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.
| Program | Advisor |
|---|---|
| Arabic | Tamer Hussein, Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic |
| Chinese Major/Minor | Xiaomeng Li, Assistant Professor of Chinese and Applied Linguistics |
| Chinese Study Abroad | Julian Wu, Professor of Chinese Literature and East Asian Studies |
| East Asian Studies | Emi Foulk Bushelle Associate Professor |
| French Major/Minor | Lindsey Smith, Assistant Professor of French |
| French Study Abroad | Lindsey Smith, Assistant Professor of French |
| German Major/Minor | Cornelius Partsch, Professor of German |
| German Study Abroad | Shannon Dubenion-Smith, Chair of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
| Japanese Major/Minor | Tyler Walker, Assistant Professor of Japanese |
| Japanese Study Abroad | Masanori Deguchi, Professor of Japanese |
| Latin American Studies Major/Minor | Luis Gonzalo Portugal, Senior Instructor of Spanish |
| Latin/Greek/Classical Studies | Shannon Dubenion-Smith, Chair of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
| Russian/Eurasian | Edward Vajda, Professor of Russian |
| Spanish Major | Hugo García González, Professor, Spanish Section |
| Spanish Minor | Blanca Aranda, Associate Professor of Spanish |
| Spanish Minor | Ernest Hartwell, Associate Professor of Spanish |
| Spanish Study Abroad | Joan 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.