Shin Yong Robson, Adjunct Associate Professor of Chinese. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison (East Asian Languages & Literature / Linguistics).

She teaches courses in all levels of the Chinese language, calligraphy and linguistics. Her research interests include morphology, syntax and semantics of modern Chinese and the history of Chinese writing.

Office phone: 608-363-2322
Email: yongs@beloit.edu

Daniel Youd, Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Literature. Ph.D., Princeton University (East Asian Studies).

His teaching and research interests include Ming and Qing dynasty vernacular fiction, science fiction, utopian literature, drama, and intellectual history. He is responsible for teaching all levels of Chinese, classical Chinese and advanced literature courses in translation.

Office phone: 608-363-2081
Email: youdd@beloit.edu

Nataša Bašić, Visiting Assistant Professor of French. Ph.D., M.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A. Ohio University, DEUG Université de Bourgogne.

Professor Bašić teaches all levels of French. Her teaching and research interests include nineteenth- and twentieth-century French literature and culture, interdisciplinary memory studies, narratology, intellectual history and European literature.

 Email: basicn@beloit.edu

Scott Lyngaas, Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures (French). B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison (French).

Prof. Lyngaas teaches all levels of French and has teaching and research interests in French Caribbean and Francophone literatures.

Email: lyngaas@beloit.edu

Jack D. Street, Harry C. Moore Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures (French). Ph.D., University of Iowa (French); M.A., Middlebury College (Italian); M.A., University of Alabama (French); B.A. and B.S., Jacksonville State University (French and English).

Prof. Street teaches French language and literature, particularly contemporary literature, French Theater, French novel and cinema, and women writers of French expression. Research interests are French contemporary culture and contemporary Italian theater.

Email: streetj@beloit.edu

GERMAN

Kornelia Engelsma

Visiting Instructor of German. B.A., Beloit College; M.A. German language and literature, UW-Madison.

A native of Austria, Konny teaches beginning and intermediate German, German Conversation and Composition, German civilization, and topical courses in German literature.

Konny also holds a certificate in translation from the Words Language Services in Dublin, Ireland

(English into German)

Specialty Areas: Short Documents, General Business, Marketing/Advertising/Tourism, Social/Political/EU, Legal, Technical, Scientific, Computer

Email: engelsmak@beloit.edu

HUNGARIAN

Andras Boros-Kazai, Adjunct Associate Professor. B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.

A native of Budapest, Hungary, Andras teaches courses in the Hungarian language.  He also teaches interdisciplinary and Initiatives program courses.

Andras conducts research in cultural history, ethnicity, cinema studies and immigration. His activities include consulting (AT&T, United Parcel Service and the courts) and translation (three plays, five volumes of fiction/non-fiction and numerous items for the U.S. government, academic publishers and research institutions). His spouse, Mary, is the Registrar at Beloit College.

Office phone:  608-363-2047
Email: boroka@beloit.edu

Akiko Ogino, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Japanese. M.S. in Cultural Foundation of Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Akiko teaches courses in Japanese language for all levels. In her instruction, she adopts proficiency guidelines of American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language. She is interested in integrating technology with her teaching.

Email: oginoa@beloit.edu

Seung Hee Han, Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese.   Ph.D  in Education Hyogo University of Teacher Education, Hyogo, Japan.

Olga A. Ogurtsova, Associate Professor of Russian. M.A., Romance and Germanic Languages, Kaliningrad State University; B.A., Romance and Germanic Languages, Kuban State University.

Professor Ogurtsova is a native of Krasnodar, Russia, and she teaches Russian Conversation and Composition, Russian civilization, and topical courses on Russian literature. She also coordinates the Russian program in Beloit College's Center for Language Studies.

Email: ogurtsov@beloit.edu

Donna Oliver, Professor of Russian. Ph.D., M.A., Slavic Languages and Literatures, Northwestern University; B.A., Russian and International Studies, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Professor Oliver teaches Elementary and Intermediate Russian, Russian culture, topical courses in Russian literature, and Russian literature in translation. You may direct inquiries about Beloit College's Russian program to her by email: oliverd@beloit.edu

SPANISH

Gabriela Cerghedean, Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish.  Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Professor Cerghedean teaches a variety of Spanish language, culture and literature courses.  Her research interests focus on Medieval Iberia. She is the author of Dreams in the Western Literary Tradition with Special Reference to Medieval Spain: A Method for Interpreting Oneiric Texts (E. Mellen Press, 2006), and has published book reviews, articles and electronic transcriptions of La Celestina (Barcelona 1525) and The Crónica Particular del Cid (1512). You may contact her by email: cerghedeang@beloit.edu .

Sylvia López, Professor of Spanish. Ph.D. and M.A. University of Chicago; B.A. Connecticut College.

Professor López teaches all levels of Spanish. Her teaching and/or research interests include late 19th- and 20th-Century narrative, women's literature, crime fiction, and U.S.-Latino literatures and cultures. Her articles have appeared in Hispania, Decimonónica, and Romance Notes. She is the co-author of Paso adelante (Houghton Mifflin, 2007), a text for high/advanced beginners of Spanish.  You may direct inquiries about Beloit College's Spanish program to her by email: lopezs@beloit.edu.

Amy Tibbitts, Assistant Professor of Spanish. Ph.D. and M.A., University Oregon; B.A. Pacific Lutheran University.

Professor Saar teaches all levels of Spanish. Her teaching and research interests include contemporary Peninsular literature as well as authority and dictatorship in Spanish cinema.

Office phone: 608-363-2080
Email: tibbittsa@beloit.edu

Oswaldo Voysest, Assoc. Professor of Spanish. Ph.D. University of California-Berkeley; B.A. University of Mass.-Boston.

Professor Voysest teaches all levels of Spanish. His research interests include nineteenth and twentieth-century Spanish-American literature. He is currently studying the works of the Peruvian writer Mercedes Cabello. You may reach him at: voysest@beloit.edu

Emeritus

GERMAN