Students at Work
San José State University's location in the Silicon Valley makes it an exceptionally rewarding learning environment for students.
What is Spartan Squad?
Spartan Squad is the official student athletic booster program of San José State University supporting SJSU athletics. Founded in the Fall of 2005 by Matthew Olivieri and Brad Villeggiante, with support from Associated Students, the Squad increases SJSU pride, unity and spirit throughout the student body.
Spartans Transform Construction Site into a Work of Art
An SJSU Art student painting a mural, located by the Student Union, in front of the Art Building. Students have decided to paint the wall that was put up after construction started in order to celebrates the continuity of the past and present by showcasing artist self-portraits of the past five hundred years.
Le Croûton: a newspaper written by the students of Prof. Céline Richard's French class
Le Croûton #1
Le Croûton #2
Gallery: Isabel Allende Day at SJSU
Welcome!
The Department of World Languages & Literatures at San José State University is a comprehensive, full-service foreign language department. It offers challenging and rich programs of study in a variety of languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Persian/Farsi, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Under the guidance of a highly qualified and dedicated faculty, students may earn minors in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and baccalaureate degrees in Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. They may also earn Master of Arts degrees in French or Spanish.
The Department contributes to the preparation of teachers by offering courses in the subject matters, teacher preparation courses and supervised teacher training leading to a secondary teaching credential, awarded in conjunction with the College of Education.
The Department of World Languages & Literatures contributes to the University, and the community at large by providing instruction in foreign language and culture to students from departments and colleges across the University.
- Interdisciplinary Partnership Expands Cross-Cultural Competencies of Future Librarians
- Studying World Languages at San José State University [video]
- Summer Study in Paris [video]