Language Center

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 1-2pm and 4-5 pm;
Wednesday 3-4pm

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

German:
Alexandra Hanke: Tuesday 5-7 pm

Japanese:
Soh Funahashi: Thursday 2- 4 pm

Russian:
Daria Vlasova: Friday 12-2 pm

Spanish:
Alexandra Carrasco Díaz: Tuesday 5-7 pm, Wednesday 3-5 pm

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: Tuesday 11-1 pm, Thursday 2-4 pm

Chinese:
Megan: Thursday 2-5 pm
Yuxuan: Tuesday 2-4 pm

French
Aurélie: Monday 3-6 pm, Tuesday 7-8 pm
Zaid: Tuesday 11-1 pm, Thursday 2-4 pm

German
Marie: Monday 2-3pm and 5-6 pm, Wednesday 2-4 pm

Japanese
Eri: Tuesday 11-1 pm, Wednesday 12-1 pm
Ewan: Monday 7-8 pm, Thursday 4-6 pm
Mika: Tuesday 3-4 pm; Wednesday 5-7 pm

Russian
Ayanat: Monday 6-8pm
Kairat: Tuesday 11:30-1:30pm, 4-5 pm

Spanish
Johanny: Monday 5-7 pm
Ariela: Tuesday 3-5 pm

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.

Alma: Monday 4-6 pm

Ariela: Tuesday 5-6 pm, Wednesday 5-6 pm, Thursday 3-4 pm

Esau: Tuesday 4-5 pm, Wednesday 4-5 pm, Thursday 4-5 pm

Jennifer: Monday 3-4 pm, Tuesday 12-1 pm, Thursday 12-1 pm

Johanny: Thursday 5-7 pm

Merari: Wednesday 2-3 pm, Thursday 1-3 pm

Vivian: Monday 7-8 pm and Tuesday 2-4 pm

Senior Consultants: Fuka Kanesaka, Jennifer Lopez

Consultants, Mentors and Conversation Partners: Zuhair AlMassri, Esau Carretero Benites, Zaid Fafouri, Ariela de la Villa Irizzari, Elijah Light, Eri Matsuoka, Johanny Mendez, Marie Meyer, Alma Moreno, Mika Odagiri, Merari Rios Tovar, Kairat Sadyrbekov, 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.

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9:15-10:45 MLL 490
1:00-1:45 JPN 100 lab
2:00- 2:45 CHN 102 lab
3:00-3:45JPN 100 lab
4:00-4:45 JPN 102lab
5:00-5:45 CHN 102 lab

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9:15-10:45 MLL 491
1:00-1:45 RUS 102 lab
2:00-2:45 CHN 202 lab
3:00-3:45 JPN 202 lab

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Visit the Language Center to use supplemental material and board games.