The course requirements listed below are for those students who declared SLS as a major in Fall 2021 or thereafter. Students who declared SLS as a major prior to Fall 2021 should click here.
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 130 - Introduction to Pidgin in Hawai‘i | Introductory |
H5
|
√ | ||
SLS 150 - Learning Languages and Communicating in a Globalized World | Introductory |
FGC
|
√
|
√ | |
SLS 218 - Introduction to Second Language Learning & Technology | Introductory |
DS, W2
|
√ | ||
SLS 280 - Bilingualism: Cognition & Culture | Introductory |
DS
|
√ | ||
SLS 301 - Basic Language Concepts | Required3 | √ | √ | ||
SLS 302 - Second Language Learning | Required, Prerequisite1 |
W2
|
√
|
√
|
|
SLS 303 - Second Language Teaching |
Required
|
√
|
√
|
||
SLS 304 - Sociolinguistics of Multilingualism | Required |
DS
|
√ | √ | |
SLS 311 - Second Language Testing |
Required
|
√
|
√
|
||
SLS 312 - Techniques in SL Teaching: Reading & Writing |
Elective
|
O4
|
√
|
||
SLS 313 - Techniques in SL Teaching: Listening & Speaking |
Elective
|
O4
|
√
|
||
SLS 408 - Multilingual Education |
Elective
|
W2, DS
|
√
|
√
|
|
SLS 418 - Instructional Media |
Elective
|
W2, O4 |
√
|
||
SLS 430 - Pidgin & Creole English in Hawai‘i |
Required
|
H5, DS
|
√
|
√
|
√
|
SLS 460 - English Phonology |
Elective
|
DS, O4
|
√
|
||
SLS 475 - Practicum for Future Language Professionals |
Elective
|
√ | |||
SLS 480-alpha* |
Required
|
(varies) |
√
|
√ | (varies) |
SLS 485 (Professionalism in SLS) |
Required
|
√ |
√
|
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* NOTES: This chart should only be used as a general guide for planning purposes. There is no guarantee that all SLS courses will be offered as indicated above, or that they will always have the focus or other General Education Core designations indicated above.
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*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.