Crisolenguas
Multilingual electronic journal from the Department of Foreign Languages
University of Puerto Rico
Recinto Río Piedras

Crisolenguas is the new e-journal of the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras, and is calling for papers for its forthcoming first issue. The editors are seeking submissions of previously unpublished manuscripts on any topic related to literature, linguistics, culture, films, didactics, and teaching methodology for foreign languages (French, Italian, Portuguese, German) and classical languages (Latin and Greek). All submissions are peer reviewed by outside readers.

Publication philosophy
Crisolenguas provides a forum for scholars who work on literature, culture, language, linguistics, and film topics in French, Italian, German, and Portuguese, including topics in Classical Languages Latin and Greek. Crisolenguas is designed to disseminate and share the research of scholars with other scholars in the Caribbean and beyond.
Articles should be written so that they are accessible to a broad audience of educators in departments of foreign languages, including those individuals who may not be familiar with the particular subject matter addressed in the article.
Crisolenguas accepts papers written in French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Spanish, or English.

Fields of interest: Literature, comparative literature, culture, teaching of foreign and classical languages, second language acquisition, linguistics, films.

General Editor of the multilingual electronic journal Crisolenguas:
Dr. Françoise Ghillebaert, Associate professor of French, UPR (Río Piedras)

Publication requirements:
Articles should be previously unpublished and no longer than 20 pages notes and bibliography included, double-spaced, Times New Roman, font 12, MLA style. Submit three hard copies of your manuscript with your name, affiliation, and title of manuscript on a separate page. Include a SASE for return of manuscripts, should that be necessary. Or, send an electronic copy of your manuscript in Word. Please address all inquiries and send all submissions to Françoise Ghillebaert, general editor, Crisolenguas, Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras, Apartado 23309, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3309. E-mail: ghillebaert@yahoo.com.
Tel: (787) 764-0000 ext. 1-2533

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:  MARCH 31, 2008

Website: http://humanidades.uprrp.edu/lenguas/crisolenguas/crisolenguasenglish.html

http://www.nsl.org/fellowship.html

Deadline: February 2009

The National Sporting Library, a research institution specializing in horse and field sports, invites applications for research fellowships from university faculty in the humanities and social sciences, museum and library professionals, journalists, and independent scholars. Located 42 miles west of Washington, D.C., the Library holds an extensive collection of over 16,000 books, periodicals, manuscripts, and sporting art. The collection covers many aspects of equestrian and outdoor sports, including foxhunting, horse racing, polo, dressage, eventing, coaching, shooting, and angling. The F. Ambrose Rare Book Room contains over 4,000 rare volumes from the sixteenth through twentieth centuries in several languages. The fellowship covers approved projects of up to twelve months in duration, and applicants must demonstrate their need to use specific works in the collections. A monthly stipend, workspace, and complimentary housing (for those outside of the immediate area) are provided. For more information, visit our website or contact Elizabeth Tobey, Fellowship Coordinator, 540-687-6542 x 11 or etobey@nsl.org