Students in SLS 130, led by instructor Anne McCarrey and assisted by the Sato Center (Dr. Christina Higgins, Kent Sakoda, Gisella Kahapea), hosted “Bumbai You Learn,” a Pidgin outreach event on April 23, 2024 at Campus Center. The event featured…
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…
Upcoming conference presentations
Please see list below for upcoming conference presentations: Hawaii TESOL (February 19) Chang, Choe, Holden, & Isbell – Practical Concerns with a Local Intensive English Program’s Rubric Revision (paper presentation) Gilliland & Munoz Galleguillos – Reflection on Teaching and Assessing…
Virtual Graduate Student Fair on Tuesday, November 169:00 am to 12:00 pm HST
All are welcome at next Tuesday’s virtual graduate school fair. The educational panel session will be from 9:00 to 10:30 am. Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96419783876?pwd=MlNxR1JUcjgyT0xpb0dDUTNOZ3ZRZz09 (passcode: 408695) After the panel session, the department’s Graduate…
PhD in SLS Dissertation Defense on Friday, October 29 at 11:00 pm HST
Kristin Rock will be defending her dissertation on Friday, October 29 at 11:00 am HST over Zoom. Zoom meeting link: https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/92602419695 Passcode: sls Title: Using analytic rubrics to support second language writing development in online tasks Abstract: With the accelerated…
SLSSA Annual Retreat 2021
Last month, the Second Language Studies Student Association (SLSSA) hosted the department’s Annual Retreat, which included events such as a speed meeting icebreaker, an academic panel roundtable with our department’s faculty members, and an auction to help raise funds for…
PhD in SLS Dissertation Defense on Friday, May 14 at 1:00 pm HSTHyeyoung Jung
Hyeyoung Jung will be defending her dissertation on Friday, May 14 at 1:00 am HST over Zoom. Zoom meeting link: https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/93018960060 Passcode: sls Title: Towards Critical Literacy in Korean High School EFL Classrooms: Narrative Inquiry of Teacher Emotions and Critical…
PhD in SLS Dissertation Defense on Monday, May 10 at 10:00 am HSTParvaneh Rezaee
Parvaneh Rezaee will be defending her dissertation on Monday, May 10 at 10:00 am HST over Zoom. Zoom meeting link: https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/97578052588 Passcode: sls Title: The Persian particle dige in professional-client interaction Abstract: An extensive body of pragmatic and linguistic research deals…
Fall 2020 Graduation Cooler
Welcome back to the first day of the Spring 2021 semester! Just wanted to share this picture from our graduation cooler in December where faculty, students, staff, and alumni gathered over Zoom to celebrate the graduates of Fall 2020. Wishing…
Spring 2020 Virtual Graduation Cooler
On May 15, 2020, the Second Language Studies Student Association (SLSSA) hosted a virtual Graduation Cooler recognizing the Spring and Summer 2020 MA, AGC, and PhD graduates. Here is the list of the Spring 2020 graduates: MA – Jarrid Baldwin…