Linguistics

Fang-yi Chao

Assistant Teaching Professor of Chinese
Mebane 446

Assistant Teaching Professor & Coordinator of Chinese Coordinator of Chinese Advisor of Chinese Minor Fall 2025 Office Hours: In Person Only: MW 3:45PM-4:45PM & F 1:15PM-2:15PM or by appointment Fang-yi Chao is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Chinese. She is currently the coordinator and advisor of the Chinese language program at the University of North […]

Javier García León

Associate Professor of Spanish
Mebane Hall 458

Fall 2025 Office Hours: In Person: Tuesday 9AM-10AM, Online: Wednesday 1PM-2PM   Dr. Javier García León is an Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics in the Department of Languages, Cultures, and Translation. He served as Associate Editor of the Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics (2018–2024) and currently serves as an elected member of the Advisory Board of the International Gender […]

Concepción Godev

Professor of Spanish
Mebane Hall 408

Fall 2025 Office Hours: Both In Person and Online: Wednesday 1PM-2PM, Online: Tuesday 10AM-11AM & R 5:30PM-6:30PM, or by appointment Concepcion Godev teaches courses in the fields of Translation Studies, Linguistics, and Spanish as a second language. Her research focuses on pedagogical aspects of translation and second language acquisition. In the last three years she […]

Olga Padilla-Falto

Teaching Professor of Spanish & Coordinator of Elementary Spanish
Mebane Hall 460

Coordinator Elementary Spanish Fall 2025 Office Hours: In Person: MW 12:30PM-1:30PM & TR 2:45PM-3:15PM, Online: Friday 9:30AM-10:30AM, and by appt. Olga Padilla-Falto is a Teaching Professor of Spanish in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation at UNC Charlotte. She is the Coordinator for Elementary Spanish classes. A native of Puerto Rico, earned a doctorate […]