School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures Undergraduate Placement Advising: Summer 2008

The advisors listed below will be available for placement advising via email and by appointment over the summer. Please allow 2 weeks for replies, as our faculty spends much of the summer abroad. If students are unable to get the information they need in a timely manner, they may write to Lauretta Clough, lcclough@umd.edu.

Before contacting an advisor, incoming students should consult the SLLC website, Departments and Programs (www.languages.umd.edu). In addition to general programmatic descriptions, they will find the necessary procedural information for departments requiring placement tests (Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese).

All email IDs are followed by @umd.edu

*Spanish walk-in advising; 2211 Jimenez Hall:
Time 9:30-12
Monday, June 4
(subsequent sessions to be announced weekly on 5-6452)


FOLA INFORMATION:

Orientation and Scheduling for FALL 2007: Wednesday, August 29 : 4pm - 6pm in JMZ 0220.
(Sign is posted in glass casing outside JMZ 1109.)

Information on FOLA 138-159
WEBSITE: www.languages.umd.edu/fola
Students must be interviewed by the FOLA Coordinator before being approved for registering for FOLA courses.

FOLA HINDI I:138P is full: no more applications are accepted.
FOLA URDU I :158X is full: no more applications are accepted.
FOLA TAGALOG I: 138E is full: no more applicaitions are accepted

Students who return audio tapes from previous semester: leave name, course number, number of tapes returned. They should receive a blank tape for each tape returned. Blank tapes are in the large cabinet in JMZ 1109.

FOLA 138-159 language courses are elementary-intermediate levels only.

FOLA 138-159 courses do not satisfy CORE.

FOLA 138-159: TEXTBOOKS: ASK University Book Center: give course number, i.e. FOLA 138D.

Language Requirement exemption:

UMD Students ALL ARHU students: contact the College of ARHU.
All other students: Contact Dr. Lauretta Clough in Fall 2007.

Audio Tapes that accompany a FOLA Textbook:

Anyone wishing to borrow FOLA audio tapes which accompany FOLA Textbooks: please bring a 90 minute blank, brand new audio tape in exchange for the audio tape you require. Maxell, TDK, JVC, BASF, Sony, Fuji, Scotch, RCA, Memorex brands only please. Equal exchange. FOLA audio tapes are in the blue tape cabinet in JMZ 1109.

Other information:

Persian:
Persian is now under PERS on TESTUDO. Permission is NOT required to register. Please contact Dr. Karimi for information: karimi@umd.edu

Arabic:
Modern Standard Arabic under ARAB in sched of classes or
Testudo: check the Schedule of Classes for Information. ARAB does not require permission: students may register as they do for their other courses.
Questions: e-mail Dr.Alaa Elgibali at elgibali@umd.edu

Modern Greek:
Modern Greek courses are listed under GREK, etc. in the Schedule of Classes. Students do not need permission to register for Modern Greek courses. Questions regarding Modern Greek courses should be addressed to Dr. Mary Pittas-Herschbach: 301-405-2014.

General Questions on languages: Where can I get a translation/course/tutor for Finnish/Vietnamese, etc.?
1. consult "list" in FAQs on the website
2. call the Embassy in question
3. Call NASILP at The University of Arizona: 520-621-3387

The FOLA program does not have interpreters/translators trained in specific fields. Please consult the Voice of America, the court system or the Embassy in question.

ALL other questions and concerns have to wait until August 17, 2007.
Call 301-405- 4046 for General Information Phone Message.