Modern Languages

People

Prefix telephone numbers with 0116 252 (or 223/229 where indicated) when calling from outside of the University.

Professional services team

The professional services team provides administrative support for all subject areas across the School of Arts, Media and Communication.

PhD students

See a list of current PhD students and their research topics.

Academic staff

French and Francophone Studies

Name Position Telephone Email
Dr Madeleine Chalmers  Lecturer in French Studies    mcc54@le.ac.uk 
Dr Nicole Fayard  Associate Professor in French  2692  nf11@le.ac.uk 
Dr Michelle Harrison Lecturer in French  2695  mh394@le.ac.uk 
Professor Elizabeth Jones  Pro Vice-Chancellor Education, previously Professor in French 
 

Italian

Name Position Telephone Email
Maria Guarnieri Lecturer in Italian  2680  mg158@le.ac.uk 
Dr Marina Spunta  Associate Professor of Italian 2658  m.spunta@le.ac.uk 
Dr Simona Storchi Associate Professor of Italian  2654  ss557@le.ac.uk 

Spanish and Latin American Studies

Name Position Telephone Email
Dr Clara Garavelli Associate Professor in Spanish and Latin American Studies  2687  cg226@le.ac.uk 
Dr Sheldon Penn Associate Professor in Latin American Studies  2666   scp10@le.ac.uk  
Dr Emma Staniland Lecturer in Spanish  2689  els15@le.ac.uk 
Dr Maite Usoz de la Fuente Lecturer in Spanish  2660  mudlf1@le.ac.uk 
Professor Lesley Wylie  Professor of Latin American Studies  2668  lw136@le.ac.uk 

Translation and Interpreting

Name Position Telephone Email
Dr Jingjing Li Lecturer in Translation Studies    jl768@le.ac.uk 
Dr Sara Naylor Teaching Fellow in Translation   sjn23@le.ac.uk
Dr Yan Ying Associate Professor in Translation Studies 5163  yyc12@le.ac.uk 

Languages@Leicester

Name Position Telephone Email
Martin Agnone Coordinator of the Languages at Leicester programme 2665 ma547@le.ac.uk

Visiting Fellows, Honorary Fellows, and Emeritus Professors

Name Position Email
Dr Rabah Aissaoui Visiting Fellow, previously Associate Professor in French Studies ra75@le.ac.uk 
Professor Kirsten Malmkjær Emeritus Professor of Translation Studies km240@le.ac.uk
Dr Ann Miller University Fellow in French Studies am84@leicester.ac.uk
Professor Sharon Wood Emeritus Professor in Italian  slw26@le.ac.uk

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