Language Studies Faculty

Regular Faculty

Mahmoud I. Abdalla

Associate Professor

Office: IIRC 7
Email: mabdalla@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.4607

Expertise: 

Arabic language, Arab culture and media, linguistics, second language acquisition, language culture and identity.

Edgard Coly

Assistant Professor

Office: McCone Building 226
Email: ecoly@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.3506

Expertise: 

African politics and cultures, Africa in the arena of globalization, contemporary France, Francophone literature, twentieth century French literature, postmodernism and postcolonial theory

Jinhuei Enya Dai

Associate Professor

Office: McCone Building
Email: jinhuei.dai@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.6570

Expertise: 

Cognitive linguistics, Chinese cognitive linguistics, Chinese as a heritage language, Chinese and Taiwanese popular culture, linguistic anthropology, and interactive blogging

Ruth Carina Feldsberg

Assistant Professor

Office: McCone Cubicle D
Email: rfeldsberg@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.3562

Expertise: 

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Michel Gueldry

Professor

Office: McCone Building
Email: michel.gueldry@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.3508

Expertise: 

French politics, business and history, French language, cinema and civilization; Western Europe; European Union, European integration, transatlantic relations, language pedagogy and content-based instruction (Monterey Model)

María Jesús Iglesias-Barca

Instructor

Office: McCone 125
Email: miglesiasbarca@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.6500

Expertise: 

Spanish grammar and composition, Spanish advanced conversation

Rana Issa

Instructor

Office: McCone 231
Email: rissa@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.4601

Expertise: 

Arabic language, Arabic culture

Naoko Matsuo

Assistant Professor/Language Studies Advisor

Office: McCone Building 222
Email: nmatsuo@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.3512

Expertise: 

Japanese language and culture, pedagogy, Japanese for business, current issues in Japanese media

Sabino Morera

Assistant Professor

Office: McGowan 200B
Email: smorera@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.6662

Expertise: 

Spanish-English translation, English and Spanish linguistics, Language and Translation Pedagogy

Pablo Oliva

Assistant Professor

Office: IIRC Building
Email: pablo.oliva@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.4173

Expertise: 

Spanish language and culture, Latin American culture and society, language teaching pedagogy, second language acquisition (SLA), curriculum design

Vicki Porras

Assistant Professor

Office: IIRC Building
Email: vicki.porras@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.3541

Expertise: 

Spanish Language and Culture; Pedagogy;  Business Spanish; Green Business, Second Language Acquisition, Environmental Topics in the Hispanic Countries and Sustainable Development

Anna Vassilieva

Professor

Office: 200 A McGowan
Email: avassilieva@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.3546

Expertise: 

Contemporary Russian politics, Russian politics in Central Asia, Russian culture and society, Siberia, Russians in Japan.

Dr. Vassilieva interviewed on PBS's NewHour

Adjunct Faculty

Stephanie Lain

Adjunct Professor

Office: Cubicle 3, McCone
Email: slain@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.6505

Expertise: 

First and second language development, practical phonetics, Hispanic linguistics

Miyuki Takeuchi

Instructor

Email: mtakeuchi@miis.edu