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Scandinavian Language Coordinators

3005 S Jessie Knight Building • 801-422-9177
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Tiina Watts

Language Coordinator
MA Second Language Teaching
Finnish 101-330 Instructor
3005S JKB 801-422-2921
tiina_watts@byu.edu

Tiina oversees the language instruction and curriculum at the 100 and 200 levels for Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish.
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Maren Mecham

Maren Mecham

Language Coordinator
MA Second Language Teaching
Norwegian 101-330 Instructor
3005S JKB 801-422-6134
maren_mecham@byu.edu

Maren oversees the language instruction and curriculum at the 300 level for Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish. She also manages the Challenge Exams.
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Adjunct Instructors

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Christel Swasey

Christel Swasey

Swedish 330 Instructor
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Gabe Schaffer

Danish 330 Instructor
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Student Instructors

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Abbygail Hall

Danish Instructor
3002 JKB
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Brigham Hill

Brigham Hill

Icelandic Instructor
3002 JKB
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Eliza Gray

Swedish Instructor
3002 JKB
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Alec Rowell

Swedish Instructor
3002 JKB
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Looking for our program coordinator and other faculty associated with the minor? They can be found at the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies.

Scandinavian Studies faculty