The Modern Language Association Convention, First Held in 1883, is an annual gathering of teachers and scholars in the field of language and literature study. The convention enables members of the profession to share their ideas and research with colleagues from other universities and colleges. The many sessions present a range of approaches and examine a variety of languages and literary and critical traditions. Meetings will be held in the Los Angeles Convention Center (most foreign language and comparative literature sessions and exhibits) and the J. W. Marriott (most English sessions and the Job Information Center). Sessions begin at 12:00 noon on 6 January, with job-related workshops at 8:30 and 11:45 a.m. The last sessions will end at 3:00 p.m. on 9 January.