Languages

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The Department of Languages offers instruction in Chinese, Filipino, French, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish, as well as related courses in literature, culture, and language studies. (Please see Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language for information on the Hawaiian language programs.)
Each program is comprehensive in approach, developing the functions of speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing and enhancing knowledge of the target area’s culture, history, society and the people.

The Department’s course offerings in languages can be found under the following course prefixes:

Chinese: CHNS
Filipino: FIL
French: FR
Japanese: JPNS
Latin: LATN
Spanish: SPAN
Language Studies: LANG

Hawaiian Language courses offered by Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language are listed under HAW in this Catalog.

The Department of Languages houses the BA in Japanese Studies as well as a minor in Japanese Studies and a certificate program in Chinese Studies. Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language offers a master of arts degree in Hawaiian Language and Literature. A new Filipino Studies certificate is pending approval for Fall 2012 implementation.

Languages website

Visit the Languages website at http://hilo.hawaii.edu/depts/languages/.

Languages Faculty and Staff

Feng, Jiren, Ph.D., Brown University, Chinese Art and Architecture
Fukushima, Yoshiko, Ph.D., New York University, Japanese Studies, Asian Theatre, Comparative Drama
Honda, Masafumi “Masa”, Ed.D, University of Georgia, Foreign Language Education
Mishina, Faith N., Ph.D., Middlebury College, Spanish, Assistant Professor
Okuyama, Yoshiko, Ph.D., University of Arizona, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching