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Building Bridges 2011


Location & Date

Friday, 28 January 2011
8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Four Points Sheraton
5101 California Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93309
Phone: (661) 325-9700

Overview

The 21st Annual Building Bridges Conference 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 history page for more information.

Continental breakfast and lunch are provided!

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

Registration Deadline: Monday, 24 January 2011

To register, fill out the 2011 Registration Form found in the right column of this website.

Note: If, after registering, you cannot attend, kindly send a cancellation message to the Conference Coordinator.

Call for Proposals

Proposals Deadline: Friday, 14 January 2011

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, please submit your proposal to the planning committee for consideration.

To submit, download the 2011 Proposals Form found in the right column of this site, complete, and send as an email attachment to the Conference Coordinator.