Modern Languages

Chair: Devin Jenkins
Program Assistant: Agnes Romero-Moore
Office: Plaza Building, Room 118
Mailing Address:
Campus Box 178
P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364
Telephone: 303-315-7234
Fax: 303-315-7233

General Information

The Department of Modern Languages includes Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Latin and Spanish. In addition to undergraduate majors, minors and certificates in Chinese, French, German, Spanish, and Linguistics, the Department offers an MA in Spanish, and graduate coursework in Chinese, French and German.

Relevance to Other Programs

In addition to fulfilling major and minor requirements, courses in the Department of Modern Languages prepare students in the language, literature and civilization of the countries and peoples they are studying. Certain courses may apply to the fulfillment of core curriculum requirements in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Other courses may lead to a secondary-school teaching certificate, or the Master of Arts degrees in Spanish or Education at CU Denver, or to the Master of Arts degree in French or Spanish at CU Boulder. Only courses numbered 5000 and above may apply to a master’s degree; students enrolled in any master’s program should consult with their advisor before enrolling in courses at CU Denver.

Spanish Faculty

Associate Professors:

Michael Abeyta, PhD, University of California-Davis
Kathleen Bollard, PhD, University of California-Berkeley
María Luisa Fernández Martínez, PhD, University of California, Irvine
Devin Jenkins, PhD, University of New Mexico
Andrés Lema-Hincapié, PhD, Cornell University and PhD, University of Ottawa

Assistant Professor:

Alyssa Martoccio, PhD, University of Illinois

Instructors:

Ileana Gross, MA, University of Georgia
Amanda Ritchie, MA, University of Akron
Ted Wendelin, MA, University of Southern Mississippi in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

Graduate Advisor:

Michael Abeyta

Study Abroad Advisor:

Devin Jenkins

Internship Director:

Andrés Lema-Hincapié

Click here to learn about the requirements for the MA in Spanish.

Arabic Faculty

Lecturer:

Tamara el-Masri, MLS, University of Denver

Chinese Faculty

Assistant Professor:

I-hao Victor Woo, PhD, Boston University

Senior Instructor:

Kuan-Yi Rose Chang, PhD, Purdue University

French Faculty

Associate Professor:

Diane Dansereau, PhD, University of Michigan

Associate Professor, Clinical Track:

Linda Alcott, PhD, University of Colorado

Senior Instructor:

Lori Willard, PhD, University of Colorado

Instructor:

Jocelyne Hunsinger, BA, University of Ottawa (Ontario, Canada)

French Advisor:

Diane Dansereau

German Faculty

Senior Instructor:

Tim Phillips, MA, University of Colorado

Latin Faculty

Lecturer:

Mary De Forest, PhD, University of Colorado

Chinese

At present, CU Denver offers no Chinese courses above 5999. The courses at the 5000 level are applicable to an MA degree through CU Boulder and to the Master of Humanities program at CU Denver, depending upon degree plan approval by the appropriate graduate advisor.

French

At present, CU Denver offers no French courses above 5999. The courses at the 5000 level are applicable to an MA degree through CU Boulder and to the Master of Humanities program at CU Denver, depending upon degree plan approval by the appropriate graduate advisor.

German

CU Denver offers no German courses above 5999. Courses at the 5000 level are applicable to an MA degree in German through CU Boulder and to the Master of Humanities program at CU Denver, depending upon degree plan approval by the appropriate graduate advisor.