• Chair: Jose Martinez-Torrejon
  • Dept. Office: Kiely 243
  • Phone: 718-997-5660
  • Fax: 718-997-5669

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The program of instruction in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures seeks, through the achievement of an accurate reading knowledge, adequate aural comprehension, and conversational proficiency, to prepare students to understand and appreciate the language, literature, and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. Upon completion of the basic courses, students are expected to have a thorough, practical command of Spanish, including an ability to understand more fully the culture or cultures of which that language is a reflection. Elective courses consist of both linguistic and literary studies of a more advanced and specialized nature. Although the Portuguese program has been temporarily suspended, a limited number of courses in offered in the future.
In all courses, correlation with other departments of the college is encouraged whenever students’ use of their language training can be made effective in their field of specialization.

Departmental information is taken from the 2003 - 2005 Queens College Bulletin.