Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures

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Faculty & Staff

  • Xiaofei Tu

    Dr. Xiaofei Tu

    Associate Professor, Chinese and Japanese

    LS Dougherty 202 D
    tux@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-6649

    Research and teaching interests: East Asian literature and philosophy

  • Dr. Wendy Xie

    Professor, Chinese

    LS Dougherty 202 C
    xiew@appstate.edu
    (828) 262-2302

    Research 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

Emeritus Faculty

Per the Appalachian State University Faculty Handbook, Emeritus/Emerita/Emeritx faculty status is a privilege that may be conferred to honor a faculty member who has retired, resigned due to a long-term disability, or who has died after a distinguished professional career that included significant contributions to the University.

The title is awarded to faculty members with permanent tenure and at least ten years of employment at Appalachian State who demonstrate one or more of the following: a substantive record of scholarly achievement commensurate with national and international standards within the specific discipline; a recognized record of outstanding teaching and educational contributions; and evidence of significant service both to the University and to the candidate’s respective discipline.

  • Dr. K. Martial Frindéthié (French)
  • Dr. Rainer Goetz (Spanish)
  • Dr. Kevin Kennedy (German)
  • Dr. Richard McGarry (Linguistics, TESL)