Justin Kanda, Author at Department of Second Language Studies

Welcome to SLS! Fall 2024

The Department of Second Language Studies held its annual Department Orientation on Friday, August 23rd, which was followed by a Welcome Cooler hosted by the SLS Student Association. Faculty, staff, and students were able to meet each other informally over…

SLS PhD group launch GOALL app for language learning

SLS PhD alumni Ann T. Choe (2023), Susanne DeVore (2022), and Yang (Sunnie) Liu (2023), as well as current PhD student Kristen Urada, have recently launched the beta version of GOALL. An acronym for “Great Online Activities for Language Learning,”…

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…

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