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Junior Specialist, providing student services support and program assessment for the Department of Second Language Studies

Assistant Professor in second language and multilingual learning & development in social settings outside of formal instruction

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.

Recruiting Spring 2013 Ph.D. Students

DSLS invites applications to its PhD program from strong candidates with research interests in any area of second language learning. A limited number of graduate assistantships are available to support the best qualified candidates for four years.

aboutSecond Language Studies

Probably the oldest independent department in its field and was originally called the Department of English as a Second Language (ESL)…

aboutSLSSA

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…

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Reading in a Foreign Language

A refereed 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 UHM, and the Department of Second Language Studies at UHM…