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Dr. Irina Barclay
Professor, Russian & Russian LiteratureLS Dougherty 202 B
barclayiy@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2918Research and teaching interests: Author, translator, and editor of the book, Twenty Years in a Siberian Gulag. A Memoir of the Political Prisoner. I teach in Russian and English and my research and teaching interests include Russian and Slavic Literature in Translation, the methodology of teaching Russian courses for ASU students.
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Dr. Salwa Ali Ben Zahra
Associate Professor, Arabic and Director of the Arabic ProgramLS Dougherty 108 A
zahrasb@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2304Research and teaching interests: English, Arabic and French literatures in multidisciplinary connections with Disability and Postcolonial Studies.
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Mr. Bobby Blankenship
Adjunct Instructor, SpanishResearch and teaching interests: I teach beginning Spanish 1010 & 1020.
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Ms. Isabelle Breden
Adjunct Instructor, FrenchResearch and teaching interests: Beginning level French
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Dr. Andrea Bryant
Lecturer, GermanResearch and teaching interests: Critical Applied Linguistics; Black German Studies; Decolonization; Multiliteracies
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Dr. Victoria Cox
Professor, Spanish108 B
coxvk@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7101Research and teaching interests: Spanish Language. Latin American Literature and Culture. Andean Studies. Latin American Women Writers. Performance Studies. Business Spanish.
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Dr. Elizabeth Deifell
Senior LecturerResearch and teaching interests: Second Language Acquisition, Language Program Coordination, Computer-Assisted Language Teaching and Learning, Heritage Language Instruction
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Dr. Benito del Pliego
Professor, SpanishLS Dougherty 210 D
delpliegob@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2306Research and teaching interests: Contemporary Spanish and Latin American Poetry, Contemporary Spanish and Latin American Literature, Transatlantic Studies, Peninsular Studies, Migrations and Exile in the Spanish Speaking World
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Mr. Jeffrey K. Eastman
Instructor, Literature in TranslationLS Dougherty 203
eastmanjk@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8509Research and teaching interests: Golden Age Literature in translation. Literature of Israel/ Palestine: In Search of Intercultural Understanding; Research for a monograph on The Enlightenment in Spain. Key Figures: Jovellanos & Cadalso. I am currently affiliated faculty member with The Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies.
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Dr. Adrienne Erazo
Assistant Professor, SpanishLS Dougherty 210 C
erazoad@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2929Research and teaching interests: Spanish for the Professions (Spanish for Healthcare and Social Services). Contemporary Mexican, Central American, and Latinx literature. Latin American immigration in literature. Border theory. Gender studies. Identity theory. Representation of marginalization and otherness.
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Dr. Andres Fisher
Professor, SpanishLS Dougherty 210 F
fisheras@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2309Research and teaching interests: 20th century poetry, both Peninsular and Latin American. Poetry translation. Literature and culture of Spain and Latin America. Transatlantic studies. Creative writing in poetry.
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Dr. Jim Fogelquist
Professor, SpanishLS Dougherty 103 F
fogelquistjd@appstate.edu
(828) 262-3096Research and teaching interests: Medieval and Golden Age Spanish literature; Cervantes; Mexican literature and popular culture; Chicano literature
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Dr. Catherine Fountain
Professor, Spanish and TESL/Applied LinguisticsAssistant Department ChairLS Dougherty 103 D
fountainca@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2308Research and teaching interests: Historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, history of the language sciences and the study of indigenous languages; Spanish, Nahuatl.
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Dr. Jean-François Fournier
Associate Professor, FrenchLS Dougherty 210 K
fournierj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2307Research and teaching interests: Teaching: French Language and Literature; Literature & Film; Political and Cultural History of Contemporary France; Crossed Cultural Glances between France, Germany, and the US. Research:19th Century Fiction and Poetry; Bridges between Literature & Philosophy; Comic Discourses in Literature & Film.
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Dr. K. Martial Frindéthié
Professor Emeritus, FrenchResearch and teaching interests: French, Francophone Studies, Films and Media Studies, Postcoloniality, Intercultural Communication, Globalization, the Intersection of Literature, Contemporary Literary Theory, and the Political-Ideological Imagination
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Dr. Darci L. Gardner
Associate Professor, FrenchGraduate Program DirectorLS Dougherty 210 J
gardnerdl1@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2928Research and teaching interests: 19th- and 20th-century France; literature and the visual arts; cognitive approaches to literature; aesthetics
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Dr. Kinji Ito
Assistant Professor, JapaneseLS Dougherty 103 E
itok@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7513Research and teaching interests: Japanese language and culture, Japanese-English translation, business Japanese, language pedagogy, second language acquisition
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Dr. Brent James
Senior Lecturer, Portuguese & SpanishLS Dougherty 210 I
jamesba@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8225Research and teaching interests: Brazilian literature and culture, Afro-Hispanic studies, modern Spain, Basque and Catalan studies
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Dr. Kevin Kennedy
Professor Emeritus, GermanResearch and teaching interests: German Language, Literature, and Culture, The Age of Goethe, German Film, Documentaries on German Diaspora.
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Liz Kunkel, MA
Lecturer, SpanishLS Dougherty 204
kunkella@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2913Research and teaching interests: First and second-year Spanish; Spanish for Healthcare and Social Services
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Lynn McNeil
Senior Lecturer, FrenchLS Dougherty 203
lm72294@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8511Research and teaching interests: Beginning & intermediate level French
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Ms. Sarah Miller
Lecturer, TESL/Applied LinguisticsLS Dougherty 210 G
millers3@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8592Research and teaching interests: Sociolinguistics, language pedagogy & critical materials development, intercultural communication, multilingual/cultural educational policy and practice.
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Dr. Beverly Moser
Professor, German and TESL/Applied LinguisticsLS Dougherty 205
moserba@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2303Research and teaching interests: I teach all levels of German and am passionate about language teaching and helping to develop new language teachers for the future. I love working on practical projects like language textbooks, hoping that this work makes language learning more fun for students. Most recently, I've been working on campus on our project for the QEP on Global Learning.
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Ms. Gabriella Motta-Passajou
Senior Lecturer, French and SpanishLS Dougherty 103 B
mottapassajo@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8512Research and teaching interests: Spanish and French: Beginner II, Intermediate I and II and Conversational Capoeira (Brazilian martial art)
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Dr. María Patricia Ortiz
Professor, SpanishLS Dougherty 210 F
ortizmp1@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7356Research and teaching interests: Teaching: Latin American Literature and Cultural Studies, Border Crossings U.S. Hispanic Literature and Culture, and 20th Century Spanish and Latin American Novel. Research: Comparative Literature, and Narratives of women's immigration in relation to literature, culture, and border crossings.
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Ms. Olivia A. Posada
Senior Lecturer, SpanishHoward Street Hall 215
posadaoa@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8510Research and teaching interests: Teach SNH 1010 - 1020 Beginning Spanish I & II, SNH 1040 - 1050 Intermediate Spanish I & II, SNH 1030 - 1060 Accelerated Beginning and Intermediate Spanish, and SNH 2005 Spanish Grammar in Context.
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Ms. Carmen Scoggins
Adjunct Instructor, SpanishResearch and teaching interests: Spanish and Foreign Language Methodology
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Dr. Paul Sebastian
Assistant Professor, Spanish & TESL/Applied LinguisticsUndergraduate Teacher Education Program Director for World LanguagesLS Dougherty 210 B
sebastianpl@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2932Research and teaching interests: I teach courses in language methodology, second language acquisition, computer-assisted language learning and Spanish as a second language. My research deals with the relationship between language and the constructed environment whether that be physical, hybrid, or online.
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Dr. Benjamin Souza
Associate Professor, Spanish LinguisticsLS Dougherty 109 A
souzabj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2305Research and teaching interests: I teach all levels of Spanish and specialize in Spanish linguistics. I study a wide array of second language acquisition topics and Spanish phonetics and dialectology.
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Ms. Kendra Souza
Senior Lecturer, SpanishLS Dougherty 108 C
souzakl@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8508Research and teaching interests: Beginning and Intermediate Spanish
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Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand
Professor, German and Global StudiesLS Dougherty 206
hellenbranda@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7225Research and teaching interests: Teaching areas include German language and culture, medieval German literature, fairy tales, Arthurian legends, "Mittelalterrezeption" and medievalism.
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Ms. Cindy Trivette
Administrative AssistantLS Dougherty 101
trivetteca@appstate.edu
Research and teaching interests: Administrative Support Specialist, ASU Staff Senator, AppKIDS Committee Member. Hobbies include taking Spanish classes, crocheting, reading and spending time with my family.
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Dr. Xiaofei Tu
Assistant Professor, Chinese and JapaneseLS Dougherty 202 D
tux@appstate.edu
(828) 262-6649Research and teaching interests: East Asian literature and philosophy
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Dr. Paul Worley
Professor, Spanish and World LiteraturesDepartment ChairResearch and teaching interests: Spanish, Latin American Literatures and Cultures, Global Indigenous Literatures
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Dr. Wendy Xie
Professor, ChineseLS Dougherty 202 C
xiew@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2302Research and teaching interests: Chinese language of all levels; Twentieth-Century Chinese Poetry, Fiction, and Drama; Chinese Popular Culture; Gender Performance in Chinese Theater and Film; Melodramatic Imagination and Emotional Intimacy
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Ms. Misa Yamamoto
Senior Lecturer, JapaneseLS Dougherty 103 G
yamamotom@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7083Research and teaching interests: All the Japanese language courses: Beginning JapaneseI,II, Intermediate Japanese I, II and Advanced Japanese I, II
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Dr. Stephen L Young
Lecturer, Latin and Classical Cultures213 Howard St. Hall
youngsl2@appstate.edu
Research and teaching interests: Latin; Greek and Roman mythology; Classical philosophy and religion; biblical literature; history of ideas about marriage, gender, freedom, and morality; religion and politics in America.
