CONFERENCE INFO.

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The 2011 SDWLA Annual Conference took place on Friday September 30 and Saturday October 1 at the Spearfish Convention Center in Spearfish, South Dakota. Check back again for photos from the event and for information on the 2012 conference.

SDWLA would like to thank SDSU for hosting the 2010 conference, especially Amy Kor, María Ramos, and Jason Owens. Thank you to Diane Van Den Oever and the University of Sioux Falls for registration and brochure printing. Thanks also to the program committee: Ángela Helmer, Virginia Lewis and Gayla Martens. We also want to thank our exhibitors: Matt Misialket (Holt McDougal), Mike Wittag (National Registration Center for Study Abroad), Eric Schwartz (SANS), Lisa Hemmingson (Usborne Books), and Sharing the Dream in Guatemla.

Photo Album
View photos from the 2010 SDWLA conference and state AATF, AATG and AATSP meetings in our photo album.

2011 SDWLA Teacher of the Year
Congratulations Teresa Piper who was selected as the SDWLA 2011 Teacher of the Year! Ms. Piper, who is an instructor of Spanish at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, was recognized for her enthusiams and effectiveness in teaching, her efforts in curricular reform as USD and the development of the Spanish tutor program, her commmitment to diversity through the promotion of Mexican folkloric dance, and her support for the World Languages Community through her involvement in the SDWLA. View previous recipients in the awards section of the Roundtable Bulletin.

New Facebook Groups
Join the new SDWLA Facebook group. A free Facebook account is required to join. Search for the Association's name and click to join; a free Facebook account is required.

Speakers of French are encourage to join the Francophones au Dakota du Sud Facebook group. Search for the Association's name and click to join; a free Facebook account is required.

Listserv Update
Make sure to join the updated Listserv in order to keep informed of the conference and to share concerns and ideas with other members. Remember, if you have a new e-mail address, you'll need to resubscribe to the listserv! Complete information is available by selecting "listserv" from the menu.

What World Languages are Spoken in South Dakota?
The Modern Foreign Language Association's Language Map uses data from the 2000 United States census to display the locations and numbers of speakers of thirty languages and three groups of less commonly spoken languages in the United States.