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Modern Languages and Literatures

Language Center

We are located in Old Chapel 3rd Floor.

The Language Center is designed to meet the needs of students and faculty in Modern Languages and Literatures, but serves many others in the Union community.

Our friendly staff is here to help you with your specific language needs. Check our Language Assistants and Language Mentors‘ office hours for help with your assignments or simply to engage in great conversation. Walk-ins are available, however making an appointment is preferable (the link to the booking page for your language is shared by your professor or stop by the Language Center).

If you are taking intermediate Spanish classes, Conversation Partners are available. You professor will forward the information to you at the beginning of each term (stop by the Language Center with questions).

We have headsets with microphone and audacity for voice recording made easy. Here you can type in many different languages on our PCs.

We host several events every term such as Chinese Opera, Québecois and Hockey, International Board Games Night. For the next upcoming event, check the campus-events emails.

Language Center staff

  • Language Assistants Winter 2025

    Language Assistants are native speakers. They are available to answer questions, practice conversation, give grammatical explanations and help with composition during their office hours IN PERSON in the Language Center. Ask your professor or email the Language Center Director (sartiaua@union.edu) for the link to the booking page for your language. Walks ins are welcome too but appointments have priority.

    Office hours will be added first week of classes.

    Chinese:
    Ching-Hsuan (Joanna) Fu: Tuesday 3-4 pm; Thursday 3-4 pm

    French:
    Marvin Normant: Tuesday 5-7 pm; Thursday 4-6 pm

    German:
    Alexandra Hanke: Tuesday 5-7 pm

    Japanese:
    Soh Funahashi: Tuesday 6-8 pm

    Russian:
    Daria Vlasova: Thursday 12-2 pm

    Spanish:
    Alexandra Carrasco Díaz: Monday 3-5 pm

  • Language Mentors Winter 2025

    Language Mentors are available as an additional resource to practice speaking, help with studying, answer simple grammar questions, play games in the target language, etc. For help with complex grammar, composition and more advanced questions please see a Language Assistant.

    All Language Mentors appointments are held IN PERSON in the Language Center. Ask your professor or email the Language Center Director (sartiaua@union.edu) for the link to the booking page for your language. Walks ins are welcome too but appointments have priority.

    Arabic
    Zuhair: Wednesday/Thursday 3-5 pm

    Chinese:
    Megan: Monday 3-4pm; Wednesday 5-6 pm and 7-8 pm
    Yuxuan: Monday 5-7 pm

    French
    Aurélie: Monday 2-4pm; Tuesday 2-3 pm; Wednesday/Thursday 3-4 pm
    Zaid: Wednesday 5-7 pm; Thursday 6-8 pm

    German
    Marie: Monday 3-6 pm; Tuesday 3-4 pm

    Hebrew
    Elijah: Tuesday 1-2 pm, Wednesday 3-4 pm

    Japanese
    Eri: Tuesday 1-4 pm
    Ewan: Monday 6-8 pm; Wednesday 6-7 pm
    Mika: Tuesday 4-6 pm; Thursday 4-5 pm

    Russian
    Ayanat: Thursday 6-8pm
    Kairat: Tuesday 3-5pm; Thursday 4-5pm

    Spanish
    Johanny: Tuesday 5-7 pm
    Ariela: Monday 6-8 pm

  • Spanish Conversation Partners Winter 2025

    If you are taking an intermediate/advanced Spanish course, Conversation Partners are available to practice your conversational Spanish. Your professor will email you all the information regarding this program, including how to book an appointment. Our Conversation Partners are native and heritage speakers as well as advanced students of Spanish. They are available by appointment ONLY.

    Allyson: Monday 4-5 pm, Tuesday 2-3 pm, Thursday 1-2 pm

    Ariela: Tuesday 5-7 pm

    Esau: Monday, 5-6 pm, Tuesday 1-2 pm, Wednesday 5-6 pm, Thursday 4-5 pm

    Jennifer:Tuesday 10-11 am and 3-5 pm, Thursday 10-11 am

    Johanny:Thursday 5-7 pm

    Merari: Wednesday 6-7 pm, Thursday 2-4 pm

    Vivian: Monday 3-4 pm, Wednesday 3-5 pm

  • Center Consultants 2024-2025

    Senior Consultants: Fuka Kanesaka, Jennifer Lopez

    Consultants, Mentors and Conversation Partners: Zuhair AlMassri, Esau Carretero Benites, Zaid Fafouri, Allyson Hernandez Medina, Ariela de la Villa Irizzari, Elijah Light, Eri Matsuoka, Johanny Mendez, Marie Meyer, Mika Odagiri, Merari Rios Tovar, Aurélie Truquet, Ewan Yoshikawa and Ayanat Zhumagaliyeva.

    Language Assistants: Alexandra Carrasco Díaz, Alexandra Hanke, Soh Funahashi, Ching-Hsuan (Joanna) Fu, Marvin Normant, and Daria Vlasova.

Class/lab schedule Winter 2025

  • Monday

    9:15-10:20 GER 201
    11:45-12:50 SPN 381
    1:00-1:45 GER 101 lab
    1:50-2:55 GER 338
    2:00-2:45 p.m. on Mondays at Karp 103 JPN 201

  • Tuesday

    9:15-10:45 MLL 491
    12:00-12-45 RUS 101 lab
    1:00-1:45 CHN 101 lab
    2:00- 2:45 CHN 101 lab
    3:00-3:45 SPN 101 lab
    4:00-4:45 JPN 201 lab
    5:00-5:45 CHN 101 lab

  • Wednesday

    9:15-10:20 GER 201
    11:45-12:50 SPN 381
    1:50-2:55 GER 338
    4:00-4:45 SPN 101 lab

  • Thursday

    9:15-10:45 MLL 490
    11:00-11:45 SPN 101 lab
    1:00-1:45 SPN 101 lab
    2:00-2:45 CHN 201 lab
    4:00-4:45 CHN 201 lab
    5:00-5:45 JPN 101 lab
    6:00-6:45 JPN 101 lab

  • Friday

    9:15-10:20 GER 201
    11:45-12:50 SPN 381
    1:50-2:55 GER 338

Supplemental materials