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World Languages and Literatures

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World Languages and Literatures Department Overview

The Department of World Languages and Literatures prepares students to flourish in our diverse city and interconnected world. Students who have majored in Italian and Spanish have gone on to successful careers, and they have been accepted at top Schools and PhD programs. We encourage all students to minor in a second language. Language skills and cultural competence provide the leading edge in the job market and advance intellectual and personal growth.

What are some obtainable jobs with World Languages and Literatures degrees?

  • Education
  • Fashion
  • Export/Import
  • Manufacturing
  • Food Industry
  • Shipping
  • Publishing
  • Advertising
  • Airlines
  • Banking
  • Diplomacy
  • Communications
  • Interpreting
  • Journalism
  • Telecommunications
  • Healthcare

A curated collection of cultural experiences designed for our students.

Ready to see how your language and cultural skills translate to the real world? 

The Media Center facilitates the integration of instructional technology into foreign language courses and provides free tutoring in World Languages.

Students can be exempt from taking a foreign language, or have the number of semesters of language reduced, by demonstrating proficiency in the language.

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Belmonti, Valeria
Director of the Media Center
Building 2S, Room 114
Phone:  718.982.3711
valeria.belmonti@csi.cuny.edu
 

DeJesus, Melvin
Assistant Director of the Media Center
Building 2S, Room 114
Phone:  718.982.3711
melvin.dejesus@csi.cuny.edu
 

Moy, Wendy
CUNY Admin. Assistant
Building 2S, Room 109
Phone:  718.982.3700
Wendy.Moy@csi.cuny.edu

 

Martucci, Karen
College Assistant
Building 2S, Room 109
Phone:  718.982.3700
Karen.Martucci@csi.cuny.edu

Abdelghany, Hala
Abou-Elkhair, Amal
Aboulfakhre, Asmae
Ammavuta, Giuliana
Badr, Mohamed
Bala, Mirabel Andil
Burbano, Jose
Caputi, Chiara
Carter, Anna
Chaigneau Castro, Bernardita
Corona, Maria
Cutolo, Benedetta
Dong, Xiaoling
Escamilla Frias, Luis
Escobar Gomez, Armando
Fabbricatore, Filippo
Ferrami, Irene
Forlano, Rosanna
Gambino Tranchina, Paola
Garves, Yasmin
Guzzardi, Annalisa
Lai, Tinny
Lastiri, Georgina
Martinez Meraz, Antonio
Masilowsky, Bianca
Mendoza Perez, Ernesto
McNelis, Elizabeth
Pasten Lopez, Ignacio
Ponti, Michele
Pucciarelli Miller, Alexandria
Ribot, Yurien
Rodriguez Ibarra, Gema
Roveccio, Laura
Saborido, Juan
Salvati, Mara
Sciortino, Maria
Shen, Pei-Ying
Watkins, Valbona
Weiner, Marisol
Wohlstetter, Jessica
Zavaglia, Alessandra
World Language and Literature News
English/World Languages and Literatures Building
2S-109
Willowbrook Campus

Department Contacts

Acting Department Chair

Paola Ureni

Building 2S, Room 109
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Deputy Chair

Lucas Marchante-Aragón

Building 2S, Room 119
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Coordinator of American Sign Language

Russell Rosen

Building 2S, Room 117A
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Coordinator of Arabic

Jeanne-Rachel Leroux

Building 2S, Room 101
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Coordinator of Chinese

Chao Li

Building 2S, Room 111
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Coordinator of French

Jeanne-Rachel Leroux

Building 2S, Room 101
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Co-Cordinator of Italian

Chiara Ferrari

Building 2S-103
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Co-Cordinator of Italian

Paola Ureni

Building 2S, Room 106
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Coordinator of Spanish

Lucas Marchante Aragon

Building 2S, Room 119
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Co-Coordinator of Spanish

Aleksín Ortega

Building 2S, Room 133
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Co-Coordinator of Spanish

Álvaro Baquero-Pecino

Building 2S, Room 113
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