World Languages Department

College of Arts and Humanities
Ellensburg
Language and Literature Bldg., room 102
Mail Stop 7552
509-963-1218
wlang_dept@cwu.edu
www.cwu.edu/foreign-language
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Faculty and Staff
Chair
Laila Abdalla, PhD

Professors
Rodney Bransdorfer, PhD, Spanish
Nathalie Kasselis, PhD, Spanish, French
Natalie Lefkowitz, PhD, Spanish, French
Stella Moreno, PhD, Spanish
Joshua S. Nelson, PhD, Japanese

Associate Professors
Alejandro Lee, PhD, Spanish
Eric Mayer, PhD, Spanish

Assistant Professors
Volha Isakava, PhD, Russian
Michael Johnson, PhD, French

Lecturers
Roselia Arellano-Sandoval, MA, Spanish
Dinara Georgeoliani, PhD, Russian
Yuanxia Liu, MA Chinese
Jer Loudenback, MA, American sign language
Laurie Moshier, DA, French, German
Mariko Okada-Collins, MA, Japanese

Staff
Ralph Bane, secretary senior

Department Information
The Department of World Languages offers BA degrees in French, Japanese, Russian and Spanish and offers minors in ASL, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. BA degrees in teaching are available in French, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.

For non-majors or minors, the first-and second-year sequences are designed to provide basic proficiency in a world language. The department recommends that all majors include some organized study abroad where their major language is spoken.

Admission to Department Programs

Students planning to major or minor must meet with an advisor in the world languages department for details about admission requirements, and complete an application form.

Departmental Standards
Students in non-teaching majors and minors must earn a minimum grade of C+ in each course used for the major and/or minor. Students in teaching majors must earn a minimum grade of B in each course used for the major.

Core Course Requirements
Only courses numbered 200 and above will count toward a major or minor. For students with sufficient preparation, the 200-level sequence may be waived through credit by examination.  Please note that Spanish CLEP test scores may be used to complete General Education and/or graduation requirements but may not be used to fulfill course requirements for Spanish majors or minors. Students planning to study abroad must see their advisor prior to departure to ensure the applicability of the proposed course of study. All upper-division classes not listed as requirements are approved electives.

Programs

• French Major, BA
• Japanese Major, BA - Large Plan
• Japanese Major, BA - Small Plan
• Russian Major, BA
• Spanish Major, BA

• American Sign Language Minor
• Chinese Minor
• French Minor
• German Minor
• Japanese Minor
• Russian Minor
• Spanish Minor

Courses

• SPAN 342 - Spanish Composition and Grammar II
• SPAN 343 - Spanish Conversation
• SPAN 345 - Composition and Grammar for Heritage Speakers I
• SPAN 346 - Composition and Grammar for Heritage Speakers II
• SPAN 380 - Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Cultures
• SPAN 381 - Hispanic and U.S. Latino Literatures and Cultures
• SPAN 385 - Spanish Phonetics
• SPAN 398 - Special Topics
• SPAN 415 - Don Quixote
• SPAN 432 - Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar
• SPAN 442 - Spanish Translation and Interpretation
• SPAN 443 - Advanced Spanish Translation
• SPAN 445 - Spanish Medieval Literature
• SPAN 446 - Hispanic Cinema
• SPAN 447 - Framing Latin American Cinema
• SPAN 448 - Framing South American Cinema
• SPAN 449 - Spanish Golden Age Literature
• SPAN 456 - The Spanish and Latin American Short Story (Put on Reserve 9/16/16.)
• SPAN 457 - Latin American Theater
• SPAN 459 - Latin American Poetry
• SPAN 466 - Spanish Poetry (Put on Reserve 9/16/16.)
• SPAN 467 - Spanish and Latin American Literature and Film
• SPAN 491 - Workshop
• SPAN 496 - Individual Study
• SPAN 498 - Special Topics

• WL 200 - World Cultures and Globalization
• WL 298 - Special Topics
• WL 398 - Special Topics
• WL 401 - Introduction to Romance Linguistics
• WL 481 - Methods and Materials for Language Teaching
• WL 483 - Sociolinguistics
• WL 490 - Cooperative Education
• WL 491 - Workshop
• WL 496 - Individual Study
• WL 498 - Special Topics