Dr. Jose Osorio, Ph.D, Professor and Chairperson
Humanities Building - Room H217 | Telephone: (718) 631-6259 | Fax: (718) 631-6261
Email: JOsorio@qcc.cuny.edu

Welcome to the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures of Queensborough Community College, CUNY. We invite you to visit our office when you are on campus.

• Main Office: Room H217, Mondays to Fridays, 8:00 to 4:00pm
• Administrative Assistants: Rosalyn Smernoff, Jenny Rivera Artesona, Room H217
• Faculty Office Hours: H217 and online
• Evening and Weekend Supervisors: H217; EMERGENCY:                          Wednesday/Saturday (Luz Marina Ruiz, Wed 5:00-6:00pm & Sat 12:00-1:00pm (In person by appointment); Friday (Alexander Heredia-Perez, 9:00-11:00am-In person by appointment)
• Faculty Conference Room: H221, Faculty Conference Room: H213A
• Language Laboratory (Rooms H240, H241) CLT: Darryl Williams, Adjunct CLT's Jose Ramirez – Saturday 9:45-12:45pm - Room H240 (Lab Hours)
• CUNY Council on World Language Study (CCWLS) Reps 2022-2023:                                    Mélida Sánchez, Carolina Chaves

Mission

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures provides transformational educational experiences that encourage student success, supports faculty in their professional development as teachers and scholars, and works collaboratively with the campus community in support of the college’s mission and goals.

Departmental goals

To develop and deliver rigorous courses that educate students to become communicatively competent and informed global citizens with proficiency in languages and critical insights into world cultures for a productive role in our global community.

To develop and deliver rigorous courses specifically designed for students who are members of heritage language communities to expand their linguistic and cultural knowledge and to develop a critical understanding of the communities of which they are a part.

To encourage and support faculty as teachers, scholars, and members of an academic community that provides service to advance the goals of the institution. The department’s faculty pursue research in teaching pedagogy, culture, film, language, and literature that contributes to a greater understanding of the human experience around the globe

To collaborate with Academic Affairs, other academic departments, and the campus community in support of academic initiatives for student success and the college mission and goals.

To develop and implement processes and practices that assess for student learning and in support of the college’s mission and goals

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