Department of Literature and LanguageDepartment of Literature and Language Home Welcome Faculty/Staff Administration Faculty Adjuncts & Graduate Teaching Assistants Academic Programs Courses Majors Minors Composition Undergraduate Research Honors Program Graduate Programs Student Resources Advisement Career Preparation Forms Student Organizations Scholarships Links The Bert C. Bach Written Word Language and Culture Resource Center Publications Aethlon The Mockingbird Conferences Southern Appalachian Student Conference TESOL Contact Us Apply Now Give Faculty Mark BaumgartnerDirector of Creative Writing Minor | Associate Professor, English Michael BriggsCoordinator, Learning Support/TN eCampus | Senior Lecturer, English Michael A. CodyProfessor, English Thomas CroftsDirector of Classical and Medieval Studies Minor | Professor, English Yousif A. ElindiDirector of Linguistics Minor | Professor, English Matthew FehskensDirector of Foreign Language Studies | Associate Professor, Spanish Felipe FiuzaLanguage and Culture Resource Center Director | Associate Professor, Spanish Ann Marie GilgerAssistant Professor, American Sign Language Leonard GrandaAssistant Professor, American Sign Language Jesse GravesPoet in Residence | Professor, English Valencia Robin GriceLecturer, Creative Writing Isabel Gómez SobrinoAssociate Professor, Spanish Darryl E. HaleyAssociate Professor, English Katrina HeilProfessor, Spanish Thomas Alan HolmesProfessor, English Matthew A. HoltmeierDirector of Graduate Studies | Co-Director, Film and Media Studies Minor | Associate Professor, English Scott HoneycuttDirector of English Secondary Education | Associate Professor, English Zachary O. JamesLecturer, Japanese David Michael JonesDirector of English Studies | Associate Professor, English Jan Jost-FritzAssociate Professor, German Christopher KellerDean of Honors College | Professor David KorfhagenCoordinator of Spanish | Assistant Professor, Spanish Jérémy LabbéLecturer, French Shawna LichtenwalnerDirector of English Honors-in-Discipline | Associate Professor, English Rachel MazzaraAssistant Professor, English Theresa McGarryDirector of TESOL Program | Professor, English Sharon James McGeeDean of Graduate and Continuing Studies | Professor, English Martha MichiekaAssociate Dean for Student Affairs | Professor, English Chase MitchellDirector, Technical & Professional Writing Minor | Associate Professor, Media and Communication Raluca M. NegrisanuMaster Lecturer, German Mallory NischanDirector of French Minor | Lecturer, French Kevin E. O'DonnellDirector of Environmental Studies Minor | Professor, English Joshua S. ReidAssociate Department Chair | Associate Professor, English Junko Tezuka-ArnoldMaster Lecturer, Japanese Kimberly TweedaleDirector of Composition | Assistant Professor, English Chelsea R. WesselsCo-Director, Film and Media Studies Minor | Associate Professor, English Daniel WestoverChair of Literature and Language Department | Professor, English Amy Michele WrightAssociate Professor, Creative Writing Professors Emeriti Robert SawyerProfessor, English Judith B. SlagleProfessor Emerita, English Frederick O. WaageProfessor Emeritus, English