Priti Sandhu
Second Language Studies Instructor
sandhu@hawaii.edu

Hello, my name is Priti Sandhu and I am teaching SLS 380 this semester, Fall 2005. I am a PhD candidate in Second Language Acquisition from the Department of Second Language Studies, University of Manoa. I have a double Masters, in English Literature from Garhwal University, India, and in TESOL from Lancaster University, UK. I also have a B.Ed degree from Annamalai University, India, and a post graduate certificate in the teaching of English from CIEFL, Hyderabad, India. I have been teaching English since 1990. In India, I taught both language and literature in high school for three years. Then I worked for the Ministry of Education, Sultanate of Oman, for a period of nine years and taught EFL to the Omani students in Secondary School. While in Oman, I also taught EFL in adult education programs for three years. At Lancaster University, I taught EAP to international students for a summer course. Then I worked in a language college in London for a while and taught ESL to young adults. Since joining the UH, I have taught Writing and Listening/Speaking courses at the English Language Institute (ELI) and have worked as the Lead Teacher for the Listening/Speaking curriculum area. Currently, I am the Co-Lead Teacher in this area. I am also involved in developing a text-book for ELI. My current research interests lie in identity, gender and English medium education in the Indian context.