PhD Graduate Dr. Alice (Yanxin) Zhu (2024) recently published two articles in two separate journals: “Native speakers and learners of Mandarin predict upcoming arguments in dative constructions based on categorical and gradient verb constraints” in Bilingualism: Language and Cognition “Structural…
MA Graduate Hoan Nguyen publishes in Linguistic Approaches to BIlingualism
MA Graduate Hoan Nguyen (2024) published her co-authored paper “Facilitative use of classifiers in heritage Vietnamese” with MA advisor Dr. Theres Grüter in Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism. The article was based on her Scholarly Paper, and is available in full.…
TIRF 2024 Doctoral Dissertation Grants Awarded to Two SLS Students
The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF) has announced its 2024 Doctoral Dissertation Grants awardees, which include two SLS students: Name & Bio: Jieun Kim is a Ph.D. candidate in Second Language Studies at the University of Hawai‘i…
PhD student Sera Chun publishes in Journal of Pragmatics
PhD student Inji “Sera” Chun has recently published in the Journal of Pragmatics, Volume 232 (October 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2024.08.002), with an article titled “Teacher mobility during small-group instructional rounds for young EFL learners: An embodied resource to promote students’ task engagement.”…
SLS Faculty in the press: Theres Grüter, Dan Isbell
Our SLS Faculty have recently been in the general press, talking about second (or more) languages and language learning! Dr. Theres Grüter was featured in Island Scene talking about ‘the power of language.’ The digital version was available in December…
Welcome to SLS! Fall 2024
The Department of Second Language Studies held its annual Department Orientation on Friday, August 23rd, which was followed by a Welcome Cooler hosted by the SLS Student Association. Faculty, staff, and students were able to meet each other informally over…
SLS PhD group launch GOALL app for language learning
SLS PhD alumni Ann T. Choe (2023), Susanne DeVore (2022), and Yang (Sunnie) Liu (2023), as well as current PhD student Kristen Urada, have recently launched the beta version of GOALL. An acronym for “Great Online Activities for Language Learning,”…
Wai‘alae Elementary welcomes new group of volunteer tutors
For the past 10 years, the SLS Department has partnered with Wai‘alae Elementary Public Charter School in a volunteer tutor program, in which SLS undergraduate and graduate students assist school staff in tutoring K-5 Multilingual Learners (MLLs) on a weekly…
Virtual Open House & Info Session
Considering an MA in Second Language Studies or TESOL? Join us for one of our Virtual Open House and Info Sessions! Meet professors and students, and learn more about the MA in SLS! Register for Tuesday, November 14 at 9am…
Welcome, New SLS Students!
New incoming students in the Department of Second Language Studies have been participating in various orientations and information sessions, including a general department orientation on Thursday, August 17th, and program-level orientations for our undergraduates, MA students, and PhD students throughout…