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Building Bridges 2008!

Location & Date

Friday, 1 February 2008

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Four Points Sheraton
5101 California Avenue

Bakersfield, CA 93309
Phone: (661) 325-9700

Overview

The 18th Annual Building Bridges Reatreat will provide college English and ESL teachers opportunities to connect with publishers and colleagues, to attend breakout sessions on a wide range of topics, and to learn and share teaching successes with each other. See the 2007 Highlights for an idea of what you can expect.

Possible Topics

First-Year Experience, Basic Skills, Learning Communities, English as a Second Language, Technology in the Classroom, Responding to Papers, Teaching Research, Teaching Reading, Critical Thinking, Grammar/Usage, Learning Disabilities, Coping with Student Attitudes, or any topic related to teaching composition, literature, or ESL.

Register for the Conference

Fill out the 2008 Registration Form. Deadline: January 28, 2008.

We look forward to seeing you!

Call for Proposals

As in years past, we know that we will have superb presentations by outstanding presenters--faculty from our campuses. If you have an idea for a group or individual presentation on a topic relevant to the teaching of composition, ESL, and literature.

To submit a proposal, fill out the 2008 Proposal Form. Deadline, January 23, 2008.