SJSU Department of World Languages and Literatures

SJSU Department of World Languages and Literatures A comprehensive, full-service foreign language department. We offer challenging and rich programs of study in a variety of languages.

Subscribe to our departmental newsletter at https://tinyurl.com/WLLnews The Department of World Languages & Literatures at San José State University is a comprehensive, full-service foreign language department. It offers challenging and rich programs of study in: Persian, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Under the guidance of a highly qualifi

ed and dedicated faculty, students may earn minors in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. Baccalaureate degrees are offered in Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish, Master of Arts degrees in French or Spanish.

Study Abroad in Spain – Final Application Deadline: Tomorrow, Sept. 3, 2025 (11:59 PM)SJSU has a really amazing Study Ab...
09/02/2025

Study Abroad in Spain – Final Application Deadline: Tomorrow, Sept. 3, 2025 (11:59 PM)

SJSU has a really amazing Study Abroad Program led by Prof. Ángel Ruiz Blanco, who teaches at the Department of World Languages and Literatures and is also a foreign attorney admitted to practice in Spain. The program, which focused on Comparative Law: United States-Spain, takes place during this winter session 2026.

For more information, check out the Program Information website. You can also reach out directly to Prof. Ruiz Blanco ([email protected]) if you have questions. Please note that the application deadline is approaching tomorrow (September 3)!

¡Vamos a España!

Register now for JPN 107-01! Details are listed on the flyer.
08/04/2025

Register now for JPN 107-01! Details are listed on the flyer.

There’s still time to register for JPN 170-80. Details are listed on the flyer.
08/04/2025

There’s still time to register for JPN 170-80. Details are listed on the flyer.

Join us on August 18 at 1:00 PM on Zoom. See details on the flyer.
08/04/2025

Join us on August 18 at 1:00 PM on Zoom. See details on the flyer.

Congrats to our Fall 2024 Grads! We are so excited to see all of your future endeavors. Swipe to see some photos taken d...
12/19/2024

Congrats to our Fall 2024 Grads! We are so excited to see all of your future endeavors. Swipe to see some photos taken during our pre-commencement ceremony! And let us give a great thank you to La Lune Sucree Cafe for catering their delicious menu items for our graduates and families to enjoy!

The Carmen Sigler Media Center will be closed over the summer. We will reopen in Fall 2024! Hours for Fall 2024 will be ...
05/24/2024

The Carmen Sigler Media Center will be closed over the summer. We will reopen in Fall 2024! Hours for Fall 2024 will be posted when available. For any questions, please contact: [email protected]

If you missed the online Rakugo "Yose" Performance on March 25th, watch this video until the end of this semester. Pleas...
04/19/2021

If you missed the online Rakugo "Yose" Performance on March 25th, watch this video until the end of this semester. Please LOL while snacking over tea!😂

This is the recording of the Rakugo "Yose" Performance held online on March 25th, 2021, at San Jose State University.

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