Fall 2019 graduate Les Black has been hired at Ehime University as an Assistant Professor specializing in English Language Teaching starting April 1st, 2020. Congratulations!
WRGP/WUE Opportunities for SLS Students
Thinking about getting your degree (BA, MA, PhD, Graduate Certificate) in Second Language Studies (SLS) but finding the cost prohibitive? Residents in the Western Region may qualify for a reduced tuition rate through the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE; BA) or…
SLS Brown Bag 11/14: BAM Pathway Presentation
The SLS Brown Bag Lecture Series on November 14th, 2019 featured the M膩noa campus’ first ever “BAM” (Bachelor’s & Master’s) Pathway experience & feedback presentation hosted by current MA students Victoria Lee and Magdelena Petko.
Updated Funding Opportunity List now available!
Mahalo to Dr. Crowther for compiling an updated funding opportunity list for current students! To access the list, please click here. For a printable PDF, please click here.
Fifth Chuo-UHM-UTokyo Student Conference on Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, and Second Language Acquisition
Friday, January 17, 2020 University of Hawai鈥榠 at M膩noa Schedule 2:00 p.m. Plenary Lecture 3:20 p.m. Poster SessionsPresented by Chuo, UTokyo, and UHM students 5:30 p.m. Reception We hope many SLSers can come for some or all of the conference.Attendance…
Teaching in Thailand: The SLS Graduate Practicum
Written by Betsy Gilliland, PhD (SLS Associate Professor) The teaching practicum is a common feature of language teacher education programs, and the Department of Second Language Studies has been a leader in running practicums and conducting research on them for…
[Event] Mo驶olelo of M膩noa: A Campus Huaka驶i (tour)
To聽be聽held聽every聽second聽Friday of the month聽starting聽January聽2020 (tent.) 9-10:30 am Meeting point: Kamakak奴okalani Building, next to the library and Rainbow Shuttle stop (Hawaiian Studies)Alaka驶i (tour guides): Punihei Lipe and Christina Higgins Please join us on this huaka驶i (tour), where we orient ourselves to UHM…
[Event] Dr. Betsy Gilliland: Russian Department Talk Story on Nov 6
Join the Russian Department this week Wednesday, November 6, 3:30p, in Moore 252, to hear Dr. Betsy Gilliland of the SLS Department speak about her own experiences studying Russian abroad and how you can study Russian outside Russia too! This…
[Current Students] Mandatory advising for Spring 2020: Ongoing
Current students continuing on to Spring 2020 must schedule a mandatory advising session with Priscilla or Kenny before registering for classes. SLS Requirements (website)
Summer 2017 Course Offerings
OFFERINGS FOR SUMMER 2017 (see further below for course descriptions) Summer Session 1 (May 22 – June 30, 2017) SLS 312聽 Techniques in Second Language Teaching: Reading and Writing (‘O’ focus) SLS 430聽 Pidgin & Creole English in Hawai`i (‘H’…