Congratulations to our Spring 2026 SLS Graduates! Y’all did the thing! We’re so proud of all that each of you have accomplished and can’t wait to see the impact you’ll make in the world! Now it’s time to celebrate —…
Spring 2026 Grad Cooler Hosted by SLSSA
Hoʻomaikaʻi to all the Spring 2026 graduates! On Thursday, May 7th, SLSSA organized a graduation cooler to celebrate all the graduates in our program. Mahalo nui loa to SLSSA for the event and everyone’s hard work this semester! Missed the…
PhD Student Ayano Kawasaki Published in Language Teaching Research
We are happy to share that Ayano Kawasaki, a PhD candidate in the Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, has recently published an article, “Bridging the research–pedagogy gap: ESL teachers’ beliefs about L2 fluency…
SLS 130 hosts Pidgin outreach event
Students in SLS 130, led by instructor Anne McCarrey and assisted by the Sato Center (Dr. Christina Higgins, Kent Sakoda, Gisella Kahapea), hosted “Bumbai You Learn,” a Pidgin outreach event on April 23, 2024 at Campus Center. The event featured…
Virtual Open House & Info Session
Considering an MA in Second Language Studies or TESOL? Join us for one of our Virtual Open House and Info Sessions! Meet professors and students, and learn more about the MA in SLS! Register for Tuesday, November 14 at 9am…
Upcoming conference presentations
Please see list below for upcoming conference presentations: Hawaii TESOL (February 19) Chang, Choe, Holden, & Isbell – Practical Concerns with a Local Intensive English Program’s Rubric Revision (paper presentation) Gilliland & Munoz Galleguillos – Reflection on Teaching and Assessing…
Virtual Graduate Student Fair on Tuesday, November 169:00 am to 12:00 pm HST
All are welcome at next Tuesday’s virtual graduate school fair. The educational panel session will be from 9:00 to 10:30 am. Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96419783876?pwd=MlNxR1JUcjgyT0xpb0dDUTNOZ3ZRZz09 (passcode: 408695) After the panel session, the department’s Graduate…
PhD in SLS Dissertation Defense on Friday, October 29 at 11:00 pm HST
Kristin Rock will be defending her dissertation on Friday, October 29 at 11:00 am HST over Zoom. Zoom meeting link: https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/92602419695 Passcode: sls Title: Using analytic rubrics to support second language writing development in online tasks Abstract: With the accelerated…
SLSSA Annual Retreat 2021
Last month, the Second Language Studies Student Association (SLSSA) hosted the department’s Annual Retreat, which included events such as a speed meeting icebreaker, an academic panel roundtable with our department’s faculty members, and an auction to help raise funds for…
PhD in SLS Dissertation Defense on Friday, May 14 at 1:00 pm HSTHyeyoung Jung
Hyeyoung Jung will be defending her dissertation on Friday, May 14 at 1:00 am HST over Zoom. Zoom meeting link: https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/93018960060 Passcode: sls Title: Towards Critical Literacy in Korean High School EFL Classrooms: Narrative Inquiry of Teacher Emotions and Critical…