Justin Kanda, Author at Department of Second Language Studies

Wai‘alae Elementary welcomes new group of volunteer tutors

For the past 10 years, the SLS Department has partnered with Wai‘alae Elementary Public Charter School in a volunteer tutor program, in which SLS undergraduate and graduate students assist school staff in tutoring K-5 Multilingual Learners (MLLs) on a weekly…

Virtual Open House & Info Session

Considering an MA in Second Language Studies or TESOL? Join us for one of our Virtual Open House and Info Sessions! Meet professors and students, and learn more about the MA in SLS! Register for Tuesday, November 14 at 9am…

Welcome, New SLS Students!

New incoming students in the Department of Second Language Studies have been participating in various orientations and information sessions, including a general department orientation on Thursday, August 17th, and program-level orientations for our undergraduates, MA students, and PhD students throughout…

Krissa Guevarra selected for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program

Congratulations to Krissa Guevarra who has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship! Krissa will be teaching in South Korea in 2024. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the nation’s largest study abroad fellowship program, facilitating cultural exchange through…

Ph.D. Students Ann Tai Choe and Hitoshi Nishizawa Receive AAAL Graduate Student Awards

Ph.D. students Ann Tai Choe and Hitoshi Nishizawa have both received AAAL Graduate Student Awards for their presentation proposals. Both students will be practicing their talks on March 9th at the Brown Bag Thursday Lecture Series. Current SLS students, faculty,…

Bethany Schwartz accepts tenure-track position at CSU Monterey Bay

Ph.D. student Bethany Schwartz has accepted a tenure-track position at the California State University Monterey Bay as an Assistant Professor. Bethany will be joining their newly created Speech Language Pathology program in January 2023, teaching Masters students who plan to…

Dr. Betsy Gilliland appointed to two-year term on HIDOE Multilingualism Policy Advisory Committee

Dr. Betsy Gilliland, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Chair, has been appointed to as a member of the HI Department of Education Multilingualism Advisory Committee for a two-year term. Dr. Gilliland has been selected for her expertise in second language acquisition…

SLS Alumna Dr. Hakyoon Lee appointed Director of Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research

SLS Alumna Dr. Hakyoon Lee (2014) has been appointed Director of The Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research at Georgia State University, one of sixteen federally-funded NFLRC centers. Congratulations! First appointed as a member of the Georgia State faculty…

SLS Alumna Dr. Anna Mendoza (2020) hired in tenure-track position at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Congratulations to SLS alumna Dr. Anna Mendoza (2020), who has been hired as a tenure-track research Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign! Dr. Anna Mendoza graduated from the PhD in SLS in…

Ph.D. Candidate Hoa Le Hired at Harvard University

Ph.D. Candidate Hoa Le (currently ABD) has been hired at Harvard University’s Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations as Senior Preceptor of Vietnamese and Director of the Vietnamese Language Program. Her primary duties will be teaching in and building…

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