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MESAS Languages
MESAS is a national leader in Middle Eastern and South Asian language education, offering undergraduate minors in Arabic, Modern Hebrew, Hindi and Persian, and coursework in Tibetan. See chart below regarding levels of instruction. In addition to sequenced language instruction, MESAS offers related courses in literature, history and culture. There are also opportunities for extended learning through various study abroad programs.
Language | Elementary | Intermediate | Advanced | Advanced-Plus |
Arabic | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Hebrew | √ | √ | √ |
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Hindi | √ | √ | √ |
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Persian | √ | √ | √ |
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Tibetan | √ | √ |
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For more info, contact the language coordinators.
Arabic Language Coordinator
Rkia Elaroui Cornell
Teaching Professor and Language Coordinator in Arabic
S-315 Callaway South
Hebrew Language Coordinator
Pazit Kahlon Shelnutt
Assistant Teaching Professor and Language Coordinator in Hebrew
S-306-A Callaway South
S-304-B Callaway South
Persian Language Coordinator
Hossein Samei
Associate Teaching Professor and Language Coordinator in Persian
S-304-C Callaway South
Tibetan Language Coordinator
Tsepak Rigzin
Assistant Teaching Professor and Language Coordinator in Tibetan
S-303 Callaway South