Courses
SFU's Department of World Languages and Literatures (WLL) offers language courses in Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Punjabi, and Spanish, and a wide selection of literature courses, featuring a cross-cultural selection of literary works in English translation. The full list of courses being offered during the Fall 2020 semester is below.
WLL Enrolment Q & A
How do I enroll in, waitlist for, or drop a course?
For information about enrollment, swapping, dropping etc, please see instructions for goSFU. If you are having trouble with enrollment or need academic advice, please contact the the department's advisor.
Please keep in mind the deadlines regarding course adds, drops, and fees.
Can I audit a course?
Yes. There are two types of audit:
- Course audit. If you are a registered student at SFU, you may enroll in a course audit. It will be noted on your transcript but will not, however, provide credits towards graduation. Please see information in the SFU Calendar about course audit.
To enroll in a course audit, please contact the department advisor. Please note that an audit enrollment will only be processed after all students have had an opportunity to register for credit. - Special audit. If you are not a registered student at SFU, you may be able to audit the course via SFU Continuing Studies.
Can I repeat a language course?
Yes. Keep in mind that a student may only repeat five courses in a degree program and no individual course may be repeated more than once. Please see the SFU Calendar repeat guidelines.
Can I challenge a language course?
You may challenge a language course if you are completing the subsequent language course at SFU (eg you are registered in a course for which the challenge course is a prerequisite). For example, if you have some knowledge of Spanish and are therefore placed into Introductory Spanish II, you can challenge Introductory Spanish I.
Up to six credits in a given language may be challenged. A minimum grade of C in the higher course must be obtained to receive challenge credit.
Please see the SFU Calendar course challenge guidelines. Note that a maximum of 60 credits may be obtained by the combination of transfer and course challenge.
To enroll in a course challenge, please contact the course instructor. Once permission is granted, the Advisor will arrange for enrollment.
What is the grading scale for language courses?
Below is a general grading scale and may vary with different courses and instructors. Students should consult the instructor and course outline for the grading scale that will be used in their course.
A+ 96-100 A 91-95 A- 87-90 B+ 83-86 B 79-82 B- 75-78 C+ 70-74 C 65-69 C- 59-64 D 50-58 F 0-49
How can I appeal my final grade?
Before you appeal a grade, please read the policies and procedures regarding Grading and the Reconsideration of Grades. If you submit a grade appeal request, your course work may receive a lower grade, a higher grade, or the same grade after re-evaluation. Please note that failing grades are checked carefully and seldom result in higher grade except when a clerical error has occurred.
To appeal a grade:
- Discuss your concerns with your course instructor. A student who is seeking reconsideration of his/her final grade in a course is expected to raise the concern with the Instructor without delay, normally within 10 days of the release of the final grade.
- After consultation with the course instructor, if you feel there are grounds for appeal, you must submit a written request to the Director of the Language Training Institute for reconsideration of the grade. You must provide, in writing, supporting reason and all relevant information together with all original marked assignments and exams. A request must normally be submitted within 60 days of the release of grades.
- After consultation with the Director, if you feel that the decision was not appropriately addressed at the Department level, you may submit an appeal in writing to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. The appeal will be reviewed by the Associate Dean, Undergraduate. The decision is final, subject only to an appeal to Senate.
Languages: Exchange credit evaluations
If you complete a language course while on exchange, please submit the request for course articulation via the Study Abroad process. All documentation must be submitted to enable evaluation.
Inadequate information about the course content and/or materials will result in evaluation delays and requests for additional information. Credits will be awarded only if the required information is provided. It is your responsibility to provide the information necessary for exchange credit evaluation at SFU.
Please note that the Department of World Languages and Literatures is only be able to articulate courses in languages for which we have knowledgeable faculty members.
Language courses - Spring 2021
ARAB 100 - Introduction to Arabic I
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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ARAB 100 D100 |
Rastin Mehri
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We, Fr
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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CHIN 100 - Mandarin Chinese I
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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CHIN 100 D100 |
Billie Ng
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Tu, Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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CHIN 100 D200 |
Billie Ng
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Tu, Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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CHIN 100 D300 |
Billie Ng
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We, Fr
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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CHIN 101 - Mandarin Chinese II
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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CHIN 101 D100 |
Billie Ng
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We, Fr
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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CHIN 191 - Heritage Mandarin Chinese II
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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CHIN 191 D100 |
Cynthia Xie
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Tu
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
Th 2:30 PM – 4:20 PM |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
CHIN 280 - Intensive Mandarin Chinese for Beginners III
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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CHIN 280 D100 |
Cynthia Xie
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We, Fr
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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CHIN 281 - Intensive Mandarin Chinese for Beginners IV
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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CHIN 281 D100 |
Cynthia Xie
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We, Fr
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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CHIN 390 - Advanced Chinese Reading (Advanced Chinese Reading)
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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CHIN 390 C100 |
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Distance Education
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GERM 102 - Introductory German I
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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GERM 102 D100 |
Claudia Hein
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Tu, Th
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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GERM 102 D200 |
Claudia Hein
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We, Fr
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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GERM 102 D300 |
Claudia Hein
|
We, Fr
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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GERM 102 L100 |
Claudia Hein
|
TBA
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Location: TBA
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GERM 103 - Introductory German II
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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GERM 103 D100 |
Claudia Hein
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Tu, Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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GERM 202 - Intermediate German II
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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GERM 202 D100 |
Claudia Hein
|
Mo
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
We 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
GRK 191 - Modern Greek for Beginners Level I
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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GRK 191 D900 |
Dionysia Eirini Kotsovili
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TBA
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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GRK 192 - Modern Greek for Beginners Level II
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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GRK 192 D900 |
Dionysia Eirini Kotsovili
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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GRK 291 - Modern Greek Intermediate Level I
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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GRK 291 D900 |
Dionysia Eirini Kotsovili
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TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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GRK 292 - Modern Greek Intermediate Level II
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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GRK 292 D900 |
Dionysia Eirini Kotsovili
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TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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ITAL 100 - Introductory Italian I
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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ITAL 100 D100 |
Elena Caselli
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TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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ITAL 100 D101 |
Elena Caselli
|
Tu
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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ITAL 100 D102 |
Elena Caselli
|
We
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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ITAL 101 - Introductory Italian II
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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ITAL 101 D100 |
Vlad Vintila
|
We
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
Fr 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
ITAL 300 - Advanced Italian: Language and Culture
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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ITAL 300 D100 |
Elena Caselli
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Tu
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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JAPN 100 - Introduction to Japanese I
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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JAPN 100 D100 |
Naoko Takei
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Tu, Th
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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JAPN 100 D200 |
Naoko Takei
|
Tu, Th
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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JAPN 100 D300 |
Naoko Takei
|
We, Fr
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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JAPN 100 D400 |
Naoko Takei
|
We, Fr
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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JAPN 100 D500 |
Chie Furukawa
|
We, Fr
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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JAPN 100 E100 |
Naoko Takei
|
Tu, Th
4:30 PM – 6:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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JAPN 100 E200 |
Naoko Takei
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Tu, Th
4:30 PM – 6:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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JAPN 101 - Introduction to Japanese II
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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JAPN 101 D100 |
Chie Furukawa
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Tu, Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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JAPN 101 D200 |
Chie Furukawa
|
We, Fr
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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JAPN 101 D300 |
Chie Furukawa
|
We, Fr
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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JAPN 200 - Advanced Beginners' Japanese I
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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JAPN 200 D100 |
Naoko Takei
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Tu, Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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JAPN 201 - Advanced Beginners' Japanese II
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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JAPN 201 D100 |
Chie Furukawa
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Tu, Th
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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JAPN 300 - Intermediate Japanese I
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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JAPN 300 D100 |
Naoko Takei
|
We, Fr
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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No courses offered
No courses offered
SPAN 102 - Introductory Spanish I
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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SPAN 102 D100 |
Isabel Mayo-Harp
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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SPAN 102 D101 |
Isabel Mayo-Harp
|
Tu
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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SPAN 102 D102 |
Th
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
|
SPAN 102 D103 |
Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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SPAN 103 - Introductory Spanish II
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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SPAN 103 D100 |
Carolina Lemay
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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SPAN 103 D101 |
Carolina Lemay
|
Tu
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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SPAN 103 D103 |
Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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SPAN 202 D100 |
Isabel Mayo-Harp
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
SPAN 202 D101 |
Isabel Mayo-Harp
|
We
4:30 PM – 6:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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Literature
WL 100 - What is World Literature?
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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WL 100 C100 |
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Distance Education
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WL 101W - Writing in World Literature
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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WL 101W D100 |
Maria Barraza
|
Tu
11:00 AM – 12:20 PM
TBA |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
WL 101W D101 |
Maria Barraza
|
Tu
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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WL 101W D102 |
Maria Barraza
|
Tu
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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WL 103W - Early World Literatures
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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WL 103W D100 |
Azadeh Yamini-Hamedani
|
Mo
11:00 AM – 12:20 PM
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REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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WL 103W D101 |
Azadeh Yamini-Hamedani
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
WL 103W D102 |
Azadeh Yamini-Hamedani
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
WL 104W - Modern World Literatures
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
---|---|---|---|
WL 104W D100 |
Mark Deggan
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
WL 104W D101 |
Mark Deggan
|
Th
1:00 PM – 2:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
WL 104W D102 |
Mark Deggan
|
Th
2:30 PM – 3:50 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
WL 204 - Rights and Activism in Literature
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
---|---|---|---|
WL 204 D100 |
Maria Barraza
|
Mo
3:30 PM – 5:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
WL 300 - How Ideas Travel
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
---|---|---|---|
WL 300 D100 |
Mark Deggan
|
Tu
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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WL 300 D101 |
Mark Deggan
|
Tu
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
WL 304 - Exile and Migration
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
---|---|---|---|
WL 304 D100 |
Azadeh Yamini-Hamedani
|
Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
WL 304 D101 |
Azadeh Yamini-Hamedani
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
WL 309 - Empire and Resistance (Reflections on Civil War)
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
---|---|---|---|
WL 309 D100 |
Dionysia Eirini Kotsovili
|
We
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
WL 340 - Directed Studies
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
---|---|---|---|
WL 340 D100 |
Melek Ortabasi
|
Tu
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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WL 340 D200 |
Melek Ortabasi
|
Tu
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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WL 404W - Literature and Translation
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
---|---|---|---|
WL 404W D100 |
Hande Gurses
|
Fr
1:30 PM – 3:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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WL 480 - Research Seminar for Honours Essay
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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WL 480 D100 |
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
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