Why Learn Arabic? 

 Course Offerings

• ARAB 1 — Elementary Arabic
• ARAB 2 — Continuing Elementary Arabic

Faculty

NAME	PHONE	OFFICE	E-MAIL
Huda Aljord			HAljord@csusb.edu
Mahbuba Hammad Hammad			mahbuba.hammad@gmail.com

Why Learn Chinese?

The Chinese languages are spoken by more than one billion people worldwide, and are the languages of the Han people, which is the largest ethnic group in China and the Republic of China. About one-fifth of the world’s population, or over 1 billion people, speak some form of Chinese as their native language, and Mandarin Chinese alone has around 850 million native speakers, outnumbering any other languages in the world. Standard Mandarin is the official language of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan), as well as one of four official languages of Singapore. Chinese—de facto, Standard Mandarin—is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.  Mt. SAC offers beginning and intermediate, university-transferable Chinese language courses that include both verbal and written learning, taught by native speakers in both English and Chinese.

Course Offerings

• CHIN 1 — Elementary Chinese
• CHIN 2 — Continuing Elementary Chinese
• CHIN 3 — Intermediate Chinese
• CHIN 4 — Intermediate Chinese

Faculty

NAME	PHONE	OFFICE	E-MAIL
Chih-Ping (Andrew) Chang	909-274-4590	66-233	cchang@mtsac.edu
Chiu-Chin Chang	909-274-3358		tomjeanchang@yahoo.com
Rae-Shae Chen	909-274-3285		enlightenment60@gmail.com
Meijuan Dong			mdong@mtsac.edu
Susan Fu Njoo	909-274-3268		susanfu88@yahoo.com
Robert Ho	909-274-3505		ryho1129@gmail.com
Linda Li	909-274-3400		puffycoco38@gmail.com
Melanie Liu			melaniesliu@gmail.com
David Qixing Wu			wuqixing@hotmail.com

Why Learn French?

French is a Romance language spoken by about 300 million people in 54 countries worldwide as either a native or second language. Descended from the Latin of the Roman Empire, it was influenced by the Celtic and German languages. It is an official language in 41 countries in the French La Francophonie, the community of French-speaking nations. It is an administrative language of the European Union, the International Olympic Committee, and the United Nations among others. Along with English, it is the most used language in the European Commission.

Mt. SAC offers beginning and intermediate, university-transferable French language courses that include both verbal and written learning, including an extensive web site with sound and video files to help students learn pronunciation, taught by native speakers in both English and French.

Course Offerings

• FRCH 1 — Elementary French
• FRCH 2 — Continuing Elementary French
• FRCH 3 — Intermediate French
• FRCH 4 — Continuing Intermediate French
• FRCH 52 — Conversational French
• FRCH 53 — Continuing Conversational French
• FRCH 60 — French Culture Through Cinema

10 Good Reasons for Studying French at Mt. SAC

1.  The French textbook for the first three semesters comes with a free, downloadable audio program, free websites with an integrated spoken dictionary and hundreds of links to other resources on the web useful for the study of French language and culture, and a free video program.
2. The Mt. SAC French Program has an outstanding reputation for excellence and completeness. 
3. The Mt. SAC French Program includes the following courses:
   • 7 classes of first semester (French 1)
   • 2 or 3 classes of second semester (French 2)
   • One class of intermediate level French 3 taught entirely in French
   • One combined class of Conversational French (French 52 and 53) taught entirely in French
   • One class of French 4 (intermediate-advanced level) taught entirely in French
   • One general ed course (taught in English and open to ALL students) of “French Culture through Cinema”. 
4. The Mt. SAC French Program includes extra-curricular activities and benefits:
   • The French Club organizes outings to museums, French restaurants, picknicks and games of “pétanque” at the park and a Christmas dinner at an elegant French restaurant attended each year by about 100 students, family and friends.
   • The “Table française” is a relaxed way to eat your lunch while speaking French with friends.
   • Every year one outstanding French student who continues studying French at a four-year institution receives the Vigano-Halabi French Scholarship in the amount of $500.00.
   • Every year several outstanding French students are nominated for the “Student of Distinction” award. Nearly every year an outstanding French student is one of only 5 recipients of the “Student of Distinction” award.
5. French is the native language of some 200 million people and is the second language of millions more. In Europe, it is spoken in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg. In the Americas, it is an official language of Canada and spoken in the Caribbean.
6. French fashion designers, artists, writers, musicians, chefs and filmmakers have had a wide influence in the United States and the rest of the world. Who hasn't heard of Christian Dior, Chanel, and Pierre Cardin? Impressionist painters like Monet, musicians like Ravel and Boulez, novelists like Flaubert and Camus have had an influence on world culture. Michel Foucault was a founder of postmodernism.
7. French is a language of tourism. Paris is the third most visited international city by Americans. France is the second most visited country in the world, and Quebec offers a taste of Europe in North America.
8. French is a language of business. Today, American companies have over 2,000 subsidiaries in France, and French companies have over 600 subsidiaries in the United States. Major corporations with headquarters or subsidiaries in the United States and France include Du Pont, Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, Apple Computer, Michelin, Renault, Bic and many more.
9. French is a key language in the European Union of twenty-seven nations, the world's largest economic entity, with a population of 350 million and a gross national product larger than the United States.
10. French is the language of the well educated in parts of Southeast Asia, North Africa and much of Western and Central Africa. Being able to speak French is an asset for anyone interested in working in international organizations such as the Peace Corps. 

 Faculty

NAME	PHONE	OFFICE	E-MAIL
Marie Anglin	909-274-3184		miganglin@mailcity.com
Florance Erturk	909-274-3553		cicek74@hotmail.com
Karen Francisco			karen.a.francisco@gmail.com
Solène Alghannam	909-274-3443	66-235	salghannam@mtsac.edu
Lina Lahham	909-274-3351		llahham58@yahoo.com
Mika Merino			mikacherri@gmail.com
Marguerite Nguyen			alineelle@yahoo.com
Anne La Valle Shepston			alavalleshepston@mtsac.edu

 

Why Learn German?

German is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. German is closely related to English and Dutch. Around the world, German is spoken by approximately 100 million native speakers and another 20 million non-native speakers, and Standard German is widely taught in schools and universities in Europe. According to the Guinness Book of Records, German accounts for the most written translations into and from a language worldwide. German is the 4th most commonly spoken language in U.S. homes.

Mt. SAC offers beginning and intermediate, university-transferable German language courses that include both verbal and written learning, taught by native speakers in both English and German.

Course Offerings

• GERM 1 — Elementary German
• GERM 2 — Elementary German
• GERM 3 — Intermediate German

Faculty

NAME	PHONE	OFFICE	E-MAIL
Douglas Smith			derdouglas1@gmail.com
Jennifer Tsai			LosAngelesGerman@yahoo.com
Marc Voss			mtvssnpc@ucla.edu

 

Why Learn Italian?

Italian is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people, primarily in Italy and Switzerland, where Italian is an official language (in Switzerland along with German and French). Like other languages written using the Latin alphabet, Italian has double consonants. But contrary to French, for example, these are pronounced long. As in most Romance languages, stress is distinctive. Of the Romance languages, Italian is considered to be one of the closest resembling Latin.  Mt. SAC offers beginning and intermediate, university-transferable Italian language courses that include both verbal and written learning, taught by native speakers in both English and Italian.

Course Offerings

• ITAL 1 — Elementary Italian
• ITAL 2 — Continuing Elementary Italian
• ITAL 3 — Intermediate Italian
• ITAL 4 — Continuing Intermediate Italian
• ITAL 52 — Conversational Italian
• ITAL 53 — Continuing Conversational Italian
• ITAL 60 — Italian Culture Through Cinema

 Faculty

NAME	PHONE	OFFICE	E-MAIL
Serena Ott	909-274-4568	66-235	sott1@mtsac.edu
Viviana Pezzera			viviboop@hotmail.com
Petra Petry			petrapetry@yahoo.com
Luisa Spanu			lspanu@mtsac.edu
Michela Santostefano			michelasan@earthlink.net

 

Why Learn Japanese?

Japanese is spoken by more than 130 million people, mainly in Japan, but also by Japanese emigrant communities around the world. It is distinguished by a complex system of honorifics reflecting the hierarchical nature of Japanese society, with verb forms and particular vocabulary to indicate the relative status of speaker, listener, and the person mentioned in conversation. The earliest record of Japanese is in a Chinese document from 252 A.D. A vast number of words were borrowed from Chinese or created from Chinese models over at least 1,500 years. Since the late 19th century, Japanese has borrowed a considerable number of words from Indo-European languages, primarily English.  Mt. SAC offers beginning and intermediate, university-transferable Japanese language courses that include both verbal and written learning, taught by native and native-level speakers in both English and Japanese.

Course Offerings

• JAPN 1 — Elementary Japanese
• JAPN 2 — Continuing Elementary Japanese
• JAPN 3 — Intermediate Japanese
• JAPN 4 — Continuing Intermediate Japanese
• JAPN 5 — Advanced Japanese
• JAPN 53 — Conversational Japanese
• JAPN62 — Japanese Culture Through Anime and Manga (coming soon)

 Faculty

NAME	PHONE	OFFICE	E-MAIL
Keiko Tsurumi (Program Coordinator)	909-274-4581	66-241	ktsurumi@mtsac.edu
Don Lee		66-237	dlee264@mtsac.edu
Natsuyo Higuchi			nhiguchi@mtsac.edu
Keiko Appel			kappel@mtsac.edu
Yumi Parks			yparks@mtsac.edu
Emi Okubo			eokubo@mtsac.edu
Saito Saeko			ssaito@mtsac.edu
Saori Tauchi			stauchi@mtsac.edu
Yuki Minekawa			yminekawa@mtsac.edu

 

Why Learn Korean?

Korean (South Korean: 한국어/韓國語, hangugeo; North Korean: 조선말/朝鮮말, chosŏnmal) is an East Asian language spoken by about 77 million people. It is the official and national language of both countries: North Korea and South Korea, with different standardized official forms used in each country. It is a recognized minority language in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture and Changbai Korean Autonomous County of Jilin Province, China. It is also spoken in parts of Sakhalin, Russia and Central Asia. Mt. SAC offers beginning university-transferable Korean language courses that include both verbal and written learning, taught by native and heritage speakers in both English and Korean.

Course Offerings

• KORE 1 — Elementary Korean
• KORE 2 — Continuing Elementary Korean
• KORE 3 — Intermediate Korean (coming soon)
• KORE 4 — Continuing Intermediate Korean (coming soon)

 Faculty

NAME	PHONE	OFFICE	E-MAIL
Don Lee (Program Coordinator)	909-274-6344	66-237	dlee264@mtsac.edu
Jennifer Myunghee Lee			jlee875@mtsac.edu
Eun Sun Tark			etark@mtsac.edu

 

Why Learn Spanish?

Spanish is a Romance language originally from the northern area of Spain. It is the only official language covering the entirety of Spain, most Latin American countries, and one of the official languages of Equatorial Guinea. In total, twenty-five nations and territories use Spanish as their primary language. In addition, it is an important language in twenty other countries. Spanish is the native language to more than 400 million people, making it the most popular Romance language and probably the second most spoken language by number of native speakers. It is estimated that approximately 500 million people speak Spanish worldwide, probably making it the third most spoken language by total number of speakers. Spanish is also the second-most popular language in California, particularly Southern California.

Mt. SAC offers beginning and intermediate, university-transferable Spanish language courses that include both verbal and written learning, taught by native speakers in both English and Spanish.

Course Offerings

• SPAN 1 — Elementary Spanish
• SPAN 1S — Spanish for the Spanish Speaking
• SPAN 2 — Continuing Elementary Spanish
• SPAN 2S — Continuing Spanish for the Spanish Speaking
• SPAN 3 — Intermediate Spanish
• SPAN 4 — Continuing Intermediate Spanish
• SPAN 30 —  Spanish Composition: Exploring U.S. Latino Topics
• SPAN 50 — Spanish of the Barrio: A sociolinguistic Perspective
• SPAN 53 — Conversational Spanish
• SPAN 54 — Continuing Conversational Spanish 

Full-Time Faculty

Name	Phone	Office	Email
Kurt Kemp	909-274-4583	66-241	kkemp@mtsac.edu
Francesca Gambini	909-274-5223	66-239	francesca.gambini@mtsac.edu
Aaron Salinger	909-274-4584	66-235	asalinger@mtsac.edu
Lízbeth Sanchez	909-274-4817	66-239	lsanchez@mtsac.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Name	Email
Maria Ambriz	mambriz@mtsac.edu
Pablo Paler	pbaler@mtsac.edu
Miriam Boada	mboada@mtsac.edu
Leslie Dávila	ldavila10@mtsac.edu
Antonio Fuentes	aztk09ant@hotmail.com
Victor Garcia	panchitacol@msn.com
Lisa Kogat	ninakogat@yahoo.com
Guillermo Labrit	labritgu@aol.com
Natalia Lyon	nlyon@mtsac.edu
Buenaventura Ugas-Abreus	bugas-abreus@mtsac.edu
Esther Vogel	evogel@mtsac.edu
Haydee Zumaeta	hzumaeta@mtsac.edu