla: Leveraging Film in the Literature Survey Course鈥
Linda B. Bartlett, Furman University

鈥淐risto con poca teolog铆a: Reading Unamuno鈥檚 San Manuel Bueno, m谩rtir with the Film Elefante Blanco (2013)鈥
Leslie Maxwell Kaiura, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

鈥淐alligrammes and the L2 Language Classroom鈥
Nathan Brown, Furman University
4:00-5:30 pm
Session V (A): Interactive Session:
From Curricular Design to Intercultural Praxis: The Go Intercultural! Initiative

Purificaci贸n Mart铆nez, Laura Levi Altstaedter, Magal铆 Krosl and
Rachelle Savitz, East Carolina University
(Lakeside Room I)
4:00-5:30 pm
Session V (B): Interactive Session:
Interculturally Competent Bots?: Evidence from a Qualitative Pilot Study

Stephanie Knight, LingroLearning/University of Oregon
(Lakeside Room II)
6:00-7:30 pm
2026 Plenary Interactive Workshop and Banquet (Room: LaRose Student Commons, # 200)

(Tickets for the pre-registered dinner will be given to you at the Registration Table upon check-in. Please remember to bring your ticket to the banquet.)

Keynote Speaker: Todd Lee Goen, Global Puzzles
鈥淚ntercultural Competence as a Pathway to Change in Language and Culture Education鈥

Introduced by Deandra Little, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, 福利亚洲国产精品

Friday, Oct. 2, 2026

8:00-11:00 am
Registration Open - Lakeside Second Floor Hall
8:30-9:30 am
MIFLC Executive Board Meeting 鈥 Room: Lakeside Room I and II
9:45-11:00 am
Session VI (A): Blurring Borders in Literary Texts
Lakeside Room I)

鈥淟os golpeteos modernistas de Rub茅n Dar铆o, Leopoldo Lugones y Ricardo Jaimes Freyre鈥
Charles B. Moore, Gardner-Webb University

鈥淭he Poet in the Poem: Ren茅e Vivien鈥檚 (Meta)Poetic Personas鈥
Kayla Burrell, North Carolina State University

鈥淚dentidades en movimiento: lengua, cultura y globalizaci贸n en la narrativa del escritor
Rafael Reyes鈥慠uiz,鈥 Jose A. Badillo Carlos, Queens University of Charlotte
9:45-11:00 am
Session VI (B): Resistance, Identity and Being Seen
Moderator: Jenna Barnes, University of California, Berkeley (Lakeside Room II)

鈥淩esistance or Violence? Narratives of Chaos and Representation in Latin America鈥
Nerisha De Nil Padilla Cruz, Perimeter College- Georgia State University

鈥淭he Politics of Being Loud: Women, Music, and Resistance at Ruidosa Fest鈥
Lori Oxford, Western Carolina University

鈥淪ee Me Now: Sociological Inclusion, Exclusions, and Bias against the Deaf鈥
Lacey Roy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
9:45-11:00 am
Session VI (C): Neurolanguage Coaching in Practice: Applications Across Language Teaching Contexts
Moderator: April Post, 福利亚洲国产精品 (Lakeside Room III)

鈥淲hat Is Neurolanguage Coaching? Foundations and Applications in Language Classrooms,鈥 Livia Livengood, Mount Airy High School and Iulia Pittman,
Auburn University

鈥淭he "Aha!" Moment: Applying Neurolanguage Coaching庐 for Inductive Grammar Discovery,鈥 Simona Vaidean, Columbia University

鈥淓motion and Motivation Check-ins to Build Student Engagement鈥
Jamie Harrison, Auburn University

11:15 am-12:30 pm
Session VII (A): Guilt by Association: Representations of Complicity on Page and Screen
Moderator: Brandon Essary, 福利亚洲国产精品 (Lakeside Room I)

鈥淭ortured Torturers in Haitian-Qu茅b茅cois Literature鈥
Olivia Choplin, 福利亚洲国产精品

鈥淐omplicit traces. The Fog of Memory and the Ethical Decision in La larga noche de Francisco Sanctis (M谩rquez and Testa, 2016)鈥
Federico Pous, 福利亚洲国产精品

鈥淛udgment at Nuremberg is a Judgment on America鈥
Scott Windham, 福利亚洲国产精品
11:15-12:30 am
Session VII (B): Experiential, Global and Transformative Learning
Moderator: Juan Leal Ugalde, 福利亚洲国产精品 (Lakeside Room II)

鈥淭he Urban Gloss: Study Abroad Through Collective Ethnography鈥
Laura Levi Altstaedter, Magal铆 Krosl, Mauro Falasca, Gabriela Rivera and Alex Lindo, East Carolina University

鈥淥utcomes from a Virtual Latin American Theatre Course鈥
Marin Laufenberg, Idaho State University

鈥淟osing Yourself to Your Other: The 鈥淐olonizer/Colonized鈥 Experiential Learning Exercise鈥
Robert Simon, Kennesaw State University
11:15-12:30 am
Session VII (C): Cultural, Intercultural and Global Learning
Moderator: Elise Caron, The University of Tennessee (Lakeside Room III)

鈥淚ntercultural Assessment in Elementary Spanish: Fostering Early Engagement with Global Learning through Application of Cultural Semiotics鈥
Yeon Mi Lee, Samford University

鈥淒oes Knowledge of the L2 Guarantee Greater Culture Awareness? A Comparative Study鈥
Emily C. Quattrone, Furman University

鈥淟everaging Caribbean History and Culture in the Classroom鈥
Frederick H. Smith, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
12:30-1:30 pm
Lunch Break - Lakeside Dining Hall
1:30-3:00 pm
Session VIII (A): Translation and Visual, Interactive Learning
Moderator: Brandon Essary, 福利亚洲国产精品 (Lakeside Room I)

鈥淭he Connected Global Language Classroom: Leveraging COIL for Cross-Cultural Communication鈥
Laura Levi Altstaedter, East Carolina University

鈥淯sing Generative AI Images to Support Translanguaging and Multimodality in World Language Classrooms鈥
Mallory Nischan and Liv Detwiler, East Tennessee State University

鈥淥n lexical contamination: the case of ahorrar 鈥榯o remove clothing鈥欌
David Korfhagen, East Tennessee State University

鈥淭oward a New Theory of Translator Positionality: An Integrative Framework for Comparative Translation Analysis鈥
Alexander Selimov, University of Delaware
1:30-3:00 pm
Session VIII (B): Othered Bodies: Care, Exploitation, and Radicalization in Modern and Contemporary Cultural Representation
Moderator: Federico Pous, 福利亚洲国产精品 (Lakeside Room II)

鈥淧icture Purrfect: Considering the Work of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner through Animal Studies,鈥 Damon Reed, University of Florida

鈥淰oices of Searching, Songs of Spectacle: Madres Buscadoras and Performative Colonialism in Emilia P茅rez鈥
Patricia Reagan, Randolph-Macon College

鈥淗ouse Arrest: Maid as Prisoner in Dominga Sotomayor鈥檚 Limpia鈥
Andrea Meador Smith, Shenandoah University

鈥淔rom the Margins to Matapacos: Detachment and Youth Cognition in Claudio Tapia Ramirez's Novel of the Chilean Estallido鈥
Eunice Rojas, Furman University
1:30-3:00 pm
Session VIII (C): Experiential Projects and Sequencing in the Language Classroom
Moderator: Emily C. Quattrone, Furman University (Lakeside Room III)

鈥淏uilding Real-World Language Projects: A Practical Guide鈥
Alan Watts and Renata Creekmur, Kennesaw State University

鈥淪upportive Structures in the World Language Classroom鈥
Toni Carmon, Western Alamance High School

鈥淩ethinking the order of instruction (OOI) of the Spanish Past Tense: Freedom to Dream through OERs,鈥
Mariana Stone, Alvaro Torres Calderon and Sarah Hubbel, University of North Georgia

3:15-4:45 pm
Session IX (A): Interactive Session: Success Without Burnout: Designing an Academic Life That Works

Iulia Pittman, Auburn University
Moderator: Jamie Harrison, Auburn University (Lakeside Room I)
3:15-4:45 pm
Session IX (B): Interactive Session: "I'm not a bot!" Can AI Foster Peer-to-Peer Conversation?

William Jordan-Cooley, Pangea Chat
(Lakeside Room II)
5:00-6:30 pm
Wine Reception @ The Oak House, 112 N Williamson Ave

Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026

9:00 am-12:00 pm
Interactive Workshop: 鈥淕alvanizing Intercultural Competence for Growth: Building Capacities in People, Classrooms, and Organizations鈥

Todd Lee Goen, Global Puzzles
(LaRose Student Commons, 200)