Linguistics

Assistant Teaching Professor & Coordinator of Chinese Coordinator of Chinese Advisor of Chinese Minor 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 Carolina at Charlotte. She teaches all levels of Chinese language courses as well as Chinese […]

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 and Language Association (2025–2027). His interdisciplinary research explores the intersections of language, […]

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 has engaged in redesigning her undergraduate and graduate courses for online asynchronous delivery. Appointments Professor of Spanish Linguistics & Translation […]

Coordinator Elementary Spanish 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 degree in Applied Linguistics from Georgetown University. In 2007 she was awarded a Certificate for Teaching Excellence […]