Language Programs
UNM offers language instruction in American Sign Language (ASL), Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Navajo, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. These programs are housed in three departments: Languages, Cultures, & Literatures (LCL), Spanish & Portuguese, and Linguistics.
Additionally, the Latin American & Iberian Institute offers classes in Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya, and Quechua. See here for more information.
The Africana Studies department offers classes in Swahili. See here for more information.
If you would like more information about courses and degrees in these languages, please contact the appropriate faculty advisor listed below.
| LCL Programs | Advisor Name | Advisor Email |
| Arabic | Emma Trentman | etrentman@unm.edu |
| Chinese | Peng Yu | pyu@unm.edu |
| Classical Studies | Osman Umurhan | umurhan@unm.edu |
| Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies | Rajeshwari Vallury | rvallury@unm.edu |
| French | Stephen Bishop | sbishop@unm.edu |
| German | Katrin Schroeter | katja@unm.edu |
| Greek | Osman Umurhan | umurhan@unm.edu |
| Japanese | Machiko Bomberger | machib@unm.edu |
| Languages | Jason Wilby | jwilby@unm.edu |
| Latin | Osman Umurhan | umurhan@unm.edu |
| Russian and Russian Studies | Irina Meier | imeier@unm.edu |
| Spanish & Portuguese Programs | Advisor Name | Advisor Email |
| Spanish as a Second Language (SSL) | Eva Rodriguez Gonzalez | |
| Spanish as a Heritage Language (SHL) | Ana (Gaby) Hernandez Gonzalez | |
| Portuguese | Jessica Carey-Webb | jcareywebb@unm.edu |
| Linguistics Programs | Advisor Name | Advisor Email |
| Linguistics (undergraduate) | Dawn Nordquist | nordquis@unm.edu |
| Signed Language Interpreting | Dawn Myers | dcmd@unm.edu |
| Navajo Language | Melvatha Chee | mchee@unm.edu |
| Hebrew | Amit Sadan | sadan23@unm.edu |
| LAII Programs | Advisor Name | Advisor Email |
| Nahuatl | Lenny Ureña Valerio | or |
| Yucatec Maya |
| Africana Studies Programs | Advisor Name | Advisor Email |
| Swahili | Peter Njagi Mwangi | njagi@unm.edu |
