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Languages
Learning a new language leads you to a different way of seeing the world, opening possibilities for cultural understanding and the exchange of ideas. Our department's language courses enable you to communicate in daily situations with the language you have learned. In addition to gaining a strong understanding of how the language works, you will be introduced to the rich and complex cultures of the people who use the language.
Learn languages at WLL
Arabic
Chinese
German
Greek
Italian
Japanese
Persian
Punjabi
Spanish
Even more options to study languages at SFU
- Learn French through SFU's Department of French.
- Learn Indigenous languages through the First Nations Languages Program.
Put your language course work towards a minor and/or certificate.
Language courses - Fall 2020
ARAB 100 - Introduction to Arabic I
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARAB 100 D100 |
Rastin Mehri
|
Mo, We
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
CHIN 100 - Mandarin Chinese I
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIN 100 D100 |
Billie Ng
|
Tu, Th
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| CHIN 100 D200 |
Billie Ng
|
Mo, We
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| CHIN 100 D300 |
Billie Ng
|
Mo, We
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
CHIN 101 - Mandarin Chinese II
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIN 101 D100 |
Billie Ng
|
Tu, Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| CHIN 101 D200 |
Billie Ng
|
Tu, Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
CHIN 180 - Intensive Mandarin Chinese for Beginners I
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIN 180 D100 |
Cynthia Xie
|
Tu
11:30 AM – 1:20 PM
Fr 11:30 AM – 1:20 PM |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
CHIN 181 - Intensive Mandarin Chinese for Beginners II
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIN 181 D100 |
Cynthia Xie
|
Tu
11:30 AM – 1:20 PM
Fr 11:30 AM – 1:20 PM |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
CHIN 190 - Heritage Mandarin Chinese I
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIN 190 D100 |
Cynthia Xie
|
Tu
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
Th 2:30 PM – 4:20 PM |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
CHIN 200 - Mandarin Chinese III
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIN 200 D100 |
Billie Ng
|
Mo, We
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
GERM 102 - Introductory German I
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERM 102 D100 |
Claudia Hein
|
Mo, We
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| GERM 102 D200 |
Claudia Hein
|
Tu, Th
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| GERM 102 D300 |
Claudia Hein
|
Tu, Th
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
GERM 103 - Introductory German II
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERM 103 D100 |
Claudia Hein
|
Tu, Th
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
GERM 201 - Intermediate German I
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERM 201 D100 |
Claudia Hein
|
Mo, We
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
GRK 191 - Modern Greek for Beginners Level I
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRK 191 D900 |
Dionysia Eirini Kotsovili
|
Th
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
GRK 192 - Modern Greek for Beginners Level II
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRK 192 D900 |
Dionysia Eirini Kotsovili
|
Th
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
GRK 291 - Modern Greek Intermediate Level I
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRK 291 D900 |
Dionysia Eirini Kotsovili
|
Fr
9:00 AM – 10:20 AM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
GRK 292 - Modern Greek Intermediate Level II
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRK 292 D900 |
Dionysia Eirini Kotsovili
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
ITAL 100 - Introductory Italian I
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITAL 100 D100 |
Elena Caselli
|
Tu
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
Th 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
| ITAL 100 D200 |
Elena Caselli
|
Tu
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
Th 2:30 PM – 4:20 PM |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
| ITAL 100 D300 |
Vlad Vintila
|
We
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
Fr 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM |
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby |
ITAL 101 - Introductory Italian II
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITAL 101 D100 |
Elena Caselli
|
We
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
ITAL 201 - Intermediate Italian II
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITAL 201 D100 |
Elena Caselli
|
Fr
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
ITAL 330 - STT-Italian Literature as World Literature
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITAL 330 D100 |
Cristina Serverius
|
Mo
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
JAPN 100 - Introduction to Japanese I
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAPN 100 D100 |
Chie Furukawa
|
Mo, We
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| JAPN 100 D200 |
Chie Furukawa
|
Mo, We
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| JAPN 100 D300 |
Chie Furukawa
|
Tu, Th
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| JAPN 100 D400 |
Chie Furukawa
|
Tu, Th
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| JAPN 100 D500 |
Chie Furukawa
|
Mo, We
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| JAPN 100 D600 |
Chie Furukawa
|
Mo, We
10:30 AM – 11:50 AM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| JAPN 100 D700 |
Chie Furukawa
|
Tu, Th
12:30 PM – 1:50 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
JAPN 101 - Introduction to Japanese II
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAPN 101 D100 |
RIMA IBATA
|
Tu, Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| JAPN 101 D200 |
RIMA IBATA
|
Mo, We
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| JAPN 101 D300 |
RIMA IBATA
|
Mo, We
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
JAPN 200 - Advanced Beginners' Japanese I
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAPN 200 D100 |
Chie Furukawa
|
Tu, Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
JAPN 201 - Advanced Beginners' Japanese II
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAPN 201 D100 |
Chie Furukawa
|
Tu, Th
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
PERS 190 - STT-Persian I for Heritage Speakers (Inactive)
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERS 190 D100 |
Rastin Mehri
|
Mo, We
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
PUNJ 100 - Introduction to Punjabi I
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUNJ 100 E900 |
Parvinder Dhariwal
Parvinder Dhariwal |
Mo, We
4:30 PM – 6:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
SPAN 102 - Introductory Spanish I
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPAN 102 D100 |
Isabel Mayo-Harp
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| SPAN 102 D101 |
Isabel Mayo-Harp
|
Tu
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| SPAN 102 D102 |
Th
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
|
| SPAN 102 D103 |
Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
SPAN 103 - Introductory Spanish II
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPAN 103 D100 |
Isabel Mayo-Harp
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| SPAN 103 D101 |
Isabel Mayo-Harp
|
Tu
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| SPAN 103 D102 |
We
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
|
| SPAN 103 D103 |
Th
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPAN 201 D100 |
Isabel Mayo-Harp
|
TBA
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
| SPAN 201 D101 |
Isabel Mayo-Harp
|
We
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
REMOTE LEARNING, Burnaby
|
SPAN 303 - Spanish Composition, Translation and Conversation (Inactive)
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPAN 303 D100 |
Isabel Mayo-Harp
|
TBA
|
Location: TBA
|
Helpful links
- Grading and exchange credit evaluation
- SFU’s Global Asia Program
- Info about SFU’s German courses on the website of Claudia Hein, senior lecturer for German
- Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE)
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