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.
[PhD Graduate Updates] Dr. Gavin Lamb (2019), Post-Doctoral Researcher at University of Jyväskylä in Finland
Congratulations to Gavin Lamb, who is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher in RECLAS (Research Collegium for Language in Changing Society) co-run by the departments of Language and Communication Studies and the Center for Applied Language Studies at the University…
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…
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 Volunteer Tutors Assist Waiʻalae Elementary School
For the 6th year running, BA and MA students from the SLS department are volunteering to assist English Language specialists at Waiʻalae Elementary School in supporting K–5 English language learners.