Modern Languages

Leadership

Contact

C-115 Bondurant Hall
University, MS 38677
DOSULLIV@OLEMISS.EDU
http://modernlanguages.olemiss.edu

Overview

The Department of Modern Languages offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, linguistics, and Spanish. In addition, minors are available in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, linguistics, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. The department offers a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Modern Languages with emphases in French, German, Spanish, and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL).

Academics & Admissions

Undergraduate Studies

See the degree requirements under Programs.

Graduate Studies

The M.A. in modern languages degree with a specialization in a modern language requires, as a prerequisite, 30 hours of course work in the language in which the student intends to specialize (French, German, or Spanish) or a total of 30 hours in two or three languages, ancient and/or modern, provided that at least 18 hours are in the major language. In extraordinary cases, this prerequisite may be modified.

The M.A. in modern languages degree with a specialization in teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) program requires, as a prerequisite, 30 hours in English, linguistics, or a foreign language, or a total of 30 hours in any combination of the above, provided that a minimum of at least 18 hours are in one of the fields. In extraordinary cases, this prerequisite may be modified.

See the degree requirements under Programs.

Faculty in Modern Languages

Heather J Allen

Associate Professor of Spanish
Bondurant C-111
University, MS 38677
hjallen@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-5981

Julia Emilia Bussade

Instructional Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Director of Elementary Spanish and Portuguese Programs
Bondurant C108
University, MS 38677
bussade@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7709

Cheng-Fu Chen

Associate Professor of Modern Languages
Croft 216
University, MS 38677
cchen5@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-6792

Hsuan-Yu Chen

Adjunct Instructor in Mondern Languages
212 Croft
University, MS 38677
hchen12@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-2029

Marta Chevalier

Senior Lecturer in French
213 East Bondurant
University, MS 38677
mrego@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-5809

Yu-Ting Chiu

Instructor in Chinese
214 Croft Institute
University, MS 38677
ychiu2@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-3773

Christiana Christodoulou

Research Assistant Professor of Modern Languages
Boundurant Hall
University, MS 38677
cchris26@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7298

Allen Stanley Clark

Associate Professor of Modern Languages
114 Howry Hall
University, MS 38677
asclark@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-1701

Felice A Coles

Professor of Modern Languages
Bondurant E210A
University, MS 38677
fcoles@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7702

Enrique Cotelo

Senior Lecturer in Spanish
207 East Bondurant Hall - P.O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677
ecotelo@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7660

Irene K Cotelo

Senior Lecturer in Spanish
207E Bondurant
University, MS 38677
ikaufman@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7660

Karla Duran

Instructor in Modern Languages
E-115 Bondurant
University, MS 38677
kduran@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-5346

Stephen Allan Fafulas

Associate Professor of Modern Languages
208 Howry Hall
University, MS 38655
stephenf@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-8987

Maria Ida Fionda

Associate Professor of Spanish
Bondurant E-205B
University, MS 38677
mifionda@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-3140

Maria Jose Garcia Otero

Croft Instructional Associate Professor of Spanish
218 Croft Institute
University, MS 38677
otero@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-1500

Hernan Alberto Garrido

Lecturer in Modern Languages
C011-B Bondurant Hall
University, MS 38677
hagarrid@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-1943

Gabriel Alexander Garrido Franco

Lecturer in Spanish
C011 Bondurant Hall
University, MS 38677
gagarrid@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7298

Emad Gerges

Instructor in Arabic
106 Vardaman Hall
University, MS 38677
egerges@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-1190

Tianwen Han

Instructor in Chinese
216 Croft
University, MS 38677
than1@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-6792

Rongrong Hao

Lecturer in Modern Languages
212 Croft Institute
University, MS 38677
rhao@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-2029

Christopher James Hutchinson

Assistant Professor of German
E211A Bondurant Hall
University, MS 38677
cjhutch1@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7717

Valentina Boris Iepuri

Associate Professor of Modern Languages
210B Bondurant Hall E
University, MS 38677
vbiepuri@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7715

Charles Joukhadar

Assistant Professor of Arabic
104 Howry Hall
University, MS 38677
cjoukhad@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-1392

Jimin Kahng

Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics
115C Bondurant Hall
University, MS 38677
jkahng@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7298

Tamara Karakozova

Instructional Assistant Professor of Russian
E-210B Bondurant Hall
University, MS 38677
tkarakoz@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7715

Minjin Kim

Instructor in Modern Languages
C-106 Bondurant Hall
University, MS 38677
mkim36@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7711

Jason E Klodt

Associate Professor of Modern Languages
C109 Bondurant
University, MS 38677
jklodt@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-6694

Maria Eugenia Landa Vera

Senior Lecturer in Spanish
E110 Bondurant
University, MS 38677
eugenia@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-5346

Mengjie Lin

Instructor in Modern Languages
Croft 216
University, MS 38677
mlin1@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-6792

Ahmed Youssef Mansour

Instructor in Arabic
110 Howry Hall
University, MS 38677
aymansou@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-1190

Emily Maples

Instructor in Spanish
E110 Bondurant Hall
University, MS 38677
emmaples@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7298

Diane Marting

Professor of Modern Languages
E104 Bounduant
University, MS 38677
dmarting@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7104

Erin Mauffray

Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics
Howry Hall
University, MS 38677
ermauffr@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7298

Elisa Modolo

Instructional Associate Professor of Modern Languages
206E Bondurant Hall
University, MS 38677
emodolo@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7713

Daniel Edmund O'Sullivan

Chair and Professor of Modern Languages
C107 Bondurant
University, MS 38677
dosulliv@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7298

Kaoru Ochiai

Croft Instructional Associate Professor of Modern Languages
217 Croft Institute
University, MS 38677
kochiai@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-3772

Corina L. Petrescu

Professor of Modern Languages
208E Bondurant
University, MS 38677
petrescu@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7716

Milene Vanzela Prewitt

Lecturer in Modern Languages
Bondurant E-115
University, MS 38677
mvprewit@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-5346

Anne H Quinney

Professor of Modern Languages
Bondurant C113
University, MS 38677
aquinney@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-6695

Michael Carl Raines

Instructional Associate Professor of TESL
Old Counseling Ctr #114
University, MS 38677
mcraines@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-1492

Michele Rossi

Instructional Assistant Professor of Italian
1 Howry Hall
University, MS 38677
mrossi1@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-5756

CARMEN Sanchis-Sinisterra

Instructional Associate Professor of Modern Languages
Bondurant C-112
University, MS 38677
msanchis@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-6923

Vance Schaefer

Associate Professor of Modern Languages
209 Howry Hall
University, MS 38677
schaefer@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-1194

Yasmine Sedeek

Instructor in Arabic
110 Howry Hall
University, MS 38677
ysedeek@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-1190

Diana F Semmes

Lecturer in Modern Languages
Bond 110 E
University, MS 38677
dfsemmes@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-5346

Edgar Serrano

Lecturer in Modern Languages
Bondurant C-011B
University, MS 38677
eserrano@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-1943

Asmaa Shehata

Assistant Professor of Arabic
103 Howry Hall
University, MS 38655
akshehat@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-1701

Xin Shi

Instructor in Chinese
212 Croft Institute
University, MS 38677
xshi1@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-2029

Ala Simonchyk

Instructional Associate Professor of Linguistics
C-115 Bondurant Hall
University, MS 38655
alisimon@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7298

Samuel Souza da Cruz

Instructional Assistant Professor of Spanish
C115 Bondurant Hall
University, MS 38677
samuelc@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7298

Elodie Tantet

Instructional Assistant Professor of French
115 Bondurant Hall
University, MS 38677
etantet@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7298

Daniel Valle Arevalo

Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics
E205B Boundurant Hall
University, MS 38677
dvallea@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-3140

Kristen Walker

Lecturer in Modern Languages
C112 Bondurant Hall
University, MS 38677
kbwalker@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7909

Tamara Warhol

Associate Professor of Modern Languages
213 Howry Hall
University, MS 38677
twarhol@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-5029

Kai Wash

Lecturer in Modern Languages
Bondurant E-212
University, MS 38677
kfwash@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-1980

Haibo Wei

Adjunct Instructor in Modern Languages
212 Croft Institute
University, MS 38677
hwei1@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-2029

Sara L Wellman

Associate Professor of Modern Languages
E-203 Bondurant
University, MS 38677
slwellma@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7712

Ivonne Jeannette Whitehead

Senior Lecturer in Spanish
108 Bondurant
University, MS 38677
ijwhiteh@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7709

Robyn Wright

Associate Professor of Spanish
E-205A Bondurant
University, MS 38677
robynw@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-3171

KuanYing Wu

Adjunct Instructor in Modern Languages
212 Croft Institute
University, MS 38677
kwu1@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-2029

Shuyu Yeh

Instructor in Chinese
212 Croft Hall
University, MS 38677
syeh@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-2029

Jie Yu

Adjunct Instructor in Modern Languages
212 Croft Institute
University, MS 38677
jyu6@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-2029

Zhini Zeng

Associate Professor of Chinese
215 Croft
University, MS 38677
zzeng@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-5042

Emeritus Faculty

SANTO L ARICO

Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages
211A BONDURANT E
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
sarico@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7104

MELVIN S ARRINGTON

Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages
BONDURANT E205A
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
marringt@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7713

Luanne Buchanan

Instructional Associate Professor Emerita of Spanish
BONDURANT C112
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
lbuchana@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-6923

ESIM ERDIM

Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages
13 OLD ATHLETICS
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
eerdim@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7915

John R Gutierrez

Croft Professor Emeritus of Spanish
BONDURANT E211A
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
johng@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7717

DONALD R HOWIE

Director Emeritus for Summer, Winter and Online Sessions
YERBY CENTER
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
drhowie@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7283

JOSEPH J KINCAID

Associate Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages
316 BISHOP
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
jjkincai@olemiss.edu — UM Profile
1 (662) 915-7664