Justin Kanda, Author at Department of Second Language Studies

Kenny Harsch & Priscilla Faucette receive 2019 Pakela Advising Award

Congratulations to Kenny Harsch & Priscilla Faucette on receiving the 2019 Pakela Advising Award, awarded by the Council of Academic Advisors (CAA)! The following is quoted from the CAA website: Pakela Award Priscilla Faucette & Kenton (Kenny) Harsch are the Associate Director…

Advisors Kenny Harsch & Priscilla Faucette receive Pakela Advising Award

Congratulations to Kenny Harsch & Priscilla Faucette on receiving the 2019 Pakela Advising Award, awarded by the Council of Academic Advisors (CAA)!

MA Graduate Les Black Hired as Assistant Professor at Ehime University

Fall 2019 graduate Les Black has been hired at Ehime University as an Assistant Professor specializing in English Language Teaching starting April 1st, 2020. Congratulations!

WRGP/WUE Opportunities for SLS Students

Thinking about getting your degree (BA, MA, PhD, Graduate Certificate) in Second Language Studies (SLS) but finding the cost prohibitive? Residents in the Western Region may qualify for a reduced tuition rate through the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE; BA) or…

SLS Brown Bag 11/14: BAM Pathway Presentation

The SLS Brown Bag Lecture Series on November 14th, 2019 featured the Mānoa campus’ first ever “BAM” (Bachelor’s & Master’s) Pathway experience & feedback presentation hosted by current MA students Victoria Lee and Magdelena Petko.

Updated Funding Opportunity List now available!

Mahalo to Dr. Crowther for compiling an updated funding opportunity list for current students! To access the list, please click here. For a printable PDF, please click here.

Fifth Chuo-UHM-UTokyo Student Conference on Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, and Second Language Acquisition

Friday, January 17, 2020 University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Schedule 2:00 p.m. Plenary Lecture 3:20 p.m. Poster SessionsPresented by Chuo, UTokyo, and UHM students 5:30 p.m. Reception We hope many SLSers can come for some or all of the conference.Attendance…

Teaching in Thailand: The SLS Graduate Practicum

Written by Betsy Gilliland, PhD (SLS Associate Professor) The teaching practicum is a common feature of language teacher education programs, and the Department of Second Language Studies has been a leader in running practicums and conducting research on them for…

[Event] Moʻolelo of Mānoa: A Campus Huakaʻi (tour)

To be held every second Friday of the month starting January 2020 (tent.) 9-10:30 am Meeting point: Kamakakūokalani Building, next to the library and Rainbow Shuttle stop (Hawaiian Studies)Alakaʻi (tour guides): Punihei Lipe and Christina Higgins Please join us on this huakaʻi (tour), where we orient ourselves to UHM…

[Event] Dr. Betsy Gilliland: Russian Department Talk Story on Nov 6

Join the Russian Department this week Wednesday, November 6, 3:30p, in Moore 252, to hear Dr. Betsy Gilliland of the SLS Department speak about her own experiences studying Russian abroad and how you can study Russian outside Russia too! This…

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