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PhD student Sera Chun publishes in Journal of Pragmatics

PhD student Inji “Sera” Chun has recently published in the Journal of Pragmatics, Volume 232 (October 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2024.08.002), with an article titled “Teacher mobility during small-group instructional rounds for young EFL learners: An embodied resource to promote students’ task engagement.”…

SLS Faculty in the press: Theres Gr眉ter, Dan Isbell

Our SLS Faculty have recently been in the general press, talking about second (or more) languages and language learning! Dr. Theres Gr眉ter was featured in Island Scene talking about ‘the power of language.’ The digital version was available in December…

Welcome to SLS! Fall 2024

The Department of Second Language Studies held its annual Department Orientation on Friday, August 23rd, which was followed by a Welcome Cooler hosted by the SLS Student Association. Faculty, staff, and students were able to meet each other informally over…

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…

SLS Ph.D. Alumna Mery Diez-Ortega hired at Stanford and Publishes Article

SLS Ph.D. Alumna Mery Diez-Ortega was recently hired as a lecturer at Stanford University. She also published an article, Measuring the development of lexical richness of L2 Spanish: A longitudinal learner corpus study, with former SLS assistant professor Kristopher Kyle.…

Washington Middle welcomes SLS to its after school program

Last month Washington Middle School welcomed SLS undergraduate advisor and coordinator Patrick Agullana to speak at its after school All-Star program! This was a great chance for Washington Middle School students to learn new things about languages and more about…

Welcome, New SLS Students!

New incoming students in the Department of Second Language Studies have been participating in various orientations and information sessions, including a general department orientation on Thursday, August 17th, and program-level orientations for our undergraduates, MA students, and PhD students throughout…

Fo Reel! Da Pidgin Film Festival

FO REEL! Da Pidgin Film Festival聽will showcase new and classic films featuring Pidgin by UH-system students and alumni. This first-time event is a collaboration between the Charlene Junko Sato Center for Pidgin, Creole, and Dialect Studies, and the School for…

Volunteer tutors at Wai鈥榓lae Elementary Public Charter School

SLS undergraduate and graduate students tutor K-5 Multilingual Language Learners (MLLs) at a local elementary school. Fall 2022 tutors (with Dr. Gilliland and Dr. Gr眉ter; not pictured: Gisella Kahapea and Khyla Rabang)

Advisors Kenny Harsch & Priscilla Faucette receive Pakela Advising Award

Congratulations to Kenny Harsch & Priscilla Faucette on receiving the 2019 Pakela Advising Award, awarded by the Council of Academic Advisors (CAA)!

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Category: News and Events (page 3)

PhD student Sera Chun publishes in Journal of Pragmatics

SLS Faculty in the press: Theres Gr眉ter, Dan Isbell

Welcome to SLS! Fall 2024

SLS 130 hosts Pidgin outreach event

SLS Ph.D. Alumna Mery Diez-Ortega hired at Stanford and Publishes Article

Washington Middle welcomes SLS to its after school program

Welcome, New SLS Students!

Fo Reel! Da Pidgin Film Festival

Volunteer tutors at Wai鈥榓lae Elementary Public Charter School

Advisors Kenny Harsch & Priscilla Faucette receive Pakela Advising Award

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