MA (Ochanomizu University, Japan), PhD (Ochanomizu University, Japan)
A language lover, lifelong language learner, and a former Tokyoite.
I have explored my interest in linguistics and foreign language education during my BA and MA in Indian studies and German language and literature, with a minor in Japanese studies. After a year abroad in Japan I have decided to pursue a career of a Japanese language teacher. As a Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship student, I have completed a master’s course in Japanese language education, and a doctoral course in Applied Linguistic at Ochanomizu University in Tokyo. Prior to coming to York St John University I have taught Japanese in Croatia (University of Zagreb) and in Japan (Sophia University, Senshu University, Teikyo University, Tokyo Central Japanese Language School).
My main research interest is in the field of discourse analysis, pragmatics and conversation analysis and their application in foreign language education.
I teach on the following modules:
- Japanese Communication
- Japanese Language and Society
- Semantics and Pragmatics
- Analysing Texts
- Forensic Linguistics
My doctoral research focused on direction-giving discourse, a language behaviour often used in language teaching, specifically on the characteristics of conversations between first-language Japanese speakers and Japanese language learners (the so-called contact situation).
I am currently interested in the development of Japanese language learners' listener responses (repetitions and collaborative finishes) through peer-to-peer interaction.
