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Zsuzsanna Abrams

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Maike Ahrends

  • Title
    • Lecturer in German
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    (831)459-2781
  • Email
  • Office Location
    • Cowell College Academic Building, 102
  • Office Hours Monday 12 pm -1 pm & by appointment
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Mark Amengual

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Byron A Barahona

  • Title
    • Lecturer in Spanish
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831-459-4282 (office)
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Humanities Building 1, 128 Humanities
  • Office Hours Office hours: MF 12:00-1:00: R Carson Acad, Room 201 (Sociology lounge); & by appt in person or virtual (via zoom).
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Abdelkader Berrahmoun

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Josefina Bittar

  • Title
    • Assistant Professor
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
    • Latin American & Latino Studies
  • Phone
    8314594422
  • Email
  • Office Location
    • Humanities Building 1, 130
  • Office Hours By appointment (online or in person)
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Gail Brenner

  • Title
    • Continuing Lecturer
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
    • Writing Program
  • Phone
    831-331-0617
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Stevenson College Academic Building, 275
  • Office Hours Spring 2022 (via Zoom): Wednesdays 5-6 p.m. Pacific Time (W26); Thursdays 5-6 p.m. Pacific Time (W1E); and by appointment
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Renée Cailloux

  • Title
    • Lecturer in French
    • FRENCH PLACEMENT TEST (REMOTELY)
    • Producer for the Miriam Ellis International Playhouse
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831-459-2570 (office)
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Cowell College Faculty Wing, Cowell 105
  • Office Hours Mondays & Wednesdays @ Cowell 105 from 12 PM to 1 PM or on Zoom by appointment (bit.ly/3S7vUvO)
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Carolina Castillo‑Trelles

  • Title
    • Lecturer in Spanish
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831-459-2894
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Cowell College Faculty Wing, 102
  • Office Hours Office Hours: Monday & Friday, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (In-person & Zoom). Available by appointment (in-person or via Zoom) outside these hours.
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Bryan Donaldson

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Mehran Esfandiari

  • Title
    • Lecturer
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831-459-4727 (office)
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Stevenson College Academic Building, 274
  • Office Hours Tuesdays & Thursdays from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
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Javier Fernández Agüera

  • Title
    • Lecturer in Spanish
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831-459-2198 (office)
  • Email
  • Office Location
    • Cowell College Academic Building, 104
  • Office Hours Winter 2024: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (10:30-11:30 a.m.) via Zoom by prior appointment.
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Sakae Fujita

  • Title
    • Lecturer In Japanese
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831-459-3792 (office)
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Cowell College Academic Building, 204
  • Office Hours MWF 3:00-3:40 pm in person, TU/Th 10:00-10:30 AM via zoom, , or By appointment
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Maria Victoria González Pagani

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Saori Hoshi

  • Title
    • Assistant Professor
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831-459-5040
  • Email
  • Office Location
    • Humanities Building 1, 141
  • Office Hours Spring 2024: Wednesdays, 12:30-1:30PM at HUM 1 #141 and by appointment (in person or via Zoom)
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Stephanie Lain

  • Title
    • Continuing Lecturer in Spanish
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831-459-4551 (office)
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Cowell College Faculty Wing, 103
  • Office Hours MW 1-2pm
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Jonathan S Levitow

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Sandra Malone

  • Title
    • Lecturer in Spanish
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831-459-4262 (office)
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Humanities Building 1, Hum 1 #133 /Via Zoom
  • Office Hours Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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Naoko Matsuo

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Don Miller

  • Title
    • Lecturer in Applied Lingustics
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Humanities Building 1, 132
  • Office Hours Via Zoom: M/W 10-11am , or by appointment. Email to for zoom link: dpmillerr@ucsc.edu
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Gabriella A Notarianni‑Burk

  • Title
    • Lecturer in Italian
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831.459.4746
  • Email
  • Office Location
    • Cowell College Academic Building, ROOM 101
  • Office Hours We 11 AM-12 pm (or by appointment)
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Shigeko Okamoto

  • Title
    • Professor Emerita
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831-459-2102 (office)
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Cowell College Faculty Wing, 205
  • Office Hours Wednesdays 4:00-5:00 and by appointment
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David Orlando

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Toni Prencipe

  • Title
    • Lecturer in Italian
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831-459-4595 (office)
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Cowell College Faculty Wing, 208 Cowell College
  • Office Hours MWF 3:00 PM-4:00 PM (and by appointment) WINTER 2023
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Ariel A Pérez

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Carine Rohmer

  • Title
    • Lecturer in French
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831-459-3463 (office)
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Humanities Building 1, 237
  • Office Hours Winter 2024 : Monday and Wednesday (in office) 1:00-2:30pm OR by appointement on zoom.
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Christian Ruvalcaba

  • Title
    • Assistant Professor
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831-459-5615
  • Email
  • Office Location
    • Humanities Building 1, 136
  • Office Hours Tuesday and Thursday, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Galia Stein‑Rosen

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Julia Thomas Swan

  • Title
    • Lecturer
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Email
  • Office Location
    • Humanities Building 1, 141
  • Office Hours Wednesday 12-1pm, Thursday 1:30-2:30pm, and by appointment
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Elu Tu

  • Title
    • Lecturer in Chinese
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    831.459.2198
  • Email
  • Office Location
    • Cowell College Academic Building, 104
  • Office Hours Tuesdays 10-11am @ zoom (Meeting ID: 423 723 7317 ; Passcode: 829556) or by appointment
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Ting Ting Wu

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Naoko Yamamoto

  • Title
    • Lecturer in Japanese
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Phone
    (831)588-2287, (831)689-9316
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Cowell College Faculty Wing, 205
  • Office Hours Mondays: 11:00 am -12:00 pm (in person) Wednesdays: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (on Zoom)
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Keiko Yukawa

  • Title
    • Lecturer in Japanese
  • Department
    • Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Cowell College Faculty Wing, Cowell 212
  • Office Hours In-person 1:00-1:30pm (M/F) @ Cowell 212; On Zoom 1:30-2:00pm (M/F)
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Eve C Zyzik

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