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Department of World Languages and Literatures College of Arts and Sciences

Margaret Dumas Bond

Margaret Dumas Bond

Instructor of French
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University Hall 3110
(205) 934-8902

Research and Teaching Interests: French Language and Culture, Business French, French Literature

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Savannah Clinkscales

Savannah ClinkscalesInstructor of Spanish
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University Hall 3108
(205) 934-4652

Research and Teaching Interests: Bilingualism, Language Maintenance, and Second Language Acquisition
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Kenia Avendaño Hara

Credentialed Course Instructor
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Research and Teaching Interests:Japanese language, culture, and literature; Afro-Japan relations; hip-hop and jazz in Japan; anime and manga; critical race and identity studies; Okinawan and Ainu culture

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Sandrine Hope

Sandrine HopeVisiting Assistant Professor of French
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Research and Teaching Interests: French culture and literature, Francophone culture and literature, the foreigner, Julia Kristeva (theories and novels), Teacher Development, Creative Writing.
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Nian Liu

Instructor of Chinese
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University Hall 4103
(205) 934-4652

Research and Teaching Interests: Second Language Acquisition, Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Chinese Literature and Culture, Multicultural and International Education, Foreign Language Pedagogy

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Erika Hille Rinker

Erika Hille Rinker. Associate Professor of German
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University Hall 3119
(205) 975-5352

Research and Teaching Interests: Twentieth-century German and Austrian Literature and Culture, Literature and Medicine, Translation Theory and Practice, Travel Writing, Women’s Writing
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Achala Gunasekara Rockwell

Assistant Professor of World Cultures
Indo-Pacific Specialist
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(205) 934-9121 or (205) 934-4652

Office Hours: By appointment (via online)

Education:
  • AA, Central Wyoming College, Mass Communication
  • BA, Chadron State College, Speech Communication
  • MA, University of Central Missouri, Mass Communication
  • MA, University of Wisconsin, Languages and Cultures of Asia
  • PhD, University of Wisconsin, Languages and Cultures of Asia

Giuliana Russo-Skinner

Giuliana Russo Skinner.

Instructor of Italian
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(205) 934-4652

Research and Teaching Interests: Language and Identity Issues, Pragmatics, Semantics, Etymology, Language and Culture, Second Language Teaching Methods, Educational Technology

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