When Courses are Offered
To help you plan your course of study in the BA program in SLS, the following table shows when SLS courses are typically offered*:
Course
|
Required/ Elective
|
Focus, etc.
|
Fall
|
Spring
|
Summer
|
SLS 150 - Learning Languages and Communicating in a Globalized World | Introductory |
DS
|
√
|
||
SLS 280 - Bilingualism: Cognition & Culture | Introductory |
DS
|
√ | ||
SLS 302 - Second Language Learning | Required, Prerequisite* |
W*
|
√
|
√
|
√
|
SLS 303 - Second Language Teaching |
Required
|
√
|
√
|
√
|
|
SLS 312 - Techniques in SL Teaching: Reading & Writing |
Elective
|
O*
|
√
|
||
SLS 313 - Techniques in SL Teaching: Listening & Speaking |
Elective
|
O*
|
√
|
||
SLS 408 - Bilingual Education |
Required
|
W*, DS
|
√
|
√
|
|
SLS 418 - Instructional Media |
Elective
|
√
|
|||
SLS 430 - Pidgin & Creole English in Hawai`i |
Required
|
H (E*), DS
|
√
|
√
|
√
|
SLS 441 - Language Concepts for SL Learning & Teaching |
Required
|
√
|
√
|
||
SLS 460 - English Phonology |
Elective
|
DH
|
√
|
||
SLS 480-alpha* (others, including 480P: Pedagogy*) |
Required
|
(varies) |
√
|
√ | (varies) |
SLS 485 (Professionalism in SLS) |
Required
|
√ |
√
|
||
SLS 490 - Second Language Testing |
Required
|
√
|
√
|
√
|
|
* NOTES:
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Course Descriptions
To see descriptions of all SLS courses, click here.
*The textbooks listed will be available at the UH bookstore before the semester begins as well as in price comparison shopping agents such as www.bestwebbuys.com and www.addall.com. If you purchase from the price comparison shopping agents, be sure to allot enough time for delivery, as it can sometimes take 2-3 weeks for delivery.