About the department
The Department of World Languages, in the College of Arts, Design & Communication, has 26 faculty and teaches across 3 subject areas. A language-learning lab, conversation tables, and study-abroad partnerships support the language sequences, and interpreting students practice in equipped booths.
Courses
The department offers courses under these subject codes:
Faculty
| Name | Rank | Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Sato | Professor | second-language acquisition; French and Francophone studies |
| Simon Ibarra | Teaching Professor | Latin American literature and culture; Deaf culture and studies |
| Sofia Salazar | Associate Professor | ASL linguistics; language for the professions |
| Elena Groves | Professor of Practice | interpreting; language pedagogy |
| Ravi Lindqvist | Assistant Professor | translation; Spanish linguistics |
| Gustav Rasmussen | Professor | second-language acquisition; French and Francophone studies |
| Ingrid Osei | Teaching Professor | Latin American literature and culture; Deaf culture and studies |
| Nadia Haddad | Associate Professor | ASL linguistics; language for the professions |
| Emmett Aluko | Professor of Practice | interpreting; language pedagogy |
| Hector Kaur | Assistant Professor | translation; Spanish linguistics |
| Yuki Ackerman | Professor | second-language acquisition; French and Francophone studies |
| Rosa Carrasco | Teaching Professor | Latin American literature and culture; Deaf culture and studies |
| Bruno Sundqvist | Associate Professor | ASL linguistics; language for the professions |
| Tomas Devereaux | Professor of Practice | interpreting; language pedagogy |
| Anton Nakamura | Assistant Professor | translation; Spanish linguistics |
| Hannah Adebayo | Professor | second-language acquisition; French and Francophone studies |
| Isaac Nguyen | Teaching Professor | Latin American literature and culture; Deaf culture and studies |
| Everett Brenner | Associate Professor | ASL linguistics; language for the professions |
| Malik Cruz | Professor of Practice | interpreting; language pedagogy |
| Grace Yoon | Assistant Professor | translation; Spanish linguistics |
| Amara Antonelli | Professor | second-language acquisition; French and Francophone studies |
| Colin Whitfield | Teaching Professor | Latin American literature and culture; Deaf culture and studies |
| Devon Vasquez | Associate Professor | ASL linguistics; language for the professions |
| Mei Kowalczyk | Professor of Practice | interpreting; language pedagogy |
| Priya Marchetti | Assistant Professor | translation; Spanish linguistics |
| Peter Fitzgerald | Professor | second-language acquisition; French and Francophone studies |
Advising and contact
Students in the department's programs are assigned a faculty adviser; new and prospective students can reach the department office to be connected with the right person. Office hours for every instructor are posted each term.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. This department, its faculty, and its facilities are invented; nothing here describes a real academic unit.