DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES OF EUROPE AND THE

AMERICAS

Comprehensive programs: Undergraduate (BA, Certificates) and Graduate (MA).

Languages taught regularly: French, (including Old Provençal), German, ancient Greek, classical Latin, Italian, Russian, Spanish, medieval Welsh.

Languages taught on demand: ancient Egyptian, Hebrew, Nahuatl, Portuguese, Polish, Ukrainian.

Award-winning faculty: many Excellence in Teaching award winners; research awards for work in literature, languages; Fulbright Fellows and language textbook authors.

Courses: offered in the original languages and in English (LLEA): language, linguistics, literature, civilization, culture, film, writing intensive, oral communication.

Noteworthy courses: Greek and Roman Mythology, Russian Literature, French African Literature, US Latino Culture and Literature, Indigenous Peoples of Latin America, Freaks and Monsters, Europeans in the Pacific, Medieval Arthurian Welsh Literature, Hispanic Cultural Studies, Film (French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Latin American, History of World Cinema).

Financial Support: Undergraduate tuition waivers and Graduate Assistantships.

CONTACT Moore Hall 483 (808) 956-8520 (808) 956-9536 (fax) www.hawaii.edu/llea

CLASSICS

DEGREESMaster of Arts in LLEA (Classics)Bachelor of Arts in ClassicsCertificate in Classics

PROGRAMThe Classics Division offers courses in ancient Greek and classical Latin at all levels. Offeringsbeyond the first-year and second-year classesinclude courses in Greek and Roman Historians,Epic, Philosophy, Drama, Lyric, Novel, and Satire.The Classics Division also offers culture courses in English (e.g., Greek and Roman Mythology).Complementary courses in Greek and Roman History, Art, and Philosophy are also offered by the Departments of History, Art, and Philosophy.

ACTIVITIESLectures on Greek and Latin languages and literatures by faculty from other universities.Lectures on classical archaeology via the HawaiiChapter of the Archaeological Institute of America. Opportunities to participate in archaeological excavations in Egypt, in Greece, and in Italy.

CONTACTChair of the Classics DivisionMoore Hall 482(808) 956-4187(808) 956-9536 (fax)fadil@hawaii.edu

www.hawaii.edu/llea/classicswww.hawaii.edu/llea

FRENCH

DEGREESMaster of Arts in LLEA (French)Bachelor of Arts in FrenchCertificate in French

PROGRAMThe French Division offers French language and literature courses at all levels, as well as Italian language at the first-year and second-year levels. Offerings include: French Culture, Advanced Oral and Written Expression, History of the Language, Stylistics, French Literature in translation, Film, French-African Literature in translation, The Fantastic; Medieval Welsh Literature.

ACTIVITIESFrench Club: conversation, pétanque, picnics, hikes, films, drama, soccer, Vers: French poetry contest, Pi Delta Phi: French Honor Society and Colloquia; French Day, Study Abroad in France and Italy.

CONTACTChair of the French DivisionMoore Hall 482(808) 956-4187(808) 956-9536 (fax)fadil@hawaii.edu

www.hawaii.edu/llea/frenchwww.hawaii.edu/llea

GERMAN

DEGREESMaster of Arts in LLEA (German)Bachelor of Arts in GermanCertificate in German

PROGRAMThe German Division offers language and literature courses at all levels. Offerings include: Phonetics, Business German, Composition and Conversation, Reading and Writing, Speaking and Listening, German Culture and Civilization, German Film, Europeans in the Pacific. Also, 18th to 20th century German period and genre Literature, Contemporary German Literature, Literary Theory, Stylistics and Linguistic Discourse and Conversation Analysis.

ACTIVITIESBerlin Study Abroad Program,Delta Phi Alpha: the German Honor Society,German Club.

CONTACTChair of the German DivisionMoore Hall 482(808) 956-4187(808) 956-9536 (fax)fadil@hawaii.edu

www.hawaii.edu/llea/germanwww.hawaii.edu/llea

RUSSIAN

DEGREESBachelor of Arts in RussianCertificate in Russian Studies

PROGRAMBeginning and intermediate Russian language courses, Phonetics, Conversation, Composition, Translation, Structure of Russian, Civilization, Advanced Conversation and Composition, Advanced Reading and Translation, Reading of Russian Press, 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature.

ACTIVITIESRussian Club,Russian room with Russian referencematerials, artistic literature, Russian movies.

CONTACTChair of the Russian DivisionMoore Hall 482(808) 956-4187(808) 956-9536 (fax)fadil@hawaii.edu

www.hawaii.edu/llea/russianwww.hawaii.edu/llea

SPANISH

DEGREESMaster of Arts in LLEA (Spanish)Bachelor of Arts in SpanishCertificate in Spanish

PROGRAMThe Spanish Division offers Spanish language classes at all levels, plus a strong interdisciplinary program that combines the study of Latin American, Iberian, and U.S. Latino/a literatures with other forms of expressive culture, including theater and film.

ACTIVITIESStudy Abroad opportunities in Mexico, Spain and Puerto Rico, plus an abundance of academic activities sponsored by the National Honor Society in Spanish, Sigma Delta Pi, including conversation groups, poetry contests, film series, dance workshops and theater productions. CONTACTChair of the Spanish DivisionMoore Hall 482(808) 956-4187(808) 956-9536 (fax)fadil@hawaii.edu

www.hawaii.edu/llea/spanishwww.hawaii.edu/llea

University of Hawai‘i at MānoaLanguages and Literatures of

Europe and the Americas

FACULTY

Professors

Lucía Aranda (Spanish)Robert Ball (Classics)

Virginia Bennett (Russian)James E. Brown (Russian)Paul Chandler (Spanish)Austin Dias (Spanish)

Marie-José Fassiotto (French)Marie-Christine Garneau (French)

Kathryn Hoffmann (French)Kathryn Klingebiel (French)

Robert Littman (Classics)Joy Logan (Spanish)

Maryann Overstreet (German)Jürgen Sang (German)

Paul Schroeder (Spanish)Niklaus Schweizer (German)

Eric Thau (Spanish)Jean Toyama (French)

Claudia Villegas-Silva (Spanish)David Webb (Spanish)

Instructors

Luz Marina Barnard (Spanish)Marion Correnoz (French)

Joan Debrah (French)José Gigante (Spanish)

Marta González-Lloret (Spanish)Lloyd Hamasaki (Classics)

Jacob Huss (French)Kendall Inada (Classics)

Luisa Kou (Spanish)Heather Kurano (Spanish)

Melodee Metzger (Spanish)Heather Nylen (Spanish)

Esther Rodrigo Diez (Spanish)Linda Rudoy (Spanish)

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