This past Friday (12/8) the SLS Student Association (SLSSA) hosted a Grad Cooler to celebrate the end of the semester and to congratulate our graduates! Here are pictures of some of the graduates who attended the event! Congratulations everyone!!
Washington Middle welcomes SLS to its after school program
Last month Washington Middle School welcomed SLS undergraduate advisor and coordinator Patrick Agullana to speak at its after school All-Star program! This was a great chance for Washington Middle School students to learn new things about languages and more about…
Karaoke Night 2023!
Karaoke Night returned this year after a four year hiatus! This was hosted by Christina Higgins and Betsy Gilliland, and it聽was the most multilingual Karaoke Night yet, featuring songs in Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Hawaiian, and English. What a fun way…
Jieun Kim and Maggie McGehee awarded Best Student Presentation Award
Ph.D. student Jieun Kim and M.A. student Maggie McGehee won the award for Best Student Presentation at the East Coast Organization of Language Testers 2023 Conference. Their presentation, “Streamlining a reading placement test: Insights from factor analysis and Rasch modeling”,…
Newly Published Article: Betsy Gilliland, Michelle Kunkel, Thu Ha Nguyen, Cade Christensen
Betsy Gilliland, Ph.D. students Michelle Kunkel, Thu Ha Nguyen, and former M.A. student Cade Christenson have published an article in Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. Title: Ethical dilemmas of teacher research in applied linguistics Abstract: Teacher research (TR) is teachers鈥�…
Wai鈥榓lae Elementary welcomes new group of volunteer tutors
For the past 10 years, the SLS Department has partnered with Wai鈥榓lae 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…
PhD Student Yu-Tzu Chang receives Study Abroad Award from The Ministry of Education in Taiwan
Ph.D. Student Yu-Tzu Chang recently received a Study Abroad Award from The Ministry of Education in Taiwan. The award is intended for Taiwanese individuals pursuing a Ph.D. degree in a distinguished program abroad. Applicants interested in the award are required…
Spotlight on the SLS 218 Newsletter
As technology becomes more integrated within everyone’s lives, educators have always sought to apply technology within the classroom and help students to be successful in their studies. The field of language learning and teaching is no different. One of our…
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…
Newly Published Article: Ph.D. Student Fred Zenker and colleagues
Ph.D. Student Fred Zenker and colleagues who were formerly at UHM recently wrote a paper that was released in Studies in Second Language Acquisition. Title: Evaluating evidence for the reliability and validity of lexical diversity indices in L2 oral task…