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Virginia Levine Second Language Educators’ Conference

Thanks to all who attended the 2024 conference! Save the date for next year: September 20, 2025.

2024 Conference Details

Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
Location: Sperry Center on the SUNY Cortland campus
Time: 8:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Mary Holmes, NYSAFLT Past President and MAFLA member
Program Theme: “Building Bridges Through Language Education”

Workshop Topics:

  • Look Them in the Eyes and Say Hello
  • Keeping it Authentic: Strategies and Considerations
  • United States and Latin America, Two Diverse Societies United through Language, Art, Advocacy and History
  • Fostering Curiosity, Connections, and Community in Language Classrooms
  • Incorporating Cultural Education into the World Language Classroom
  • Building Bridges by Building Background
  • Language Transfer Workshop: Linguistically Responsive Strategies for Teachers
  • Harnessing AI for Process Writing in EFL/ESL Classrooms: Insights and Implementation Strategies
  • Developing Connections among Students while Exploring Online Resources
  • Vive le STEM en Cours de Français

This conference is free, but registration is required.

Register for the Conference


Conference Resources

Conference Coordinator

  • Patricia Martínez de la Vega Mansilla, Lecturer of Spanish, SUNY Cortland
  • For further information email dana.smith@cortland.edu

Hosted by: Modern Languages Department, SUNY Cortland

Co-sponsored by Auxiliary Services Corporation (ASC), SUNY Cortland’s International Programs Office, Clark Center for Global Engagement, and SUNY Cortland Modern Languages Department, SUNY Cortland


About the Conference

The Virginia Levine Second Language Educators' Conference (VLSLEC) is a professional development platform for Second Language teachers and teachers-in-training. The annual event is open to students and all area Foreign Language, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and English as a New Language (ENL) colleagues.

The free event is held on the SUNY Cortland campus. The conference fosters an environment of socialization, education, and professionalism. The program presents a keynote speech delivered by a distinguished member of the Second Language community, a variety of classroom workshops offered through mid-day, and culminates with brief closing remarks.