There are two Minors in Second Language Studies (SLS):
- The SLS Minor is for students with an interest in any area of SLS to gain both a core understanding of language, language use, and second language acquisition; as well as knowledge in any area of the field students find useful or relevant to their own goals.
- The SLS Language Teaching Minor is for students with an interest in language teaching and learning and want to deepen their expertise and qualifications for a language teaching career. This Minor features a "catered menu" of electives to help students strengthen their understanding of language pedagogy to supplement the required courses in language teaching and learning.
Course Menu
| Course | Focus, etc. | SLS Minor (3 courses required, 2 elective; 15 cr. total) |
SLS Language Teaching Minor (3 courses required, 3 elective; 18 cr. total) |
Fall | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLS 150 - Learning Languages and Communicating in a Globalized World | DS | Introductory | Introductory | √ | ||
| SLS 280 - Bilingualism: Cognition & Culture | DS | Introductory | Introductory | √ | ||
| SLS 301 - Language Concept | Required | Required | √ | √ | ||
| SLS 302 - Second Language Learning | W* | Required, Prerequisite1 | Required, Prerequisite1 | √ | √ | √ |
| SLS 303 - Second Language Teaching | Elective | Required | √ | √ | √ | |
| SLS 304 - Sociolinguistics of Multilingualism | Required4 | N/A | √ | |||
| SLS 311 - Second Language Testing6 | Elective | Elective | √ | √ | √ | |
| SLS 312 - Techniques in SL Teaching: Reading & Writing | O* | Elective | Elective | √ | ||
| SLS 313 - Techniques in SL Teaching: Listening & Speaking | O* | Elective | Elective | √ | ||
| SLS 408 - Multilingual Education | W*, DS | Elective | N/A | √ | √ | |
| SLS 418 - Instructional Media | Elective | Elective | √ | |||
| SLS 430 - Pidgin & Creole English in Hawai`i | H (E*), DS | Elective | N/A | √ | √ | √ |
| SLS 460 - English Phonology | DH | Elective | Elective | √ | ||
| SLS 475 - Second Language Teaching Practicum | N/A | Elective2 | (varies) | |||
| SLS 480-alpha (others, including 480P: Pedagogy)4 | (varies) | 480U: required4 Other alphas: elective |
480P: Elective | √ | √ | (varies) |
| SLS 485 (Professionalism in SLS) | N/A (Major only) | N/A (Major only) | √ | √ |
NOTES:
- SLS 302 is the primary prerequisite course in the department. The official listing in the UH Mānoa catalog says “prerequisite (or concurrent)”. This means that you can take other SLS courses during the same semester that you take 302. It’s also OK to take SLS 150 prior to SLS 302. However, when you begin taking SLS courses at the 300- or 400-level, you’ll need to be sure that SLS 302 is one of your first courses you take.
- SLS 475 will be available for Language Teaching Minors after Majors have enrolled, space permitted. Please be advised the course is not offered every academic year.
- Topic areas for SLS 480-alpha are:
- 480P = Second Language Pedagogy
- SLS 480P is the only alpha course which will be counted as an Elective Course for the SLS Language Teaching Minor.
- 480R = Second Language Research
- 480U = Second Language Use
- 480N = Second Language Analysis
- 480E = Second Language Learning
- 480P = Second Language Pedagogy
- Either SLS 304 or SLS 480U is required.
- SLS 490 has been renumbered to SLS 311, effective Spring 2023. The course will count as an elective for both minors, regardless of course numbering.
- Both SLS 302 and 408 are “Writing Intensive” courses (each counts as one of the general education core requirements for “W” focus). We recommend that students avoid taking both in the same semester.
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.
Contact Us
If you would like to learn more about the SLS Minor or SLS Teaching Minor, please email slsminor@hawaii.edu. Brief Zoom, Google Meet, or phone appointments are available!