Research Interests
1. Language teacher identities inside and outside the classroom
2. Positioning analysis and narrative analysis
3. Japanese sociolinguistics and pragmatics. (e.g., Politeness and Face Theories)
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Grants and Awards
2022
Graduate Fellowship Award, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Arizona
2021
NFMLTA/NCOLCTL Graduate Student Research Support Grant
National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
College of Humanities Graduate Student Research Grant
University of Arizona
GPSC Travel Grant
Graduate & Professional Student Council, University of Arizona
SILLC Travel Funding
School of International Languages, Literatures & Cultures, University of Arizona
Graduate Fellowship Award
Department of East Asian Studies, University of Arizona
2020
GPSC Research and Project Grant
Graduate & Professional Student Council, University of Arizona
2018
SILLC Travel Funding
School of International Languages, Literatures & Cultures, University of Arizona
2017
International Conference Funding
Kyushu University, Japan
2011
Second Prize, Japanese Calligraphy Competition
Zhejiang University, China
Publication
Articles
Chen J. (2023, Forthcoming). “M-san Again?”: Identity-in-Practice of a Japanese Graduate Teaching Assistant. Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages.
Chen, J. (2022). Understanding Language Teacher Identities in L2 Teaching. Explorations in Teacher Development. 28(3), 52-61.
Chen J. (2022). Scaffolding in an Elementary-level Japanese Language Classroom: Question-Answer Interactions. Journal of Language and Culture Education, 10(1), 16-24.
Chen, J. (2021). A Novice Japanese Teacher’s Identity Construction in Online Teaching under COVID-19: Beliefs and Perceptions. Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies. 6(1), 5-11.
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