Most speakers worldwide speak more than one language. Second Language Studies investigates how people use, learn or lose another language, be it a second, third, heritage, or foreign language, or a pidgin or creole. Second Language Studies is the study of multilingualism in all of its diversity. The Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is an internationally leading institution in its field. SLS faculty and students examine second language use and learning from educational, linguistic, psychological, sociological, and anthropological perspectives. Faculty expertise in a wide range of research approaches and practice domains offers students exceptional opportunities to pursue their career goals as language professionals and researchers worldwide.
SLS Volunteer Tutors Assist Waiʻalae Elementary School
For the 6th year running, BA and MA students from the SLS department are volunteering to assist English Language specialists at Waiʻalae Elementary School in supporting K–5 English language learners.
SLS Undergraduates Michelle Akamine and Victoria Lee Receive Research Awards for Projects on Child Second Language Acquisition
Kudos to BA in SLS students Michelle Akamine and Victoria Lee, who have received awards from the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) for their projects documenting and analyzing a young Japanese boy’s English language development during …
Drs. Kyle, LaFlair, and Ziegler Awarded TOEFL COE Grant
Congratulations to Drs. Kristopher Kyle, Geoffrey LaFlair, and Nicole Ziegler, who were just awarded a TOEFL COE grant for their project entitled: A linguistic analysis of the communication demands in typical technology-mediated learning environments. Click title to learn more…
PhD Student Awarded NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant
Congratulations to Hyunwoo Kim for his dissertation project, “Cross-linguistic activation of referential bias in second-language learners of English”! Click title to learn more…
Develop Your Expertise as a Language Teacher
Do you want to become a highly qualified language teacher? Earn a Specialization in Language Education. Click title to learn more…
Learn Cutting Edge Research Methods
MA in SLS students working with Dr. Dongping Zheng study English language learners as they play an immersive 3-D, place-based, mobile assisted language learning (MALL) game. Click title to learn more…
Learn a New Language While You Earn Your Degree
Study beginning to advanced level Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, and more! Click title to learn more…
SLS Alumni Daniel Jackson and Rue Burch Featured as Co-Authors in TESOL Quarterly
Congratulations to SLS Alumni Drs. Daniel Jackson and Rue Burch, who are featured as co-authors for the recently published TESOL Quarterly Special Issue, Complementary Perspectives on Task-Based Classroom Realities. Click title to learn more…
PhD in SLS Student Mark Wilding Recognized with Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Congratulations to Mark Wilding, PhD in SLS Student, for being recognized with Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for a Graduate Assistant! Click title to learn more…
Charlene Junko Sato Memorial Scholarship
Scholarships of up to $1,500 are available for students at any University of Hawai‘i campus to engage in research or outreach. Click title to learn more…
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Announcements
- November 30: Dissertation Defense – Patharaorn Patharakorn
- November 19: Dissertation Defense – Priscila Leal
- SLS Alumna Peggy Kang Selected as English Language Fellow
- November 9: Dissertation Defense – Hyunwoo Kim
- Reading in a Foreign Language
- MA Student R. L. Hughes Awarded FLAS Fellowship to Study Indonesian
- Professor & Graduate Chair Dr. Higgins Named Co-Editor of Applied Linguistics
- PhD Student Wenyi Ling Awarded NSF Grant to Study Learners’ Processing and Use of Tones in Mandarin Chinese
- MA Student Uy-Di Nancy Le Selected for Fulbright Award