Second Language Studies (SLS) is an interdisciplinary field that addresses the learning, teaching, and use of second (or multiple) languages from educational, linguistic, psychological, sociological, and anthropological perspectives. Our undergraduate and graduate programs are relevant to students interested in ESL and TESOL. Our programs also go well beyond those areas and include teaching and researching languages other than English.
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NEWS & EVENTS
Ph.D. Student Yu-Tzu Chang Receives NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Award
Ph.D. Student Yu-Tzu Chang receives the NSF (U.S. National Science Foundation) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Award for her dissertation project titled “Aspect…
Ph.D. Student Mayuko Yusa Hired at Hirosaki Gakuin University
Ph.D. Student Mayuko Yusa was recently hired at Hirosaki Gakuin University as a Junior Associate Professor. Congratulations and good luck, Mayuko!
SLS PHD Alumna Bethany Schwartz Publishes Pidgin Article
SLS PhD alumna Dr. Bethany Schwartz recently published an article related to Pidgin titled, “We Pau?”: Culturally Responsive Language Assessment of Pidgin (Hawaiʻi…
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Moore Hall
The Department of Second Language Studies Office is located on the fifth floor of Moore Hall at UH-Manoa.