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      Languages in bold are offered as regular courses, others may be offered in a tutorial or course share format.
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Faculty

ThumbnailNamePhoneEmailTitleSubtitleSort
Jonathan Choti(517) 355-8358chotijon@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorAfrican LanguagesChoti
Deogratias Ngonyani(517) 353-4051ngonyani@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorLinguistics; African LanguagesNgonyani
Galen Sibanda(517) 353-0746sibanda1@msu.eduAssistant Professor
Coordinator
African LanguagesSibanda
Brahim Chakrani(517) 432-3570chakrani@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorArabicChakrani
Sadam Issa(517) 353-4862sissa@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorArabicIssa
Dr. Ayman MohamedAyman Mohamed(517) 993-3793mohame44@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorArabicMohamed
Xuefei Hao(517) 884-2179haoxuefe@msu.eduAcademic SpecialistChineseHao
Ho-Hsin Huanghuanghoh@msu.eduAssistant Professor
Program Coordinator
ChineseHuang
Xiaoshi Li(517) 353-7216xli@msu.eduAssociate Professor ChineseLi
Lina Qu(517) 353-0662qulina@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorChineseQu
Tze-Lan Sang(517) 354-4339tzelan@msu.eduProfessor
Program Director
ChineseSang
Wenying Zhou(517) 884-6334zhouweny@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorChineseZhou
Pia Banzhaf(517) 432-1235banzhafm@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorGermanBanzhaf
Sonja R. Fritzsche(517) 353-8750fritzsc9@msu.eduAssociate Dean, Academic Personnel and Administration
Professor of German Studies
GermanFritzsche
Adam Gacs(517) 884-6317gacs@msu.eduInstructor
Technology Specialist
GermanGacs
Senta Goertler(517) 355-5079goertler@msu.eduAssociate Professor
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies
German; Second Language StudiesGoertler
Matthew Handelman(517) 355-5184handelm@msu.eduAssociate Professor
Director
GermanHandelman
Felix Kronenbergkronenb6@msu.eduAssociate Professor
Director, CeLTA
Director, NLRC
GermanKronenberg
Kathryn McEwen(517) 355-4762mcewenk@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorGermanMcEwen
Elizabeth Mittman517-355-5170mittman@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorGermanMittman
Johanna Schuster-Craig(517) 355-4760schust66@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorGerman; Global Studies in Arts and HumanitiesSchuster-Craig
Lynn Wolff(517) 353-3269lwolff@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorGermanWolff
Karin Wurst(517) 884-4391wurst@msu.eduProfessorGermanWurst
Yore Kedem(517) 353-4863ykedem@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorHebrewKedem
Camelia Suleiman headshotCamelia Suleiman(517) 884-4320csuleima@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorHebrewSuleiman
A. Sean Pue(517) 432-3568pue@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorHindi Language; South Asian Literature and CulturePue
Rajiv Ranjan(517) 884-4336rranjan@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorHindi-UrduRanjan
Masumi Hamadahamadama@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorJapaneseHamada
David Humphreydhumphre@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorJapanese Studies; Global Studies in Arts and HumanitiesHumphrey
Akiko Imamuraimamuraa@msu.eduAssistant Professor
Coordinator
Japanese Language ProgramImamura
Mariko Kawaguchi(517) 884-1775kawaguc7@msu.eduInstructorJapaneseKawaguchi
Takuma MiuraB-331 Wells Hallmiuratak@msu.eduInstructorJapaneseMiura
Mieko Philipsphilipsm@msu.eduInstructorJapanesePhilips
Catherine Ryu(517) 353-6656ryuc@msu.eduAssociate Professor
Director
Japanese Studies ProgramRyu
Eun Hee Kimkimeunhe@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorKoreanKim
Ok-Sook Park(517) 353-0663ospark@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorKoreanPark
Walailawan Cunninghamcunni242@msu.eduTeacherLCTL; ThaiCunningham
Tung Hoanghoangtu2@msu.eduAssistant InstructorVietnameseHoang
Timur Kocaoglu(517) 355-3441timur@msu.eduVisiting ProfessorLCTL; TurkishKocaoglu
Nahid Shirannshiran@msu.eduTeacherLCTL; PersianShiran
Vathanak Soksokvatha@msu.eduTeacherLCTL; KhmerSok
Danielle Steider(517) 355-5105steider@msu.eduCoordinatorLCTL; Less Commonly Taught LanguagesSteider
Alan Beretta(517) 353-7212beretta@msu.eduProfessorLinguisticsBeretta
Brian Buccola(517) 355-5171buccola@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorLinguisticsBuccola
Karthik Durvasuladurvasul@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorLinguisticsDurvasula
Alan Hezao Ke(517) 432-4690kehezao@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorLinguisticsKe
Yen-Hwei Lin(517) 353-8776liny@msu.eduProfessor
Department Chair
LinguisticsLin
Alan Munn(517) 355-7491amunn@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorLinguisticsMunn
Cristina Schmitt(517) 353-6762schmit12@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorLinguisticsSchmitt
Photo of Betsy SnellerBetsy Snellersneller7@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorLinguisticsSneller
Photo of Suzanne Evans WagnerSuzanne Evans Wagner(517) 355-9739wagnersu@msu.eduAssociate Professor
Research Director
LinguisticsWagner
Zarema Kumakhova(517) 355-5193kumakhov@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorRussianKumakhova
Jason Merrill(517) 355-8365merril25@msu.eduProfessorRussianMerrill
Shannon Donnally Quinn(517) 884-6335sdquinn@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorRussianQuinn
Peter De Costa(517) 353-9776pdecosta@msu.eduAssociate Professor
MATESOL Program Director
TESOL; Second Language StudiesCosta
Sandra deshors profileSandra C. Deshors(517) 884-6320deshorss@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorTESOL; Second Language StudiesDeshors
Aline Godfroid(517) 353-6432godfroid@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorTESOL and Second Language StudiesGodfroid
Debra M. Hardison(517) 884-1507hardiso2@msu.eduApplied LinguisticsHardison
Shawn Loewen(517) 353-9790loewens@msu.eduProfessor
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
TESOL; Second Language StudiesLoewen
Charlene Polio(517) 884-1502polio@msu.eduProfessorTESOL; Second Language StudiesPolio
Patti Spinner(517) 353-0754spinnerp@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorTESOLSpinner
Paula Winke(517) 353-9792winke@msu.eduProfessor
Director, Second Language Studies PhD
TESOL; Second Language StudiesWinke
Laura Dilleyldilley@msu.eduAdjunct Associate ProfessorLinguisticsDilley
Russell E. Lucas(517) 353-8615relucas@msu.edu Associate Professor of International RelationsGlobal Studies in the Arts and HumanitiesLucas
Denise Troutman(517) 355-2400 282troutma1@msu.eduAssociate ProfessorLinguisticsTroutman
Suzanne Manuel Reed(517) 353-9068manuelsu@msu.eduFinanceManuel Reed
Koen Van Gorp profileKoen Van Gorpvangorpk@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Linguistics, Languages, and CulturesVan Gorp
Ben Lampe517-884-1517lampeben@msu.eduAcademic Program CoordinatorLampe
Jennifer Nelsonnelsonje@msu.eduHuman ResourcesNelson
Pamela Withers517-353-0740withers@msu.eduOffice OperationsWithers
Ben Davisdavis500@msu.eduAcademic Specialist - AdvisingLinguistics, Languages, and CulturesDavis
Youngeun Kim headshotYoungeun Kimkimyo142@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorKim
Edana Kleinhanskleinh30@msu.eduAssistant ProfessorKleinhans
Scott Borgeson headshotScott Borgesonborges11@msu.eduInstructorBorgeson
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