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The main office of the Department of World Languages & Cultures is located in Locke Hall, Room 348.  

For more information about programs and or languages, please contact the professors listed below.

Department head: Dr. Leonard Muaka (leonard.muaka@howard.edu)
Administrative Assistant: Ms. Payton Pearson (payton.pearson@howard.edu)
Locke Hall, Room 348
2441 Sixth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20059
Phone: (202) 806-6758 

Spanish

Coordinator:

  • Dr. Tibbits, mtibbits@Howard.edu

    • French

    Advisors:

  • Dr. Derakhshesh: dderakhshesh@howard.edu
  • Dr. Taty: jtaty@howard.edu

    • German

    Advisor:

  • Dr. Sephocle

    • Arabic

    Advisor:

  • Prof. Moutraji: raslan.moutraji@Howard.edu

    • Japanese

    Advisor:

  • Prof. Yamakita: etsukko.yamakita@Howard.edu

    • Portuguese

    Advisor:

  • Dr. Jacob: eliseo.jacob@Howard.edu

    • Russian

    Advisor:

  • Dr. Isabelle Kaplan isabelle.kaplan@Howard.edu

    • Swahili

    Advisor:

  • Dr. Muaka leonard.muaka@Howard.edu

    • Amharic

  • Prof. Gebeyeh: tafessework.gebeyeh@Howard.edu

    • Wolof

  • Dr. Diène: khady.diene@Howard.edu

    • Yoruba

  • Prof. Ogunya: oluwafunke.ogunya@Howard.edu

    • Zulu

  • Prof. Sipho Sithole: sipho.sithole@Howard.edu

    • Somali

  • Prof. Ali: maryan.ali@Howard.edu

    • Chinese

  • Prof. Chen: yuting.chen@Howard.edu

    • Korean

  • Prof. Moutraji: kukjin.cheon@Howard.edu