World Languages and Cultures
World Languages & Cultures Faculty & Staff
Tenured & Tenure-Track Faculty
- Shigeko Sekine (on leave F24)
- Christine Fernandez
- Carolyn Gonzalez (on leave F24)
- Rebecca Pozzi
- Yoshiko Saito Abbott
- David Vila Dieguez
- Dustin Wright (Chair)
Faculty Emeritus
- Donaldo Urioste
- Maria Zielina
Lecturer Faculty
Administrative & Technical Staff
- Gus Leonard
- David Bennett
- Cynthia Tanabe (MBWLP Coordinator)
Academic Advisor
- Japanese Language & Culture and Spanish Language & Hispanic Cultures
Teresa Nieves Espinoza
A World Languages and Cultures' Tenured and Tenure Track faculty member will serve as your faculty advisor while you are in our program, in addition to the academic advisor you work with through the Academic Advising Office. WLC Japanese and Spanish faculty advisors are assigned by the first letter of your last name.
Campus-Wide Department Affiliates
Sarah Dahlen is the Librarian for majors in the Department of World Languages and Cultures: Japanese Language and Culture, and Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures.
Teresa Nieves Espinoza is the Academic Advisor for Japanese Language and Culture and Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures.
Amy Whitson is the Graduation Counselor for WLC majors and confirms they have fulfilled all requirements for graduation.
Projects and Grants information
- The Monterey Bay World Language Project or MBWLP (formerly MBFLP) has its home in WLC, and is sponsored through the California World Language Project (CWLP) as part of the California Subject Matter Projects (CSMP). The project provides professional development opportunities for tri-county language teachers and professionals.
- Okinawa Memories Initiative
- Tyler Center for Global Studies
Contact School of World Languages and Cultures
Phone: (831)582-3863
Email: Send an email
Building: CAHSS Building 504, Room 2419
Office Hours: 8-5 Monday - Friday
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