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Maria Garcia Soria completed the Essentials of Teaching and Learning Certificate through the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Dr. Bobby Hobgood presented a session at FLANC together with our colleagues Dr. Adriana Median. Their sessions session was ranked “the best” of FLANC, and as a result, they will represent FLANC in Jacksonville in March. Presenting at the Spring Conference is by invitation only and is reserved for those presenters who have been regarded […]

Dr. Fang-yi Chao successfully completed her ACTFL ILR Chinese-Southern Min language assessment training and is now the first certified tester for this dialect. In addiiotn, she gave a presentation at Charlotte Global’s GLII Community of Practice on her faculty-led study abroad program in Taiwan, highlighting how cultural exchange and community-based service learning activities were integrated […]

On October 23, Dr. Ghali was honored to facilitate the synthesis session for the second consecutive year, for the 2026 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) regional project, Youth Engagement: Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: A Regional Project for Near East and North Africa. Hosted by the International House in Charlotte and supported by the U.S. Department of […]

Annabelle Hill graduated from UNC Charlotte in spring 2026 with degrees in political science, French and international studies. She was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant for the 2026–27 academic year and is currently serving as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Malta. Hill, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a University nominee for the Marshall […]

Dr. Sandra Watts was nominated for the UNC System’s inaugural 2027 President’s Award for Teaching Excellence in Civil Discourse. The award recognizes faculty who demonstrate excellence in teaching using dialogue and discourse to strengthen student learning—in the classroom, across campuses, and beyond. Sponsored by the UNC System’s Common Ground Collaborative, the award celebrates civil discourse […]

Dr. Chikako Mori and Professor Enika Banerjee presented “Career Skills Development Through Video Clip Project- Cross-Level Collaboration” at the (FLANC) Foreign Language Association of North Carolina’s 60th anniversary conference in Winston-Salem, NC, on Sunday, October 4.

Dr. Daniela Dal Pra gave a presentation at the Sustainability Ambassador Networking Event, Wednesday, September 30th.

On October 17th, Dr. Monica Rodriguez-Castro, Dr. Noha Ghali, and Ms. Yukiko Yukono participated in the open house event at Fretwell Hall to recruit prospective students for the Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation. The well-attended event drew numerous students and parents, making it a highly successful outreach effort.

Dr. Noha Ghali hosted an interactive table at the Study Abroad Fair to showcase the Morocco program, enjoying a vibrant day of connecting with students and colleagues passionate about Morocco and global learning.

Dr. Bobby Hobgood gave the keynote address, “Lighthouses and Cartographers: Language Learning as a Cultural Sanctuary,” at the 60th anniversary conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Conference in Winston-Salem, NC on Saturday, October 3.

Study Abroad in Japan Report Session 2026 was held on Friday, October 2, 2026, which was a great success. Approximately, 20 Participants enjoyed learning about the wide range of study abroad opportunities available in Japan through engaging student presentations and discussions. Information about scholarships specifically available for study abroad programs in Japan was also shared […]

He gave a keynote address at the Utah Language Access Conference titled “The Human Advantage in Language Access Services” on September 19, 2026

Thank you to all of our LANG faculty who participated in and volunteered at International Festival on Saturday, September 19. Students of the Chinese Program and Dr. Fang-yi Chao performed the Dragon Dance twice. Dr. Mary LaMarca and students from the French program represented France together with the French Club Mascot, our beloved Maisie, the […]

Congratulations to David Dalton for hosting a very successful Mexico East conference on Friday September 11 and Saturday September 12. The conference was attended by approximately 30 scholars from the Eastern US. It was co-hosted by University of South Carolina and UNC Charlotte. Our department was a co-sponsor.

Congratulations to Dr. Chikako Mori who was nominated for the UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence. The nominiation recognizes Dr. Mori’s dedication and excellence in the classroom. Being nominated for this award reflects the impact of the facutly member’s teaching and the extent to which others in our community hold them in high regard. 

On the way to the North Pole Here Mr. Twig Branch is holding our photo on the ship “Le Commandant Charcot” on the way to the North Pole. Polar Bears and Whales made appearances.  LANG at the North Pole And here we are! Our Banner was unfurled still on board of “Le Commandant Charcot” at […]

2026 Dean’s Prize for Outstanding Research Tairen Fenhoff: Examining the rhetoric of enemyship Tairen Fenhoff, a double Major in Spanish and Communication Studies, completed Honors Program in both majors. As part of the Communication Studies Honors Program, she examined how perceived enemies were constructed through presidential campaign rally rhetoric during the closing stages of the […]

Congratulations to the Recruitment Committee for hosting a successful Professional Advisor Lunch. 12 Professional Advisors from a variety of areas including Belk College of Business, College of Arts and Architecture, College of Engineering, University College, College of Health and Human Services and College of Education as well as College of Science and CHESS enjoyed lunch and […]

Dr. Cross published his edited volume Deleuze and Affect. Deleuze and Affect brings together work from emerging and established scholars to address and reassess the role of affect in Deleuze’s work and its legacy in the critical humanities. Affects are not merely new sensations; they are, more radically, new sensibilities. They therefore have the potential to redefine the very […]

Dr. Don Cross co-edited and co-translated Catherine Malabou’s Formations. The work is an elaboration of the concept of plasticity, which has made Malabou one of the most innovative philosophers working today. Formations collects eighteen of Malabou’s early writings, spanning 1986 to 2003, within which her initial articulations of plasticity take shape. Never just an archive of precursory traces of […]

Dr. Bobby Hobgood was nominated for the UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence, one of the University’s most prestigious honors, recognizing faculty members who demonstrate outstanding commitment to teaching and student success. Dr. Hobgood was nominated for the 2026 award. While the award finalists have now been selected, the provost wrote to recognize his nomination and thanked him for […]

Welcome to four new adjunct faculty members in French, Chinese, and Korean.

Dr. Parra Garcia holds  Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Michigan, an  M.F.A. in Spanish Creative Writing from the University of Iowa, as well as an M.A. in Crossways in European Humanities as part of the Erasmus Mundus Program. His teaching focuses on the development of Spanish communication and intercultural understanding through communicative activities, experiential learning, […]

 Dr. Ortega Pérez holds holds two doctorates: a Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics from UC Davis, with a Designated Emphasis in Second Language Acquisition, and a Ph.D. in Communications from the Universidad de Sevilla (Spain), as well as a Master’s in International Relations from the Universidad Internacional de Andalucía (Spain) and a Bachelor’s in Journalism from the Universidad […]