March 2012 — The center for Second Language Research in DSLS together with Linguistics have signed an agreement with the Tokyo Institute of Technology that will pave the way for collaborative work with specialists at Tokyo Tech involving the use of neuro-imaging technology. This relatively new methodology can be used for understanding the processes that scaffold learning, understanding, and using a language.
Probably the oldest independent department in its field and was originally called the Department of English as a Second Language (ESL)…
Second Language Studies Student Association (SLSSA) is a student organization within the department of SLS at UHM. Its main purpose is to promote professional and social interaction between its members and the SLS faculty…
A referred international online journal of issues in foreign language reading and literacy, sponsored by the National Foreign Language Resource Center, the College of Language, Linguistics and Literature at UH, and the Department of Second Language Studies at UH…
coming up in August (beginning of Fall semester)
August 30
Extensive Reading and Technology: Where to from here?
Extensive Reading (“ER”) is generally accepted as an efficient way for students to, not only improve their reading, but to deepen their understanding of the target language structure and vocabulary. It is a means to build [...]
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