college of languages, linguistics & literature
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College of Languages, Linguistics & Literature. College of Languages, Linguistics & Literature. One of four Colleges of Arts & Sciences 246.75 FTE, $14 million budget 5-6,000 undergrads take courses each semester 11 BA degrees 7 MA degrees 6 PhD degrees. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Languages, Linguistics & LiteratureCollegeof
Languages,Linguistics &
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Languages, Linguistics & Literature
College of Languages, Linguistics & Literature
One of four Colleges of Arts & Sciences246.75 FTE, $14 million budget 5-6,000 undergrads take courses each semester11 BA degrees7 MA degrees6 PhD degrees
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Language/Literature Study and the Liberal Arts Tradition
Language/literature study deepens knowledge of the self and of others in the local and global community
At least 30 languages and 15 national literatures are typically taught in any one semester
Focus on languages and literatures of Asia and the Pacific
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Excellence in Teaching 17 Regents’ Medals 15 Presidential Citations
Excellence in Research More than $14 million in external
grants over the past ten years
Faculty
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Six Instructional Departments
East Asian EnglishEurope & the AmericasHawaiian & Indo-PacificLinguisticsSecond Language Studies
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Largest East Asian program in the US, with strong interdisciplinary focus
One of only three programs in the US that offer BA and PhD in Korean
Heritage language instruction and Web-based courses in Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Japanese, and Korean
Most comprehensive doctoral program in the US for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean literatures
East Asian Languages & Literatures
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EnglishBA, MA, PhD with concentrations in
Literary Studies, Creative Writing, Cultural Studies Asia-Pacific, Composition and Rhetoric
Home of the UH Citizen’s Chair and the Distinguished Visiting Writer
Five important journals: Biography, Manoa, ‘Oiwi, Tinfish, Chain
Extensive community outreach: Hawai‘i Writing Project, Teen Reading Program, Literature and Hawaii’s Children, The Education Partnership, Service Learning
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Languages & Literatures of Europe & the Americas
Certificate, BA, & MA in Spanish, French, German, Classics, & Russian
Unique courses: Europeans in the Pacific French-African Literature US Latino Culture & Literature
Broad range of study abroad programs: Russia, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Argentina
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Hawaiian & Indo-Pacific Languages & Literatures
Enrollments in Hawaiian exceed those of any other indigenous language program in the US
Largest Pacific languages program in the USVital languages such as Arabic, Cambodian,
Hindi, Filipino, Ilokano, Indonesian, and ThaiHeritage language instruction in Hawaiian,
Filipino, Ilokano, Samoan, and Vietnamese
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Linguistics
Investigates the nature, use, and acquisition of language
Ranked in the top 25% of linguistics departments in the US
Special focus on languages of Asia and the Pacific; home of Oceanic Linguistics
New emphasis on lab-oriented linguistic research
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Widely regarded as the premier program in the world for second language acquisition
In 1990s, SLS faculty published more articles in the leading journals than faculty in the 2nd- through 4th-ranked programs combined
High volume of applications, high admission standards – accepts 5% of PhD applicants
Millions of dollars in competitive grant funds
Second Language Studies
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Manoa Writing ProgramCenter for Biographical ResearchCenter for Interpretation and Translation StudiesLanguage Learning CenterNational Foreign Language Resource Center
Five Programs
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One of the best Writing-Across-the-Curriculum programs in the US
Annually supports 1,000 Writing Intensive classes in 70+ departments
Offers Writing Placement Exam for 1,600 new students each year
Conducts and publishes assessment studies of writing outcomes
Conducts faculty workshops and supports Web site for Writing Intensive instructors
Manoa Writing Program
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Publishes Biography, leading international journal in life studies
Offers BA through Liberal Studies, and graduate courses through English Department
Sponsors campus lecture series and biography projects with community organizations
Publishes Biography monograph book series
Center for Biographical Research
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Established 1987 in response to local interpretation and translation needs
Under re-organization plan, will include affiliate faculty from LLL departments
Offers basic interpretation and translation courses during the semester, plus advanced on-line courses during the summer
Center for Interpretation & Translation Studies
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Support services to enhance language learningTeaching and Curriculum Center
– faculty developmentMultimedia Computer Labs
– computer-assisted instructionAudio/video production
– materials developmentSatellite dish, connection to campus ITV network
– uplink/downlink live programming
Language Learning Center
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Improving the nation’s capacity for teaching and learning foreign languages via training, research, and development
On-line catalog features over 100 diverse publications
$8,000,000 in NFLRC and related grants since 1990
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Our Heritage • Our Sense of Place
LLL affirms and reflects Hawaii’s diversity and the UHM Strategic Plan: prepare students for a global society preserve Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific languages,
literatures, and cultures provide education with an international dimension
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