Advising

Language Advisors

Please check out our Summer Advising - AY 2025-2026 Guidelines for Language Placement. Please note that prerequisites are not being enforced for many courses. Please refer to the document above to check if prerequisites are enforced. If prerequisites are being enforced, please be sure to contact the listed advisor for any necessary overrides.

Advisors are working remotely this quarter. Please contact via email to request meeting details for in-person or online advising.

If you have questions about your placement into classes, please refer to the document above and contact the language advisor for guidance.

Language Advisors, listed by Program
ProgramAdvisor
ArabicTamer Hussein, Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic
Chinese Major/MinorXiaomeng Li, Assistant Professor of Chinese and Applied Linguistics
Chinese Study AbroadJulian Wu, Professor of Chinese Literature and East Asian Studies
East Asian StudiesEmi Foulk Bushelle Associate Professor
French Major/MinorLindsey Smith, Assistant Professor of French
French Study AbroadLindsey Smith, Assistant Professor of French
German Major/MinorCornelius Partsch, Professor of German
German Study AbroadShannon Dubenion-Smith, Chair of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Japanese Major/MinorTyler Walker, Assistant Professor of Japanese
Japanese Study AbroadMasanori Deguchi, Professor of Japanese
Latin American Studies Major/MinorLuis Gonzalo Portugal, Senior Instructor of Spanish
Latin/Greek/Classical StudiesShannon Dubenion-Smith, Chair of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Russian/EurasianEdward Vajda, Professor of Russian
Spanish MajorHugo García González, Professor, Spanish Section
Spanish MinorBlanca Aranda, Associate Professor of Spanish
Spanish MinorErnest Hartwell, Associate Professor of Spanish
Spanish Study AbroadJoan Hoffman, Professor of Spanish
Spanish Teaching Endorsement (Secondary and Elementary Education)Paqui Paredes, Professor of Spanish
World Languages Teaching Endorsement (Secondary and Elementary Education) [see advising note below]Shannon Dubenion-Smith, Chair of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Advising Note

Interested and current students in World Languages Teaching Endorsement should schedule advising appointments with both the World Languages Teaching Endorsement Advisor and the current language major advisor.