Summary
R Hughes is an Indonesian language and curriculum specialist with nine years of experience designing language learning materials, teaching Indonesian and English, and managing academic programs at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. With an MA in Second Language Studies and an MEd in Learning Design and Technology (est. 2026), they blend linguistics, instructional design, and program management to support language revitalization and minority-language re-naturalization. Their background spans classroom teaching, intensive ESL curriculum evaluation, and publication work, reflecting a rare combination of research-informed pedagogy and practical program delivery. On the technical side they engage with NLP dialogue systems and reinforcement learning research, linking computational approaches to language learning innovation. Based in Honolulu, they have a sustained focus on multilingual, multicultural initiatives that bridge community language needs with scalable educational design.
9 years of coding experience
Teaching Certificate TEFL/TESOL, Teaching Certificate TEFL/TESOL at Oxford Seminars
Substitute Teacher Diploma Education, Substitute Teacher Diploma Education at STEDI
Bachelor’s Degree English Language and Literature General, Bachelor’s Degree English Language and Literature General at University of Iowa
Master's degree Second Langauge Studies, Master's degree Second Langauge Studies at University of Hawaii at Manoa
English, Indonesian