About
We are a community of scholars dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and service to local and global communities. Through innovative and substantive pedagogies, we seek to promote student understanding of the linguistic and cultural subject matters it teaches.
Our department prepares students to acquire proficiency in world languages at all levels and enhance the students' effective communication, creativity, critical thinking, greater awareness of the world's peoples, and interpersonal skills, as well as their understanding of their own language.
Scholarship and research are the wellspring that sustains intellectual vitality within the university community and the larger community. Our faculty is dedicated to creating an atmosphere of intellectual exploration and exchange in order to develop students' research interests and abilities.
Our department plays a pivotal role in world language teaching and cultural expertise throughout Southeastern North Carolina. Through teaching, service, and research, our faculty serves as a bridge connecting local, regional, and international concerns.
If you are looking for a faculty member, please consult our faculty listing.
For student and course related concerns contact Diana Perez at perezd@uncw.edu. For all other concerns contact Giselle Ennis at ennisw@uncw.edu.
Coordinators & Contacts
Chair, Dr. Derrick Miller millerd@uncw.edu
Associate Chair, Dr. Greta Bliss blissg@uncw.edu
Most faculty members do not have voicemail. Email is the best form of communication to set up an appointment for a phone or face-to-face meeting outside of their assigned office hours.
Section Coordinators
French, Dr. Greta Bliss blissg@uncw.edu
German, Dr. Olga Trokhimenko trokhimenkoo@uncw.edu
Multi-language, Dr. David Hoot hootd@uncw.edu
Spanish (100-200 level courses), Ms. Jacqueline Benitez-Galbraith galbraithj@uncw.edu
Undergraduate Upper Division Spanish (300-400 level courses), Dr. Brian Chandler chandlerb@uncw.edu
Spanish for Bilingual Speakers Coordinator
Dr. Laura Solano-Escobar solanoescobarl@uncw.edu
Graduate Program Coordinator
Dr. Michael Gordon gordonm@uncw.edu
WLC Teacher Education Coordinator
Dr. Valentino Rahming rahmingv@uncw.edu
Director of The Dub Hub
Dr. Ashlee Balena The Dub Hub balenaa@uncw.edu
Oral Proficiency Testing (French)
Dr. Pascale Barthe barthep@uncw.edu
Internships
Dr. Amanda Boomershine boomershinea@uncw.edu