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)
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.