Dr Chisato Danjo

Teaching

I’m teaching Japanese language modules at various levels, such as:

• BA (level 4): Accelerated Japanese 1 and 2
• BA (level 6): Japanese Advanced 2
• BA (level 6): Language Research Project

I also teach linguistics modules, such as:

• BA (level 4/5): Intercultural Communication
• BA (level 5): Analysing Texts
• BA (level 6): Dissertation

Professional Activities

• Member of The Centre for Language and Social Justice Research (LSJ), York St John University
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK.
• Member, British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL)
• Member, British Association for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (BATJ)
• Project Member of National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics [NINJAL] 国立国語研究所

Research & Publications

PUBLICATIONS

Danjo, C. (2021) 日本語学習者の読解過程 [Reading process of learners of Japanese], edited by Hisashi Noda. Book Review, Journal of Japanese Linguistics, 37 (1).

Danjo, C. & Moreh, C. (2020) Complementary Schools in the Global Age: A Multi-level Critical Analysis of Hoshuko discourses and practices. Linguistics and Education, 60 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.linged.2020.100870  

Danjo, C. (2019) Editor of the BAAL online proceedings. In Danjo, C., Meddegama, I., O’Brien, D., Prudhoe, J., Walz, L. and Wicaksono, R. (Eds.), Taking Risks in Applied Linguistics: Online Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics, York St John University, 6-8 September 2018. Retrieved from BAAL 2018 http://www.cvent.com/events/baal-2018-annual-meeting/custom-21-78e684777ce54042b0e7fd5e79f5dc7b.aspx

Danjo, C. (2021) 'Making sense of family language policy: Japanese-English bilingual children's creative and strategic translingual practices,' International Journal of Bilingual Education and
Bilingualism, 24:2, 292-304, https://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2018.1460302 [Online advance publication in 2018]

Danjo, C (2017) Reflecting on My Positionality as a Multilingual Researcher. In Jean Conteh (Ed.), Researching Education for Social Justice in Multilingual Settings. London: Bloomsbury (pp. 105-119).

Danjo, C (2014) Complementary Schools in the Global Age: Tackling the Diversification of Students’ Background. In B. O’Rourke, N. Bermingham & S. Brennan (Eds.), Opening New Lines of Communication in Applied Linguistics: Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics, Heriot-Watt University, 5-7 September 2013 (pp. 127-132). London: Scitsiugnil Press

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AND MEDIA:

Danjo (2018, 20 June) “Why it’s okay for bilingual children to mix languages,” The Conversation (UK), available online at https://theconversation.com/why-its-okay-for-bilingual-children-to-mix-languages-97448

This article has been featured at various media such as:

• World Economic Forum: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/why-it-s-okay-for-bilingual-children-to-mix-languages/
• Schools Improvement
• Medical Xpress: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-06-bilingual-children-languages.html

Danjo (2018, 26 June) “Why it’s a sign of creativity when bilingual children mix languages: for multilingual Children, shifting languages can be a strategic social tool,” The Independent, available online at https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/linguistics/creativity-bilingual-language-learning-parenting-a8410246.html

Danjo (2018, 28 June) “Bilingüismo: los idiomas, mejor revueltos,” The Conversation (Español), available online at https://theconversation.com/bilinguismo-los-idiomas-mejor-revueltos-98825

Danjo (2018, 2 July) “Why it's important to encourage children to be bilingual,” Capetalk Radio (567AM): Breakfast with Kieno Kammies (South Africa).

Conferences

INVITED TALKS AND PUBLIC LECTURES:

Danjo, C (2021) Invited conference panel, “子どもによるFLP解釈と創造的言語使用：

イギリスの継承日本語家庭における実践例 [Children’s interpretation on FLP and creative language use: The case of a JHL (Japanese as Heritage Language) family in the UK]” at MHB Annual Conference [継承語・バイリンガル教育学会;
The Annual Conference of The Japanese Society for Mother Tongue, Heritage Language, and Bilingual Education], Online, Japan. 

Danjo, C (2020) Interlocutor of the finalist presentations, at The 15th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students, at King's College London, University of London, UK

Danjo, C (2019) Open public lecture, “Exploring Englishes in Japan”, co-presented with Sean Foyle (3^rd year student at York St John University) In Meddegama, I. et al. (org.) “Exploring Englishes in the World” at York Festival of Ideas 2019, York St John University, UK.

Danjo, C (2019) Interlocutor of the finalist presentations, at The 14th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students, at King's College London, University of London, UK

Danjo, C (2018) Invited panel speaker, “The Current Trend of the Curriculum of Japanese Studies Degree Courses” at JF/BAJS/BATJ Spring Symposium on (Re)defining and Promoting Japanese Studies in UK [May 2018], Regent's University London

Danjo, C (2018) Invited lecture, “Making sense of family language policy: Japanese-English Bilingual children’s creative and strategic translingual practices” at Languages and Linguistics Colloquium Series, York St John University, York, UK

Danjo, C (2016) Invited public lecture series, “Children Living in Multilingual Environment: Going beyond the Framework of Japanese vs English” (2 lecture series in Japanese; one for teacher, the other for parents) at North East of England Japanese Saturday School, Tyne and Wear, UK

Danjo, C (2013) Open public lecture, “Learning Mother’s-tongue in Father’s-land: Bilingual Children’s Creative Use of Language,” at Northumbria Summer Speaker Series, The Literary & Philosophical Society, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Danjo, C (2019) “It might be my ego to teach our children Japanese”: What does language maintenance mean to Minority Language Speaking mothers” at HOLM 2019 Symposium, Social and Affective Factors in Home Language Maintenance and development, AILA Research Network (ReN), York St John University, UK.

Danjo, C (2018) “Empirical exploration of 'translanguaging': multilingual children's creative language strategies at home” at Translation and Translanguaging: Communication in the Multilingual City, University of Birmingham, UK

Danjo, C (2017) “The Emerging Space of Multilingual and Multicultural Learning and Acceptance in a Japanese Complementary School in the UK: Situated Practices Going Beyond Nationalistic Ideologies” at Oxford Ethnography and Education Conferences, New College, University of Oxford, UK

Danjo, C (2017) “Multilingual parents’ dilemmas in multilingual childrearing: exploring the gap between discourse and social reality” at 50th Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics: Opportunities, Challenges, Questions, University of Leeds, UK 

Danjo, C (2015) “Unacknowledged Language Practices in a Global Age: An Analysis of Institutional Policies, and Individual Practices and Perceptions” (presented at the Linguistic Ethnography Forum) at 48th Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics: Breaking Theory, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Danjo, C (2014) “Necessity and challenges of multilingual practices for international marriage families: Language policies at home, mainstream school, and complementary school” (Invited at the colloquium, “Spaces where family and institutional language policies meet – Challenges and frictions”), at Sociolinguistic Symposium 20, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Danjo, C (2013) “Complementary Schools in the Global Age: Tackling the Diversification of Students’ Background” at 46th Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics: The Impact of Applied Linguistics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

Danjo, C (2013) “Bilingual Children’s Creative Use of Linguistic Resources: Beyond Dichotomic Views” at Language and Super-diversity: Explorations and interrogations, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Danjo, C (2013) “Exploring identity construction process in early childhood: ‘It might be my ego for our children to be bilinguals’” at I-mean 3: Identity and Language Conference, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Danjo, C (2012) “Who am I for my participants?: Participants’ negotiation of a Researcher’s Position” (poster presentation), at Research seminar: Researching language in education in diverse, twenty-first century classrooms, University of Edinburgh, UK

Danjo, C (2012) “Invaluableness of Discursive Data: The Benefits of Ethnographic approach for Understanding Complex Aspects of Identity” (poster presentation) at 4th conference of Explorations in Ethnography, Language and Communication: Analysis and impact in Linguistic Ethnography, University of Copenhagen, Denmark