My main research interests are:
Language Management in Intercultural Contact Situations
Discourse Analysis
Sociolinguistics
Applied Linguistics
Second Language Education
English Language Education
Intercultural Interaction
(Subject of research)
The management of language and power in intercultural contact situations in Japan
Factors governing the noting of deviations in contact situations
The acutal use of English in English as a Lingua Franca situations
Conflict in contact situations
Interaction management during study abroad