Course Change/Corrections
There are some errors in the printed Summer and Fall 2008 schedules. Please note the following corrections when planning your schedule. If you are unsure about the location, time or availability of any class, please check with UA Online or by calling or e-mailing the department. The administrative secretary may be reached at 786-4037 or ancmt5@uaa.alaska.edu. Instructors for classes are also subject to change.
- Japanese:
There is no JPN 202 being taught this summer.
- Spanish
SPAN A490, The Golden Age of Spain, is being taught on Mondays only this fall.
Congratulations!
- Dr. Natasa Masanovic, Assistant Professor of German, was awarded the 2007 College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award for her exemplary work in teaching.
The Department of Languages is pleased to welcome two new instructors. - The Rev. Koun Franz is a new Term Instructor of Japanese. He was trained as a priest at the Soto Zen monastreries of Zuio Temple in Ehime Prefecture and Shogo Temple in Kumamot Prefecture. He holds a Master's Degree in Creative Writing: Fiction from Eastern Washington University.
- Ms. Margarita Kharlova is the 2007-2008 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant in Russian. Ms. Kharlova is from Barnaul, Russia, and will teach elementary Russian courses and hold focused conversation sessions with the advanced-level Russian students. Ms. Kharlova is completing a degree in cognitive linguistics at the Linguistic Institute, Barnaul State Pedagogical College.
Events
- Friday, March 28, 2008, the Department of Languages presented its second annual Multicultural Festival. The festivities began with a potluck at 4:30 in RH 110 and continued with skits, music, literature, and cultural presentations.
