Kwantlen Modern Languages Faculty
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Bailey –
Japanese Cultural Studies (Kon'nichiwa) |
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Dr. Olivier Clarinval - French/Spanish (Bonjour/Hola) B.A. Phil. (UC Santa Cruz), M.A. Spanish (Cal State Sacramento), Ph.D. French (Oregon) My office location: 2445 (Richmond) Phone: 604-599-2544Voice Mail: TBA Email: olivier.clarinval@kwantlen.ca |
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Ranbir Johal - Punjabi B.A. (UBC), B.Ed. (UBC), M.A. (UBC) My office location: G2017 (Surrey Campus) Phone: 604-599-2488 E-Mail: ranbir.johal@kwantlen.ca |
| Patrick Karsenti - French/Spanish (Bonjour/Hola) B.A. (Sher.), M.A.French (Sher.), M.Ed.Span (Leon) My office location: G2018 (Surrey), 2201 (Langley Campus) Phone: 604-599-2163 (S), 604-599-3372 (L) E-Mail: patrick.karsenti@kwantlen.ca |
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Dr. Paivi Koskinen - Linguistics ['wεlkəm tu liŋg'wistiks] B.A. (Car.), M.A. (Tor.), Ph.D. (Tor.) My office location: 2445 (Richmond), G2017 (Surrey Campus) Phone: 604-599-2544(R), 604-599-2488 (S) Voicemail: 9346 E-Mail: paivi.koskinen@kwantlen.ca |
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Jason Lieblang - German (Hallo und willkommen!) B.A. Phil. (UBC), M.A. German (UBC), Ph.D (ABD) (Tor.) My office location: 2201 (Langley), 2455 (Richmond), G2018 (Surrey Campus) Phone: 604-599-3372 (L), 604-599-2592 (R), 604-599-2163 (S) Voicemail: 9371 E-Mail: jason.lieblang@kwantlen.ca |
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Dr. Sumiko Nishizawa - Japanese- (Kon'nichiwa) M.A (UBC), Ph.D. (UBC) My office location: 2455 (Richmond Campus) Phone: 604-599-2592 Voicemail: 9639 E-Mail: sumiko.nishizawa@kwantlen.ca |
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Bea Pires - German (Hallo und willkommen!) M.A. (SFU), Post-Bac Dip. German Translation (UBC), BA+BEd (Zurich) Office: 2201 (Langley), 2455 (Richmond), G2017 (Surrey Campus) Phone: 604-599-3372 (L), 604-599-2592 (R), 604-599-2488 (S) E-Mail: bea.pires@kwantlen.ca |
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Dr. Yanfeng Qu - Linguistics/Mandarin (Nĭ hăo) M.A. (Beijing Foreign Studies University), Ph.D. (UBC) My office location: 2445 (Richmond Campus) Phone: 604-599-2544 Vociemail: 9345 E-Mail: yanfeng.qu@kwantlen.ca |
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Dr. Constanza Rojas-Primus - Spanish (Hola) B.Ed. French (Chile), M.A. Spanish Linguistics (Alberta), Ph.D. Spanish & Latin American Studies (Alberta) My office location: Cedar 2018 (Surrey Campus) Phone: 604-599-2163 Voicemail: 9290 Email: constanza.rojas-primus@kwantlen.ca |
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Seiko Roberts - Japanese (Kon'nichiwa) B.A. (Meiji Gakuin), M.A. (St. Michael's) My office location: 2455 (Richmond), G2017 (Surrey Campus) Phone: 604-599-2592 (R), 604-599-2488 (S) Voicemail: 9396 E-mail: seiko.roberts@kwantlen.ca |
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Cristina Ugalde -Spanish (Hola) B.A Spanish (Mexico). M.A. Latin American Literature (Western Michigan University). My office location: 2150 (Langley Campus). Phone: (604) 599-2222 Voicemail: 9784 E-mail: cristina.ugalde@kwantlen.ca |
The Department wishes to acknowledge the contributions of the following retired faculty members:
Brinsley Stewart (French)
Patricio Ramirez (Spanish)
Christiane Richards (French)
We encourage students to seek help in planning their courses and are happy to speak to High School students before they start at Kwantlen Polytechnic University , either in person or by telephone. It is best if students e-mail or telephone the instructor for an appointment before coming in.











