Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

The Department Office is located in the Student & Faculty Support (SF) building, Room 442

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Dept. Phone: (510) 885-3211

Faculty

Professors

Monique Manopoulos, Ph.D. University of Iowa

Amy June Rowley, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee

Meiling Wu (Chair), Ph.D. State University of New York at Binghamton

Associate Professors

Marcelo Paz, Ph.D. University of Cincinnati

Jesús Díaz-Caballero, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh

Faculty Area Coordinators

American Sign Language Coordinator - Amy June Rowley
Chinese & Japanese Coordinator - Meiling Wu
French Coordinator - Monique Manopoulos
Spanish Coordinator - Marcelo Paz

Department Statement

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures (MLL) offers diverse courses in language, literature, cinema, culture. The rich array of courses are in American Sign Language, Chinese, French, Japanese, Spanish, and in English. The study leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in French and Spanish; Academic minors are available in American Sign Language, Chinese Language and Cultural Studies, French, Japanese, and Spanish. Students may utilize all languages and literatures courses offered in the department as part of a special major in various areas of study. The department faculty come from a wide variety of national and academic backgrounds and have traveled extensively in the countries whose languages they are teaching. Professors have lectured and published extensively in the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America.

Language Laboratory

Currently, the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures does not have a language laboratory; however, the University Library has audio and video tape collections of instructional programs in the languages currently taught, including American Sign Language. This temporary facility is located at Media, Resources and Reserves in the library.

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Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Minors

Courses

Modern Languages and Literatures

Modern Languages and Literatures: American Sign Language

Modern Languages and Literatures: Chinese

Modern Languages and Literatures: French

Modern Languages and Literatures: Japanese

Modern Languages and Literatures: Spanish

Modern Languages and Literatures: Spanish-American Literature and Culture

Modern Languages and Literatures: Spanish Peninsular Literature and Culture