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…
Congratulations, SLS Graduates!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of the traditional Commencement Exercises, we’ve put this slideshow together to celebrate our SLS BA, MA, and Ph.D. graduates. Congratulations!! Messages from our graduates: Precious Arao (MA): I am so happy to…
Remembering Dr. Bob Gibson and Dr. Chas Mason
Dr. Bob Gibson passed on February 28, 2020. He was a faculty member in our department, served as HELP Director, then went on to be the Dean of the College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS). When CCECS joined…
Call for Brown Bag presentations
Aloha SLS Ohana, Please consider sharing your in-progress or completed research with the SLS community! Note that Brown Bag presentations can be used to practice your conference presentations. So, if you are presenting at SLRF, AAAL, or another conference this…
Global Teaching Institute (GTI) at Tokyo International University Information and Recruitment Session
Information and recruitment session scheduled for Thursday, February 13, 2020 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at Moore 551 (SLS Conference Room) For more information about the GTI and its programs, see the following links: GTI Official Website: https://tiugti.com/ GTI Introduction…
SLS PhD students Bethany Schwartz and Fred Zenker awarded Language Learning Dissertation Grant
Bethany Schwartz and Fred Zenker, both PhD students in SLS, have been awarded the Language Learning Dissertation Grant. Bethany will use her $2,000 grant for data collection in Wai‘anae for her dissertation entitled “Patterns and Effects of Style-Shifting in Pidgin…
Presentation by visiting Sookmyung Women’s University students
English Code-switching in Korean Society: Reflection of TESL This presentation is about code-switching between Korean and English in Korean society. This will be specified by data collected and analyzed by Sookmyung TESL major students. The main point that emerges is…
Special Colloquium: Development and Validation of an L2 Korean Pronunciation Diagnostic
Special SLS Colloquium Wednesday, January 15th 12:30pm – 1:20pm BIOMED T211 Development and Validation of an L2 Korean Pronunciation Diagnostic Dr. Daniel R. Isbell PhD, Second Language Studies, Michigan State UniversityAssistant Professor, California Polytechnic State University Abstract: Pronunciation teaching is…
Fifth Chuo-UHM-UTokyo Student Conference on Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, and Second Language Acquisition: Schedule
Friday, January 17th, 2020Center for Korean StudiesUniversity of Hawai′i at Mānoa Everyone is welcome to attend – no registration required. Refreshments will be provided. 13:30 – 14:40 Plenary Lecture: The Full Transfer/Full Access model and L3 cognitive states by Prof.…
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…