{"id":1563,"date":"2017-02-27T08:18:18","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T08:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.templatesquare.com\/academic\/?page_id=1563"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:11:06","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/complitlang.ucr.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-wndk8r-35e3aa45c6a78b21ec24c476b596fd58\">\n#top .flex_column.av-wndk8r-35e3aa45c6a78b21ec24c476b596fd58{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:25px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-wndk8r-35e3aa45c6a78b21ec24c476b596fd58{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-wndk8r-35e3aa45c6a78b21ec24c476b596fd58{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-wndk8r-35e3aa45c6a78b21ec24c476b596fd58 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  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languages, linguistics, philosophy, poetry, film, photography, queer and gender studies, critical theory, critical race studies, postcolonial studies, and other areas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/complitlang.ucr.edu\/undergraduate\/\">undergraduate majors<\/a>\u00a0train students in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Greek, and Latin, and we also offer majors in Comparative Literature, Classical Studies, Comparative Ancient Civilizations, Languages, and Linguistics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/complitlang.ucr.edu\/language-study\/\">language programs<\/a> in Arabic, Cahuilla, Chinese, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Russian, and Vietnamese provide an opportunity to learn and study in a supportive environment that focuses on a communicative approach to language learning.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">CONTACTS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Reach out to one of our Advisors to set up a meeting to find out more: <a href=\"mailto:Suzy.Sharweed@ucr.edu\">Suzy.Sharweed@ucr.edu<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Gerardo.Sanchez@ucr.edu\">Gerardo.Sanchez@ucr.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Reach out to our Language Placement Exam Coordinator to find out about placement exams: <a href=\"mailto:iszet002@ucr.edu\">iszet002@ucr.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Reach out to our Graduate Advisor with questions about our Ph.D. program: <a href=\"mailto:clgradadvisor@ucr.edu\">clgradadvisor@ucr.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Get in touch with the Chair, Jeff Sacks, to chat about our department, programs, and course offerings: <a href=\"mailto:Jeff.Sacks@ucr.edu\">Jeff.Sacks@ucr.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">JOB OPENINGS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>*** 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