Mariko Kotani CURRICULUM VITAE

1. EDUCATION

Graduate Degrees

1999 Ph.D. in Communication. Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S.A. Dissertation: Accounting actions of Japanese in the United States: An exploration of views and practices in communicating with Americans. Chair, Joseph P. Folger; committee members, Anita Pomerantz, Tricia Jones, Aquiles Iglesias. 1992 M.A. in Communication. Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S.A. Thesis: American-Japanese business negotiation: A discourse-centered approach. Advisor, Joseph P. Folger. Other B.A. in English Literature and Linguistics. , , . Joshigakuin High School, Tokyo, Japan.

2. ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND TEACHING EXPERIENCES (IN JAPAN)

2006 – Lecturer in Communication, Graduate School, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. 2003 – 2006 Associate Professor of Communication, Aoyama Gakuin University, Department of English, Tokyo, Japan. 1999 – 2003 Assistant Professor of Communication, Aoyama Gakuin University, Department of English, Tokyo, Japan. Tenured on appointment in 1999.

Graduate Courses Taught

2006 – ■ Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, 2005 ■ Language and social interaction, 2005 ■ Analyzing everyday conversation.

Undergraduate Seminar Courses Taught

2005, 2003 ■ Analysis of conversation between native and nonnative speakers, 2004 ■ Communication and culture: Analyzing everyday talk, Curriculum Vitae, Mariko Kotani 2

2003 ■ Communication, identities, and culture, 2002 ■ Analyzing conversation and culture, 2001 ■ Communication and culture: From members’ perspectives, 2000 ■ Communication between cultures: Ethnographic interview method, 1999 ■ Intercultural communication research, 1999, 2000 ■ Interpersonal communication (Integrated English seminar, taught in English).

Undergraduate Lecture Courses Taught

2000 – 2006 ■ Introduction to intercultural communication, 2006 ■ Understanding self: From perspectives of language, meanings, and communication (Aoyama Standard lecture, team-taught)

3. ACADEMIC POSITION AND TEACHING EXPERIENCES (IN THE UNITED STATES)

1990– 1995 Lecturer in Communication, Temple University, Philadelphia, Instructor Appointment in 1994-1995, Graduate Assistant Teaching Appointment in 1990-1994, taught:

■ Interpersonal communication (autonomously in 1992–1995) ; ■ Communication and cultural differences (with Barbie Zelizer in 1994); ■ Communication and popular culture (with Barbie Zelizer in 1994); ■ Interpersonal communication (with Joseph P. Folger; Tricia Jones in 1990-1992),

Department of Rhetoric and Communication, U.S.A.

4. RESEARCH INTERESTS

■ Ethnography of Communication - Speech codes about remedying problematic situations; - use of codes in intercultural interaction; - boundaries of speech communities; - ethnographic research methods. Curriculum Vitae, Mariko Kotani 3

■ Conversation Analysis - analysis of conversation between native and nonnative speakers of English; - repair and correction in interaction; - understanding and misunderstanding in talk; - multiple identities in interaction; - accounts, apologies, remedial and aligning actions in conversation.

■ Communication and Culture - intercultural communication; - frameworks for studying communication and culture; - ethnography and conversation analysis to study intercultural communication.

5. PUBLICATIONS

Articles in Refereed Academic Journals

2009 Kotani, Mariko. (2009). “Bunka no chigai” saikou: Ibunka komyunikeishon kenkyu ni okeru mittsu no shiten [Reconsidering “cultural differences”: Three views in intercultural communication research] (in Japanese). Speech Communication Education, 22, 67-76. Tokyo: Communication Association of Japan (CAJ). 2008 Kotani, Mariko. (2008). Reinforced codes and boundaries: Japanese speakers’ remedial episode avoidance in problematic situations with “Americans.” Research on Language and Social Interaction, 41, (4): 339-363. New York/London: Routledge. 2008 Kotani, Mariko. (2008). Bunka to komyunikeishon kenkyu ni okeru rironteki wakugumi no gaikan: Ibunka komyunikeishon kyouiku e no ouyou no kanousei [Frameworks for studying communication and culture: Implications for intercultural communication education] (in Japanese). Speech Communication Education, 21, 43-54. Tokyo: Communication Association of Japan (CAJ). 2002 Kotani, Mariko. (2002) Expressing gratitude and indebtedness: Japanese speakers' use of “I'm sorry” in English conversation. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 35, (1): 39-72, Mahwah, NJ/ London: Lawrence Erlbaum. Curriculum Vitae, Mariko Kotani 4

1994 Kotani, Mariko. (1994). Ways of arguing in two cultures: A case analysis of a negotiation between Japanese and American business professionals. Intercultural Communication Studies, 4, (1): 59-82. San Antonio, TX: International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies (IAICS).

Book Chapters

2011 Kotani, Mariko. (2011). Kaiwa bunseki [Conversation analysis]. In Kiyoko Sueda, Hisako Kakai, Katsuya Tasaki, & Junko Saruhashi (Eds.), Komyunikeishon kenkyu hou [Research methods in communication studies] (Chapter 14, pp. 170-183) (in Japanese). Kyoto, Japan: Nakanishiya Publishing. 2008 Kotani, Mariko. (2008). Apologies and remedial episodes. In Wolfgang Donsbach (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of communication (Vol. 1, pp. 187-189). Oxford, England: Wiley-Blackwell. 1999 Kotani, Mariko. (1999). A discourse analytic approach to the study of Japanese apology: The “feel-good” apology as a cultural category. In Naomi Sugimoto (Ed.), Japanese apology across disciplines (pp. 125-154). Commack, NY: Nova Science.

6. ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

Refereed Conference Presentations

2004 “Co-constructing extensive accounts: Japanese speakers’ practice with English speakers.” Paper presented at the 54th Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA), May, New Orleans, U.S.A. 2003 “Accounting episodes as communicative practice affecting cultural knowledge.” Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA), May, San Diego, U.S.A. 2001 “English and Japanese speakers’ views of giving accounts.” Paper presented at the 87th Annual Conference of National Communication Association (NCA), November, Atlanta, U.S.A. 2000 “When ‘I’m sorry’ does not mean admitting responsibility: Japanese speakers’ use of apology.” Paper presented at the 86th Annual Conference of National Communication Association (NCA), November, Seattle, U.S.A. Curriculum Vitae, Mariko Kotani 5

1997 “Accounting practices of the Japanese students in the United States: Explorations of their meanings of apology.” Paper presented at the 47th Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA), May, Montreal, Canada. 1997 “Reconsidering ‘cultural’ differences: Implications for studying communication and culture. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Communication, March, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A. 1995 “Getting over interactional obstacles: A conversation analysis of talk involving non-native speakers of English.” Paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Communication, August, Harbin, China. 1993 “Cultural ways of arguing: A case analysis of American-Japanese business negotiation.” Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Communication, March, San Antonio, U.S.A.

Respondent and Discussant at Conferences

2003 Invited respondent, “Komyunikeishon riron [Communication theories]” (in Japanese). Communication Association of Japan (CAJ) Kanto Chapter annual meeting, Tokai University, February, Tokyo, Japan. 1994 Invited discussant, “Rethinking stereotypes: Japanese language and culture.” Graduate Student Conference on East Asia at Columbia University, February, New York, U.S.A.

Invited Lecture and Departmental Presentations

2005 “Kotonaru ruuru ga shoutotsu suru toki: Amerika no nihonjin ryuugakusei kara miru bunka no kyoukai [Conflicting rules in boundaries of cultures: Views of Japanese students in the United States]” (in Japanese). Public lecture presented at the Annual Meetings of English Literary Society, Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, December, Tokyo, Japan. 2005 “Esunomesodorojii to kaiwa bunseki [Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis]” (in Japanese). Invited guest lecture presented in the graduate seminar, “Research Methods,” in the Graduate Program of International Communication at Aoyama Gakuin University, July, Tokyo, Japan. Curriculum Vitae, Mariko Kotani 6

2004 “Kaiwa bunseki no kiso to jissen [Basics and practices of conversation analysis]” (in Japanese). Invited guest lecture presented in the graduate seminar, “Research Methods,” in the Graduate Program of International Communication at Aoyama Gakuin University, July, Tokyo, Japan. 2002 “Shazai no imi wo megutte: Nichibei hikaku to komyunikeishon [Meanings of apology: American-Japanese comparisons and communication]” (in Japanese). Invited public lecture given in the Public Lecture Series, “Komyunikeishon to ibunka e no manazashi [Communication with Eyes Toward Other Cultures]” at Aoyama Gakuin University (co-sponsored by City Education Committee), December, Tokyo, Japan. 1993 “Argument forms and cultural assumptions: A Japanese and American business negotiation.” Paper presented at the Colloquium, Department of Rhetoric and Communication, Temple University, November, Philadelphia, U.S.A.

7. ACADEMIC LECTURES ORGANIZED AND CHAIRED

2011 Co-Organized Communication Lecture by, and Presented Introduction of, Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz, Invited Speaker, (Director of Center for Intercultural Dialogue, and Professor Emerita of Communication at University of Wisconsin-Parkside, U.S.A.), at Aoyama Gakuin University, Graduate Program of International Communication, May, Tokyo, Japan. 2004 Organizer and Chair of Communication Lecture by Herbert W. Simons, Invited Speaker, (Professor of Communication at Temple University, U.S.A.), at Aoyama Gakuin University, Department of English, January, Tokyo, Japan. 2002 – 2003 Organizer of Communication Distinguished Lecture Series “Communication Research: The State of the Art” at Aoyama Gakuin University, Department of English, Tokyo, Japan. 2002 Organizer and Chair of Communication Lectures by Robert T. Craig and Karen Tracy, Invited Speakers, (Professors of Communication at University of Colorado, Boulder, U.S.A.), in the Communication Distinguished Lecture Series “Communication Research: The State of the Art,” at Aoyama Gakuin University, Department of English, July, Tokyo, Japan. Curriculum Vitae, Mariko Kotani 7

8. ACADEMIC SERVICE

Academic Journal Manuscript Reviewing

2011 Ibunka Komyunikeishon Kenkyu / Intercultural Communication Studies. Chiba, Japan: International Communication Institute at Kanda University of International Studies. 2010 Research on Language and Social Interaction. New York/London: Routledge.

Academic Conference Submission Reviewing

2002 International Communication Association (ICA), Language and Social Interaction Division (LSI), The 53rd Conference in San Diego, 2003.

Book Endorsement

2002 Everyday Talk: Building and Reflecting Identities, Karen Tracy, New York: Guilford.

Promotion and Tenure Reviews

2003 External reviewer for faculty promotion (Full Professor), State University of New York at Albany, U.S.A. 1991 Reviewer for faculty tenure (Associate Professor), Temple University, U.S.A.

9. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT GRADUATION THESIS SUPERVISION (IN ENGLISH/JAPANESE)

2006 How native speakers correct nonnative speakers while keeping good relationships in English conversations. Ayako Yamada. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. –– Identity work of a couple speaking in English as native language: Analysis of their conversations with a nonnative speaker. (thesis in Japanese). Makie Saito. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. Curriculum Vitae, Mariko Kotani 8

–– Communication between Japanese and international employees at Japanese Corporations: Problems from the perspective of native English speakers. (thesis in Japanese). Tomoko Inaba. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. –– Communication strategies for constructing harmonious interaction: Analysis of English conversations between native and nonnative speakers. (thesis in Japanese). Mai Tomiyama. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. 2005 Native speakers’ conversational strategies to achieve understanding with nonnative speakers. Koyomi Suzuki. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. –– How native and nonnative speakers accomplish smooth exchanges of turns in conversations. Mai Otake. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. –– How native and nonnative speakers as married couples maintain closeness in conversations. Miho Shirotori. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. –– Identity work in harmonious interaction: English conversations between Indians and Japanese. (thesis in Japanese). Tomohiko Sato. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. 2004 How native speakers and nonnative speakers help each other’s understanding in conversation. Aya Miyasaka. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. –– Japanese use of backchannels in conversations with Americans in English. Mari Tamagawa. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. –– Characteristics of conversations between Japanese- and English-speakers: Analysis of their communication in English. (thesis in Japanese). Satoko Asai. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. 2003 Dilemmas in business meetings among native and nonnative speakers. Haruka Baba. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. 2002 Japanese education at school and at home from the viewpoint of different cultures. Akiko Tsukada. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. –– Americans’ view toward expressing opinions: A comparison with Japanese. Noriko Kawamura. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. Curriculum Vitae, Mariko Kotani 9

–– Caucasians’ and Asians’ experiences of communicating with Japanese. Yayoi Nishikawa. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. –– Language culture of multi-ethnic country Singapore. (thesis in Japanese). Natsuko Grace Kirihara. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. –– Intercultural communication at service encounters: Views of African- Americans working in Japan. (thesis in Japanese). Reika Hirano. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. –– Views of apologies in Japan and the United States: A case of Ehimemaru incident. (thesis in Japanese). Chikako Haigaki. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. –– Images of ideal women held by international residents in Japan. (thesis in Japanese). Yoko Nihei. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. 2001 Cultural differences in greeting behavior between Japanese and Americans. Saori Yamato. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. –– Americans’ views of gender: An exploration of their communication with Japanese. (thesis in Japanese). Mayumi Ono. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. –– Interpersonal relationships and communication in Japan from the perspective of other cultures. (thesis in Japanese). Satomi Murakami. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan.

10. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

■ International Communication Association (ICA) (1990-) ■ National Communication Association (NCA) (1990-) ■ Japanese Association of Sociolinguistic Sciences (JASS) (1999-) ■ Communication Association of Japan (CAJ) (2000-) ■ Japan Society for Multicultural Relations (JSMR) (2002-)

■ International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies (IAICS) (1992 – 1999) ■ The Society for Intercultural Education, Training, And Research (SIETAR), Japan (2002 - 2006)

11. GRANTS, AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS

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1997 Dissertation Write-Up Grant, Graduate School, Temple University, Philadelphia, January to December, U.S.A. 1995 Travel Award for Conference Presentation, Graduate School, Temple University, Philadelphia, Summer 1995, U.S.A. 1994, 1993 Ecroyd Travel Awards for Conference Presentations, Department of Rhetoric and Communication, Temple University, Philadelphia, Spring 1994 and Spring 1993, U.S.A. 1990 - 1994 Teaching Assistant Fellowships with Full Tuition Remission, Department of Rhetoric and Communication, Temple University, Philadelphia, Fall 1990 to Spring 1994, U.S.A. 1989 Partial Tuition Scholarship, Department of Rhetoric and Communication, Temple University, Philadelphia, Fall 1989 to Spring 1990, U.S.A.

12. LANGUAGES

Japanese (native), English