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Arabic - Chinese - French - German - Italian - Japanese - Russian - Spanish

Undergraduate Degrees Offered:
Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish

Minors Offered:
Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish

Graduate Degrees Offered:
Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish

Arabic, Hindi, Persian and Filipino Language Courses:
In addition to the full-fledged six languages programs mentioned above, we offer courses in Arabic, Hindi, Persian and Filipino.

Department Chair: Elisabetta Nelsen
Telephone: 415-338-7413
enelsen@sfsu.edu

Department office is located in Room 475 of the Humanities Building (HUM 475).

Mailing Address:
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, California 94132
Telephone: 415-338-1421 Fax: 415-405-0588

Coordinators of the Language Programs:
  • Chinese: Chris Wen-Chao Li (415-338-1034), HUM 338, wenchao@sfsu.edu
  • French: Marie-Paule Laden (415-338-7449), HUM 536, mpladen@sfsu.edu
  • German: Volker Langbehn(415-338-7422), HUM 462, langbehn@sfsu.edu
  • Italian: Christopher Concolino (415-338-3161), HUM 459, conco@sfsu.sfsu.edu
  • Japanese: Masahiko Minami (415-338-3161), HUM 339, mminami@sfsu.edu
  • Russian: Catherine Siskron (415-338-3161), HUM 458, siskron@sfsu.edu
  • Spanish: Gustavo Calderón (415-338-7426), HUM 441gusto@sfsu.edu
    Department General Education Advisor: Christopher Concolino (415-338-3124), HUM 349, conco@sfsu.edu
    Department Administrative Analyst/Specialist: Anita Axt (415-338-1073), aaxt@sfsu.edu
    This page was created by Midori McKeon and Luis Poza.
    Last updated on November 7, 2007