Language Studies Faculty
Regular Faculty
Mahmoud I. AbdallaAssociate Professor
Office: IIRC 7 Arabic language, Arab culture and media, linguistics, second language acquisition, language culture and identity. |
Edgard ColyAssistant Professor
Office: McCone Building 226 African politics and cultures, Africa in the arena of globalization, contemporary France, Francophone literature, twentieth century French literature, postmodernism and postcolonial theory |
Jinhuei Enya DaiAssociate Professor
Office: McCone Building Cognitive linguistics, Chinese cognitive linguistics, Chinese as a heritage language, Chinese and Taiwanese popular culture, linguistic anthropology, and interactive blogging |
Ruth Carina FeldsbergAssistant Professor
Office: McCone Cubicle D
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Michel GueldryProfessor
Office: McCone Building 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-BarcaInstructor
Office: McCone 125 Spanish grammar and composition, Spanish advanced conversation |
Rana IssaInstructor
Office: McCone 231 Arabic language, Arabic culture |
Naoko MatsuoAssistant Professor/Language Studies Advisor
Office: McCone Building 222 Japanese language and culture, pedagogy, Japanese for business, current issues in Japanese media |
Sabino MoreraAssistant Professor
Office: McGowan 200B Spanish-English translation, English and Spanish linguistics, Language and Translation Pedagogy |
Pablo OlivaAssistant Professor
Office: IIRC Building Spanish language and culture, Latin American culture and society, language teaching pedagogy, second language acquisition (SLA), curriculum design |
Vicki PorrasAssistant Professor
Office: IIRC Building Spanish Language and Culture; Pedagogy; Business Spanish; Green Business, Second Language Acquisition, Environmental Topics in the Hispanic Countries and Sustainable Development |
Anna VassilievaProfessor
Office: 200 A McGowan Contemporary Russian politics, Russian politics in Central Asia, Russian culture and society, Siberia, Russians in Japan. |
Adjunct Faculty
Stephanie LainAdjunct Professor
Office: Cubicle 3, McCone First and second language development, practical phonetics, Hispanic linguistics |







