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Healthcare Spanish Certificate Ceremony
The first Certificates for Healthcare Spanish were presented to graduates at a special ceremony on Sept. 25, 2017.
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Interdisciplinary Conference in the Humanities
Some of the moderators at the 2nd Interdisciplinary Conference in the Humanities held on October 29, 2016. -
Spanish Club participating at the Festival of the Arts 2017
Students participating in "Sunday Funday" at the Festival of the Arts 2017.
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Italian poetry at the U-Create Night event of this year’s Festival of the Arts.
Students presenting Italian poetry at the U-Create Night event of this year’s Festival of the Arts.
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Sacramento State Student Wins 2nd Place in Northern California Japanese Speech Contest
Rojie Calabiao won 2nd place (College Student & Adult category) in the 43rd Annual Japanese Speech Contest, co-sponsored by the Japanese American Association of Northern California (Hokka Nichibei Kai), the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco, and the Northern California Japanese Teachers’ Association.
Rojie began learning Japanese in Fall 2012 (JAPN1A) without any prior background. He currently majors in International Business and taking JAPN150. Rojie always strives for excellence in Japanese language learning while taking care of his younger siblings.
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Japanese Club
Students from various majors and backgrounds can come together and share the common interest of Japanese culture.
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German Club
Students from various majors and backgrounds can come together and share the common interest of German culture.
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Mango Languages is now available on the CSUS campus
Mango Languages is now available on the CSUS campus. Deliciously simple language and culture learning in over 70 languages.
Proud to offer courses, minors, majors, masters, and travel/employment opportunities abroad in these languages:
Arabic | Chinese | French | German | Italian | Japanese | Korean | Punjabi l Spanish
Contact Us
Summer Department Hours:
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(closed 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Monday/Wednesday/Friday)
World Languages and
Mariposa Hall 2051
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6087
Phone: (916) 278-6333
Fax: (916) 278-5502
Email: wll@csus.edu
Department Chair:
Dr. Curtis Smith
curtis.smith@csus.edu
Department Coordinator:
Valeria Herrera
valherrera@csus.edu
Department Assistant:
Joseph Gallegos
j.gallegos@csus.edu
World Languages & Literatures Alumni Chapter
sacstate.flalumni@gmail.com
Welcome to the Department of World Languages and Literatures
Language is a basic skill in communicating with other people, but even more importantly, language is a tool for organizing and generating ideas. Language defines and shapes how we understand the world and ourselves. Different languages give us different perceptions. By learning a new language, you not only discover a new world and make new friends, you also discover a new you!
The Department of World Languages and Literatures at Sacramento State offers a Master of Arts in Spanish, undergraduate majors in Spanish and French, minors in Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, and also offers language classes in Arabic, Korean, and Punjabi. Our undergraduate programs are designed to provide students the opportunity to learn about languages,
Our Mission
The mission of the Department of World Languages and Literatures is to provide students with the opportunity to learn about world languages,
HEALS Certificate
The program requires completion of four required courses and a practicum for a total of 15 academic units. The lower-division courses are presented in a hybrid format, while the upper-division courses are offered using an online format, providing optimum flexibility for working adult students.