Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers you excellent and innovative educational opportunities to learn an additional language and culture that make you think beyond your zip code, the border, and the continent. By gaining a solid understanding of the nature of language and its intimate relationship with culture, as well as achieving a high level of linguistic proficiency, you will also be ready for advanced studies or job opportunities using the target language.
Location: King Hall D 1054
Phone: (323) 343-4230 Fax: (323) 343-4234
Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm
Undergraduate Programs
- Chinese BA
- French BA
- Japanese BA
- Spanish BA
Graduate Programs
- Spanish MA
Certificate Programs
The Undergraduate Certificate Program in Korean is designed to afford students the opportunity to develop the ability to communicate in both oral and written Korean in culturally appropriate ways. The certificate enables students to pursue careers in organizations that seek persons with communicative skills in Korean, such as international business, education, and government organizations. It also benefits students who obtain jobs in local organizations whose employees represent bilingual cultures.
Minors
- Chinese
- French
- Japanese
- Korean
- Spanish
Faculty
CHINESE
- Professor Qingyun Wu
- email: qwu@calstatela.edu
- Office: KH A3030
- Phone: 323.343.4242
- Assistant Professor Hsin-fu Chiu
- email: hchiu7@calstatela.edu
- Office: KH A3039
- Phone: 323.343.4245
FRENCH
- Professor, Department Chair, Gretchen Angelo
- email: gangelo2@calstatela.edu
- Office: KH D1054 (Department Chair's office)
- Phone: 323.343.4230
KOREAN
- Professor, Department Associate Chair, Namhee Lee
- email: nlee8@calstatela.edu
- Office: KH A3032
- Phone: 323.343.4244
JAPANESE
- Professor Chisato Koike
- email: ckoike@calstatela.edu
- Office: KH A3054
- Phone: 323.343.4237
- Professor Sachiko Matsunaga
- email: smatsun@calstatela.edu
- Office: KH A3029
- Phone: 323.343.4273
- Professor Toshiko Yokota
- email: tyokota@calstatela.edu
- Office: KH A3029
- Phone: 323.343.4277
SPANISH
- Professor Gastón A. Alzate
- email: galzate@calstatela.edu
- Office: KH A3031
- Phone: 323.343.2267
- Professor, Graduate Advisor, Pablo Baler
- email: pbaler@calstatela.edu
- Office: KH A3039
- Phone: 323.343.4243
- Professor, Paola Marin
- email: pmarin@calstatela.edu
- Office: KH A3031
- Phone: 323.343.4239
- Professor Elena Retzer
- email: eretzer@calstatela.edu
- Office: KH D3086
- Phone: 323.343.4247
- Professor Alejandro Solomianski
- email: asolomi@calstatela.edu
- Office: KH A3032
- Phone: 323.343.4241
Staff
- Administrative Support Coordinator, Tracy Gamble
- email: tgamble@calstatela.edu
- Office: KH D 1054
- Phone: 323.343.4230
