Current students continuing on to Spring 2020 must schedule a mandatory advising session with Priscilla or Kenny before registering for classes. SLS Requirements (website)
ARCHIVE Brown Bag Spring 2024
The Thursday “Brown Bag” Lecture Series takes place on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:15pm. Presentation slots for Spring 2024 are still available: those interested in presenting should contact Brown Bag Coordinator Daniel Isbell at disbell(at)hawaii(dot)edu. Unless otherwise noted, all talks…
Archive Fall 2019 Brown Bags
August 29 Starting off on the Right Foot: Advising Session for New MA Students Presenter: Christina Higgins, Professor & Graduate Chair, Second Language Studies, UH-Mānoa 1. Navigating your MA progress We will examine the MA advising form together and talk…
SLS BAMA Student Victoria Lee Presents at Spring 2019 Undergraduate Showcase
Victoria Lee, a student in the BAMA pathway program in SLS, presented her research in the Spring 2019 Undergraduate Showcase (Undergraduate Research and Creative Work) on May 3, 2019 at the East-West Center. Victoria’s presentation, “Tracking Potential Attrition in a…
SLS PhD Graduate Hyunwoo Kim accepts position at Yonsei University
Congratulations to PhD graduate Hyunwoo Kim, who has accepted a tenure-track position in the Department of English Language and Literature at Yonsei University, Korea! Hyunwoo Kim completed his dissertation on “Cross-linguistic activation in Korean L2 learners’ processing of remention bias…
Possibly Coming Soon!
The SLS BA Committe is currently investigating the possibility of adding the following two minors to our undergraduate program. ============================================================== Minor in Language Teaching The Minor in Language Teaching would provide instruction in fundamental concepts related to second language learning…
May 8: Dissertation Defense – Elham Monfaredi
Announcing PhD in Second Language Studies Dissertation Defense Elham Monfaredi Occasioned Storytelling in Persian Language Classroomss Chair: Gabriele Kasper Wednesday May 8, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Moore Hall, 155A Abstract The use of stories as pedagogical tools in second…
Reading in a Foreign Language
The October 2016 issue (Volume 28, Number 2) of the electronic journal Reading in a Foreign Language (RFL) is now online.
April 3: Dissertation Defense – Gavin Lamb
Announcing PhD in Second Language Studies Dissertation Defense Gavin Lamb The nexus of discourse and practice in sea turtle tourism and conservation at Laniākea Beach, Hawai‘i Chair: Christina Higgins Wednesday, April 3, 9:30 a.m.– 11:30 a.m. Moore Hall, 258 Abstract This…
March 1: Dissertation Defense – Jay Tanaka
Announcing PhD in Second Language Studies Dissertation Defense Jay Tanaka Qualitative Content Analysis of Reflection in Language Teacher Practicum Settings Chair: Elizabeth Gilliland Friday, March 1, 1:30 p.m.– 3:30 p.m. Moore Hall, 258 Abstract At least one element of second…